Chapter 17 Lighting
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Then, select the background color that you desire. When the
Select Color
dialog box is
closed, the color you picked is displayed in the
Preview
area of the
Background
dialog
box. Pick the
OK
button to accept your changes and close the
Background
dialog box.
Next, save the view, set the new view current, and pick the
OK
button to close the
View
Manager
dialog box.
NOTE NOTE
Make sure to do a test rendering with the background color you
selected. The result may look quite different from your expectations.
Gradient Backgrounds
A gradient background can be composed of two or three colors. If you select
Gradient
in the drop-down list in the
New View/Shot Properties
dialog box, the
Background
dialog box is displayed with
Gradient
selected and the default gradient colors displayed
in the
Preview
area. See Figure 17-25. The
Top
color:,
Middle
color:, and
Bottom color:
swatches are displayed on the right-hand side of the
Gradient options
area. Selecting a
swatch opens the
Select Color
dialog box for changing the color. To create a two-color
gradient composed of the top and bottom colors, uncheck the
Three color
check box.
Pick to select
a color
Solid
is
selected
Figure 17-24.
Creating a solid
background.
Uncheck
to create a
two-color
gradient
Gradient
is
selected
Enter a
rotation angle
Pick to
change the
color
Figure 17-25.
Creating a gradient
background.