General Lighting Tips
Lighting makes a big difference to the feel of an image, and you can do a lot with lighting to change how your subject is perceived. Here are some tips to make your lighting render more efficiently and work better artistically.
Experiment. I tried a lot of different lighting setups for all of my projects. For the Jungle Temple scene, I tried both daylight and nighttime lighting, and for the Bat Creature and Spider Bot, I experimented with many directions and colors. Coming up with something good requires experimentation.
Use test renders and previews. Use Blender Internal’s GLSL shading and Cycles’s render preview for real-time previews of your lighting. Do test renders to make sure your lighting works.
Less is more.
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