Scene design with a lot of elements and changes, light settings are also very critical part of the switch between day and night scenes as well as to add light to the candle and self-luminous design need to spend thought.
Lighting setup and scene layout:
- Daytime scene
Natural Light: In a daytime scene, consider using natural light to simulate the brightness and intensity of the day. I added a warm yellow background to the overall environment world. Only then did I use spotlighting, to main light the entire scene. This simulates the sunlight hitting the room at the window and makes it easy to control the direction. I was going to add daylight, but realized it would make the overall environment too bright. And it already has the background of the ambient world.
Sculpture Lighting: I gave the sculpture 2 surface lights. Since the ambient light is coming from the left hand side of the sculpture, the right hand side and the front will look gray. I gave a face light to the back of the sculpture’s head, and a face light to the front side of the sculpture’s face. This brings out the facial contours and details.
Color and Brightness: Adjust the brightness and hue of the scene to make it look like it is lit by sunlight during the day. Then I give the overall scene three main different brightnesses, which gives the scene a richer, more designed look.
- Sundown Transition
Light Gradient: Gradually adjust the light and tone of the scene during the transition time to darken the sky and simulate the effect of a slowly darkening day.
Color Transition: Change from bright daytime tones to darker sky colors to make the transition more natural and smooth. Here you need to set up a moving animation for the spotlight.
- Night Scene
Dark Ambience: In the night scene, reduce the overall light intensity to create a dark night effect.
Candle Lighting: Use spot lighting to simulate the light source of a candle, lighting up the area around the candle to add warmth and focus to the scene.
Self-illumination settings: Add a self-illumination effect to the candles, allowing them to emit a soft light and create a realistic lighting effect.
Combination Summary
Light Shift: Make the scene transition naturally between day and night with gradient light and color tones.
Focal point design: The candle’s light and self-luminous effect are the focal point of the scene, creating a warm and realistic nighttime atmosphere for the audience.
This carefully set up light arrangement can add more emotion and realism to the scene, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the transition between day and night, and to experience the scene changes at different times of the day.