Rendering I Lighting

The lighting of my animation was primarily referenced from various scenes I particularly enjoyed in Disney Pixar Cars. I especially was drawn by the evening sunset shots which gave a very warm depth to the film against cool blue skies, and helped give us that sense of a hot desert climate. As mentioned previously, the image in my head was along these lines from the initial planning and ideation of Cactus Canyon Speedway. Though my choice to go for the flatter graphic style may differ from the conventions of Disney's approach I made best efforts to retain the important aspects of lighting. As I mentioned briefly in my environment post, I added fresnel to a vast majority of my environment material as well my characters.

shots taken from Disney Pixar Cars 3