Skillshare – Learn 3D Rendering By Lighting a Moody Nighttime Scene: Developing Skills in Maya and Renderman

Follow along as we develop the lighting for a moody night time scene! In this course you’ll learn about key elements that help to establish a dramatic mood, along with various techniques that can be used to implement these elements within a scene using Maya and Renderman.

Topics covered:


Setting up an initial natural lighting setup as a foundation to work from

Creating practical/physical lights within the scene/set to add to the mood and atmosphere

Hero lighting specific assets in a way that aids the composition

Adding volumetric/atmospheric effects to further add to the mood and help direct the eye through the frame

Compositing the final render for final output using Blender