Preparing the scene

Lighting our modern kitchen begins with a combination of the models and materials that we created in the previous two chapters. Work off your progress from those chapters or use the Ch07_start.blend example file if you prefer to use our example. This file has the models and materials all in place and ready for lights to be added. Names were cleaned up and collections were organized for clarity. Duplicate meshes were turned into instances so that one change to a cupboard would affect all cupboards. Linked libraries have been reworked for cleaner structure and immediate modification. Many additional models and decorations have been scattered in the scene—too many to explain individually. You can endlessly build additional set dressings for your kitchen. Whether you are modeling it all yourself, pulling ideas from the demo files, or jumping right into lighting...