Lighting

Lighting has a huge impact on the quality and mood of a rendered image. Top: scene rendered with a single distant light. Middle: the same scene rendered with a Sky Light. Bottom: the Sky Light has been set to just before sunset, a number of lights have been added to simulate the station’s electric lighting (which has a subtle green cast) and the train’s headlights (which have a subtle yellow cast).

Note: this chapter is only images and a caption. The lighting material currently filed under Materials (How Lights Work through Reflected Lights) belongs here, with a short intro and table of contents.