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2 Oct 2024 04:24:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Millennium Falcon  
From: ryan constantine
Date: 15 Jul 2000 23:10:53
Message: <39712775.8A18D732@yahoo.com>
what do you know, that's pretty much the way i lit my last scene.  i
used light groups via megapov.  the sun was the main light and affected
all objects.  and there is a fill between the planet and the xwing that
only affects the xwing.  i've studied photography a little and i
recommend it to anyone creating images in any medium.  your advice is
sound mr. day.  however, model showcases are the exception to this rule
of thumb wouldn't you agree?  scenes deserve great lighting but when
showing off of models there should be enough light to see by.  because
of the stars, i'd say this was a scene.

"H. E. Day" wrote:
> 
> Zeger,
> This is a wonderful model.  The only beef I've got is with the lighting.
> Let me share a secret with you.  The secret to great lighting is to *never*
> (and I do mean never) put a main light *anywhere* near the camera. This
> mistake is what makes those newbie 3DS and Lightwave rendering look so
> crappy.Here is what I suggest.
> 
> FaintFillLight          Main Light
>         Object
> 
> Camera
> 
> 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
> 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.
> 
> I'm sorry if I sounded preachy, but this is the single lighting mistake
> that bugs me the most.
> 
> H.E. Day
> <><


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