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Lighting Challenges

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2. Lighting Challenge scene are free for any artist to download and light. Use whatever 3D software you want to light and render the scene.

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4. Lighting Challenges are brought to you by the author of the new book Digital Lighting & Rendering 2nd Edition. Check out the book for a great guide to improving your lighting and rendering skills.

© 2006-2008 All files are copyrighted work of their creators. Do not distribute or redistribute copyrighted work without permission. It is OK to post your own renders of these scenes on a webpage or demoreel, just please give credit to whomever did the modeling.

Challenge #14: The Local Train
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ (series of files): local_train_OBJ.rar Download Maya 2008 .ma file: local_train_MA.rar Download 3D Studio Max 8 file: local_train_MAX.rar Download Blender file: local_train_BLEND.rar Download XSI 5 file: local_train_XSI.rar Download FBX file: local_train_FBX.rar Modeled by Alvaro Luna Bautista.
Challenge #13: Christmas
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: ChristmasChallenge_OBJ.rar Download Maya 7 .ma file: ChristmasChallenge_MA.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: ChristmasChallenge_MAX.rar Download Blender file: ChristmasChallenge_BLEND.rar Download XSI 5 file: ChristmasChallenge_XSI.rar Download FBX file: ChristmasChallenge_FBX.rar Download Lightwave file: ChristmasChallenge_LWO.rar Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #12: Halloween
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: Halloween_OBJ.rar Download Maya 8 .mb file: Halloween_MB.rar Download 3DS file: Halloween_3DS.rar Download Lightwave LWO file: Halloween_LWO.rar Download XSI 5 file: Halloween_XSI.rar Download FBX file: Halloween_FBX.rar Download Cinema 4D file: Halloween_C4D.rar Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #11: Brand X
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download IGES file: BrandX_IGES.rar (NURBS Models) Download Maya file: BrandX_Maya.rar (NURBS Models) Download XSI file: BrandX_XSI.rar (NURBS Models) Download OBJ file: BrandX_OBJ.rar (Polygonal Model) Download FBX file: BrandX_FBX.rar (Polygonal Model) Download Cinema 4D file: BrandX_C4D.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: BrandX_3DS.rar Modeled by Anthony Thomas.
Challenge #10: Flying Spaghetti Monster
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_OBJ.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_MAX.rar Download FBX file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_FBX.rar Download Softimage\|XSI file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_XSI.rar Download .MB for Maya 7 and up: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_MB.rar Download Lightwave 3D file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_LWO.rar Download Cinema 4D file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_C4D.rar Download Blender file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_BLEND.rar Modeled by Ted Channing.
Challenge #9: Neon and Chrome
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: NeonAndChrome_OBJ.rar Download MAX file: NeonAndChrome_MAX.rar Download FBX file: NeonAndChrome_FBX.rar Download Maya file: NeonAndChrome_MB.rar Download Softimage XSI file: NeonAndChrome_XSI.rar Download Cinema 4D file: NeonAndChrome_C4D.rar Download LightWave file: NeonAndChrome_LWO.rar Modeled by Christophe Desse and Matthew Thain.
Challenge #8: Haunted Hallway
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: hauntedhallway_OBJ.rar Download FBX file: hauntedhallway_FBX.rar Download Maya 8 .mb: hauntedhallway_MB.rar Download Softimage\|XSI .xsi: hauntedhallway_XSI.rar Download Lightwave .lwo: hauntedhallway_LWO.rar Download Cinema 4D .c4d: hauntedhallway_C4D.rar Download 3D Studio Max 8 .max: hauntedhallway_MAX.rar Download 3D Studio Max 9 .max: hauntedhallway_MAX9.rar Modeled by Dan Wade.
Challenge #7: An Eye for an Eye
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: eye_OBJ.rar 295 KB Download DXF file: eye_DXF.rar 261 KB Download FBX file: eye_FBX.rar 389 KB Download IGES file: eye_IGES.rar 438 KB Download Maya .ma: eye_MA.rar 452 KB Download 3DS file: eye_3DS.rar 96 KB Download Cinema 4D: eye_C4D.rar 96 KB Modeled by Serguei Kalentchouk.
Challenge #6: Candle Light
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: candles_OBJ.rar 632 KB Download FBX file: candles_FBX.rar 184 KB Download 3D Studio Max MAX file: candles_MAX.rar 292 KB Download Lightwave LWO file: candles_LWO.rar 211 KB Download Cinema 4D C4D file: candles_C4D.rar 421 KB Download Maya .ma file: candles_MA.rar 188 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #5: Under The Boardwalk
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download Softimage XSI files: UnderTheBoardwalk_XSI.rar 988 KB Download OBJ file: UnderTheBoardwalk_OBJ.rar 1.5 MB Download Maya .ma file: UnderTheBoardwalk_MA.rar 1.5 MB Download 3D Studio Max file: UnderTheBoardwalk_MAX.rar 827 KB Download Lightwave file: UnderTheBoardwalk_LWO.rar 447 KB Modeled by Serguei Kalentchouk.
Challenge #4: Bottle Collection
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: BottleCollection_OBJ.rar 593 KB Download Maya .mb file: BottleCollection_MB.rar 258 KB Download 3D Studio Max file: BottleCollection_3DS.rar 180 KB Download Lightwave file: BottleCollection_LWO.rar 202 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #3: Hairy Hare
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download polygon OBJ file: HairyHare_poly_OBJ.rar 63 KB Download NURBS IGES file: HairyHare_NURBS_IGES.rar 57 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #2: Four Scripts
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread (& Scripts) Download OBJ format: FS_Kitchen_OBJ.rar 1.9 MB Download Maya 7 .mb: FS_Kitchen_MB.rar 845 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #1: Fruit Bowl
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ format: fruit_OBJ.rar 5 MB Download Maya 7 .mb: fruit_MB.rar 2 MB Download Softimage XSI: fruit_XSI.rar 3.3 MB Download Cinema 4D file: fruit_C4D.rar 2.8 MB Modeled by Dan Wade.