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Envato Tuts+
design.tutsplus.com › home › design & illustration › graphic design › 3d design
An Introduction To Character Lighting Concepts In Maya | Envato Tuts+
February 29, 2012 - With the help of the key Light we define the light direction and the shadows in our scene. You should never use a sharp key light on your characters, use a good filter size so that the shadows are appealing and soft.
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Bensimonds
bensimonds.com › 2010 › 06 › 03 › lighting-tips-from-the-masters
Lighting tips from the Masters
June 3, 2010 - First I must point out I’m new to 3D rendering & animation. Just read your tutorial and found it very informative and easy to understand. However, would you use a three point lighting setup for a dynamic outdoor animation (Would you have to constrain lights to model?) or is it only used for static images? ... You could light an outdoor scene this way, particularly if you were focussing on a single model or character ...
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Is there a website I can use to practice 3d object lighting?

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August 2, 2024
Here are a few tools- ShadingReference.com This tool generates basic shapes in your browser so you can study and reference them for art. You can adjust the angle, lighting, colors, and more. There is even a cartoon shading (cel-shading) mode this website lets you change the lighting on faces for reference pictures Pose Tool 3D app for lighting references Handy Art Reference Tool for lighting references There are more resources for learning how to paint realistic lighting and shadows here More on reddit.com

3d Model Lighting inside PowerPoint

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Hello, Lately Microsoft published guidelines for inserting 3d models into Office applications, here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/3d-content-guidelines-for-microsoft-03a7b493-d549-4f1a-9735-f2457adf6261 Thank you for this guide! I've been… More on learn.microsoft.com

What's an effective method to light character models?

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March 5, 2023
I usually try to do the "3 point lighting" method, I could be doing it wrong though... Also, I haven't played around too much with the lighting here, mostly want to hear other ideas More on reddit.com

I'm currently practicing character lighting and did this render. Does it look cinematic? any suggestions for me to improve?

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February 17, 2023
Smash Edit: Oh fuck lmao I didn’t pay attention to the title More on reddit.com
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3drender
3drender.com › light › 3point.html
Three Point Lighting Tutorial
Adapted & Shortened from Digital Lighting & Rendering By Jeremy Birn · Three lights: the Key Light, Fill Light, and Rim Light (also called Back Light), are adjusted to achieve the classic Hollywood lighting scheme called three-point lighting
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What-When-How
what-when-how.com › 3d-animation-using-maya › lighting-area-lights-and-raytracing-adding-character-3d-animation-using-maya
Lighting — Area Lights and Raytracing (Adding Character) (3D Animation Using Maya)
A way to fake such bounced light in Maya’s software renderer is to supplement your lighting setup with Area lights. Area lights are two-dimensional cards that emit light from multiple points on their surface. You can place them in your scene much as you would a bounce card in a live-action ...
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Animation World Network
awn.com › vfxworld › inspired-3d-lighting-and-compositing-lighting-production-shot
'Inspired 3D: Lighting and Compositing': Lighting a Production Shot | Animation World Network
June 9, 2004 - The process of creating the character ... Clark gives life to the character, and in his book, Inspired 3D Character Animation, covers the process of animating the character in the story. That brings us to the lighting and compositing....
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Anatomy 360
anatomy360.info
3D Reference Models for Artists | Anatomy 360 3d Models
Anatomy 360 represents a stepchange in photographic reference. Working from 2D images can be tricky, Anatomy 360 changes everything by allowing you to rotate, light and shade the model exactly how you want it.
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Marmoset
marmoset.co › home › skin, cloth, and lighting setup with chong zhang
Character Lighting and Shader Setup with Chong Zhang
April 2, 2020 - Camera animations can also be exported from any other 3D apps, or you can animate your cameras directly in MT3. In my case, I’ve animated my cameras inside of MT3. The animation tools are as intuitive as other features in the app, especially when you have some basic knowledge of keyframe animation. I almost forgot to mention lighting! This is my simple setup for lighting the scene. I‘ve added a dominant Spot light, two rim Spot lights behind the character ...
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Reddit
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r/minipainting on Reddit: Is there a website I can use to practice 3d object lighting?

Here are a few tools- ShadingReference.com This tool generates basic shapes in your browser so you can study and reference them for art. You can adjust the angle, lighting, colors, and more. There is even a cartoon shading (cel-shading) mode this website lets you change the lighting on faces for reference pictures Pose Tool 3D app for lighting references Handy Art Reference Tool for lighting references There are more resources for learning how to paint realistic lighting and shadows here

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Sketchfab
sketchfab.com › tags › light
Light 3D models - Sketchfab
Light 3D models ready to view and download for free.
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CGTrader
cgtrader.com › 3d-models › lighting
Lighting 3D Models – Free & Premium Downloads | CGTrader
Download 212,027 free and premium Lighting 3D models, available in MAX, OBJ, FBX, 3DS, and C4D file formats, ready for VR / AR, animation, games, and other 3D projects.
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Dimensiva
dimensiva.com › home › lighting
3d models: Lighting - Dimensiva
September 14, 2018 - 3d model The Mush Table Lamp Tiny designed by Jorge Suárez-Kilzi for Kilzi and launched in 2024. The Mush Table Lamp Tiny features a playful mushroom-inspired silhouette that blends sculptural charm with functional lighting. Compact in size yet full of character, it creates a warm and inviting ...
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Design Connected
designconnected.com › catalog › category › lighting
lighting 3d models by Design Connected
lighting 3d models by Design Connected. High-end 3d content with support for all major 3d software products!
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Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › en-us › answers › questions › d0c0c316-8019-4c25-b0f6-86500e512f91 › 3d-model-lighting-inside-powerpoint
3d Model Lighting inside PowerPoint - Microsoft Q&A

Hi Gidon, 

My name is Michelle, and I'm a Program Manager in Office in charge of 3D support. Thanks for reaching out with this issue, and think we have a workaround for you to try, which will disable the document default lighting. There currently isn't any friendly UI to manipulate lights in Office, so we suggest manipulating the XML directly to edit/add/remove lights in a document.

Here are the steps to try:

  • Insert a 3D model into a PowerPoint doc (pptx)
  • Crack open the .pptx file with an XML editor (or rename the .pptx to .zip and use a normal text editor), find the “ppt/slides/slide[n].xml” doc containing the model
  • Find and remove the lighting sections, which will all begin with "am3d:ambientLight" and "am3d:ptLight", for ambient and point lights, respectively.
  • Save the changes and rename the .zip file back to .pptx
  • Open back up in PowerPoint

We think that if you remove all of the point lights, or the point lights plus the ambient light, then the model will look more like you intended.  The lights are properties of a 3D model, and will stick with the model as it is copied/pasted around between slides or apps, so there isn't a good way to clone these lights to other 3D models with UI.

Here is a link to the XML schema for the am3d namespace (Office Model3D file format) for reference. There is no documentation for the Model3D schema at this site unfortunately.  We did write documentation a couple years ago, but it seems it was not published yet to the official spec for Open Office XML, ECMA-376.  It might be out there in the public domain somewhere, but couldn't find it with a cursory search. 

Please let us know how it goes! 

Regards, 

Michelle

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Dream Farm Animation Studios
dreamfarmstudios.com › dream farm studios › 3d animation › 3d lighting in animation; step by step guide + video sample
3D lighting in animation; Step by Step Guide + video sample
April 3, 2025 - It will be important for a 3D lighting artist to pick software such as Autodesk Maya and master it. Their knowledge and experience in whichever software they use to light up the characters and sets should be used to contribute to the 3D animation’s atmosphere.
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Lightology
lightology.com › index.php
All 3D Model Products
3D models can vary and are not always an exact replica of actual lighting fixtures. Please note, if the fixture has a cord it might not be shown in 3D model and the canopy may not be as shown.
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CGTrader
cgtrader.com › free-3d-models › lighting
Free Lighting 3D Models | CGTrader
Download 8,616 Lighting free 3D models, available in MAX, OBJ, FBX, 3DS, C4D file formats, ready for VR / AR, animation, games and other 3D projects.
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Evermotion
evermotion.org › shop › cat › 314 › lighting
Lighting Equipment - 3d models, download - Evermotion
Enter the realm of virtual illumination with Evermotion's Lighting category, your ultimate destination for 3D lighting solutions. Our collection is meticulously curated to cater to your architectural and interior design needs. With an array of indoor and outdoor lighting options, from contemporary ...
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Sketchfab
sketchfab.com › studiolab.dev › collections › lights-7629358dd8f849e8b08a4bf914dd9c48
Lights - A 3D model collection by Studio Lab (@studiolab.dev) - Sketchfab
More furniture models available in our furniture collection here https://sketchfab.com/studiolab.dev/collections/furniture Many more models of all kinds available in our main collections here https://sketchfab.com/studiolab.dev/collections - Lights - A 3D model collection by Studio Lab ...