Lighting Tutorials

The tutorials in this section show you how to set the mood and create dramatic lighting effects for scenes built in 3ds Max.

A nighttime scene with artificial lighting

Features Covered in This Section

• Creation of a Daylight system to illuminate a scene with geographic accuracy.
• Daylight illumination of building interiors using the Sky Portal.
• Exposure control.
• Shadow creation and definition.
• Nighttime illumination using adjustable photometric lights.

Topics in this section

• Lighting and Rendering the Villa in Daylight
  In this tutorial, the scene of the Mediterranean villa requires lighting conditions for early, mid, and late-day illumination.
• Lighting and Rendering the Villa at Night
  In this tutorial, you will illuminate the mediterranean villa by night.

Related Information

Indoor Lighting Analysis (3ds Max Design)