Ambient light, in the context of computer graphics, 3D rendering, and lighting simulation, refers to the overall environmental illumination that comes from all directions. It is a type of indirect light that fills the scene and helps to create a base level of brightness, reducing harsh shadows and providing a sense of global illumination.

How does it work?

Ambient lighting in 3D rendering is a technique used to simulate indirect light that contributes to the overall illumination of a scene. It helps create a sense of global illumination and provides a baseline level of brightness to all surfaces in the environment. Ambient lighting is especially useful for filling in shadows and creating a more evenly lit scene. Here is how it looks with ambient light tuned to maximum intensity.

And with ambient light disabled

How do you add/change the ambient light in the 3D scene?

In the right-side inspector panel under the scene section there is an ambient light section. By default the ambient light is present on the 3D scene in a white color.

• In the ambient light section of the inspector panel you can toggle it on or off with the “Ambient” feature
• Underneath the “ambient” function is the “color” feature where you can click on the swatch button for a pop up to appear where you can edit the color and hue of the ambient light.
• And finally underneath the “color” feature is the intensity function where you can use the slider to set the strength with which the ambient lighting is portrayed.

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