Tips and tricks to improve lighting quality

In this section, we will explore some options that can be very useful to improve the final quality of the light or to create some specific light effects.

Using lighting channels

Inside the light actors’ Details panel (except for Sky Light and HDRi Backdrop), there is a very useful option that allows us to create links between objects and lights –links in terms of what the single light can illuminate inside the Level.

Lighting channels allow us to control how different lights interact with specific objects in your scene. Think of lighting channels as a way to selectively illuminate or exclude certain elements from the influence of specific lights. This helps achieve more control over the lighting in your scenes and create visually appealing effects.

We can find the Lighting Channels options in the Details panel under the Light category.

Figure 6.36 – Lighting Channels options

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