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
Sea, Mountains and Panorama HDRI
Explore a sea and mountains HDRI with a sunny coastal viewpoint and rocky ground. Use 10K to 1K HDR maps for outdoor props, lighting and reflections.
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About this asset
A sunny coastal viewpoint overlooks the sea from rocky ground and green shrubs, with a tall post and parked vehicles visible around the panorama.
Lighting and scene uses
This elevated setting gives outdoor equipment a wide horizon and a more varied foreground than a sky-only map. Choose the camera direction deliberately if the post or vehicles should remain out of view. Use the panorama for light and distant scenery, with modeled ground around the subject when contact shadows are needed.
Resolution and map details
The product page lists 10K, 6K, 3K, 1K files in .hdr format. Choose the resolution for the detail visible in the final camera framing and reflections. The web image above is a compressed preview; use the purchased HDR file to light your scene.
Compare lighting in your workflow
Learn how to add a ground plane for HDRI lighting so that your objects have local contact shadows. Use the Blender HDRI lighting workflow to load and rotate the environment.
Compare Coastal Sunset HDRI — Rugged Cliffs to compare clear coastal daylight with the warmer light of a rugged cliff sunset. Keep your material and exposure fixed to make the comparison useful.
Compare Port and Mountains HDRI to compare a harbor-level view with an elevated coastal panorama.
Browse the HDRI lighting collection to combine environment, lighting and scene filters.
Creation approach
Photographed in Italy. The creator identifies the panorama as a photographic capture in Italy. The catalog image is a compressed preview of that environment.
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