Trouble with lamps

[mseddon]

So I’m trying to simulate the lightbulb inside the lamps as in your example.  I notice there’s a beautiful, warm falloff within the translucency of the lampshade.  However, when I try to emulate this effect it is either far to dark, or the soft glow blows out and I’m left with a bright, flat surface.

Did you adjust the result in post or is there a trick I am missing?  Thanks!

[Kent Trammell]

I didn’t adjust the effect in post..I wonder if your default settings are somehow different when you open the file. Can you post screenshots of the lamps when dark and when blown out?

[mseddon]

Ah, I realised after more experimentation that by moving the lamp closer to the shade than it would be in real life, gives me further control over the shape of the glow behind the lamp:

I still don’t understand how you get the slight hue shift though- your lamps start out white and fade through a yellow through to a warm orange which looks great and really makes that bedroom homely.  How can I reproduce this? It seems Cycles is only shifting the value not the hue for me in the current scene (on Blender 2.79).

[Kent Trammell]

That’s looking pretty good! Just change your lamp color toward yellow-orange and you should get the same warm hue shift. 

[Zac Snushall]

I am currently having the exact same problem :/

[mseddon]

I’ve not yet manages to get it working either, but haven’t had the time to work on it much.

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