Light Types Overview

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Beginner

30 Mins

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What are Light Types?

Adding Point Lights and Shadows

Adding Spot Lights

Adding Directional Lights

Adding Area Lights

Creating Emissive Materials

Adding Ambient Light

Summary

From a dark, gloomy, neon-lit street in a grungy city to a glowing setting sun over an open field, you can achieve dramatic effects with the different lights within Unity. In this tutorial, you'll familiarize yourself with all the types of light available to you as each light provides a unique kind of illumination and control. 

Recommended Unity versions

3.5 - 2019.2

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