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
Church, Buildings and Street Art 01 HDRI
Church, Buildings and Street Art 01 HDRI shows a sunny square with tree shadows. Explore unclipped HDR maps up to 10K for architectural props and daylight.
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A sunny paved square with a low church, trees and surrounding buildings shows long branching shadows.
Lighting and scene uses
Use the clear daylight version to study how tree shadows and open sky affect an urban product scene. Choose a view that separates the subject from the bare branches. Compare with the overcast panorama before changing materials to compensate for a different reflection pattern.
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 resolution according to the detail visible in the background and reflections.
The creator reports 25 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 Square, Landscape and Sun HDRI with this environment to evaluate a sunny church square with pronounced tree shadows. Keep camera, material and exposure consistent while judging the difference.
Compare Church, Buildings and Street Art 02 HDRI for the square under grey overcast light. These are separate panoramas; choose the foreground and lighting arrangement that supports your camera.
Browse the HDRI lighting collection for other environments and combinable lighting filters.
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