Lighting an Indoor Scene
3/26/23
Autodesk Maya
I arranged, shaded and lit this bedroom scene for my Intro to 3D Animation class. The room and its assets were already made.

My initial vision was to portray a night scene of a sudden, energetic creative burst. This is the desk of someone who just finished making a lot of art before they finally went to bed.

Process
DRAFT 1:
  • Initial shading and lighting of the room.
  • Exploring the balance between conveying the darkness of the night and the visibility of the entire scene.
  • Fighting between the focus of the laptop versus the guitar/right wall space.
DRAFT 2:
  • Brought in softer, bluer lighting.
  • Placed in a sky.
  • Set the focus on the image on the in on the right wall.
  • Set up the scene with a poster and desk clutter.
DRAFT 3:
  • Exaggerated the set dressing.
  • Touched up the shaders.
  • Changed the angle of the camera to better show the clutter of the room, from the desk to the floor.
  • Recolored the lighting to be even brighter and more blue.
FINAL IMAGE:
  • Brighter fill light.
  • Touched up the shaders.