Rendering with indoor lighting

At night, this kitchen would take on a different mood entirely. Instead of streaming sunlight from the windows, the kitchen lights will be bright for cooking, with more intimate lighting by the dinner table. We'll need to make use of Blender's three other light types (Point, Spot, and Area) for a kitchen with interior lighting.

You can see some examples of how different lights behave in the following screenshot:

Different lighting types shown placed against a wall

Open the ch07_lightingTypes.blend file. This reference shows the three basic lighting types, with comparisons between the default settings and a customized ...

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