Shader Creation for Everyone! - An intro to Ben Clowards YouTube channel @BenCloward
Shader Creation for Everyone! - An intro to Ben Clowards YouTube channel  @BenCloward
Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thanks a lot for coming to visit my channel! Here are some good places to start:

Shader Graph Basics - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lEBWa2Hpzg2SRC5njCcKydl
48 videos covering the vbasics of shader creation in Unreal and Unity.

Materials 101 - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lFlOVKsNC6LR4sCQhetKJqs
46 videos covering material creation in Unreal.

Advanced Materials - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lGqHdLQGR2GHne85i9PebbN
42 videos on more advanced topics like rocks, fabric, skin, glass, tempered steel, etc.

Post Processing - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lGORvoEKCyw_6dO9tzlu6Ox
12 videos on post-processing effects like blur & sharpen, bloom, underwater warping, rain on the lens, and toon outlines.

Procedural Shapes and Patterns - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lF5ASo3vpUFKenMkhMVeZ5y
25 videos on creating UI elements like buttons and backgrounds procedurally.

Building Worlds in Unreal - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lHwqv_PmXAdedT2SH1qeRqK
33 videos on how to create natural environments in Unreal including Landscape creation, placing rocks and trees, foliage and undergrowth, adding water - including VFX, lighting and reflections, and post-processing
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Build Your Own Particle System - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lGMPYs24UZQ3Ox_fU_xsgZS
14 videos that show how to create a particle system using a shader.

I also have a series of videos on how to create shaders in HLSL. I made this back in 2006, so they're quite old, but just about everything here still applies.
HLSL1 - HLSL Shader Fundamentals - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lEDHfahG4ddRwZ3AUrOIYcq
HLSL2 - Light and Shading Models - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lE772rZflLkFe-WdhYEV4WE
HLSL3 - Surface Shading & Transmission - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lE6UnUO9OTC5M1Wo3bJLDe9

Shader Book Recommendations
bencloward.com/resources_books.shtml

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Shader Creation for Everyone! - An intro to Ben Clowards YouTube channelCircular Progress Dial - Procedural Shapes and Patterns - Episode 15Bricks and Stucco Shader - Advanced Materials - Episode 17Particle System Movement - Advanced Materials - Episode 48Fast Custom Lighting - Custom Lighting Models - Episode 14Convert a Scene to Use Custom Lighting - Custom Lighting Models - Episode 13Water Decals - Building Worlds In Unreal - Episode 10Underwater Caustics Part 2 - Advanced Materials - Episode 42MatCap Materials - Shader Graph Basics - Episode 31Water Depth Shader - Advanced Materials - Episode 39Ice Shader Part 1 - Advanced Materials - Episode 5Simple Lighting Model - Custom Lighting Models - Episode 4
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