Blender Lighting & Rendering Course

Section 1: Lighting Basics & Blender Setup

Class 1: Introduction to Lighting in 3D & Industry Applications
Class 2: Blender Render Engines – Cycles vs Eevee (2025)
Class 3: Lighting Types – Point, Sun, Spot, Area, Emission
Class 4: Setting Up a Basic Scene with Lighting
Class 5: Understanding Light Properties – Strength, Radius, Color
Class 6: Three-Point Lighting Setup (Key, Fill, Rim)
Class 7: Working with Emissive Objects & Light Emission Materials
Class 8: Adjusting Shadows – Softness, Direction, Resolution
Class 9: HDRI Lighting Basics using World Shader
Class 10: Project 1 – Create a Realistic Product Render with Three-Point Light

Section 2: Environmental & Cinematic Lighting

Class 11: Using Environment Textures for Realistic Lighting
Class 12: Sky Texture & Sun Position Add-on for Daylight Control
Class 13: Night Scene Lighting – Artificial Lights, Lamps, Emission
Class 14: Cinematic Lighting – Directional Light, Volumetrics
Class 15: Light Linking (Blender 4.x feature) – Precise Light Control
Class 16: Colored Lighting & Mood Setting Techniques
Class 17: Volumetric Light Rays & God Rays in Eevee & Cycles
Class 18: Dramatic Portrait & Studio Lighting
Class 19: Stylized & Toon Shading Light Setup
Class 20: Project 2 – Light a Story Scene with Cinematic Mood

Section 3: Rendering in Cycles & Eevee

Class 21: Cycles Render Settings – Samples, Denoising, Light Paths
Class 22: Eevee Render Settings – Shadows, Bloom, SSR, AO
Class 23: Denoising with OpenImageDenoise & OptiX
Class 24: Render Layers, Passes & View Layers (Basic Compositing)
Class 25: Using AOVs and Cryptomatte for Post Control
Class 26: Background Transparency, Alpha & PNG Renders
Class 27: Filmic Color Management for Photoreal Output
Class 28: Animation Render Setup (Image Sequence vs Video)
Class 29: Clay Renders for Client/Project Approval
Class 30: Project 3 – Render a Short Animation with Stylized Lights

Section 4: Advanced Techniques, Optimization & Portfolio Output

Class 31: Light Bounces, Indirect Light & Caustics
Class 32: Global Illumination in Interior Rendering
Class 33: Optimizing Renders for Speed & Quality (Eevee & Cycles)
Class 34: Light Group Management & Isolation
Class 35: Rendering Transparent & Glass Materials Properly
Class 36: Realistic Product Rendering for E-Commerce
Class 37: Character Lighting – Animation vs Static Pose
Class 38: Archviz Lighting – Daylight Interior Setup
Class 39: Project 4 – Final Portfolio Scene with Cinematic Render & Breakdown

Course Features

Course Content

Section 1: Lighting Basics & Blender Setup

Class 1: Introduction to Lighting in 3D & Industry Applications

Class 2: Blender Render Engines – Cycles vs Eevee (2025)

Class 3: Lighting Types – Point, Sun, Spot, Area, Emission

Class 4: Setting Up a Basic Scene with Lighting

Class 5: Understanding Light Properties – Strength, Radius, Color

Class 6: Three-Point Lighting Setup (Key, Fill, Rim)

Class 7: Working with Emissive Objects & Light Emission Materials

Class 8: Adjusting Shadows – Softness, Direction, Resolution

Class 9: HDRI Lighting Basics using World Shader

Class 10: Project 1 – Create a Realistic Product Render with Three-Point Light

Section 2: Environmental & Cinematic Lighting

Class 11: Using Environment Textures for Realistic Lighting

Class 12: Sky Texture & Sun Position Add-on for Daylight Control

Class 13: Night Scene Lighting – Artificial Lights, Lamps, Emission

Class 14: Cinematic Lighting – Directional Light, Volumetrics

Class 15: Light Linking (Blender 4.x feature) – Precise Light Control

Class 16: Colored Lighting & Mood Setting Techniques

Class 17: Volumetric Light Rays & God Rays in Eevee & Cycles

Class 18: Dramatic Portrait & Studio Lighting

Class 19: Stylized & Toon Shading Light Setup

Class 20: Project 2 – Light a Story Scene with Cinematic Mood

Section 3: Rendering in Cycles & Eevee

Class 21: Cycles Render Settings – Samples, Denoising, Light Paths

Class 22: Eevee Render Settings – Shadows, Bloom, SSR, AO

Class 23: Denoising with OpenImageDenoise & OptiX

Class 24: Render Layers, Passes & View Layers (Basic Compositing)

Class 25: Using AOVs and Cryptomatte for Post Control

Class 26: Background Transparency, Alpha & PNG Renders

Class 27: Filmic Color Management for Photoreal Output

Class 28: Animation Render Setup (Image Sequence vs Video)

Class 29: Clay Renders for Client/Project Approval

Class 30: Project 3 – Render a Short Animation with Stylized Lights

Section 4: Advanced Techniques, Optimization & Portfolio Output

Class 31: Light Bounces, Indirect Light & Caustics

Class 32: Global Illumination in Interior Rendering

Class 33: Optimizing Renders for Speed & Quality (Eevee & Cycles)

Class 34: Light Group Management & Isolation

Class 35: Rendering Transparent & Glass Materials Properly

Class 36: Realistic Product Rendering for E-Commerce

Class 37: Character Lighting – Animation vs Static Pose

Class 38: Archviz Lighting – Daylight Interior Setup

Class 39: Project 4 – Final Portfolio Scene with Cinematic Render & Breakdown

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