Flattening HDRI effect on texture

[neb]

@oo_1942

You do not necessarily use HDRI.
You can also use monochromatic background lighting and use HDRI only as a background image.
Other than that, we use a variety of methods to create the desired results.

For instance how did you light this one up? Traces of the past - Old alley - #12 by oo_1942