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19Lighting
A 3-point lighting arrangement begins with setting a key light. As the name suggests, this light emits the main lighting
for the scene and will cast the main shadows. Create a light object (Create/Light/Light). Name it Main Light (double-
click on the name) in the Object Manager.
Cinema4D has several different types of light sources. The Omni light will always be created by default. An Omni
light emits from its center in all directions. For our key light we will need a spot light which we can aim directly at
the object.
To make the key light a spot simply go to the Attribute Manager and switch the light from Omni to Spot.