The Art of Lighting in Blender (Aug 28, 2020)

Part 1
Fast Track the technical side of lighting and rendering and learn how to transform Eevee into a more Cycles-like rendering engine with these easy-to-follow techniques.

Part 2
Dive into art fundamentals and apply three point lighting, color theory, and composition as you learn to bring your scenes to life while building lighting setups from concept to final.

Part 3
Apply these principles to sleek and stylish lighting as you build on top of Part 2. Learn to apply gobos and the 80/20 rule to attract your eye and make aesthetically pleasing compositions.

Part 4
Cinematic lighting is all about painting digital scenes with shadows. Part 4 will walk you through lighting a prop and creating atmospheric lighting that tells a story.

Part 5
Wrap up the series by applying all these techniques onto an environment as you layout, light, and compose this post-apocalyptic zombie scene.

01. Part 1 – Overview
01. Trailer
02. The Goal
03. Lazy Vieport Add On

02. Part 1 – Technical Setup
04. Interface Setup
05. Render Default Values
06. Render Restrictions
07. Emitting Lights
08. Indirect Lighting

03. Part 1 – Working With Lights
09. Light Controls
10. Daylight Lighting
11. Eevee HDRI Fix
12. Spot Light and Area
13. Light Position and Rotation

04. Part 2 – Art Fundamentals
14. Visual Clarity
15. 80 – 20 Rule
16. Color Theory 101
17. The Rule of Thirds

05. Part 2 – Mutant
18. Breakdown
19. Lighting Template
20. Mixamo Integration
21. Camera Lens
22. Three Point Lighting
23. Lighting Variations
24. Applied Color Theory
25. Gobos
26. Final Tweaks

06. Part 3 – Lady
27. Composition
28. Three Point Lighting
29. Applied Color Theory
30. Gobos
31. Final Tweaks

07. Part 4 – Prop Lighting
32. Breakdown
33. Composition
34. Base Lighting
35. Moon Lighting
36. Lantern Lighting

08. Part 4 – God Rays
37. God Rays Setup
38. Lantern Rays
39. Moon Rays

09. Part 4 – Polish
40. Final Tweaks
41. Color Grade

10. Part 5 – Zombie
42. Breakdown
43. Composition
44. Depth
45. Layout
46. Lighting Block In
47. Color
48. Materials Block In
49. Color Grade
50. Final Tweaks
51. Bonus – Animation
52. Next Steps