Category · 8 articles
Lighting work from the ArchVizDaily journal
Every lighting breakdown and tutorial we have published, from render setup to final grade. Sorted newest first.
LightingCorona, V-Ray · 8 min
Rendering courtyards and semi enclosed spaces without them looking dark
Courtyards are lit from a slot of sky, not a hemisphere. That single fact is why 80 percent of courtyard renders look muddy. Here's how I solve it.
LightingBlender, Corona · 9 min
Winter scene renders: snow, ice, and the traps I fell into
Snow is not white. Ice is not clear. Breath is not steam. Here's what I learned from a season of shooting winter references and applying it to renders.
LightingCorona, V-Ray, Blender · 9 min
Getting fog right in exterior renders (without killing your image)
Fog is the fastest way to make an exterior feel like a real place. It's also the fastest way to make it look muddy. Here's how I actually use it on paid work.
Lighting3ds Max, Blender, V-Ray, Corona · 12 min
HDRI lighting for arch viz: choosing, capturing, and cheating a dome
The dome light is the fastest way to a believable render and the fastest way to a fake one. A practitioner guide to selecting and shooting HDRIs that actually match your scene.
LightingV-Ray 7 · 11 min
Golden hour lighting in V-Ray: sun, sky, and believable long shadows
Why your dusk renders keep coming out orange instead of warm, and the two node change in V-Ray 7 that fixes it in about ninety seconds.
LightingV-Ray 7, 3ds Max · 11 min
Wet streets and rain: night city renders that carry mood
Puddle maps, neon reflection, and the exposure trick that lets shopfronts glow. A working setup for cinematic urban night shots in V-Ray.