Now that you know the basic operations you can do with the lights and how to handle them, let's take a look at the different kinds of lights you can work with. This will not be an in-depth guide of each type, but a recommended list of what types of lights will be more useful to you in order to work in a real scene, along with some recommendations about when and how to use each of them.
A Spot Light works as a torch, meaning the light coming from it travels in the shape of a cone. This kind of light will light everything that comes inside the cone, leaving the rest unlit.
It's got its own properties panel—as with every item in modo—where you can tweak various aspects. The panel for Spot Light looks like the following screenshot:
There are plenty of options, but for a beginner, you should look at the following basic settings:
Radiant Intensity: This is the power of the light source. The greater the intensity, the more powerful will be the light.
Cone Angle: This controls...