Lighting in Arnold for Maya | Lighting Tutorial

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5 жыл бұрын

Learn how to do Lighting in Arnold using an artistic and technical approach. Arnold for Maya is a very powerful lighting tool and this tutorial provides the necessary skills to get started. These lighting principals can be applied to other applications like Blender, C4D, 3dsMax etc.
Timestamp Index:
0:18 - Going Over Resources
0:52 - Discuss Layout
1:33 - Making first light
2:24 - Scene Scale
3:11 - Explaining Light Properties
6:43 - Lighting First Scene
7:27 - Importance of Light Filters
8:02 - Making Light Blockers
10:04 - Using Light Blockers in Practice
12:05 - Lighting Backdrop
13:02 - Adding Rim Light
14:25 - Refining Shot with Blockers
15:26 - Light Editor vs Arnold Light Manager
17:27 - Second Light Setup
17:52 - All Other Light Rigs
18:15 - Showcase / Final Thoughts
Lighting Guide:
media.digitalcameraworld.com/w...
Free Model Scan Library:
www.myminifactory.com/scanthe...
I hope you find this video useful!
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@scarletthammer5270 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial, I got more from this than 3 years at Uni

@tess3333 4 жыл бұрын

Literally same!

@AlexSantos-xw4tg 4 жыл бұрын

This is by far one of the best tutorials I've seen in years. Not that other people post stuff that is not worth my time. It's that this was good. Hats off!

@VoxAndrews 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, mate, this video is amazing! My Uni gives me these others based on older versions of Maya which do an alright job, but these show a level of artistry way beyond those! I look forward to seeing more of your work as time goes on, especially if there are more videos on lighting. Keep being awesome!

@SereneBobcat 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I can't tell you how awesome this is. Lighting is a topic wrapped in black cloth and hidden in a box and dumped at the bottom of the sea, so thank you for shedding a light!!

@howezter6427 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial, my professor talked about this for four hours over complicating it and you were able to make it so much clearer. Once again thank you so much

@madstylesnz 2 жыл бұрын

Brent you're a lifesaver, I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out why my area light is so weak it's barely visible, simply turning off normalize and voila it actually finally works properly, always the way - one little tick box.

@CrayVee 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing and clear tutorials! I barely comment on youtube videos but man, such a great tutorial, so professional!

@XtrimUniverse 5 жыл бұрын

Possibly the first proper video on lighting theoriticals I've found. Thanks a lot for this wonderful share !!!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks NewAge! I'm so glad that people are finding this useful!

@santiagoruiz7490 4 ай бұрын

So I've lighting like a noob for like 3 years. Awesome information and video. Thanks!

@muhdsyukri8982 4 жыл бұрын

when he said 'oh noo' i felt that

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Hahah, yes it is always painful

@angelnievesphoto 4 жыл бұрын

classic Maya lol

@liamoohay24365 3 жыл бұрын

...and I have been using '7' in the viewport... to light my scene... Thank you so much for this tutorial!

@grahamjones5786 5 жыл бұрын

Silo Lowman! what a model, still use him myself, great help by the way cheers

@RochanLive2d 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much !!!! I always thought arnold had just the intensity , color and exposure options, you really helped me !! And the lighting guide is useful for drawing too , thank youu ! You won a subscriber

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Ralukiz! I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial, there always seems to be a few more things to learn. I feel like this everyday. Thanks for watching!

@yakipasandi9443 3 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome tutorial, thank you very much!

@emmanuelb1057 5 жыл бұрын

Just discover your tutorials, thank you ! I mean it. Learning so much from you ! Cheers

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Emmanuel, I'm so glad you find it helpful. More to come!

@user-xm6mf2pj3c Жыл бұрын

Thank you for tutorial ~ ! :) 감사합니다!

@jimmyog 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, you made the best lighting tutorial ever. You should start taking donations! I'm sure people would appreciate your efforts. You were able to cover more than my lecturer at uni

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you are liking it man. Your wish is my command, I've included a donation link in my banner on my youtube mainpage :D

@eshan309 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing premium tutorial for free! Thank you so much. Learned many things!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching. I just moved and getting settled in. New tutorials coming soon

@ramdpshah Жыл бұрын

thanks for tutorial this is my first maya tutorial i have watched and its inspiring

@BrentLeBlancCG Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@MANIAKRA 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is a solidly made video. Quality channel! Glad to have found it.

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maniakra! Let me know if there are any topics you are interested in that I could cover.

@MANIAKRA 4 жыл бұрын

@@BrentLeBlancCG For sure, I will likely have a question for you down the road. Just getting into Look Dev for film myself. Thanks.

@shaneoneilani 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. Did not know about Light Blockers. Thanks!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are insanely useful haha.

@dubstepdancebear 5 жыл бұрын

Just found out about your channel, it's pure gold Thank you

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Hello John, I appreciate it! Thanks for watching.

@salinaywy6965 3 жыл бұрын

It helps me a lot for my school final project! Love your tutorial ! keep it up :D

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@charlottewilkinson7586 5 жыл бұрын

Such a fantastic tutorial, thank you so much!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlotte!

@yaspo2440 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, thanks!

@III3555 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, great video.

@aneebartist7207 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! Thank you so much :)

@mykhaylovuchastyy9947 3 жыл бұрын

That Maya crash though haha. Awesome tutorial man, the blockers are really useful!

@tlilmiztli 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I am coming from Blender to Maya and boy this is helpful man! The ease with what I can now plan the scene with that light blocking... ow boy, loving it. Thank you so much! I can imagine youre a busy person but hope you will show some Maya tips in the future still. Have a good one!

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@cignoir 5 жыл бұрын

Omg...this is very helpful for me. Thank you so much!!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it useful Shulla. Thanks for watching!

@tamires3d 5 жыл бұрын

How!! This tutorial really help me to render my project. Thank u so much! You won a subscriber :D

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tamires! Glad it was helpful

@jacquelinemarquez485 4 жыл бұрын

wonderful tutorial! thank you so much

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jacqueline!

@cortocorelli9918 4 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for this tutorial 🔥

@sakshipateriya2963 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial :)

@tadeomarines6135 4 жыл бұрын

Super like!! Amazing video

@djsandrocostaoficial 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks dude!

@trustingod6762 5 жыл бұрын

such an amazing tutorial, thanks bro

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Walid!

@prashantadhikari3311 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing Tutorial Thank you so much

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gamelabpc6591 Жыл бұрын

Just wow,🔥

@cloudjonny3d 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Really usefull :)

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@silmusashi 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, I have subscribed and look forward for more amazing videos from you.

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@improvementTime10.3.17 3 жыл бұрын

3:07 light falloff is affected by scale/size of model 4:40 normalize decouples scale and exposure

@Chilledoutredhead 4 жыл бұрын

seriously great tutorial, and nothing like the totally awesome fatal crash out of nowhere when you havent saved you scene in a while. thanks maya. lol

@harshitology3498 Жыл бұрын

great bro

@yuqinghuang6376 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful! Thank you!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@linoftw 3 жыл бұрын

saved me, thanks!

@steventwigg2369 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha the crash at 16:26 ... and that's why you save every 1.5 minutes in Maya. Very interesting lighting tutorial. Thanks!

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, Thanks Steven!

@buntypradhan2892 3 жыл бұрын

just lo e your work bravery helpful video ,lots of love from India

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Djdare95 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tut 🔥💛

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thanks for watching!

@crazy_octopus 2 жыл бұрын

incredible, thank you

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@za88y 4 жыл бұрын

Clean tutorial .. wp

@benedictilagan2158 5 жыл бұрын

thanks , additional ideas.

@oliveuk 4 жыл бұрын

Really good.

@slimedy84 4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@wadalapichu4873 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this:))

@ciecle1000 3 жыл бұрын

good job men

@Franzellahh 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial :)

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Francesco!

@Myminifactory 5 жыл бұрын

Impressive video!

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Impressive Scan Library! :D

@paolaabril2922 19 күн бұрын

amazng videos! will save it for later, i want to try getting some bsics to render my animatio shots without depending much on others. this is awesome! I'm just having an issue...all of my materials are arnold materials, but I can't manage to get my character casts chadows on the surface she is on.

@vinayarya2228 4 жыл бұрын

thanks.. very BIG thanks

@aminhnejad6311 5 жыл бұрын

Great ! Thanks 🙏

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amin!

@hamzabensalah3972 5 жыл бұрын

very useful thanks

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hamza! Glad you find it useful

@alexander-er8io 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, i bought a tut but it was not as clear as this. awsume

@mohamadshammaa95 5 жыл бұрын

Great one

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mohamad!

@AArmstrongC 4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@jquintero462 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to show the showcase-final thoughts in a different video but a bit slower? To study more the steps. Thank you.

@omaralfarooqpn9654 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias :)

@joypercy3084 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Joy

@jkartz92 Жыл бұрын

That's a clean one, what are the best render settings to avoid noise in the scene especially when there's fur elements in the scene?

@anishxxi 3 жыл бұрын

I love making 3D model's !!

@virstudios2866 3 жыл бұрын

Very very useful, thank you so much :) Tho I couldn't upload the object downloaded from MyMiniFactory to Maya. Could you suggest me how to do it? Thank you very much

@5753varo 4 жыл бұрын

very nice

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alvaro!

@TheAhmedAdel 4 жыл бұрын

amazing work really thank you for being in the world 😂😂👍👍👍

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure

@rahulrawat952 4 жыл бұрын

quality content

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rahul!

@tardiskeeper6 4 жыл бұрын

How did you import the 3D head scan? Maya 2020 isn't able to read stl files :( .

@MarkHawk 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mOBgZtmA37icg5s.html

@MainDoodler 5 жыл бұрын

I was underestimating arnold for a long time. Btw I've heard they are making ArnoldGPU. Any options for upgrade from verion that I got with my Maya?

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Arnold is really an incredible renderer. Very easy to get up to speed and get good results. I've heard that Arnold is developing an XPU pipeline soon. Which would be a combination of GPU and CPU

@bhuwansharmaa 5 жыл бұрын

hi Brent, how are you ? your tuts are really amazing,,,,,,,,,,,, can you make a tutorial on making a realistic glass that has fingerprints and smudges on it?(in any software and rendering engine)....................... I am really trying it hard but not getting that realistic smudgy look................... my render looks kind of powder been added on top of glass but not that smudgy look. thanks, Bhuwan sharma

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Bhuwan, yeah I think that's something I could do. Look for it in a future tutorial. Thanks for watching!

@oscarcampbellhobson 11 ай бұрын

Would a widescreen or dual monitor be better?

@olucasmicael Жыл бұрын

Thats a functional tutorial.

@milagroswarnholtz2137 4 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! i tried to download the burst of david but for some reason my maya wouldn't let me, could you tell me if you downloaded it in a different way?

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Make sure you activate STL addon in your plugins.

@Gruntpunch 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Brent! I noticed you turn off your Render as you make changes to the light. Is there a reason for this? Like to save on memory or Maya's stability.

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cheyne! I turn it off and on for stability. Sometimes I've noticed that Maya will crash when I'm toggling settings with IPR active. Just a habit I suppose.

@Gruntpunch 5 жыл бұрын

@@BrentLeBlancCG A good habit too! :) I quickly added this to my workflow after several crashes. Cheers!

@chiedozieokafor6689 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brent. You are a good teacher. How can i share my own follow-along with you.

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Sure!

@Omega_Art 4 жыл бұрын

Hello there, cool video. Could you explain how you set the parameters for the rendering? thanks

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Carlotta, I'll try to explain how rendering parameters in the next video. However, I'm not doing anything overly complicated. Cheers!

@Omega_Art 4 жыл бұрын

Brent Le Blanc thanks a lot, sorry I’m a self taught so everything is difficult for me cause I have no teachers 😅 but thanks 😁😁😁

@21copyCat 10 ай бұрын

What is the render settings for this tutorial? Is it at default ?

@dimeolas777 4 жыл бұрын

How are you using the myminifactory meshes in maya. All I find are .stl files that Maya doesnt open?

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

You need to make sure that you have the stl extension active in your Maya Addons

@wvilsonwallace7925 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. how do i decrease the noise?

@Gildarts69 2 жыл бұрын

Adjust the samples by incresing them

@grandaddyjesus Жыл бұрын

16:26 story of my Maya Career

@atf56 3 жыл бұрын

thyank you for this tuto! may i know your system config?

@TheWolfKidHowls 4 жыл бұрын

In my Maya (2020 version) I don't see the 'New Group' option. Do I need to enable it anywhere?

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if this is still available.

@tejasrawat6181 4 жыл бұрын

So blocker can be used for creating light beams. But is there any other way to create light beam?

@BrentLeBlancCG 4 жыл бұрын

You mean a light beam with volume? You would first need fog for the light to illuminate

@yadnex1912 3 жыл бұрын

Hey "Unrecognized error" even after enabling that STL plugin idk whats the issue , even after restart -Maya 2020 student version

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, not sure tbh

@mae5771 2 жыл бұрын

at 8:08 i didnt have the transform do u know why?

@SJ-yl3xp 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for for your tutorial. When it comes to a website, do I have to pay if I want to import the file into maya? I downloaded it In free and maya couldn't read stl file..T.T

@Austinthesauce 3 жыл бұрын

on the import window (cmd + i) change file type to stl import

@MrA16R 2 жыл бұрын

May I ask where you got that real world scaled human model? It looks pretty handy

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

www.myminifactory.com/scantheworld

@MrA16R 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrentLeBlancCG Thanks

@jcmontesor4891 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna know where you get that attribute editor

@bellemin 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the third icon on the top right of your screen...right beside the user info. Rather, when you click on an object, some panels appear on the right side of your screen. There’s Channel box, Modelling toolkit and Attribute editor. Hope that helps.

@0x0abb 5 жыл бұрын

Real world scale. So are you assuming the grid units are meters or cm?

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

I suppose I should clarify, what you should do is pick a scale and stick with it for everything. You can always rebalance your lights to the scale of your scene, but I've always gotten good results setting the scene scale to cm, then adjusting my grid so that it shows Meter Squares, 10 cm Squares and then 1 cm squares. There is really no "right" way to do it, just maybe best practices. I worked at a studio for almost a decade that had its own scale preferences that were not at all world scale, but everything was consistent across their entire asset library. However, when you are trying to match real footage with camera focal lengths and light intensities I think its advisable to pick something like cm or meters and model objects accordingly. When you are modeling furniture or similar objects you can usually find blue prints or dimensions listed and would be very easy for you to match if you are using proper scene scales. Good luck!

@anneeldemerdash4950 2 жыл бұрын

can i ask something why when i download the sculpture the file tell me when i import it in maya its unrecognized ?

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

www.myminifactory.com/scantheworld Make sure you have in your Maya addons .sti enabled

@2Danny64 3 жыл бұрын

could you upload the scene? could we use it as a prefab?

@BrentLeBlancCG 2 жыл бұрын

I don't tend to upload my assets, but I may do so in the future. Thanks!

@thewisepretzel1083 5 жыл бұрын

how did you do a vertical render? going crazy over here xd

@BrentLeBlancCG 5 жыл бұрын

In the Render Settings you can set any resolution you'd like if you set it to custom size. Then you can just type in a portrait aspect ratio. Hope that helps!