The Power of LIGHTING in Blender!

[@Smeaf]

This is gonna be *_LIT_*

[@KaizenTutorials]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shubhamvyas9459]

This question is for both of you guys. Can you tell me how you add audio effects in your videos? Is there any audio package/website where i can download them?

[@KaizenTutorials]

Epidemic sound is what I use for all my SFX! Link is in the video description 👍🏻

[@shubhamvyas9459]

@@KaizenTutorials Thanks bro. 🙏

[@Smeaf]

@@shubhamvyas9459 Yeah, same deal here. Epidemic is the GOAT. But also I spend way too much time finding niche video game SFX 💀

[@metatechnocrat]

I prefer to render using no lights, then let the viewer use their imagination. Also renders really fast.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Ooh nice, yeah! I like recording my videos without turning on my mic and camera. Makes for a real clean look in the final tutorial!

[@crim-son]

😂😂

[@abhilashaagrawal5994]

Noice

[@rjwh67220]

That’s my entire work flow, developed over many years of experience (for “experience” read “sloth”).

[@japneetsingh5549]

😂😂

[@Max-oo1xw]

DUDE Blender 3.2 was released almost a year ago and I somehow I never got told that we finally have Light groups! This is a gamechanger for everybody with a slow PC who cant just rerender a scene just to make small adjustments. Thank you very much!

[@Rachitblend]

The best option for lighting is a softbox, which I learned about in this video. Thank you so much! I will save this tutorial to my playlist.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Awesome, glad I could help 🙌

[@FamilieNetra]

Wow! 10 mns is worth my whole month study. Thanks, brother! God always bless you!

[@KaizenTutorials]

You are very welcome, glad you like it!

[@GaryParris]

well done covering these, Portal was another Light which Blender Guru has a video or two uses, and maybe CG cookie, blender is so versatile. You also have laser if you utilise the free Luxcore Renderer. As a photographer too it's good to learn photo lighting techniques we use in the real world as you correctly mention, good work and hope you have an awesome time in Japan.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks! Yeah the options or infinite basically. These are just things that ship with Blender. But if you start introducing addons the possibilities grow exponentially!

[@HarnaiDigital]

WOW. This video has everything I needed to perfect my lighting set up. Specially "over exposed" images since there's no tutorial regarding how to properly overexpose 3D renders to achieve realism. Keep it up man.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Great to hear! Thank you!

[@macofish1]

No kidding, right? It's too late tonight but I can't wait to try this.

[@DerekElliott]

Awesome video! You covered so much in ten minutes! Have fun in Japan with the lady!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks Derek! We will definitely have a blast, can’t wait! 🤗

[@Bogdan11512]

I discovered you today and I don’t understand why you don’t have a million subscribers at least… you explain everything that no one does in the best and easiest way possible

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks a lot for the kind words! I wish I had a million subs haha

[@Ajaydeep_Singh_Brar]

this channel has some of the best blender tutorials

[@KaizenTutorials]

Glad you think so, thanks!

[@millerbyte]

Hi -- this is the one. This is my favorite lighting tutorial. Well edited / presented, gets to the point, lots of helpful tips. No, this wasn't written by ChatGPT-- thanks for posting!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Haha thanks a lot for the kind words!

[@AgeOfGarSkew]

This is always good info to go over again. I use Eevee for my animations. I fake global Illumination by adding lights, for example an area light on the ground pointing straight up imitates light bouncing off the ground. You actually get more control that way, artistic license at the cost of mathematical accuracy. It works for animation.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Nice! Thanks for sharing your tip 🙏🏻

[@VrisToK]

Really good!!! Thank you :D

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@s3thm1chael44]

I know I'm late to the party here but thank you so much for making this video. Man I've been wanting to learn more on this and what great coverage here. Appreciate the work!

[@量産型万年七段]

Hello, I always watch from Japan. Thanks for the useful information! Please enjoy Japan!

[@KaizenTutorials]

にほんじんですか？ありがとう、にほんはたのしますね！

[@Artur3D_]

Спасибо, классный рассказ и понятный. Но в любом случае нужно потренироваться лично, иначе результата не будет. Я кстати не знал, что на свет можно нодами настраивать

[@ThatMS]

Easy to understand lighting tutorial, though i knew most, there was information I didn't know about! Very helpful for the fake lights, i had no idea that existed and just eyeballed all of my lighting 😂

[@TheDucky3D]

Absolutely killing it!!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yooo thanks dude! 🙌🏻

[@kaustubh9710]

Aahh yess,right when I completed my modelling course and starting the lighting one!!!🍷

[@KaizenTutorials]

Timing! 💪

[@kloa4219]

this is an enlightening resource made by a bright mind! hope you get additional exposure

[@KaizenTutorials]

Haha love it, thanks! 🙏🏻

[@liftbridgetown]

this is one of the absolute best blender tutorials!!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Wow, that's some high praise! Thank you!

[@nekioneki4583]

Best light tutorial I have seen by now

[@KaizenTutorials]

Wow thank you!

[@Voiding-ofdark]

Wow this video is really looking bright for beginners.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Glad to hear that!

[@KaizenTutorials]

And I love the word play 😜

[@kevinlewellen1037]

My new favorite lighting video! Thank you and thumbs up 👍

[@KaizenTutorials]

Wow, thanks. Appreciate that!

[@funkydwarf]

working on some interior designs rn I'm hoping to incorporate some of the tips into my work 🙏🏻

[@KaizenTutorials]

Awesome! See you there 💪

[@theillitistpro]

Strong, and Loud, applause. The upmost Blender lighting information and in just 10 minutes. Impressed.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it!

[@theillitistpro]

@@KaizenTutorials You deserver it, fully.

[@mustanggox]

i swear i was just looking for a video on this, thank you!!!

[@KaizenTutorials]

That's the YT algorithm for ya, haha!

[@pitched7401]

Wow, i didn't know about Light groups and IES Lights at all. Great video!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks, glad I could show something new :-D

[@Rengine_3D]

Thank you for sharing such valuable tips 😍

[@KaizenTutorials]

you're most welcome!

[@jessesmans9791]

damn i love those studio lights

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks!

[@derancrooz8744]

waiting to use these in my next project

[@KaizenTutorials]

Love to hear it!

[@aniketmajumder7501]

I wish i knew about IES technique earlier Thanks Kaizen

[@KaizenTutorials]

No worries, always glad to help!

[@mfrazeehvacc5012]

Another Super Excellent Tutorial! Thanks for taking the time to create it.

[@KaizenTutorials]

You’re most welcome!

[@dolphard]

Oh baby, Thanks much for reminding me of IES. Was trying lighting on a thing, but couldn't get it. This should do the trick! 🙂

[@KaizenTutorials]

Glad it helped!

[@dolphard]

@@KaizenTutorials 😀

[@noiz3678]

this had answers to things i couldn't make a question for but knew I needed

[@KaizenTutorials]

Haha love it!

[@violettracey]

Thank you!

[@KaizenTutorials]

You bet!

[@MrX-pc5xn]

Dude, you have the best thumbnails.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thank you! Although I have to give credit here to William Fauchner here, who has a very similar thumbnail for an Unreal Engine video :-)

[@shorter5583]

Thank youuuu

[@KaizenTutorials]

No problem!

I can't believe this video was only 10 min with so much informations. It surely gonna help me for my next projects !

[@KaizenTutorials]

Awesome, glad to hear that!

[@fullyleaded]

BRILLIANT! As always!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tennohack6704]

This is all extremely good info that I needed, but the Light Groups thing blew my tiny mind, I love compositing and this just CHANGED THE GAME

[@KaizenTutorials]

Awesome, love to hear it.

[@tennohack6704]

@@KaizenTutorials Thanks for all the helpful videos, man!

[@faruambient]

great video thank you! quite a distracting light in your bg though 😀

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks!

[@rdvanuyank2880]

thanks man this thing worked thanks a lot man love lots keepsafe!!!

[@EvanNepal-m3s]

very helpful. Thank you

[@KaizenTutorials]

Glad you like it, thanks!

[@motiondesignberlin10243]

Awesome summary - thanks!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@IvayloGogov]

Great as always!

[@jonesrj7503]

whoa whoa i came for lighting but bro enlightened me with some anime tips ... dayum good

[@KaizenTutorials]

Haha thanks! 🤗

[@nahlene1973]

I wish I could like this video 10x, thx!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Wow that’s such a compliment, thanks!

[@arghyabasak6234]

thanks man

[@AtoomikDzn]

They just released an experimental light linking branch I'll be waiting for the 3.6 video !

[@KaizenTutorials]

Ooh cool! Yeah 3.6 is gonna have some banger updates.

[@Brown3D]

Yeah you give me some lesson again,thx u,i will go back later to watch this,i'am relax now😅

[@KaizenTutorials]

Great! Enjoy your relaxing time ;-)

[@Brown3D]

@@KaizenTutorials thanks dude,i appreciate that :)

[@devanshmagotra4450]

Sir I am not a professional bt. tried my hard every time to be gud in all this ur tutorials are the best suited to me... Thank You!💫

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thank you, appreciate it and glad I can help! Keep at it and you'll become great eventually 🙏

[@devanshmagotra4450]

@@KaizenTutorials Hope so...🤞

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

man's used a graphic with the basics at 2:17 that i could have used years ago. brain explosion.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Hahaha the interweb is full of goodies!

[@Pixelmar3D]

wow your Videos are so so helpful. Thank you for all this nice tips and tricks. :)

[@KaizenTutorials]

Glad you like them and thanks for the kind words!

[@Humshkin]

Super detailed and helpful 🔥🔥

[@KaizenTutorials]

Appreciate it!

[@beachchickensmedia]

Fun video! Love lighting, so satisfying

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks! Yeah lighting is really satisfying for sure!

[@ArtwithAmarBrisco]

You forgot to discuss custom emission lighting methods for specific situations well the standard lights are not the best. Also how to light specific surface to ensure the best render of subsurface, cavity, reflections, volumetrics and ambient occlusions. This I guess was more of a general overview of lighting in comparison to traditional lighting used for photography and filmmaking. Ok thanks for the link to the old build on blender I forgot about the GI Eveeve build. I downloaded it ages ago before and totally forgot about it.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Good ones! To be fair I forgot a TON of things, or moreso I didn't forget, but I could've made this video 50 minutes long with lighting tips and tricks haha.

[@PrinceEagle]

Great Explanation! I never utilized light groups before but now I have something to check out. Enjoy your trip to Japan bro! 楽しむ

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks thanks and ありがとう！

[@benveasey7474]

Will Eevee Next include IES lights?

[@KaizenTutorials]

Not sure if it ever will. But with EEVEE Next there will be a lot of changes to make EEVEE more realistic. Think in terms of making it more like Unreal in a sense and mimicing Cycles more. So it might just include IES and other lighting features!

[@taratantara]

Japan has mobile 5G hubspots that you can throw. and forget in your bag and connect your phone to. They’re pretty cheap and work well!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yeah so we've learned! Pocket wifi is amazing!

[@claw214]

kaizen - "to bring change for the good"

[@KaizenTutorials]

I hope to, absolutely!

[@jagmanimacion7689]

liked all of your videos

[@KaizenTutorials]

Niiiiiice

[@krishnacainc99]

W

[@mediaguy9557]

William Faucher thumbnail...

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yessir!

[@rjwh67220]

False color! I’m flashing back to the sixties! My LSD simulation is back on track!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Hahaha 🤣😂

[@LazyBart]

does the SSGI addon not work on the newest versions of blender?

[@KaizenTutorials]

It's not an addon! It's a standalone build of Blender. It's a 3.1 dedicated branch. So you'll have to open whatever project you have in that separate build.

[@LazyBart]

@@KaizenTutorials ooooh, alright. ty!

[@romanocgi]

awesome video love your video

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks so much!

[@Vectorr66]

I am a photographer and love lighting :)

[@KaizenTutorials]

Awesome! Lighting is amazing to get better results. For real life settings and for 3D alike!

[@asfandyar1392]

Amazing bro. Your way of teaching things is excellent. I was following blenderguru and arijan but their method of teaching is not good. I got all the points from your video by going through once. Thank you and keep sharing knowledgeable videos

[@KaizenTutorials]

Awesome to hear. Glad I could help 🙌🏻

[@theillitistpro]

Gobos, never heard this term before... Odd. Thank you for putting a name to a technique I knew about but never had a name for...also the add-on information.

[@KaizenTutorials]

My pleasure!

[@theillitistpro]

@@KaizenTutorials No, Sir, Thank you.😉

[@fxinstitut]

Blender "Light Linking" is available in Branch build

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yeah I heard! An amazing feature for Blender to finally get! :-D

[@joaovitordecastrolima7570]

Nice tutorial mate.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks!

[@MrKrealfedorenko]

Wow! Please! Make a quick tutorial with this "Monkey Light" on the video preview. Greetings from Ukraine❤️

[@KaizenTutorials]

Maybe someday I will, thanks! Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@MrKrealfedorenko]

@@KaizenTutorials :))) Thank you) That's an amazing "contrast fashion light".

[@realblenderassassin]

bro make video on blender 3.5

[@KaizenTutorials]

I wanted to, specifically about Simulation Nodes. But they weren't included in the final build so I went for this one! But they're coming in 3.6 so you can DEFINITELY expect a video on that!

[@rockstara1317]

Thanks bro for give me this addon

[@KaizenTutorials]

You’re welcome!

[@davidswanson5669]

I would be 300 times better at my blender work, if I could just figure out the materials conundrum. Even with texture maps provided by professionals, I rarely get results that I find believable.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Honestly, lighting and displacement are the 2 main things that make a difference for your materials. Get good lighting and add the RIGHT amount of displacement and your scenes will look great!

[@totochandelier]

don t be afraid to overexpose : true

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yeah, adding light is waaaay harder in post than removing light. As long as you’re not clipping a LOT ofcourse!

[@Satabol]

"THE MARTIAN" book has mirror UV at 0:11. )))

[@KaizenTutorials]

Hahaha lol how did you even notice that

[@3dSensei952]

Great content!

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks a lot!

[@alexandrosdarky]

i came here for the memes (i died on the eevee next when? part) ,Aside from jokes sick tutorial as well though.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Thanks as always Alexandros! Appreciate it 🙌🏻

[@alexandrosdarky]

@@KaizenTutorials just saying what i am seeing hehe! Keep making amazing stuff.

[@itsMarviiin]

Only subscribing to beat @Smeaf in your race to 100k 🚀

[@KaizenTutorials]

Hahaha thanks, but that’s the only reason?! 🥺

[@itsMarviiin]

@@KaizenTutorials Nooo! Your tutorials are also great :P

[@KaizenTutorials]

Ooh ok phew had me sweating there 😜

[@philipschroeder5427]

Maybe I mix things up here, but can't you get global illumination by using ambient occlusion?

[@KaizenTutorials]

I guess maybe you could sort of. But AO looks at concave and convex shapes and doesn't respect bounce lighting etc. In that regard GI is more or less a raytracing thing and can't be copied like that.

[@NewBie3DArt]

make tutorial modeling room school + lighting

[@KaizenTutorials]

Noted

[@NewBie3DArt]

​@@KaizenTutorials thanks you

[@cholasimmons]

I wish I got onto the blender bandwagon a lot earlier, but instead I found C4D 😊.

[@KaizenTutorials]

C4D is great too, but yeah Blender definitely wins in regards of community, free learning material and overall being the GOAT 3D software ofcourse.

[@cholasimmons]

@@KaizenTutorials now, yes.

[@setaindustries]

You can set an image as the color in a light's shader. It's easier to make gobos that way.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Nice!

[@szhamteck9680]

Can you mention movie's title of that bird in the intro please? Thank you

[@KaizenTutorials]

You can check it out on the artist's website here; www.agvart.com/

[@alexseleniar]

"And maybe most important..." - Proceeds to put crappy shadows behind the text saying "Lighting"

[@KaizenTutorials]

Well yeah shadows might be even more important actually. They’re kinda inherent to the whole lighting business though

[@21st44]

Who understood entire video Lets frame it this way What percentage of [00:00 to 10:03]min video u understood ? Two category 1 )Understood - thumbs up 2)NOT UNDERSTOOD - thumbs down * *What u don't know Will help u enhance u know

[@KaizenTutorials]

I understood 100%!

[@ssartworks7396]

Lighting is easy for me in 2d but 3d is a bit more challenging

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yeah I can imagine, it's similar but also very different. Hope this video helps a little!

[@ssartworks7396]

@@KaizenTutorials Definitely, its different paths to create similar results. The more I dive into blender the more there is to learn, so yeah, these tutorials help in many ways.

[@GrzegorzWronkowski]

You forgot about hdri lighting

[@KaizenTutorials]

I did!

[@Thisisdcode]

him: is going to japan also him: japan vpn

[@KaizenTutorials]

haha I couldn't watch all of Attack on Titan while im there; I also had to see the country ;-)

[@ptrrck6167]

Hopefully it also covers proper outdoor lighting :)

[@KaizenTutorials]

Sadly no not really! This mainly covers the actual Blender lights - Spot, Area and Point - and a bunch of tips and tricks for those lights. However a lot of it is applicable to outdoor lighting!

[@ptrrck6167]

@@KaizenTutorials Also nice! Deffo appreciate videos on these topics as lighting is so tricky :o Thanks for your content! :)

[@ivanca2556]

Hi. Can you make an upgrade cause in blender 4.0 use nodes for lights are disabled.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Afaik its still there, you just have to be using Cycles!

[@ahiro7639]

Why don't I have any nodes for the lights or why is it not possible to put them in nodes?

[@KaizenTutorials]

Because you’re probably using EEVEE and should be using cycles :-)

[@mythman30]

in the section about light color temperature do you have any idea why my point light has no "nodes" dropdown menu like yours does? it has a shadow dropdown instead with no toggle for using nodes

[@mythman30]

i figured it out, it has to be in cycles, the option isn't there in eevee

[@KaizenTutorials]

Well done!

[@tedxteddy]

Sheesh

[@KaizenTutorials]

sheeeeeeesh

[@saltnpepper8152]

Pc specification that you are use... Please...😊

[@KaizenTutorials]

Ryzen 7 3700X, Aorus Elite X570, 32GB RAM and NVIDIA RTX3070Ti

[@saltnpepper8152]

@@KaizenTutorials Can you name a pc that has all these?

[@deliannebouma6712]

Thank you for this video! What laptops do you prefer for using blender? Thank you!!

[@KaizenTutorials]

In all honesty I 100% prefer Desktops for Blender and work in general. But a laptop in any case would need a decent beefy GPU and CPU to function well. Any laptop with an RTX 30 series card and a decent Intel or Ryzen CPU will do :-). Also try and get as much RAM as possible!

[@blue-R39]

Do you know if the GI for EEVEE addon works for 3.3 and up?? Can't seem to install the addon.

[@KaizenTutorials]

Uhm it's not an addon. It's a standalone build. So you can just download the latest version and run the Blender .exe inside of the folder and that should have the SSGI EEVEE build.

[@eeaa-t5z]

faucher?

[@KaizenTutorials]

Yessirrr very heavily inspired!

[@siddheshtaware4851]

we Really need a light linking for blender official . Without light linking product lighting is so difficult. anyone have a solution ?

[@KaizenTutorials]

I just saw someone commenting light linking might be coming in 3.6. There was a new branch available with light linking they said.