Lighting a Scene in Maya

One-Point Lighting (Single key light on the left casting strong shadows).



Two-Point Lighting (Additional fill light to soften the dark shadows)



Three-Point Lighting (Rim light behind the letters to accentuate the edges).


The images above were created by Candace Downey.

Here are some of the better ones from last semester:
http://stevendalcanto.blogspot.com/2009/12/lighting-scene-in-maya.html
http://christopherheckey.blogspot.com/2009/12/lighting-scene-in-maya.html
http://miyukianimationphysics123.blogspot.com/2009/11/lighting-scene-in-maya.html
http://ericart123.blogspot.com/2009/12/three-point-lighting-two-point-lighting.html
http://lain-yee.blogspot.com/2009/12/maya-initials-scene-and-lighting.html