(Mac users, use Command-click!)
8. Press y to rotate the light. Figure 7.36 shows the view from the second light. Be
sure to create a keyframe for the light position.
Figure 7.36 Position the cloned light at the opposite side of the logo.
9. Press p to open the Light Properties panel, and set the second light??™s color to a
medium-blue color, roughly R: 103, G: 128, B: 255.
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10. Press F9 again to render the scene and see how it looks. Probably a bit better, but
still pretty dark inside those letters! Clone this second light, and move it to the
back of the logo. Raise it up to shine down on the logo and elements, and change
the color to a bright orange in the Lights Properties panel. Figure 7.37 shows the
light position. Remember to create a keyframe for the light in this new position.
Figure 7.37 The new light position, in back of the logo.
11. Now if you press F9, your logo will pop off the background a bit more. Still, you
need a bit more. Two things can help: surfaces and a background.
This project showed you a great working three-point light setup.
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