Lights & Coloramp Configuration

1. Controlling Light & Shadow Direction

During character setup, a dedicated Light Direction_<Character> object is created in your scene collection.

1. Locate Light Direction_<Character> in the Outliner panel (e.g. Light Direction_Charlotte).
2. Open the Item Transform panel in Object Properties.
3. Adjust the Rotation values (XYZ Euler) to rotate the light vector:
   • Rotation Z: Rotates the sun angle horizontally around the character.
   • Rotation Y: Adjusts the horizontal tilt of the light across the character.
   • Rotation X: Adjusts the vertical pitch of the shadow line.

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2. Character Settings (Item Panel)

Select your character mesh or armature and press N in the 3D Viewport. Open the Item tab to access the Character Settings panel, allowing real-time adjustments without digging into the Shader Editor:

Lighting Mode

• Lighting Presets: Quickly toggle between environmental lighting presets (Default, Sunrise, Day, Sunset, Night, Rainy).
• Custom Mode: Selecting the Custom mode reveals a custom color palette subpanel to manually fine-tune individual channels: Ambient, Sharp Lit, Soft Lit, Sharp Shadow, Soft Shadow, Rim Lit, and Rim Shadow.

Fresnel Options

• Toggle Fresnel: Checkbox to toggle the outer rim glow effect on or off.
• Fresnel Color: Color selector to customize the rim glow tint.
• Fresnel Power: Slider 0..1 (inverted). At 0 it sets Fresnel Power to 10, at 1 it sets it to 0.
• Fresnel Scaler: Slider 0..1. At 0 it sets Fresnel Scaler to 1, at 1 it sets it to 10.

Shadow & Scene Settings

• Shadow Position: Slider to calibrate the shadow threshold and placement across the character.
• Catch Shadows: Enable this option to cast more self-shadows across the character’s own mesh.
• Day / Night: Slider controlling the balance and transition between daytime and nighttime lighting.