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Actually the main light is *very* far away :-)
Don't worry, I don't make such mistakes. I know that a sun is very far
away.
It's the intensity of the light that isn't good.
Wait a minute, I'll answer in your text :-)
H. E. Day <Pov### [at] aol com> schreef in berichtnieuws
01bfee6e$85828540$107889d0@daysix...
> Zeger,
> This is a wonderful model. The only beef I've got is with the lighting.
Tnx!
> Let me share a secret with you. The secret to great lighting is to
*never*
Wow, a secret, always nice :-)
> (and I do mean never) put a main light *anywhere* near the camera. This
I know. I do this only when testing my objects...
> mistake is what makes those newbie 3DS and Lightwave rendering look so
> crappy.Here is what I suggest.
Hmmm... Are you saying this render looks crappy?
:-(
> FaintFillLight Main Light
> Object
>
> Camera
>
Wait a minute... You put the main light on the other side of the model...
That way the camera is looking at an unlit side...
That's quite dark, isn't it?
> This is a top view of a lighting scheme that works pretty well. The
faint,
> "fill" light (try <.2,.2,.25> and shadowless) would be at your current
main
Ah, like that... I have fill lights, but they are on the other side. (and
also very far away :-)
> light location. Take the main light you have now and move it over to the
> other side of the model. Also, bring it closer to the front. You can
even
> leave the intensity at 1.5. Or, alternatively, you could change the
> intensity to 1 and make a .5, shadowless, light at the same location.
This
> will give a slight radiosity effect with no render overhead.
Good idea. I'll try this.
>
> I'm sorry if I sounded preachy, but this is the single lighting mistake
> that bugs me the most.
np
Always nice to hear some comments from an expert. Even when they aren't all
that positive.
You see: I rather hear you say it's crap when you mean it, than say it's
good when you don't mean it.
> H.E. Day
> <><
Here's an idea: I give you the model and you turn it into an awesome image.
Whadayasay?
ZK
http://www.povplace.be.tf
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