I know it’s been quite helpful for me to be able to quickly setup a scene and visualize what it will look like ahead of time!Ībout the author: Pat David is a Director of R&D by day, and an amateur photographer by night (and some weekends). ( Download full size)įeel free to use these cheat sheets however you see fit! Hopefully this will be helpful to at least a few people who might be brave enough to tackle the Blender interface to try this out. Softbox 60° with subject, 5° increment rotation. Softbox 30° with subject, 5° increment rotation. Softbox Level with subject, 5° increment rotation.

All of them move the softbox around the subject in 5° increments. There are three here, one for the softbox level, at 30°, and at 60°. In the meantime, I generated the obligatory light map cheat sheet from all of the different renders. I may fiddle with it more if there is any response or interest, and try to help out where I can. The key word there was “intend” as it’s a royal PITA to do so. I did intend to try to make this more user-friendly. Most importantly, the F12 function key will render your image for you! The main window is what the camera is seeing, and there are side and top views right next to it. With the object selected (like the softbox), the “G” key will allow you to move it in a view, and the “R” key will allow you to rotate it in a view. The softbox shown in the initial startup is set to always point at the model (so is the camera, btw), and to stay a set distance from them (approximately 2 feet). The “A” key will select all, and cycle to select none if you hit it again. Right-click will select an object (it will turn orange). blend file (27MB)Ī few quick words of note to help out if you’re new to Blender.

Don’t forget that you’ll need to grab Blender as well ( download Blender here). blend file here for anyone to download and use. I could go on and on with examples, but I think you get the idea.

Blender studio lighting setup