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The ULTIMATE GUIDE to HDRI Lighting in Blender!

The CG Essentials

In this video, learn how to use HDRI Lighting to create realistic lighting in your Blender Renderings!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro

0:11 - What is an HDRI?

1:11 - Where to find HDRIs

4:29 - How to add an HDRI environment in Blender

8:22 - Setting up the HDRI to rotate, scale, etc

11:05 - Lighting a scene with an HDRI and a color background

13:21 - Creating an HDRI Dome lighting setup

17:00 - Creating shadows with the dome setup

20:16 - Adjusting shadow darkness

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