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Welcome to our Blog. Here you can find news on events, product updates, customer stories and much more.
3ds Max 2027 and Maya 2027 - Plug-in Released
3ds Max 2027 and Maya 2027 plug-ins are now released, including bug fixes.
Paul Gawman: Craft in a Changing World
CGI artist Paul Gawman shares how he balances speed, craft and evolving commercial demands with HDR Light Studio.
HDR Light Studio 9 Drop 2 released
Breakthrough VRED workflow plus powerful HDR Light Studio updates available now for all users in Drop 2.
HDR Light Studio 8.2.5 Resolves VRED & Maya Critical Issues
VRED 2025.3 – Black UI Panels Fixed
Maya 2025 – UI Scaling Fixed
Support Added for 3ds Max 2025, Maya 2025 & Blender 4.1
Plug-in Updates: Support for 3ds Max 2025 & Maya 2025, plus updated Blender add-on.
3ds Max 2023, Maya 2023, MODO 16 plug-in releases
Support added for newest releases of 3ds Max, Maya and MODO.
Matching Photographic Lighting in Maya
We talked to Andrew Daffy about using HDR Light Studio on a recent commercial for BUGABOO
Stefanie Braun: Light Reveals Character
Technical car visual specialist Stefanie Braun guides us through the process of creating the perfect workflow.
HDR Light Studio - Tungsten Drop 4 is released
HDR Light Studio – Tungsten Drop 4 is out!...
Paul Gawman: Striving for Excellence
Lightmap recently chatted with Paul Gawman, an award-winning Sydney-based Digital Artist. A native Brit, with over two...
Luminous Creative Imaging: Dope Not Broke
Lighting efficiently and with speed presents realistic results, as seen in MSI's new campaign on motherboards.
Maya Artists: Troublemakers - Alhambra Campaign
The animation workflow used in Alhambra campaign demonstrates the versatility of HDR Light Studio.
Midcoast Studio: Driven to Succeed
Talented people at Midcoast Studio talk about their flexible practices for creating the most realistic renders.
Maya Artists: Marc Greyvenstein - McLaren 570S Project
3D artist explains his workflow when re-creating the McLaren 570S model, lit with HDR Light Studio.
HDR Light Studio – Carbon Drop 2
The release of HDR Light Studio - Carbon Drop 2 and everything that’s new.
HDR Light Studio - Carbon Release
The release of HDR Light Studio - Carbon and everything that’s new.
Felipe Mirez - "As an artist, be open minded"
Visual Director at Falcon Northwest talks about his experience and why he incorporated HDR Light Studio in his workflow.
Maya 2018 Support Released
Updated HDR Light Studio plug-in connection for Maya 2018 is now out!
Masayoshi Shinohara - Portrait of Nozomi Sasaki
We came across a stunning lifelike portrait of Nozomi Sasaki made by Japanese 3D artist, Masayoshi Shinohara.
3D TALK – Episode 2 – Samuel Axelsson
A HDR Light Studio user discusses his journey to 3D, the software he uses, POC and Volvo projects and more!
Delicious Computer Generated Imagery
Gorgeous personal project created by Luminous Creative Imaging and stunningly lit by HDR Light Studio.
Maya Artists: Frédéric Müller
We are delighted to see photographic and restrained quality of this artist’s renders.