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# Blender Lighting Light scenes the way pros do: with structure, intent, and physically reasonable values. ## The five light types | Type | Behavior | Use for | |------|----------|---------| | **AREA** | Light from a rectangular surface; soft shadows automatic | 80% of cases. Window, softbox, fluorescent panel | | **SUN** | Parallel rays from "infinity" | Sunlight, moonlight, distant directional | | **POINT** | Omnidirectional from a point | Bulbs, candles, small omnis | | **SPOT** | Cone with falloff | Stage lights, headlights, focused beams | | **HDRI/World** | 360° environment image | Realistic ambient, outdoor, product photography | **Default rule**: Use **Area lights** for almost everything except the sun. Soft shadows come for free. ## Decision tree ``` What's the mood? ├── Studio / commercial → Three-point lighting (key+fill+rim) + HDRI fill 0.3 ├── Outdoor / sunlit → Sun + HDRI sky environment ├── Indoor cinematic → Sun through window + HDRI low + practicals (lamps as Point) ├── Dramatic / noir → Single Spot at high angle, no fill ├── Stylized / cartoon → Three-point with high contrast + saturated key color └── Unsure → Three-point with HDRI grounding (works for 90% of cases) ``` ## Reference-look handoff If the goal is to match an original/reference image rather than make a generally attractive render, chain-load `reference-look-calibration`. It owns measurement of hue/saturation/value, object extent, glow/aura color, and before/after look metrics. This skill