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Day Two: Lighting

By default MAX creates lights that emit white light, but unfortunately in the real world there are no lamps that emit perfectly white light. Let's fix this problem.

Select Light

Fig 01. Select Light

Modify Light

Fig 02. Modify Light

Click on white square that indicates the color of light.

Light Color

Fig 03. Light Color

Tune color to the light yellow one. Most incandescent lamps have yellowish hue. Neon lamps usually have bluish hue.

Light Color

Fig 04. Light Color

Result is very subtle, but lots of such little detailes will create photorealistic picture.

Result

Fig 05. Result

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