Match your favorite lighting example

[Omar Domenech]

Dude I really like the model, kinda rocks a stylized Samus Aran vibe. 

[Kless Gyzen]

This was an older model I had already completed hope you all still like it.

[Kent Trammell]

I love it @codywinch! I’ve always loved that example as well as your recreation! While the colors might not be 100% perfect, they’re pretty close. And most importantly, the light is 👌  – Great job.

[Kent Trammell]

Nice job @addysonh! I can definitely see the lighting similarity. And cool underwater scene as well 👍

[Kent Trammell]

Wow, you’re serious about matching this one @doncliche ! The fog looks a little heavier in the goal to me, but my is it close. Did you render volumetrics or do the fog with zdepth?

[Omar Domenech]

Is your username Don Cliché? because if that’s how it’s written, it’s really funny 😂

I like the result better than the goal. The cliff has more details, the silhouette has a more natural pose, it has some old photograph filter noise that looks cool. I have the same question, was that achieved using volumetric, Zdepth pass or just paining with Photoshop?

[Kent Trammell]

Here’s #4 from me. It’ll be the focus of my stream today! The example is from a CGC member and it’s proven to be the most difficult to recreate yet:

[Kless Gyzen]

Thank you both very much 🙂 and yes I used volumetrics for the fog but I think I added a little at the bottom in krita, I cant remember.

[Grady Pruitt]

Just got done watching the video, and this looks like a very interesting and helpful exercise. Just might have to give it a go soon 😀  

@theluthier , with the CTRL-T thing, you can use it pretty much anywhere that would need vector coordinates… Anything with a color slot, it will even add in an image node. I think if it takes a color input, it will add an image node, and anything else, it will work backward to the Texture Coordinates.

I keep missing the live ones, so I’m always watching the replays… and forgetting I’m watching a replay and want to make a comment — only I can’t because it’s a replay 😀

[Omar Domenech]

Awesome fourth one Kent, I’ve loved that render in particular because of its simplicity. There is no super complex modeling or mega texturing and shading, just the pure raw power of lighting, compositing and composition. 

[Kent Trammell]

Haha well thank you for filling me in further about CTRL + T with Node Wrangler! I probably only use a fraction of the addon’s potential.

Definitely give this exercise a try! It’s been a lot of fun.

[Kent Trammell]

Just found this artist on ArtStation. Pretty awesome examples of effective lighting 😍

[Omar Domenech]

Oh man there must be so many hours upon hours of sculpting there… but when I think about it, most people I know have a greater total of accumulated hours of watching series on Netflix or television. 

Lighting is great, those god rays look cool and the poses and camera angles make everything look even cooler. 

You know, I have deep respect for interior lighting, I think it is really hard and much more technical and Cycles still has ways to go compared to other render engines out there, but I hate the fact that a well lit interior really can’t be showcased, it doesn’t shine on its own as much as when you light a single model.   

[Kent Trammell]

In the spirit of yesterday’s live stream, here’s my recreation of an impressive CG Cookie user’s work:

How about we get this thread going again with some new lighting matches??

[Omar Domenech]

Blown out highlights, not the Filmic one.

It is no surprise to me it hasn’t gained your love, for most situations is not that necessary. I’ve only found it useful for interiors, because you have to really crank up the lights to get that interior lit. Without Filmic you used to get blown out areas pretty quickly. 

I’ll give this a try.

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