Mastering Cyberpunk Lighting Environments in Daz Studio and Photoshop

This tutorial set by Vladimir Chopine from GeekAtPlay shows how to set up your own cyberpunk lighting environment in Daz Studio without having to rely on a pre-built set and using less resources for creating the scene and rendering.

Vladimir also goes over a composites cyberpunk project in-depth using a Daz Studio rendered background and photographed model, showing how to do this step by step in Photoshop.

Total tutorial set running time: 1 hour 52 minutes

How to Set up a Cyberpunk Lighting Set in Daz Studio

How to make use of a flat plane background

How to match a 3D model on the horizon line of the background

Benefits of using a steampunk environment map (included in product)

Best way to create steampunk neon lighting

Learning lighting set up both for establishing and portrait shots in the scene

Camera settings for depth of field

Recommended emission settings for a cyberpunk environment

Recommended luminosity levels

Best practice for bloom effects

Resource pack includes 15 high-resolution cyberpunk backgrounds and a cyberpunk light dome.

Cyberpunk Composite Project in Photoshop

Compositing a photographed model onto a Daz rendered background

How to deal with translucent materials when compositing

How to tidy up the original photographed model

The advantages of smart objects in Photoshop for compositing

The importance of color temperatures

Expert masking advice

Step by step shadowing and highlights for the photographed subject

Adding shadows on the model for grounding them into the Daz rendered environment

Reflections

Matching blacks of the elements

Casting environmental colored lighting onto the photographed subject

Resource pack includes PSD file of photographed model, Cyber-alley render, and rendered drone asset to allow follow-on with this tutorial.

Sample Video