Subsurface Scattering - Advanced Materials

Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In this shader tutorial for Unreal and Unity, we cover subsurface scattering. I show how several different techniques in both engines can simulate the appearance of light bouncing around under the surface of translucent objects like skin, wax, milk, etc.

Here's last week's video on metal materials:
youtu.be/sjvL4q_KRZA

Here's the playlist for all of the videos in the series:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78XDi0TS4lGqHdLQGR2GHne85i9PebbN

Shader Book Recommendations
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