Daytime Lighting

Lighting

Maya

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The Objective

The goal for this project was to light the same scene with both daytime lighting and nighttime lighting. The daytime lighting and nighttime lighting are part of the same project. The story about this project is a cat who is grieving the loss of a companion cat. The location is in an attic, a warm and isolated space where cats can sunbathe and nap. I used props in a way to make the attic look like a place two cats could spend time together. After the passing of the companion, the other cat still visits the attic. There are two beds to show that there should be two cats. On the empty bed is a collar to represent the missing prescence of another cat. In the daytime piece, the lighting is shaped in a way to focus on the collar on the empty bed. The lighting tells that the time of day is morning, like the cat woke up and came to the attic only to remember the companion won't be there. There are also soft godrays to make the piece feel warm and dreamy.

Moodboard & References

A collection of references for the godrays and gobo.

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Clay Render

A render with no textures to show the shape of the lighting.

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Final Render

The final rendered product!

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