Back in the Light Properties panel, you can set the intensity of your ambient light. To open
it, click the Lights button at the bottom of the interface and then press p or click the
Properties button. The Ambient Controls are at the top of the panel. A typical Ambient
Light setting is around 5%, which is LightWave??™s default value. In some cases, it is better
to lower the value, sometimes to 0%, and use additional lights for more control over your
scenes ambient. Don??™t rely on ambient light to brighten your scene. Instead, use more
lights to make areas brighter. This will create a more dramatic look, with more depth in
the final render.
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Figure 4.7 In addition to cloning lights,
you can mirror them.
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You also can set the color of your ambient light so that the areas not hit by light still have
some color to them. Let??™s say you have a single, blue light shining on an actor on a stage.
Only the portions of the actor upon which the light falls directly will be lit. If you want
to reveal more of the actor, or just lessen the severity of the boundary between light and
shadow, you can apply an Ambient Intensity setting.
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