This is a set of four images that explain in more details the request for a change in Carrara that I was talking about in an earlier thread. The first image is of the scene rendered using the realistic sky setting and using skylight. I liked the look of the sky but I didn't like the result when rendering the skylight. It's too blue and cold. To manage this, I rendered the sky alone (image 2) and saved it as a separate image. Then I put a bi-gradient into the background (image 3 shows this just for fun) which had a warmer color at the top and faded to grey at the bottom. When the sky image is placed in the backdrop with the same bi-gradient in the background, I get a warmer light that's fuller and more under my control. The previous thread discussed managing this issue by using a sky dome but this won't work when I want to use the realistic skies or the starbright plug-in during animations or to change the POV easily. What I want is to be able to render a scene using a certain atmosphere or backdrop but have different controls over the light which is used for the skylight when doing GI. Recompiling the image and resetting the lighting I want is a pain. The final result has been posted in the gallery with a few additional changes. Many thanks to jangled for giving me lots of ideas for this image. -Kix

-Kix