mental ray area lights

[Jimbo_1975]

hi guys

im just working on some lighting for a shot using mental ray area light (yes i have enabled use light shape). I have alot to do in the scene

but i just wondered why you get the sharp lines on the attached, is there no way of smoothing this out or is this how area lights react to walls etc?

I also wondered if anyone has any lighting workflow tips?

also, what is the actual idea behind using lens/light shaders? are they more for outdoor scenes with physical sun and sky?

Thanks guys

Jimbo

[damaggio]

Hi Jimbo , you can try to switch the area light to a sphere or you can create a polygon box for the light fixture and put the are light inside .... Like a real light in the real world would  be inside a light fixture ... Also make sure the light is not huge but similar in size to a real light .

[Jimbo_1975]

Ok, cheers skipper 🙂