Animated Sci-Fi Background - Procedural Shapes and Patterns - Episode 17

Опубликовано: 18 Март 2026
на канале: Ben Cloward
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In this shader tutorial for Unreal and Unity, we create an animated background using the Animated Clouds and Square Tiles nodes that we created previously.

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Subgraph/Material Function Index:

Gradients
LinearGradient -    • Intro To Procedural Shapes and Patterns - ...  
SampleGradient -    • Animated 80s Sunset Pattern - Procedural S...  

Helpers
AntiAliasing -    • Intro To Procedural Shapes and Patterns - ...  
AspectRatio -    • Rectangle Signed Distance Field - Procedur...  
Gradient -    • Animated 80s Sunset Pattern - Procedural S...  
HistogramScan -    • Circular Progress Dial - Procedural Shapes...  
Mirror -    • Animated Sheen Effect - Procedural Shapes ...  
Posterize -    • Animated Loading Indicator - Procedural Sh...  
RoundedCorners -    • Rectangle Signed Distance Field - Procedur...  

Patterns
Animated Cloud Pattern -    • Animated Cloud Pattern - Procedural Shapes...  
AnimatedSheen -    • Animated Sheen Effect - Procedural Shapes ...  
Bars -    • Animated 80s Sunset Pattern - Procedural S...  
CircleSegments -    • Circle Segments Pattern - Procedural Shape...  
SquareTiles -    • Procedural Grid Pattern - Procedural Shape...  

SDFs
Circle -    • Circle Signed Distance Field - Procedural ...  
Rectangle -    • Rectangle Signed Distance Field - Procedur...  
Operators
SDFUnite -    • Combining Signed Distance Fields - Procedu...  

Time
LinearTime -    • Animated Sheen Effect - Procedural Shapes ...  
SineTime -    • Combining Signed Distance Fields - Procedu...  

UV
GridTiles -    • Procedural Grid Pattern - Procedural Shape...  
Move -    • Combining Signed Distance Fields - Procedu...  
Perspective -    • Animated 80s Sunset Pattern - Procedural S...  
Polar Coordinates -    • Animated Loading Indicator - Procedural Sh...  
Scale -    • Simple Button - Procedural Shapes and Patt...  
Tilt -    • Animated Sheen Effect - Procedural Shapes ...  


Here's last week's video on how to create an animated cloud pattern:
   • Animated Cloud Pattern - Procedural Shapes...  

Here's the playlist for the whole series:
   • Procedural Shapes and Patterns  

Shader Book Recommendations
https://www.bencloward.com/resources_...

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Theme Music
Peace in the Circuitry - Glitch Hop
http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q...

Background Music
Speo - The Little Things
   • Speo - The Little Things  

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