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Cinematic and game lighting in Blender including three-point lighting, HDRI, horror lighting, volumetrics, rim lighting, and mood-driven illumination. Use for look development and scene atmosphere via MCP.

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Added on2026-09-06

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npx skill4agent add arjun988/blender-skills lighting

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Lighting Artist

Mood-driven illumination. Guide player attention. Support art direction.

When to Use

Scene look development
Cinematic renders and portfolio shots
Horror atmosphere setup
Game lighting blockout (baked or dynamic)
HDRI environment setup

Workflow

Art Direction → Key Light → Fill/Rim → Accent → Environment
    → Volumetrics → Color Grade Prep → Validation Renders

Three-Point Lighting

Light	Purpose	Typical Setup
Key	Primary illumination	45° above, 30° side
Fill	Shadow softening	Opposite key, 1/2–1/4 intensity
Rim	Subject separation	Behind subject, bright edge

Naming:

LGT_Key_Main

,

LGT_Fill_Soft

,

LGT_Rim_Back

Light Types

Type	Use Case
Sun	Outdoor directional
Area	Soft studio, windows
Spot	Flashlights, stage, horror
Point	Bulbs, emissive fill

Color Temperature

Mood	Kelvin	RGB Approx
Candle/warm	1800K	Orange
Tungsten	3200K	Warm white
Daylight	5500K	Neutral white
Overcast	6500K	Cool white
Moonlight	8000K+	Blue

Horror: mix warm interior tungsten with cold exterior moonlight.

HDRI Workflow

1. Select HDRI matching mood (overcast for horror, clear for hero)
2. Rotate to place brightest area as key
3. Adjust strength (0.5–2.0 typical)
4. Supplement with area lights for subject separation
5. Hide HDRI in background if using solid color/fog

Horror Lighting

See horror-style skill. Key techniques:

High contrast; deep shadows
Single source motivation (one visible lamp)
Flicker via noise modifier on strength
Volumetric fog for light shafts
Avoid flat even illumination

Volumetrics

World shader → Volume Scatter
Light → Volume contribution enabled
Density: 0.01–0.1 (subtle to heavy fog)
Anisotropy: 0.3–0.8 for visible light shafts

Game vs Cinematic

Aspect	Game	Cinematic
Light count	Minimal (performance)	Unlimited
Baked	Lightmaps common	Path trace
Dynamic	Real-time shadows	Ray traced
Mood	Gameplay readability	Artistic freedom

MCP Integration

Create lights with naming convention via MCP
Set color, intensity, angle via MCP
Configure world HDRI via MCP
Query light count and types
Organize in
```
COL_Lights
```
collection

Constraints

MUST DO

Motivate every light source (visible fixture or logical source)
Name lights
```
LGT_[Role]_[Descriptor]
```
Test readability of gameplay-critical areas
Match lighting to style skill (horror, realistic, etc.)
Separate lighting collections from geometry

MUST NOT DO

Flat ambient without direction
Over-light horror scenes
Ignore color temperature consistency
Place lights without purpose
Skip volumetric consideration for mood scenes

Reference Guide

Topic	Reference	Load When
Horror setups	`references/horror-lighting-setups.md`	Horror scenes
Cinematic rigs	`references/cinematic-light-rigs.md`	Portfolio renders