Photorealistic lighting Tutorial?

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Hi guys, is there anyway i can find tutorials on how to create photorealistic lighting without the use of yafray?

thanks for the help :smiley:

gundamf91

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Some time ago I wrote simple tutorial about GI dome, but unfortunately itā€™s in polish :frowning:
But there is a lot of images and maybe you should look at this tutorial?
http://www.blender.pl/content/view/82/47/

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I thought I could save the save and find a online translation service for Polish to English, but gollly jeepers!! - I canā€™t find a single one.

I think I get the jist of it and Iā€™m sure there might be another one floating around the forum somewhereā€¦

If itā€™s called ā€œGI Domeā€ Then maybe a good search might help.

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thereā€™s no such thing like photorealistic lightingā€¦
each way for a lighting is different from the other, and could possibly yield so-called photorealistic resultsā€¦

for outdoor lighting, AO + area lights can help

for indoor (supermarket-like lighting), Area Light + radiosity can help

for indoor (large windows), radiosity can help (with or without area light)

for indoor (candle-like lighting), a single Lamp can be sufficient

these are only very rough guidelines, each one has its prefered method.

tutorial about: Ambient occlusion
tutorial about: Area light

most of the time, I always use AO, even with very low energy valuesā€¦

just some hintsā€¦

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olivS is correct. Realistic lighting techniques vary based on the scene to be portrayed. You are best off studying lighting in general. There are some very good tutorials out there; try CGTalk for more specific info.

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thank you for the input and help! I will do just that. and look at those tutorials as well.