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Midge Sinnaeve
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3: Creating the Look

Creating Interesting Lighting with Basic Techniques

Don't take lighting for granted! Try new things and don't be afraid to explore your options. Figuring out lighting is an important part of your project's final look.

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13 comments
Mamat
Mamat
Feb. 23rd, 2021

I'm strugling to get the same result as you (03;50). What I have when I apply the background shader looks just flat and non shaded. Did you remove the materials that came with the original Blenderman model or do you add yours on top? Any advice would be appreciated =) Thanks.

Mamat
Mamat
Feb. 23rd, 2021

@Mamat It started to behave in a better way when I added the background node in "World".

Midge Sinnaeve
Midge Sinnaeve
March 8th, 2021

@Mamat Glad it worked out!

Never Before Studios
Never Before Studios
June 23rd, 2020

Ctl+t isn't adding texture coordinate nodes at 04:23 for me.

Carlos Meza
Carlos Meza
July 2nd, 2020

*@Never Before Studios* You have to activate the add on called "Node: Node Wrangles"... maybe that's the issue. 1.- F4 + P and go to the Add Ons tab and find in the search box that add on "Node: Node Wrangles" and activate it in the check box... try it.

Carlos Meza
Carlos Meza
June 14th, 2020

In the minute 09:02 where is selected the object with the "L" key doesn't work in the 2.82a version, doesn't appears the "Make Local" (object, data and material) menu in the object mode. Is there a key o a way to select this object in order to change the material?

Carlos Meza
Carlos Meza
June 14th, 2020

*@Carlos Meza* I found it!, in the "Outliner" I have selected the object and RMB in the submenu IDdata>Make Local

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B
April 13th, 2020

Sorry, but you really have to make these videos with a simply object that we can download and follow along.

Midge Sinnaeve
Midge Sinnaeve
May 23rd, 2020

*@B* The Blenderman scene is actually available on Blender Cloud, which is why I picked it.

Alexander Gokan
Alexander Gokan
April 17th, 2017

Wondering if you know how to fix this - I try to use the blender cloud addon like at 3:38, when I try to use it, it says I must log in, but there is no option to enter my credentials in the system menu of the user preferences

Alexander Gokan
Alexander Gokan
April 17th, 2017

@amgokan: I found the solution, I didn't have the Blender ID addon installed

Alexander Gokan
Alexander Gokan
April 17th, 2017

Wondering if you know how to fix this - I try to use the blender cloud addon like at 3:38, when I try to use it, it says I must log in, but there is no option to enter my credentials in the system menu of the user preferences

Midge Sinnaeve
Midge Sinnaeve
April 22nd, 2017

@amgokan: To log in, you have to log in to the Blender ID addon in the User Preferences. When you expand the addon, you can provide your credentials to log in. Don't forget that you also need the Blender Cloud Addon (separate), which you can find here: https://cloud.blender.org/services

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