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David · 10-07-2010, 01:58 PM

Lighting is essential when you want to display your models properly. In this tutorial we'll show you how to light up your finished models with this classic Hollywood lighting scheme, which is commonly applied in 3D as it lends depth to a potentially flat subject. When lighting an object in Maya and rendering it out your goal is to convey as much of the 3D shape that is present in your model over to a 2D image, and placing your lights in the correct places will help you to do this. Three-Point Lighting is a good starting point if lighting is a new field to you, and using this scheme you'll see that you can get some nice results in a quick and easy way.

Three-point lighting is one of the parts in our latest tutorial "Lighting Basics in Maya 2011" should you be interested in learning more about lighting in Maya. The scene file with the T-Rex model used in this part is included with the full tutorial which can be found here .

Grab this free tutorial here

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David

ben hobden · 11-07-2010, 10:20 AM

This is good news! And the other lighting tutorial looks great too...another one for the lighting and rendering section. Good stuff.

(Wahey! My 500th post!)

saurochiassai · 18-08-2010, 06:45 PM

fantastico!!! grazie

dazm · 30-08-2010, 10:18 AM

Thank you for the tutorial

10-07-2010, 01:58 PM	#1
David SM Site Programmer Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,156	New Free Tutorial Lighting is essential when you want to display your models properly. In this tutorial we'll show you how to light up your finished models with this classic Hollywood lighting scheme, which is commonly applied in 3D as it lends depth to a potentially flat subject. When lighting an object in Maya and rendering it out your goal is to convey as much of the 3D shape that is present in your model over to a 2D image, and placing your lights in the correct places will help you to do this. Three-Point Lighting is a good starting point if lighting is a new field to you, and using this scheme you'll see that you can get some nice results in a quick and easy way. Three-point lighting is one of the parts in our latest tutorial "Lighting Basics in Maya 2011" should you be interested in learning more about lighting in Maya. The scene file with the T-Rex model used in this part is included with the full tutorial which can be found here . Grab this free tutorial here Enjoy David __________________ Worst Response To A Crisis: From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"
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11-07-2010, 10:20 AM	#2
ben hobden Subscriber Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK Posts: 1,162	This is good news! And the other lighting tutorial looks great too...another one for the lighting and rendering section. Good stuff. (Wahey! My 500th post!) Last edited by ben hobden; 11-07-2010 at 10:23 AM.
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saurochiassai Subscriber Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cavriglia Posts: 1	fantastico!!! grazie __________________ L'anima domanda...il 3D risponde
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30-08-2010, 10:18 AM	#4
dazm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2	Thank you for the tutorial
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