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Winner Announced – Win a Copy of ‘Digital Lighting and Rendering (2nd Edition)’, by Pixar’s Jeremy Birn!

Kaleb Aylsworth on Nov 16th 2009 with 223 comments

Creating a perfect render in any 3D application means getting all the details exactly right. And no matter what software you use, your success in creating realistic illumination, shadows, and textures depends on the quality of the professional lighting and rendering techniques at your disposal. In this lavishly illustrated new edition, Pixar’s Jeremy Birn explains everything you will need to know to perfect this highly technical craft.


Contents

  • Master Hollywood lighting techniques to produce professional results in any 3D application
  • Convincingly composite 3D models into real-world environments.
  • Apply advanced rendering techniques using subsurface scattering, global illumination, caustics, occlusion, and high dynamic range images.
  • Design realistic materials and paint detailed texture maps
  • Mimic real-life camera properties such as f-stops, exposure times, depth-of-field, and natural color temperatures for photorealistic renderings
  • Render in multiple passes for greater efficiency and creative control
  • Understand production pipelines at visual effects and animation studios
  • Develop your lighting reel to get a job in the industry

    • About the Author

    “Jeremy Birn is a Lighting Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios, where he worked on Cars and the Academy Award-winning The Incredibles. Prior to joining Pixar in 2002, Jeremy did lighting and rendering at such companies as Palomar Pictures, Wild Brain, CBS Television, and Tippett Studio, where he worked on effects for the feature film Evolution. Jeremy has taught courses at the California Institute of the Arts in Southern California and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. More of Jeremy’s work and more about his writing is on his website, www.3dRender.com“(amazon.com).

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    Kaleb Aylsworth is the old Cgtuts+ editor. He is also a video game Environment Artist with over 3 years of professional experience. He is currently employed at Digital Extremes in Canada, and working on an un-announced AAA title.  

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    Discussion 223 Comments

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    1. eisstern says:
      November 17, 2009 at 3:26 am

      I need that one :)

      Reply
    2. ejay says:
      November 17, 2009 at 3:45 am

      Cool, thanks.

      Reply
    3. Jacob Tyo says:
      November 17, 2009 at 4:00 am

      MINE PLZ! :]

      Reply
    4. sara says:
      November 17, 2009 at 5:14 am

      That would be very helpful … thanks

      Reply
    5. Wannes says:
      November 17, 2009 at 5:29 am

      Must have :)

      Reply
    6. Webs says:
      November 17, 2009 at 6:04 am

      It would be cool ! CG tuts rules!

      Reply
    7. Jake says:
      November 17, 2009 at 6:21 am

      Too much knowledge is never a bad thing. Love to check it out.

      Reply
    8. Hasan Khan says:
      November 17, 2009 at 7:42 am

      I would love to have this book.
      Absolutely amazing prize.. Gud luck everyone!

      Reply
    9. Proflax says:
      November 17, 2009 at 7:48 am

      This is pretty awsome! I read some reviews about it and it seems to be like a bibble :o

      Yes please!

      Reply
    10. Nedo says:
      November 17, 2009 at 8:28 am

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      Reply
    11. Roberto Eliasquevici says:
      November 17, 2009 at 8:53 am

      Thanks for helping these 9 years (first edition) to see better the light and its qualities! The second edition is welcome!

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    12. Basit Anwer says:
      November 17, 2009 at 9:38 am

      cool

      *droool*

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    13. devDsine says:
      November 17, 2009 at 10:43 am

      god! help me to win!!
      :)

      Reply
    14. Kirk Preston says:
      November 17, 2009 at 10:56 am

      Awesome book, would love to have it.

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    15. Bro says:
      November 17, 2009 at 10:56 am

      I want this book

      Reply
    16. marvin nardo says:
      November 17, 2009 at 11:07 am

      lighting is great

      Reply
    17. arturoa says:
      November 17, 2009 at 11:17 am

      i want it please

      Reply
    18. Skund says:
      November 17, 2009 at 12:25 pm

      Pixar is so awesome!

      Reply
    19. ryan says:
      November 17, 2009 at 1:26 pm

      This would be an awesome prize to win

      Reply
    20. xvisx says:
      November 17, 2009 at 4:23 pm

      This book has been on my wanted-list for far too long now. It would be nice, to say the least, to win it.

      Reply
    21. Eoghan Martin says:
      November 17, 2009 at 6:19 pm

      Im not particularly interested in this book but I’m entering just cause I’m in an annoying mood :D

      Reply
    22. Jesse P says:
      November 17, 2009 at 7:10 pm

      nice one, would love to win this.

      Reply
    23. Sergei S says:
      November 17, 2009 at 7:11 pm

      Wish I learn rendering magic!

      Reply
    24. Gerard says:
      November 17, 2009 at 7:13 pm

      This would be a great read…

      Reply
    25. edan Tal says:
      November 17, 2009 at 7:34 pm

      This is awesome… I’m in

      Reply
    26. Michael Smith says:
      November 17, 2009 at 8:09 pm

      I would love to have this book!

      Reply
    27. Daniel Molin says:
      November 17, 2009 at 8:22 pm

      im a lover of images, so i really want that book

      Reply
    28. Chris says:
      November 17, 2009 at 8:29 pm

      Sign me up. I would really like to read that.

      Reply
    29. Avi says:
      November 17, 2009 at 11:20 pm

      woooo giveaways .. :]
      Here’s for hoping tho i’v never won anything in my life :P

      Reply
    30. Michael Brako says:
      November 18, 2009 at 12:57 am

      Gotta let me get that book! Thats exactly what I need

      Reply
    31. Talib says:
      November 18, 2009 at 3:25 am

      …super ksiazka!! :-D

      Reply
    32. Casper Thomsen says:
      November 18, 2009 at 10:39 am

      Sign me up!

      Reply
    33. jason says:
      November 18, 2009 at 11:37 am

      throwing my hat in the ring

      Reply
    34. thekinginyellow says:
      November 18, 2009 at 11:37 am

      gimme

      Reply
    35. Simon Mercer says:
      November 18, 2009 at 11:43 am

      Looks like another inspiring read, well done Jeremy!

      Reply
    36. Fredy says:
      November 18, 2009 at 11:55 am

      Pleaaaaaaaaaaaase? Haha.

      Reply
    37. Renato Sousa says:
      November 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

      Let’s give it a try!

      Reply
    38. Cesar says:
      November 18, 2009 at 7:06 pm

      It would be great to have it!

      Reply
    39. Anirniq says:
      November 18, 2009 at 7:15 pm

      Hi. Great idea! Super award, thanks!
      I try :)

      Reply
    40. Isaac Felton says:
      November 18, 2009 at 7:16 pm

      I’m dusting my bookshelf with a soft pair of cotton undies in preparation for this.

      Reply
    41. Laurence Chong says:
      November 18, 2009 at 8:34 pm

      Nice prize, been looking at this book seeing if it’s good. So since it’s going on competition here it must be hee hee,. Hope i win :P

      Reply
    42. Rossco says:
      November 19, 2009 at 12:41 am

      Even if I don’t win it – I’m going to buy it.

      Reply
    43. Deeoak Jose says:
      November 19, 2009 at 2:59 am

      I would like to introduce me as a great fan of pixar,dreamwork’s behind the scene artist who always make breathtaking visuals and make everyone go wooow!!! ..i don’t know any but as a real beginner would try always to follow them,collecting whatever i come across.

      Like all others i would like to have this book too but not just to my library and make it just a book.

      Im really amazed by what the book has from the contents page and i want to have one,praying to god that make me one among the winners too.

      regards and thanks to tuts+ for such a contest.

      Reply
    44. Ross says:
      November 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm

      Hey, looks good

      I’d enjoy that :)

      Reply
    45. Jeremy2112 says:
      November 19, 2009 at 2:44 pm

      Count me in for that fine piece of publication.

      Reply
    46. Murali says:
      November 19, 2009 at 2:46 pm

      Let there be light in my dark World.

      Reply
    47. CMJN says:
      November 19, 2009 at 3:50 pm

      pretty cool

      Reply
    48. MetalHand says:
      November 19, 2009 at 4:36 pm

      I would enjoy that book

      Reply
    49. Mario P. says:
      November 19, 2009 at 4:49 pm

      A very nice prize.
      Hope to win it, if not, I think I’ll buy it.

      Reply
    50. Fernando says:
      November 20, 2009 at 10:04 am

      I’m in…

      Reply
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