01. Introduction

We’ll kick things off by discussing the purposes of creating a neutral look development environment and how it can support your asset creation process.

…and what we are aiming for is something along these lines. For this example, we’ve been provided with a fantastic model of a cyberNinja by the extremely talented artist, Burjis Shroff.

02. Creating the Environment

Now that we understand why it is useful to create a neutral look dev environment, let’s build the stage to house our light rig.

03. Creating the Neutral Light Rig

With the environment in place, let’s create the light rig and calibrate our setup, so we are ready for the task of look development.

Creating Digital Studio Look Development Environments Course

If you want to go about creating your own setups, check out the following course:

• Creating Digital Studio Look Development Environments

Onset and Surfacing Training

For more information on all things onset related and look development, you can check out our courses here:

• Creating Digital Studio Look Development Environments
• Onset Data Acquisition 1001
• Introduction to Cameras and Lenses 1001
• Shooting HDRIs and Panoramas 1001
• Shooting Texture and Look Development Reference 1001

The Connection Programme

If you are a fan of mixing science with art, or maths with creative thinking, then join our Connection Programme, where we’ll be exploring VFX, animation and games from the core fundamentals:

• The Connection Programme

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