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Adding reflections with an environment layer

Adding reflections with an environment layer

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Adding reflections with an environment layer

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- [Instructor] As you can see, we have this three-dimensional logo that we have already created. But it really doesn't have the polish that I like to look for in my 3D objects, and that's because it's missing reflections. And we're going to add some reflections to this by adding what's called an Environment Layer. Now, there are a number of different ways you can access Environment Layers, meaning you can import different kinds of layers. The most common layers that people use for Environment Layers are what are called HDRI images where they're high dynamic range images, and they were captured with a 360 camera. And it looks like a spherical image that's been unwrapped onto a flat image. Now, that's an optimum situation. But honestly, most of time when I'm working, I don't necessarily have time to stop down and look for an HDRI image or a spherical image that's been unwrapped. What I have time for is to find an image that I think is somewhat interesting and just add it in. So if we…

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