I want to share some of the lessons I learnt the hard way while lighting an animated shot by the Character Animator Josep "Vel" Castaño. Follow the animator Josep "Vel" Castaño Riera on Linkedin: Find me here! ;) - Artstation: - Instagram: - Twitter: - Linkedin: Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Objectives 02:20 - Lessons from the first attempt 07:34 - Trying to get there 11:10 - Reevaluating references 12:06 - Character light roles 14:14 - Final result analysis 20:56 - The end Further reading: - CG Cinematography Book by Chris Brejon. If you like analysis of lighting in animation, he does them better! - Lighting Blog from the Blender Studio. I used the same technique to make all the volumetrics!