This experience made me wonder what I was missing… It was then that I realized… 3d lighting books are focused on teaching fundamentally “correct” lighting, but never the styles that create mood or emotions. But it rarely makes for an interesting image! Just boring and sterile.Īll 3d lighting books and tutorials recommend 3-point lighting. Something that’d find it’s way to the front page of ArtStation or BlenderArtist.īut this was just… bland. An image that would make viewers stop in their tracks. …yuck! While it certainly shows the model, there’s zero sex appeal.

So like most artists, I started with what I already knew 3-point lighting… And then it was time to do the final render! I spent weeks modelling the details, and creating realistic textures and shaders. I made this scifi drone as a fun side project… Lighting also heavily impacts the emotions of the image, making it feel peaceful, interesting, scary or trendy, all with just the lighting:ĭemonstrating the effects of different lighting styles. There’s nothing sadder than seeing a great 3d model, ruined by poor lighting.Īll your hard work will be wasted if the lighting isn’t right. “I can’t tell you how many demo reels I’ve reviewed where the artist’s models are beautiful, but the lighting is flat, unrealistic, and uninteresting-essentially an afterthought.” –Jeremy Vicker, Lighting Technical Director, Pixar (spoken in a Gnomon Workshop Tutorial). This has forever changed how I use Blender and create animations!” Lighting has always been my weak point, and now I get dozens of different styles with a few clicks of my mouse.

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