5.4 The lights

Lighting is the propagation of rays of light originating from a natural or an artificial light source. There are three kinds of light sources: a sun, a light bulb, or a spotlight. Light source tool icons are grouped in the “Animation & Rendering” palette. A control window displays in real time a preview of the effect of the lighting. You can see the final results by rendering the scene or an area of the scene. (See chapter User Manual/Rendering/Render scene.)