Blender For Dummies by Jason van Gumster

Author:Jason van Gumster
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781119616986
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2019-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 10-5 shows what each light type looks like in the 3D Viewport.

FIGURE 10-5: From left to right, Point, Sun, Spot, and Area lights.

With the exception of the Point light, each light has some pretty cool control widgets for adjusting their settings on the fly. Notice that each of the other lights (Sun, Spot, and Area) have a line coming from them that indicates the direction the light is pointing. Along that line, there’s a yellow circle. Using your mouse cursor, you can click and drag that dot to quickly adjust the direction that the light is pointing. And in the case of the Spot light, there’s also a cyan arrow that you can click and drag to adjust the throw size of the light. You can, of course, adjust these settings by manually rotating the light or adjusting values in Object Data Properties (more on that later in this chapter), but these widgets give you quick controls so you don’t have to leave the 3D Viewport to get the results you want.

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