How to Light Products like a Pro in Blender 

Seen that now

I appreciate that!

This is not meant to be colored. I may create one with that option in future though. Thanks for the suggestion

Apologies for the late reply. Shadow catcher will only work with Blender default lights. I’m updating the node setup to fix that issue.

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Maybe the render icon is turned off in the Outliner. You could screenshot the monitor or even send me your blend file via email and I'll be happy to take a look at it to see what's going on.

Hey @ladjouanibn6057, I refreshed it.

Thank you. I'm really glad it helped!

@@denzelmodeste downloaded it and already using it in my test projects. Plus your next video about using the built-in addon for node tree is another life saver.

Great! You’re welcome 😊

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Apologies for the late reply. It’s called an “empty” object. Sometimes your model is made up of many parts. What if you want to move all together as one? This is where the “empty” object comes into play. You usually would parent all the parts to an “empty” object so you only have to select the empty to be able to move it around and animate it etc. I hope that helps!

Hi @criko3d. Thanks for taking the time to critique the video and share your thoughts. 1. Yes I've used the UV coordinates before to control the gradients, I've found that there's no difference in the lighting per se since we still use the emission node for the actual light. Controlling the amount of gradient points is another way of doing it as well. 2. No need to apologize but the current method is just another way of doing it, like most things in Blender. Other persons seem to differ about it being "overly complex and impractical" though, I've gotten no such feedback so far. 3. In my studio I use this gradient technique using the "Savage Translum" Scrim with a 1.5 F-Stop together with my Godox AD 200's and strip box. That's the photographic application. 4. In another video we used the Node Wrangler addon. Yes it's ctrl-t to automatically setup the Texture and Mapping coordinate nodes. 5. My node setup is also free. Still, thanks for the feedback, its always welcome. :-)

@@denzelmodeste I completely agree that there are different techniques to achieve the desired effects in Blender, and I would like to offer some suggestions that may be helpful: 1.-One technique to consider is rotating/moving/scaling the UV coordinates that control the placement of the color ramp. If this color ramp feeds the emission shader, then it may not be necessary to move the planes or create more planes if the lights are in the same 3D position. This technique can be used to reproduce the same Scrim light effect you described in your point 3. 2.-I agree with your second point! 3.-While I understand your point, I would like to clarify that placing lights in front of the camera covering the product in the real world may not be ideal for rendering a product in Blender. Instead, using a larger "virtual scrim light setup" controlled by the gradient, which represents the lighting itself, can replicate how a real studio works. By placing the lights behind the camera, you can save yourself some headaches if you plan to use an auto-focus solution for animation later. Even if your lights are not visible to the camera at render time, they may occlude the auto-focus system if you use an add-on for that purpose. This can result in the need to redo the lighting for animation and losing a consistent look, for example. That's great to hear! I'm happy that you see the benefits of these techniques. I agree that free resources can be useful, but when they are also high-quality, they are even better. I would like to emphasize that making the global light completely black is not always the most professional way to achieve a realistic effect. Some global light is often useful, as total darkness is not common in a studio when shooting products. In order to achieve a natural and professional result, it is important to consider not only lighting, but also optics such as depth of field and a sense of scale. While your results look nice, I would like to stress the importance of being aware of your physical knowledge of studio setup and camera optics. In photography, we strive to make everything perfect, but with CGI it can be the other way around. I hope this all makes sense and is helpful!

😃Didn't even realize that till you pointed it out.

Most welcome!

Not sure what you mean

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I will be back soon 👍🏽

Ahh gotcha. You’re using a newer version of Blender and some of the nodes have changed slightly. I’ll update the node group for different Blender versions. Thanks for the observation👍🏽

@@denzelmodeste wow thank you so much for the quick response, I appreciate the work you do for us!

Happy to help!

Most welcome! Really glad to hear that 👍🏽👍🏽

You may need to select the ground plane itself and uncheck "glossy". If that doesn't solve the issue, feel free to email me the .blend file and I'll check it out for you.

I was able to do a workaround@@denzelmodeste

Glad you liked it!

Glad it helped! And thank you🙏🏽

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Here’s the gumroad link: denzelmodeste.gumroad.com/l/ibwck

@@denzelmodeste Thank you!

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What do you mean sir

Good question. The light falloff won’t be the same and there’s less control.

I uploaded a short tutorial about just that. Go check it out👍🏽

Sure! Here you go: denzelmodeste.gumroad.com/l/ibwck

@@denzelmodeste thanks buddy 🌺

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@@denzelmodeste Thank you so much

Hey @tomasm1233. Yes it does

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Here you go sir: denzelmodeste.gumroad.com/l/ibwck

Ty

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Hey @lemmen7420. Yes you can. Tab into the group and adjust the Color Ramp nodes. That should do the trick. 🙂

@@denzelmodeste Hey i tryed it few time but didn't works :(

Glad to hear that

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Glad you liked it!

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I have a short video showing exactly how to do that. I think I put it in the description.

I searched for a video on yt and I found your video, thanks man!

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You’re welcome sir. 🙏🏽

Hope you enjoy it!

Could you please help me to get it. I can't find it myself. Thank You.

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Yes I am! Are you a fellow Trinbagonian?

@@denzelmodeste lol yep. I started blender January this year. I did Blender Guru Donut and CG Fast Track Sword. Now am I doing Interior Visulatization. There is so much I want to learn with Blender.

That’s great! Yes, I know exactly what you’re going thru right now. Keep learning 👊🏽 You can always hit me up on IG.

@@denzelmodeste I will take you up on that. Thanks

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Hola! De nada 😊

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I’m glad it was helpful. 😊

Welcome aboard!

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Can u share

Sure! Here you go sir: denzelmodeste.gumroad.com/l/ibwck

Glad to help sir 🙏🏽

Innecesary comment. This isn't the only way to light scenes like this, it's just another technique you can use to get professional-like results. And I don't know if you noticed but you are on RU-vid, there are literally hundreds of lighting tutorials for beginners here

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