I recommend you to first watch some tutorials on the stuff you want to create (magic, realism) and then try to recreate it. Just experiment a lot and change different values to see how it affects your effect. Create and recreate your favorite effects from games. If you want to create effects for unreal 4 then you need to learn cascade which is the particle editor. There is also a material editor which you will need and blueprint visual programming which is helpful if you know how to use it. Find the way which you think is best for you.
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