Here are the renders I did - a couple for each piece of work (so far...):
Still Life Visualisation Project:
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| Evening time with volume light |
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| Night time with a cool feel |
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| Morning/midday - very bright sunlight from window - happy feel? |
Silent Comedy Animation Project
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| Daytime with warm-feeling sunshine |
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| Nighttime with a cooler feel, but with yellowish street lights. |
'Of Mice and Men' Bunkhouse Visualisation Project
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| Night time with cool feel |
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| Night time with cool feel - stove light |
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| Morning light with warm feel and volume effects |
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| Morning light with warm feel - subtle stove light |
I feel this has helped me a lot with lighting a scene dependent on time of day and mood, and think I am improving with my overall skills using the standard lighting within 3ds max. However, I am still unsure on how to use some lighting systems and photometric lights, which I will look into more in the next few days. I am still also gradually collecting more research and articles to help with the project and examples of 3d environments that inspire me. I may also experiment with how post-production techniques can produce similar effects too. :)
