Using the Light feature in Motion

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Using the Light feature in Motion

Hello!

I'm so sorry to take up your time again. But I've run into a small problem and once again I'm at a loss.

This time I am using the Light for the first time. Of course I run into a problem almost right away!

So, in this tutorial I am trying to make the word emerge from flat to 3D. That's not a problem. But the background is supposed to be white with the white word "emerging" from the background with lots of great shadows. I love the effect so I'm trying to duplicate/learn how to do it.

The problem is when I change the generator to white it turns gray not white. Why????

If I turn off the light then it does become white. But that's not what I'm going for and besides the tutorial I am following shows the exact same steps I am taking and that screen is white.

So as you can see from my screenshots if I click on the white rectangle right next to "color solid" my background does turn white. But then I can't see the word anymore.

I'm really hoping there is some stupid little thing I'm doing wrong or don't have clicked or something like that. So, please can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thank you as always!

Posted on Aug 9, 2023 7:09 PM

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Answer 1

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fox_m

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Aug 9, 2023 9:21 PM in response to Creator_needs_help

There's a few things you should do:

1) Select the Light object and in the Light Inspector, turn on Shadows.

2) Set the Light Type to Directional and in Properties > Rotation, set the X angle to -60 (or thereabouts).

3) When you rotate the light, the "white" background will shade up again slightly. To keep it pure white, Select the Color Solid and in the Properties Inspector, look for "Lighting". You'll probably have to select "Show" (mouse over the titlebar region for it to appear) then set the Shading to Off.

That should get you started...

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Answer 2

Aug 10, 2023 6:39 PM in response to fox_m

Hi fox_m!!

Thank you! It did get me started! I would have never figured that out on my own. I am going to be studying all this more to see how these different changes affected the outcome.

What I found in making these changes though is the shadows got all funky - so I experimented some more and by putting the light back to "point" the effect is now PERFECT!

You have been such a great help to me and I know whenever I see your name I'm about to get rescued! Perfect answer!

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