…When you're lighting it's best to start simply with just a single light and…then build up in complexity over time.…We're going to start with our key light which is typically the most dominant light…in a scene.…This is an image of more or less what we're shooting for.…We have a very bright rectangular highlight in the upper portion of…our bottle.…And this is accomplished by adding an area light.…Let's go ahead and do that now.…In my key scene, I'm going to add an area light, which is a rectangular light, which…casts illumination not just from a single point, but from all over its surface.…
I'm going to ensure that it's visible in reflections, because for…me, that's the most important part.…Click on details and turn on show in reflection.…From previous experience I know that it's typically going to be weaker than I…want in my reflection.…So I'm going to crank up this visibility multiplier to 500%.…I'm now going to position this light using something called the Lighting Tool.…And I can pull that up by hitting shift + c, and then searching for Lighting tool.…
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8/4/2014Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. Modeling the Bottle
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Preparing reference images5m 36s
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Adjusting edge weights2m 30s
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Modeling the liquid4m 29s
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2. Environment and Layout
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Creating a basic studio3m 50s
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Laying out our shot3m 50s
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3. Texturing the Bottle
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4. Lighting
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5. Rendering and Compositing
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Conclusion
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Next steps37s
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Video: Adding a key light to place a highlight