Match HDRI Lighting to a 3D Ground Plane in Blender
Ground your 3D subject under HDRI lighting in Blender. Match contact, sun direction and camera perspective, then choose a visible plane or shadow catcher.
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HDRIs / Lighting
Beach and Sunset HDRI
Beach and Sunset HDRI pairs a sandy coastline with warm low sunlight. Explore unclipped 10K to 1K HDR maps for coastal lighting and outdoor scenes.
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About this asset
Beach and Sunset HDRI pairs image-based lighting with this environment: a sandy beach stretches toward the sea and a low golden sun, with scattered clouds and buildings along the coast.
Lighting and scene uses
Frame an outdoor product against the open beach, keeping its contact point on a modeled sand surface. The low sun offers a useful direction for testing long shadows; evaluate those shadows with the purchased HDR map at your chosen exposure.
Resolution and map details
The product listing specifies 10K, 6K, 3K, 1K files in .hdr format and identifies the map as unclipped. The web image is a compressed preview; load the purchased HDR file as your environment texture to use its lighting data. Choose the map resolution according to the detail visible in your background and reflections.
The creator reports 24 EVs of dynamic range. This is a product specification, not a measurement made from the JPEG preview.
Compare lighting in your workflow
Use the HDRI ground plane workflow to align the horizon and establish contact shadows. The Blender environment lighting guide covers a repeatable setup for rotating and comparing maps.
Compare Sea, Mountains and Panorama HDRI with this environment to evaluate a sandy sunset foreground for coastal compositions. Keep camera, material and exposure consistent while judging the difference.
Compare Sea and Sunset 02 HDRI when you need a broad tracked beach beside a low golden sea sunset. Use the same camera and material to assess the lighting change.
Browse the HDRI lighting collection for other environments and combinable lighting filters.
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