1. Basic Lighting
Intro to Maya

2. Types of Lights Ambient Light Direction Lights Spot Lights
Point Lights
Advanced: Area Light
Advanced: Volume Lights

3. Ambient Light An ever present light `Floods’ the scene No highlights
No Shadows
Good for Base Lighting

4. Direction Light Light from a single direction. Like sun-light.
Has shadows
Has highlights.
A good basic light.

5. Spot Light A theatrical spot-light. Has shadows Radiates out in a cone
Has fall-off
Has penumbra
Very powerful.

6. Point Light A local light Radiates in all directions
Great `filler’ light
Has shadows
Can really punch up a scene.
Very dramatic

7. Components of Light and Shadow
Light source.
Fall-off/decay
Shadow
Umbra
Penumbra

8. Light Controls Aim From/Aim At Fall-off Rate Cone Radius
Penumbra/Umbra control
Non-linear fall-off
All In One Control

9. Aim From/Aim At

10. Fall-off Rate

11. Cone Radius

12. Penumbra/Umbra Control

13. Non-linear fall-off

14. All In One Control

15. Good ways to use lights Look to photographers for good techniques
Think in terms of balance.
Avoid the overly dramatic.
Look at natural lighting.
Avoid saturated lights and hues
Normally only need a few lights.
Avoid disco colors and effects 

24. Light Intensity from too
Dark to too bright.

25. Direction
Lit from Left
Lit from behind camera

26. Mood
Subtler Mood
Menacing/Dramatic

27. Localized Light Light a person from above
The head for more `spiritual’
Effects.
But you need to be careful

28. Seasons and Time of Day Early-Morning Blue Tint Mid-Day/Winter
Less blue tint
Even colors
Evening/Dusk
Summer
Orange Hues

29. The Ray of Hope
By placing a subtle localized light source near the left eye the image takes on a more hopeful appearance. This has to do with the local shadows fall on the face.

30. 3 Point Lighting Most Common lighting scheme Three lights:
Key Light, Fill Light, and Back

31. 3 Point Lighting Key light
The Key light establishes the dimension, form and surface detail of subject matter.
Fill light
The Fill light fills in the shadows created by the horizontal and vertical angles of the key light. The fill light should be placed about 90-degrees away from the key light.
Back light
The function of the Back light is to separate the subject from the background by creating a subtle rim of light around the subject.

32. 3 Point Lighting - Tutorial