Creating an HDRP project with an HDRI skybox

HDRI is a method of representing images with a high range of luminosity (human-perceived color brightness). In this recipe, we’ll use a Creative Commons-licensed HDRI image to create a high-quality skybox in an HDRP project.

Figure 13.40: The detailed sun, clouds, and sky scene we see from the Koppenheim HRDI skybox

We’d like to thank Geg Zaal (http://gregzaal.com/) for publishing the Kloppenheim 06 HDRI assets under the CC0 license at HDRI Haven.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we have prepared the image that you need in a folder named HDRI_ Kloppenheim06, inside the 13_10 folder.

How to do it…

To create an HDRP project with an HDRI skybox, perform the following steps:

1. Create a new 3D (HDRP) project.
2. Create a new Basic Outdoors (HDRP) scene named HDRI sky scene.
3. Import the provided HDRI_ Kloppenheim06 folder.
4. In the Project panel, select the kloppenheim_06_4k...