DAZ Studio 117 – Global Illumination, Environment Lighting, IBL and HDRI explained DAZ Studio 101

In this episode I’ll tell you much of what I know about the Environment Lighting in DAZ Studio. This technique is also known as Global Illumination. I’ll explain the meanings of such cryptic abbreviations as IBL and HDRI, and how all these pieces fall together to make your scenes look handsome.







This is a continuation of the previous episode about Mesh Lights. If you haven’t already, you can watch it here.







Products I’m using in this video:







* HDRI Platinum Pack 1 by DimensionTheory * HDRI Platinum Pack 2 by Dimension Theory * Monsters in my Cupboard by 3D Universe







Some links to HDRI resources:







* https://textures.com * https://hdrihaven.com * https://hdrmaps.com * https://www.hdri-hub.com * https://hdri-skies.com * https://cloud.blender.org