Join EJ Hassenfratz for an in-depth discussion in this video Lighting with an HDRI, part of Motion Graphics Weekly.
- [EJ] Welcome to Motion Graphics Weekly…where you up your mo graphic knowledge one week at a time.…I'm EJ Hassenfratz.…Let's get our learn on.…Typically when you light scenes in 3D, you use actual lights…that get the type of look and feel you desire.…But using an HDR image or high-dynamic-range image…for lighting allows you to light your scene…with image luminance information…and allows your renders to look way more realistic.…By using global illumination,…which allows light to reflect…and bounce off of objects as it does in the real world,…you can create some very lifelike renders…inside of Cinema 4D.…
So here we have our scene with simple primitive objects…like toruses and cubes…with some nice reflective materials on them.…You'll see we have no lights in our scene.…So when we render, nothing will show up.…Everything will be very dark.…So let's go ahead and light our scene…using an HDRI image.…Now, you can go ahead and find some HDRI images…in your Content Browser.…If you go to the Prime folder, Presets,…Light Setups, HDRI,…
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EJ Hassenfratz
Updated
12/20/2018Released
4/6/2017Skill Level Intermediate
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