Unreal Engine 4 Emissive Material

In this tutorial I show you how to create an emissive material with unreal engine 4 (ue 4.15). I also explain how to use material instances of a material.
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[@qwertty5347]

Doesn't work in UE4.26, not sure why but even increasing the parameter to 1,000, it just becomes white, no light.

[@jagz888]

yeh same not sure where to go im a nooblet

[@wulfgar6577]

me too

[@keshav_p]

i think post processing bloom setting should solve this

[@murtazarizvi368]

@@keshav_p exactly. if we add the bloom in PP it should glow

[@lavendeatte8957]

Is it possible to create texture noise for this emissive? Cuz when it's above 1 base color gets invisible

[@harunlisic]

This can't be run on phones right?

[@kushagranigam3924]

This is the most gentle tutorial i have ever watched on KZbin.. Thank you so so much for this.. Subscribed you

[@ldsguzman]

+1, I've used what I've learned here on other instances. Thanks!

[@zhanikka5995]

4.22.0 here and this doesn't work for me. I follow all the steps but when it won't emit that nice glowing colour around the white sphere.

[@klarnorbert]

Latest Unreal, works perferctly. Probably you missed a step.

[@nicholasbrown5013]

Make sure bloom is enabled in project settings

[@はむち-b6z]

@@nicholasbrown5013 sooo thanks!! I could not this, the reason is it.

[@nicholasbrown5013]

@@はむち-b6z glad I could help. Best of luck!

[@Ruulas808]

@@nicholasbrown5013 Wow! Very Very Thanx to you!!!!!!!!

[@perrykappetein9685]

I tried this many times, and even watched other videos, but I cannot get it to glow at all during the setup. using the latest unreal. When I create the item, and use a value of 15 or higher, it's just a white circle.. there is no glow what so ever. if I set the value to 1 - 5 then i can see the circle having the original color, but no glow.. What am I doing wrong?

[@eyad7636]

me too

[@ab71195]

same here

[@Quaylin]

Same. Just a white circle

[@Smile1oasis]

Yes, really frustrating. But It worked for me after enabling Bloom from project settings. Go to Project settings > search bloom> enable.

[@video_letom]

@@Smile1oasis HERE IS THE ANSWER!!!!! THANX!!!

[@alexeinuville2555]

I´ve done this with materials several times but I keep forgetting how to do it, so I always come back to this video, is so simple. Love it, great work man

[@LucasRodrigues-tz9og]

didn't work :/ When I put 50 in Emission's material instance, the material stay white and doesn't shine!

[@dm.b7560]

same here, any solution?thanks

[@herobreathes4287]

@@dm.b7560 try pressing save. The changes might've not loaded on ur computer

[@dm.b7560]

@@herobreathes4287 thanks for the reply, of course I saved it just does not work, it seems to be a know issue with new versions of UE4, any other advice?

[@sebastianb2530]

I've had the same problem and found the solution in another comment: I've had to open the "Project Settings" (on Mac, that's under "Edit"), search for "Bloom" and make sure it's enabled.

[@FreakSheepVODS]

@@sebastianb2530 thanks that worked

[@Hanangspoil]

Wow Thank you very much 👍👍

[@shirleyliu2172]

This is so straightforward and helpful, thank you! The most efficient tutorial video I’ve watched

[@JayAnAm]

Great to hear! Thx!

[@JoshFryer]

This is EXACTLY what I needed to finish a project I am working on. I forgot to add in the Post Processing Volume! I was like, "why does this look weird?" Thank you for such great content!

[@xmuvix]

Hello, I am a beginner in unreal, I followed step by step, comma by comma, of your video, but even so my material did not emit that glow around. :( I can not understand what the problem is, I did everything you showed in the tutorial, but the emissive does not work the way it does. Please, does unreal have any settings that need to be enabled for this to work? Thank you.

[@marianonikolov9441]

go to settings>project settings>search bloom and activate it

[@ue4developer476]

Thanks for Help to Both :)

[@happyd6426]

@@marianonikolov9441 didn't work, bloom is already activated and it still doesn't emit any light :(

[@Smile1oasis]

@@marianonikolov9441 Thank you buddy !

[@johmarjac]

Hello and thank you for this tutorial. Unfortunately it does not glow as much as it glows for you with the same exact emission value and color. I googled a little and found ppl having same when bloom is disabled, but i have it enabled and also in post processing it is enabled.. wwhat to do? i am on latest ue4.23.1

[@suito6116]

Thank you for the informative tutorial! You have my subscription buddy and like! :D Please keep these tutorials coming!

[@JayAnAm]

Thx, and yes, they will come:-)

[@razor191919]

Sadly it doesn't seem to work with 4.23.1. :c

[@elliphor2]

I'm working with 4.23 at the moment but the emissive does not seem to reflect on surfaces. Is this the issue you're talking about?

[@kien109]

i don't have the parameter group tab that you use to change the color @2:25 . any idea how to open it?

[@revcr]

Its a Vector 3, press 3 and left click

[@Johnhelldives]

Calm, relaxing and a wonderful tutorial! :D p.s. I have a request, can you do a tutorial on 3D main menu, where the camera position changes when you click on an option? :D thanks!

[@JayAnAm]

Thx a lot, I put this to my list, could you explain an example a bit more in detail.

[@Johnhelldives]

Thanks for replying back! sure :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4CakKWogNyhfbM If you'd please watch from 0:35, that's the 3D menu i want to make, or an example would be of Splinter Cell Conviction, where the camera changes position every-time the player clicks on an option :D

[@gorinstarborn1561]

+1 Subscriber. This tutorial was simultaneously super helpful and very relaxing. Great content.

[@aeiou4089]

how!! YOU'RE THE BEST! SUB AND LIKE.

[@VisualBeatLab]

very nice and most importantly helpful thank you.

[@adityathosar2026]

My emissive material do not glow... When I increase glow intensity it becomes white !! can you help me? I'm trying to using emissive material on 3d text

[@SynthToshi]

can you do a tut on this but have them change colors?

[@joedy2527]

I dont get for the post process volume.. I cant increase the bloom, not changing anything

[@alzajel1]

thank you nice tutorial, how can I make emissions reflect the surface like wood or metal?

[@gurjar3609]

my emasiv is not working i know i do before many time but the color ar not showing plase help

[@timothygooding9544]

is there a way to make the material also translucent? Made a rocket exhaust in blender that has 2 layers of transparent emitter materials so an inner emitter shows through the outer one, is there a way to do the same in unreal?

[@PERONOOBGAMING]

how to make it change colour over time

[@jsonslim]

But there is no light from emissive material no lights, no shadows

[@SmithRamone1]

the music in the background was so nice. does anyone know the name of it?

[@Nefariion]

Hey, me and my friend are learning Unity and Unreal Engine at the same time so we can decide which engine we are going to use for our hobby projects. You showed us how we can create a surprisingly awesome material. Keep up the good work my dude. Ty a lot

[@dow647]

Great tutorial and very informative. I’m a new user of the Unreal Engine can these principals be applied to a character if I wanted to make the hands glow? If not, can you point me in the right direction or could you do a video on the topic? Thanks again, great video and keep up the good work.

[@Hazzy94]

Than you wery mutch im noob in Unreal engine i love your tutorial

[@klaydestandoff2]

in result i get white cube...

[@adambaker4893]

I can't find the scalar parameter value

[@arcturus1140]

Thanks this video really helped me

[@devjitpaul1191]

i have made an oil lamp and when i pump up the intensity by 1000000(which is required as the emission texture has very low amount of pixels to work) the result is nice but is flickering, any help? and the sunlight is also flickering as soon i turn on the Light Shaft settings and use fog, in short any glowing source of light is flickering, please i need help quickly. if anyone is seeing this and knows the solution please do comment.

[@kuborart]

Что то ты упустил в своем видео, шар не светится(

[@Romeo615Videos]

any way i could hit you up on discord?

[@HullzOSRS]

This method is outdated. Glows now appear brighter than the actual colour being used. Reds become oranges, greens become white. It's pretty broken at this point.

[@ZRayTheBosS]

Is it possible to make a textured building light up at night using this method?

[@JayAnAm]

Yes

[@ZRayTheBosS]

Thanks buddy

[@ZRayTheBosS]

Can you make a video on how to do the lighting on a building that's made from textures it would really help.

[@Wierdio]

Amazing! Thanks!

[@JayAnAm]

You are welcome!

[@DakkerGamingDe]

ty

[@comatoseenigma9200]

this is a great tutorial thank you so much for it. May i know how i should go about implementing this if i have a procedurally generated level

[@voicehead]

i am still not understanding how to make the emissive lighting illuminate. i'm currently building the lighting, but i'm not sure if it'll work.

[@ronaldlee5324]

i have a question, when i type emission value to 50, it is white, not like your's glow blue

[@Димас_под_пивас]

Thanks

[@JayAnAm]

Welcome

[@Designandrew]

This is my absolute favorite ue4 tutorial I've literally ever seen.You are a fucking champion THANK YOU!!!!

[@sofreshprod]

simple and efficient, you had a new follower bro

[@allashama]

2021 and still usefull! thank you dude :)

[@shawn4997]

i love your voice bro thanks for the tutorial, you earned a subscribe

[@SilverMLP]

Спасибо из 2022 года!)

[@Alice-oi2im]

You're the best ! Thanks

[@JayAnAm]

Thx a lot :-)

[@TheRealCantFind]

TYSM

[@PsychoticSorcerer666]

Very helpful for making bullets, plasma bolts, and neon lights! Thank you for the tutorial!!

[@larryjoselj8712]

hi can help me? mine is cannot see the glow effect in my eblue instance

[@JayAnAm]

Perhaps you have no bloom post processing?

[@koloios_beats]

thanks dude!

[@mahmoudtaher9884]

thanks so mush

[@marygoldenchief]

So easy, but so wonderful! Thank u

[@JayAnAm]

Thx, you're very welcome

[@TheImperiumOfHumanity]

it doesnt show a collor option when i open sibling

[@ali_m_]

in the view port is it the color you want? if so you don't need to worry about it

[@ARCGART]

Awesome video! Thanks a lot!

[@JayAnAm]

Txh, you're welcome

[@TheXpertGuy]

How can I make the wall in the background?

[@JayAnAm]

Like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3fCgYFtjrOLa6M

[@luiscadilhac]

Muito bom, simples e prático.

[@JayAnAm]

Thx a lot!

[@artiodainlard]

thank you

[@mogextras122]

Brilliant tutorial very clear steps. Thank you :D

[@scotlandw8]

You have such a soothing voice which really goes well with these tutorials. Keep up the greak work man.

[@ThePixelitomedia]

Awesome thank you. Do you have a tutorial which lightning did you used in the map?!?

[@JayAnAm]

I turned off all the lights and leave just the emissive ones.

[@SevenStonesStudioOfficial]

Very cool effects created with this!! ty!!

[@wheeler6768]

Straight to the point and helpful

[@solarstoned]

very simple and helpful. thanks alot

[@maximshevtsov6373]

what about lightmass +emisiive?

[@aps-c1766]

NOICCEE

[@uami_plays]

Awesome Video! Thanks alot! Keep going!

[@doggyminati-DGM23]

Thx Jayanam!

[@ty_teynium]

Hello! I'm a bit late, but I find the tutorial very helpful! I just have one question. I tried using a textutre and it works, but the color of the texture doesn't affect the emission. What if I have a texture image with color? How do I set the emission to be based on the color of the texture image?

[@cinemyscope6630]

Thank you this is a really, really nice tutorial!!!

[@deridionentertainment]

Love this video thank you it was a big help. I’m making a game

[@Laynielouxu]

This is so simple! I love it, thank you

[@nirmalmr1554]

what is the purpose for creating constant and converting it into a parameter?

[@mediaguy9557]

So that when you create a material instancer from the "Master material" (let's say your original material is blue color and it's non-reflective), you can tweak the Channel that has been converted to parameter. So you can have a Red color and reflective material by adjusting the base color and roughness value.

[@nirmalmr1554]

@@mediaguy9557 thank you

[@conradotd6110]

pls make a updated version

[@MrRybizzle]

Mate this was so good thank you so much

[@GameDevAraz]

Efficient Nice, Watched Your Tut Multiple Times, Its Just Straight To The Point lol, No Time Waste

[@JayAnAm]

Thx, glad you like it

[@GameDevAraz]

@@JayAnAm Could You Do A Cool Tut On How To Make Beam Follow A Line Trace As Distance And Stuff, I Feel Your Tut Would Be Much More Then What Is Available Thansk! Great Works!

[@MrYuhuyuhuyuhu]

Hello Jayanam! Thank you for this tutorial, easy to understand & follow. Really helpfull overall. I've got one question though. I would like to create a platformer/runner kind of game as my first project, and I would like to have the old classic laser fence in it. Only problem I have, is if I apply this to it, whole object emits the red light, and not just the laser beams. Any idea how I can fix this?

[@thewanderingtradesman5326]

Great video from an amazing man

[@jzargo1795]

Nice tutorial. thx!!!

[@HelloThere-pp1wo]

Awsome tutorial mate.

[@pencilgun4934]

Hi how do you set the color of the instance in 4.20.3? Thank you :-)

[@marygoldenchief]

Etienne Andlau, the same, i think

[@pencilgun4934]

Actually my bad I didn't know you have to change the color and constant to scaler parameters. :-) I am not a coder so I don't understand those things :-) NOW I know

[@nenavanzuilen8324]

This tutorial was super helpful and easy to follow thank you so much!

[@cedricngoran7045]

They don t emit light ??

[@cinemyscope6630]

Thank you!

[@immersivegames4269]

Very well explained, thank you. Quick question, can I use more than one post processing volume as I don't always want glow everywhere in a scene?

[@mhboss8151]

Immersive Games yes you can. Just use one and scale it to where you want them to glow. The rest of the places wont glow if the are not inside that one

[@Fireball_Roberts]

Great tutorial!

[@JayAnAm]

Hey, thank you.

[@d-a-e]

I can't seem to follow at the 5:00 mark, how did you get those drop downs to appear on the details window? Stuck at this point but thanks for a great tutorial!

[@JayAnAm]

Do you have the PostProcessColumne selected? I dont know what you mean with Dropdowns?

[@d-a-e]

Jayanam Never mind, it was under “Lens” and I was looking for an “Image Effects” drop down. I found it after digging around some more, thanks for your reply!

[@onerian8178]

i didnt catch how you changed the color. i rewatched the part like 5 times. im confused about the preview window that said details

[@onerian8178]

actually i just figured it out sorry

[@dzjuben2794]

@@onerian8178 but i did not can you please help

[@Skycrafter328]

Awesome! Thanks a lot!

[@yanazhary6584]

thanks, verry helpfulfully

[@hawk08ht]

Thank you, I jump started working in UE4 and your tutorial helped a lot getting my emissive materials. :)

[@iamnima]

Thank you sir ! Nicely explained

[@Normalizing-polyamory]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@VickySharma-hd9if]

thank you soo much buddy

[@scotsman333]

wow

[@JayAnAm]

:-)