How To Use Lighting In Your Renders | Blender Tutorial

In this video I'll break down the lighting for a few of my renders. I chose 3 different types of environments to show a variety of different simple lightings setups you can use in your own work.

[@TheDucky3D]

keep making these!!!!

[@ClaimClam]

thanks 4 tha support 2 new creators duccman

[@TMLPortraits]

Now master arrived, show some respect😊

[@Steve_creates_Visions]

You did a great environment and you are not afraid of not showing everything. It's the other way round: if you don't show everything, the mystery starts and art gets interesting, beautiful, life changing. Thank you Max. Go on with this !

[@maxhayart]

Yes exactly. Don't be afraid of black in your image 👍

[@avatr7109]

Yassss

[@MrLinvalT]

I've waited for this for soooo long ! And I'm also waiting for the Photoshop process/tips & tricks ! :)

[@maxhayart]

Video on editing renders in Photoshop will probably be next 👍

[@MrLinvalT]

Awesome !

[@ClaimClam]

This is great! I wonder what prompts are good to make this in midjourney ai??

[@marcozagara]

Legend at it again 🤌🏻

[@ahmadraddad2120]

please we need more of these breakdowns amazing work as always,yet simple and straightforward love your art ♥️

[@aminjl_art]

great video, basically lighting is 70% of the job in creating a good scene

[@diegocastro4594]

Hej Ithanks a lot for all this information! Lighting set ups are a real struggle and sometimes you don't really know how much is much and your clean set ups relieve a lot the stress of thinking you are not adding enough lights. Much appreciated!

[@TenaciousDM]

Max, I love you. So grateful for you sharing your knowledge. Will def keep supporting if you put content out when you have time

[@binyaminbass]

Wow, you sound like a normal person talking to normal people. Thank you. I learned a lot in one of my biggest weak points.

[@Dogueta17]

im just starting and tNice tutorials video was perfect.Well explained and easy to follow for a beginner.I never understood soft soft till i watched tNice tutorials.

[@selfdestructint]

Awesome, so little content like this available, subscribed!

[@Gbtx6]

I have to say, the best thing that could've happened to me is running into your channel in the recommended section. I was looking for some stuff regarding lighting and what not, and this has been everything I've ever needed. I've got some models I made I can now reuse for some nice scene. Thanks a lot Max, subbed and liked for such a wonderful job. Wish i had some money to send your way ❤

[@hotfrostmusicarchive4919]

Thanks for sharing these tips. Very helpful!

[@pepekrep3070]

thank you, awesome! i'm new to blender - its always cool to see what you can create such epic artworks with it

[@Rockberries]

Thanks Max, love your stuff. I would gladly pay and support you if you ever release a gumroad with more tips and tricks. Cheers

[@everInfinity]

Thank you so much as always, you are the most (actually) helpful artist i've met in the last couple of years! Thanks!!

[@arcticfox8288]

Very atmospheric and stylish pieces. And thank you for the video.

[@Ajay-kw3zt]

Simple & clean work❤

[@TripTilt]

very interesting. Even more interesting is to see that staircase in the last one doesn't even have stairs. Makes sense to save time on not modeling stuff you don't see in the render :)

[@MasqueArt]

I saw this tutorial when it came out, your channel was quite empty back then, I am glad you continue and I hope your reach explodes ;)

[@sweetbreeze8214]

Love your work bro. Its so cool to see these breakdowns and thinking process. Really enjoyed this tutorial. Thanks

[@stevenguillet4439]

Damn need so much tut from you, you have so much amazing stuff to share that's insane ! Please continue ;)

[@sangameshvarma]

I jus love how organized the outliner panel is mines fully mixed up XD love your advice on lighting Thanks Max!!

[@maxhayart]

I only organized it for the video lol. Usually I don't worry about it too much unless there's a specific collection of things I want to be able to select easily.

[@willsantos579]

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@jazzew]

Really good advice for the lighting! I also like seeing how you use volumetrics because mine tends to look too murky. Ha ha! I'm heavy-handed on the values. ;) The lighting on the last image, where you ease down the power of the blue light, that's a great idea that I need to remember to do more often.

[@akshatxart]

Really Helpful Max.

[@aniketgore0]

This is awesome. Thanks for this. Would love to see if you can design a small piece from start and add texture and lightning.

[@maxhayart]

Good idea, would love to do this

[@akhtarbhuttaadvocate8775]

Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!

[@peteskow]

Great work and really useful tips! Thanks man!

[@fahimjaowad8717]

Damn! thank you bro! ur the best

[@maxencetanne5391]

Thanks Max !

[@hassanessam4466]

Omg 😲. You are a beast 👏👏👏👏. Definitely you should do more tutorials

[@UltraTV777]

I want you to do ASMR in my ears your voice is so irresistible

[@weddingstories6683]

Thanks for the lightning tips Max ❤️👍 will you please make next tutorial on material stuff 😋

[@noelstenius7635]

Looks really good!, I would love a video where you talk a little about how you work with trees and vegetation

[@EladdNZZ]

These videos are very helpful. Some nice tips. Please make more.

[@jasonseng888]

plz make a video about how you edit your art in photoshop!

[@aXelRedfield]

these aren't very helpful tips, but i love how honest you are about this and there is no bullshit, just simple approach no pretentious art theories nothing, just lighting it as simple as possible to make it look real nice. I love that.

[@antonioribeiro8675]

New video great💫

[@nathanielvirgo]

I like that the top kanji says "cat". Makes it look like the building has a neko cafe.

[@nonexternal]

LOVE to see more from u going forward, this is amazing. I would suggest to try to sort out your micrphone bump noises. Its very offsetting to hear large booms when u slam the keyboard

[@MTOcreations]

A full breakdown of that cyberpunk scene would be siiiick lol.

[@cyano3d]

my favourite artist of all time

[@triplequestions6429]

Thanks for the lesson. I will be waiting for the next video

[@ezechielnoubeyou8224]

Thank you, it works perfect!

[@terralordgaming725]

thank you so much that was a huge help plase keep up the good work

[@davidrodriguez4694]

Thank you, really good tutorial!

[@hotsauce7124]

Thank you

[@juliencomman8437]

hey Max super cool! have one question for you: when you put a plane with a sky, doesnt your lighting (sky texture) affect it ?

[@replica996]

Grazie Max! Very instructive

[@Bouex]

Very usefull, thank you :)

[@nexttonowhere]

You are the best. Thank you!

[@alexgh4621]

nice tutorial, and beautiful examples

[@redrayvisuals]

thank you so much for these insights... I have one question: in the last scene for example, the sciefy scene you show this point light in the background. You say it does not add much but I am sure you just mean in the sense of lighting - for the whole scene this adds so much depth. So my question is: when you create such a scene do you have this light already in mind like "hey, I need some distinct lighting in the background to add an effect which I have in mind" or is it more a trial all the time? Do you experiment all the time with different lights, colors, strengths, positions and than more or less by accident you find this effect?! I ask for a friend who never really know in advance what he wants and can do andd what effect which light in which position may have and he needs to experiment all the time who asks hisself if this is just a lack of experience (which it is for sure) or if even experienced artists do a lot of experimenting all the time (so this experimenting is actually part of the joy.) 🙂

[@st.angelo808]

Nice one! Really helpfull video! Thank you

[@kirin8944]

thanks man, very helpful. Do moreeee

[@huleeb]

Great insights!

[@MAXGAMINGYT265]

waw nicee💗

[@deep8673]

Great Tut Max !

[@sixth6tone]

Great tutorial on lighting max! Do you usually change your contrast in blender itself?

[@artikostudios1136]

A question, what render type did you use for this render? CUDA, OptiX or HIP?

[@CodeCGI]

top top top... thankyou man!

[@milovansluis]

OOOoh been using that way for the Image plane to for a while to funny to see " sick 1 light mindset 2 trying it out already

[@greentokyo]

Awesome! More videos please!

[@ahmadali-xs3zr]

Can you upload tutorial on first environment you showed ?

[@olanrewajuogunniran6101]

This is awesome, please do some Photoshop tips to.. thanks man

[@thomastrail]

Roger Deakins vibes⚡

[@uiuxhpro]

Love it

[@jonjek1191]

Good job.

[@sidharthsaseendran6989]

AMAZING TUTORIAL !! Where to get those 3d people?\

[@dmitriikolokoltsev4954]

thanks) it was interesting)

[@parallax_cgi]

Thanks a lot for this useful video that I expected. Anyway what render engine do you use mostly?

[@maxhayart]

Almost always Cycles 👌

[@cc.creationz]

ahhh yess

[@mine_raidz1514]

Hey quick question max… do u know what camera settings i should do for unreal engine. I know u use blender but i was wondering if u would know. I want that same feel yours do. Idk if its kinda like a fish eye lens effect or something but i cant figure it out in ue5

[@sirjaka5148]

thx dude

[@Loan3D]

How are you denoising your scene? it look incredible

[@DarkNoggin]

Cycles runs SO SMOOTH on your machine, man- what are your specs?

[@kaiyo77]

Could plz also tell us about composition and color science?

[@tomsilf8745]

TY

[@lestrucsdeflo]

How do we get that window in the bottom corner where we see the render in real time but with the main 3D space in obhect mode ?

[@lninjal2477]

What is that append window at the bottom in the middle of the video?

[@nolram]

How are you doing vegetation in your work ? It looks lovely !

[@simonzhang3D]

botaniq add on

[@omeizasanni]

FL Studio? What kind of beats do you make?😊

[@KonvictionTV]

In the first scene, how do you manage 1 Million Power without the scene being completely white and sooo bright? I try putting 1 Million Power but it just makes everything crazy white and bright. What am I missing?m

[@zues3663]

what gpu are you using?

[@maxhayart]

RTX 3090

[@rizqi_channel5315]

what addon you?

[@petrusCollection]

how did you made those particles in the light?

[@gyaathandler]

How to control the spread of the light ?

[@avatr7109]

Excuse me, what is your PC specs?

[@veritas7010]

How do u get realtime viewport preview thinng?

[@LOL-fk4pt]

Heey thank you for all

[@willempost6524]

Never touched blender (long time C4D & Octane user) - but what is that renderer you're using? Cycles? Seems really responsive

[@maxhayart]

Yeah its cycles. I have a 3090 and I'm using viewport denoising so its very fast.

[@s.alireza.a8939]

💙💙

[@ishitrealbad3039]

is this all done in eevee or cycles?

[@ranieshrajdharan2145]

can you put tutorial for tree and plants creations

[@aeonbreak4728]

hey man where did you get the woman statues??

[@StevanusCandra]

hi Max..what is your PC spec ?

[@mrmerezz]

What renderer are you sing?

[@Ackar1997]

Great work! Do u use any volumetrics?

[@mysteryhayz_846]

how does he have the rendered version on the lefttttttt