Visual effects
Understand the different visual effect options in Unity, including particle systems, lens flares, and light halos.
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This section provides information on the visual effects available in Unity.
Scene that uses post-processing effects.
Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Particle systems | How to choose between Unity's different particle systems, and use them in your project. |
| Decals | How to create decal and projector effects. |
| Lens flares | How to create lens flare. |
| Light halos | How to create halo effects. |
| Line and trail effects | How to render lines, trails, and billboards. |
| Visual Effect Graph package reference | Reference resources for the Visual Effect Graph package. |
Additional resources and examples
- 📖 E-Book:The definitive guide to creating advanced visual effects in Unity (Unity 6 edition)
- 📖 E-Book:Create popular shaders and visual effects with the Universal Render Pipeline (Unity 6 edition)
- 📖 E-Book:Introduction to the Universal Render Pipeline for advanced creators (Unity 6 edition)
- 📺 Video:Compute shaders - Part 1: Particle fun
- 📺 Video:Compute shaders - Part 2: Flocking
- 📺 Video:Compute shaders - Part 3: Vertex animation
- 📺 Video:Introduction to the Render Graph in Unity 6
- 📺 Video:VFX Graph Learning Templates
- 📺 Video:Understanding URP settings and essentials