Add a new Environment Texture node and choose a forest based HDRI background. By default, there should be a Background node attached to the World Output with a grey colour and a Strength of 1.00. In the Shader Editor, turn Shader Type to World. As the environment we are depicting is outdoors, we need a basic fill light to give us a good base. It is very hard to start lighting from a blank slate in complete darkness. Set the shading method of this viewport to Rendered. We want to be able to read the composition unobscured. Removing Overlays helps clean up the clutter of non-renderable helper objects like Armatures and Empties. This way we can isolate parts of our image using Border Rendering without having to preview the entire image at once all the time. Keep one side as Camera View and switch Overlays off. Split your main viewport vertically and turn the lower half into a Shader Editor. Lastly, make sure that the Filmic View Transform is enabled under Colour Management. Set Start Sample to one (this parameter sets the minimum samples after which denoising kicks in). We are going to take advantage of Blender’s real-time denoising capabilities to get a clearer image while we’re adjusting the lighting. Check Denoising for Render and Viewport and set them both to OpenImageDenoise. In the Sampling tab, set Render to 200 and cap Viewport at 100. ![]() Disable Refractive and Reflective Caustics and set Filter Glossy to 1.00. In the Clamping subcategory, leave direct light at 0.00 and ensure that Indirect Light is at 10.00. In the Light Paths tab under Max Bounces, set the total to three and Transparency to 32. ![]() We don’t need a high degree of fidelity in the bounce light since we’re going to “cheat” a lot. In this tutorial we learn how to work with lights in Blender’s Cycles render engine to illuminate a typical character-centric shot in one of our films.īefore we start any render, let’s first adjust the Cycles settings for an optimal, relatively speedy render. Good lighting helps make all the previous steps shine while maintaining clarity and storytelling. Shading artist Simon Thommes created some impressive procedural materials for all objects, and finally it was my job to give the image a clear and appealing lighting scheme.īeing at the end of such a production pipeline puts a lot of responsibility in the hands of the lighting artist. Julien carried out pose refinements using Blender’s sculpting tools following paint-over suggestions from concept artist Vivien Lulkowski. Pablo Fournier, character animator at our studio, posed Ellie and the Sprite according to the concept. In the meantime production designer Ricky Nierva supervised sculpting wizard Julien Kaspar to create a unified look for the character sculpts. These were refined by co-director Hjalti Hjalmarsson. The initial idea came from director Matthew Luhn, who worked with storyboard artist Dirk van Dulmen on a couple of concepts for the overall layout. The result is a true team effort among many artists at our studio. Your class project for today: the final image, which both created a personality pose for Ellie (Sprite Fright's main character) and influenced the project's look and feel. This serves two purposes: 1) we create a "personality pose" to inform the character design and 2) we help fine-tune the final look and feel of the film. We set out to depict her first encounter with a Sprite, the film’s cute forest creatures. To get the most from this follow along, download Andy's source file here.Įllie is the main character from our current film project Sprite Fright. which also became the cover of a 3D World special edition on Blender. ![]() Art Director Andy Goralczyk explains the lighting and rendering process for one of Sprite Fright's key images.
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