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The Factory
Pose for school, need some lighting suggestions.
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09 Mar 2007Technically we don't have to light this at all and we can just turn it in like this but I always like to make mine look pretty. This is the first time I've done an indoor pose and I have NO experience with indoor lighting.
How would you guys go about lighting this? The walls are hidden at the moment but they are there where you'd think they'd be.
By the way this pose is suppose to show "concern". Any suggestions to strengthen it are always appreciated.
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PolecatIV 51 posts09 Mar 2007Are you studing at AnimationMentor? I love that character! Is it reserved to AM customers or is it for free?
Anyway, when I do poses I love to use final gather and ambient occlusion, with this result:
not bad and veeery fast
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09 Mar 2007Yep, i'm in AM. And nah the rigs are exclusive to students. They are quite diligent about hunting down and terrorizing those who share them.
I've been practicing using MR w/ final gather like you said. Got some fun results so far. Someone else suggested using a plane with a surface shader on it for the light source with primary visibility turned off, also producing some cool looks. Thanks for the idea. -
mechis 520 posts09 Mar 2007Hey Jay-- I can't help you with the lighting, but........
Here's one bit of advice for your pose-- I think your pose would read better if you rotate the hips counter clockwise, so that you get more of a curve in the back. I think it would look nicer if you have a bit of a rotation on each joint.
Also, you should consider rotating the head towards the camera (not sure if you have to move the zit to the other side of the face or not), so that you can see the cross on Stew's face. I found that it's key to show at least a little bit of that cross all the time. I actually didn't even realize he was looking at the mirror the first few times I looked at the pic (I thought he was looking in the drain).
AM is fun, no? I'm taking a leave of absence for the next two terms.... I'll miss it!
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09 Mar 2007To light your scene, just imagine how this room is lighted..I mean, put some light sources, like spots lights, neons, or windows.. Then play with ambient light... you should have a cool basic light setup..
Take care of the lights colors and shadows too..and i think it will be enough to have a good-looking render, without increasing render time..
For this kind of animation, i think you don't need MR and finalgather
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