Creating a light source

[si]

I want to create a light source within an object so it appears illuminated. So far I have only rendered objects that use the light from the hdri environments, but now need to render something that emits light itself. Anyone know what to do?

[guest84672]

You will need to use an emissive material. Make sure to set your raybounces high enough, and also check detailed indirect illumination in the Realtime tab.

[si]

Thanks for that. I can get the material to appear like it is emitting light, but now I'm looking for more of a torch light effect, projecting upwards. Is this sort of thing possible?

Image url: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Pwwa6sZ4gW0/SVEeqKaDcCI/AAAAAAAABfI/cFJQXcfXzd0/s400/torch-light-copy.jpg

[guest84672]

You will not get this effect since we don't have any atmospheric effects. But you may want to experiment with the glow effect in the realtime tab.

[si]

If its possible to get a material to show light like this (attached image) that would be ideal... Or is this a job for Photoshop?

[ohashi3d]

Hi,

My post in the thread below may help you...
http://keyshot.com/forum/index.php?topic=957.0

[PhilippeV8]

And an other one:

[fenghill]

Could you show me how can do that?