Lighting and emitting light from objects in Maya
3D Modelling and Animation with Maya
🕑 This lesson will take about 7 minutes
In this lesson, you will learn how to add lights in Maya and also how to emit light from an object (such as the Sun or a light bulb, so that it glows). This lesson is a basic overview to get you started with some of the many lights and lighting effects you can use in Maya. You can also download step-by-step written instructions here.
Can’t watch the video here? Watch this video on Google Drive.
Adding light decay
You can download the instructions from here if you would like a light in your project to lose its intensity or reach over a distance.
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