Create 2D glass, warping, distortion effects, and explosions of light and color with these useful and original Shader Graph effects for your 2D game. This two-part series will cover over 20 different effects using the Camera Sorting Layer Texture and Sprite Custom Lit shaders. If you are new to using the Unity 2D toolset or want to strengthen your skills as a technical artist, check out our new 2D Tech Art playlist: You can download the referenced demo project here: The tutorial is made using Unity 2022 LTS. However, all the demos and steps can be used in Unity 6. Note that the Output node in the VFX Graph in Unity 6 has a slightly different UI. More resources: Check out our free 2D e-book: Secondary textures - Lit sprites and 2D VFX tutorial: Happy Harvest URP 2D sample game customization tutorial | Unity: Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Set up in the Unity Editor 1:36 - The basics of light textures 1:51 - Sprite Custom Lin Shader Graph 5:00 - Pixelating 2D lighting 10:37 - Procedural Sprite Lit Shaders 10:49 - Procedural patterns 15:00 - Camera Sorting Layer Texture effects 18:41 - Using sprite shaders in VFX Graph