Dec 19, 2022Mapping Our Way to PBR: Writing Unity URP Shaders With Code, Part 4Hi, I’m Ned, and I make games! Have you ever wondered how shaders work in Unity? Or, do you want to write your own shaders for the Universal Render Pipeline, but without Shader Graph? …27 min read27 min read
Sep 27, 2022Transparent and Crystal Clear: Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code, Part 3Hi, I’m Ned, and I make games! Have you ever wondered how shaders work in Unity? Or, do you want to write your own shaders for the Universal Render Pipeline, but without Shader Graph? …Graphics24 min readGraphics24 min read
Jul 18, 2022Let There Be Light: Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code, Part 2Hi, I’m Ned, and I make games! Have you ever wondered how lighting and shadows work in Unity? Or, do you want to write your own shaders for the Universal Render Pipeline, but without Shader Graph? …Unity22 min readUnity22 min read
Apr 12, 2022The Graphics Pipeline and You: Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code Part 1Hi, I’m Ned, and I make games! Would you like to start writing shaders but don’t know where to start? Or, have you encountered a limitation of URP’s Shader Graph you need to overcome? …Game Development24 min readGame Development24 min read
Nov 24, 2021Mastering Tessellation Shaders and Their Many Uses in UnityHi! I’m Ned, and I make games! In this Unity graphics programming tutorial, I’ll introduce tessellation shaders, advanced shaders which can subdivide triangles, adding details and smoothing out blocky models. Use them for automatic level of detail, procedural models, or height map based terrain. …Unity27 min readUnity27 min read
Oct 7, 2021Creating a Foliage Shader in Unity URP Shader GraphHi, I’m Ned, and I make games! In this tutorial, I’ll show how to create a foliage shader for Unity’s Universal Render Pipeline using the shader graph! It’s great for low poly trees, complex trees, fields of grass, and more! …Game Development23 min readGame Development23 min read
Aug 17, 2021Creating Custom Lighting in Unity’s Shader Graph with Universal Render PipelineHi, I’m Ned and I make games! In this tutorial, I show how to implement custom lighting in Unity’s shader graph for the Universal Render Pipeline. As of now, there are no nodes which expose light data or modify the result of the default PBR…Game Development16 min readGame Development16 min read
