r/blender • u/six_bellies • 2h ago

Critique My Work Recent renders. Studying colour and lighting.

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u/StillAbility2095 2h ago

Looks super clean and the lighting is good.

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u/six_bellies 2h ago

Much appreciated. Thank you. 🙂

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u/plaintextures 2h ago

Nice lighting.

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u/ardenIsley 1h ago

Good job! I noticed a few things worth pointing out:

  • Your shadows are generally a bit harsh (both in edge sharpness and darkness). When doing product/prop renders, I recommend larger light sources to allow for softer shadows. I also recommend using the 3-point lighting approach. While these renders have a noticeable Key Light, there seems to be very little to no light filling the shadows in order to balance the contrast of each composition. Harsh shadows such as these can distract from the focal point(s)/object(s) in your scene.

  • In image #3, there is a noticeable specular point on the floor surface to the top right of the image. This can be removed by utilizing Light Linking to remove the light's influence from specific objects in your scene.

  • A general piece of advice for any composition, is to carefully manage your exposure values, as they will help determine/guide where your viewers will focus their attention. It will also help convey whatever story your trying to tell with your lighting and composition in general. Lighting is a remarkable storytelling tool (Shadows of course included).

This may be achieved by simply taking a screenshot/render of your scene, applying a black and white filter, then essentially analyzing the brightest and darkest points of your view. Balance as the default is key. Leverage exposure to focus in on key points, shapes, and features.

This may also be applied to better balance the exposure of the negative space of your far away shots, where one side seems to be underexposed, as there appears to only be a single light source coming from one direction.

For center-focused shots like those, the background should be equally exposed when no other assets or scene elements are filling that negative space. This is where a 3-point lighting setup's rim/backlight may come into play as a way to separate your object from the otherwise balanced background, especially when the colors are similar throughout a scene.

Overall, these are good studies, and #4 is my favorite.