Learn 3D Rendering by Lighting a Daytime Interior Scene by Evan Coates

About This Class
Rundown:
Follow along as we develop the lighting for a moody night time scene! In this course you’ll learn about key elements that help to establish a dramatic mood, along with various techniques that can be used to implement these elements within a scene using Maya and Renderman.

Topics covered:

• Setting up an initial natural lighting setup as a foundation to work from
• Creating practical/physical lights within the scene/set to add to the mood and atmosphere
• Hero lighting specific assets in a way that aids the composition
• Adding volumetric/atmospheric effects to further add to the mood and help direct the eye through the frame
• Compositing the final render for final output using Blender

Software Used:
I used Maya 2019 and Renderman 23 to create this scene.

Disclaimer:
I would recommend working on the class project as you follow along with the lesson videos. This approach will help you better learn the content within this course, especially if you’re at a beginner experience level.

Below is an example render where the same techniques taught in this course were used..