Considering player pathing and mood | Gathering reference | Setting up the sun direction, color, and intensity | Setting up the sky light. (IBL) | Setting up the sky dome | Setting up simple reflections | Setting up a lightmass importance volume | Baking a GI solution

Understanding HDR values | Understanding post processing | Working with fog and exposure | Learning to look for separation of foreground and background elements | Setting up a different time of day

Considering player pathing and mood | Gathering reference | Thinking about visual language, leading the eye | Using primary vs. static lights | Setting up local lights | Setting up interior reflections

Basic light budgeting | Visual language (cont.) | Emissives | IES profiles | Spherical harmonics

This class will examine a top-down real time strategy environment. (i.e. League of Legends). We will use tools and concepts learned in previous projects and apply them to the needs and requirements of this platform. | Player pathing | Visual language | Effect light contribution

Character visibility | Post processing: character rim lighting | Considering performance

Working with an interior environment | Lighting the scene for a fixed or limited camera perspective | Considering special cases: dynamic conditions, moving platforms, scripted lights | Working with post-processing

Working with a 3-point light rig | Determining readability | Integrating the characters with the background lighting

Putting together a final level with interior and exterior areas | Polish the level | Color grading | Post processing: volumetrics and auto exposure

Discussing performance | Discussing PBR | Expectations of a professional work environment