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In this lesson on Painting Interiors: Lighting and Atmosphere, you'll learn how to approach interior scenes differently from exteriors by making deliberate choices about light sources—both electric and natural. We'll discuss how factors like window placement, time of day, and ambient occlusion affect the mood and depth of your scene.

You'll discover how to plan your scene starting with a simple sketch or by mocking it up in 3D software to establish accurate perspective. We'll cover blocking in values to set the overall lighting mood, and how to build up the lighting using layers and blending modes like "Linear Dodge" for glowing effects.

The lesson also explores adding focal points to your scene, considering materials and specular highlights, and introducing local color that feels natural within your lighting context. You'll learn techniques for refining details so your scene reads clearly, even without line art.

Finally, we'll experiment with additional light sources to enhance your composition and discuss how different lighting setups can change the mood and focus of your scene.

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