Unreal Engine and Quixel Megascans: Architectural Visualization

Quickly create photorealistic architectural scenes using Quixel Megascans, a library of scanned assets and powerful tools that you can use for free with Unreal Engine.

Introduction

• Photoreal visualizations with Quixel
• What you should know
• How to use exercise files

1. Starting with Quixel Bridge

• Installing and setting up Quixel Bridge
• Introduction the Bridge interface
• Installing the Megascans plugin for UE4
• Exporting assets to UE4
• Exporting multiple objects
• Summary of chapter 1

2. Assembling Scenes in UE4

• Understanding Megascans folder structure
• Understanding material instances
• Assigning materials to objects
• Blocking out the terrain layout
• Setting up landscapes in UE4
• Adding a flowerbed
• Summary of chapter 2

3. Populating Scenes with Megascans

• Adding the first layer of the grass
• Adding variation to the grass
• Placing English ivy on house structure
• Populating the flowering bed
• Using wild plants in the background
• Understanding and using decals
• Understanding and using atlases
• Creating blend material
• Using blend material
• Summary of chapter 3

4. Finalizing the Scene

• Adding animation to the plants
• Setting up sky and sky lights
• Adding directional light
• Adding fog to the scene
• Adding post-process volume
• Summary of chapter 4

Conclusion

• Next steps