Thread: Seahorse
View Single Post
# 13 22-03-2008 , 06:38 AM
Jay's Avatar
Lead Modeler - Framestore
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 6,287
No Probs

An edge light or backlight is basically the term used to pick out an object , to illuminate its form, in this case the edges. The idea is to separate it from the background a little more and this can be achieved with this type of effect. It also help to give the effect of a more direct lightsource

cheers
Jay