How to use simple lighting effects to create great emotional impact

Quickly set your scene’s mood using global illumination

In this video tutorial, Geomerics’ technical artist Ivan Pedersen shows artists how real-time global illumination makes it easy to play with the mood of a scene.

Ivan illustrates within minutes how to achieve four different atmospheres: sunny day, overcast, night and a scary night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFPrlMyZZoQ

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