In Chapter 3, Controlling the Lamp, the Camera, and Animating Objects and Chapter 5, Building a Simple Boat, we looked at the lights and you got a little chance to play around with them. Now we will take a more in-depth look at using light.
Here's a refresher from what you learned in Chapter 5, Building a Simple Boat to get your mind thinking of light again:
Which light gives the same lighting no matter where the lamp is placed?
a. Spot
b. Sun
c. Area
Which lights are dimmer the farther away the lamp is?
a. Spot and Hemi
b. Sun and Area
b. Point and Spot
The Spot lamp is like a:
a. Light bulb
b. Theatrical light
c. Fluorescent light
The three point lighting method provides a simple and easy-to-use method of lighting a scene. And when you understand it, you will have a solid foundation for creating more complex lighting.
What the three lights represent are the three stages in setting up the lighting:
Setting up the general lighting...