Lighting: Dana in Harlem

This is a lighting challenge I worked on for the past couple of months. These original 3D models are made by Sara Tarr, and this 3D character ( Dana Rig) is done by Gabriel Salas. I brought these assets but also modified the textures and materials a bit to make them fit into my lit world in Maya.

Dana is the main character for this lighting challenge. I wanted to capture a whimsical moment of her in this Harlem street background located New York.

It turned out that she accidentally let go of the balloons!

I rendered out a short clip for Dana.

Here is my basic node graph in Nuke.

And, here is the working record from Maya!

You can also see my look development process for this shot.

Last, my concept for lighting this project.