Digital lighting in Maya is both an art and a science that plays an important role in the production pipeline. The document discusses the different types of lights in Maya including ambient, direct, point, spot, area, and volume lights. It also covers the qualities of digital light such as intensity, distribution, color, movement, decay, and shadow and how lights function to control visibility, composition, and the revelation of form and mood.

1. LIGHTING V I S I B L I T Y

3. Characteristics * Absorption * Reflection * Refraction * Scatter

4. In MAYA * Lighting is an Art & Science * Digital Lighting * Role in Production Pipeline

5. Types of Light in MAYA * Ambient * Direct * Point * Spot * Area * Volume

6. Quality of Digital Light * Intensity * Distribution * Color * Movement * Decay * Shadow * Illumination

7. Functions of Digital Light * Selective visibility * Composition * Revelation of form * Mood

14. Additional features GOBO * Act as Mask * Can be used in lieu of Texturing * Floor, Sky Texturing