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Make Your Terrain EPIC with these Lighting Techniques
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
- Hey everyone! As featured on @MidwinterMinis , I take a quick look at some key tabletop lighting principles to add some atmosphere and get the most out of your terrain! Like the content? Consider supporting me on Patreon or picking up some fantastic merch! (Links below)
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0:46 Ambient Lighting
1:26 Spotlights
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I'm aware that a lot of the lights I'm showing here are a bit on the pricey side (The Aputure MC being my new favourite!) However, if you reach out in the comments, i'll have suggestions for *cheaper* options available.
Yes, listing any cheaper alternatives would be greatly appreciated. Anyone sitting at your table is truly lucky, by the way. Phenomenal.
@@530jeffro Thanks so much for watching! There are a lot of options for getting some colored lighting. The ones in the video are all battery powered and compact, so they're great for portability. If you go down in price you may have a few more cables to plug in and they may not have smart phone control.
Ambient lights
On another video on the channel, i mostly light a table with a couple of those Wave lights ruclips.net/video/1Ru0OIpbH70/видео.html . RGB flood lights are good too, but they dont have as soft/diffused lighting. The wave lights and flood lights can range from $20-$30 (AUS dollars). I have also seen something like some RGB ring lights from Neewer with a remote control that could have some softer diffusion.
Spot lights
There are cheaper brand of lumecubes, such as Ulanzi, but i have also used something like this pin spot before for a focus area, the edges on the spotlight area will be a bit harder www.amazon.com/dp/B075WSTGVK/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_R330KF2DQKYW28PKCYZH
What do you think about this as a cheaper option for the Lume Cube? www.amazon.com/ULANZI-Waterproof-Lighting-Dimmable-Photography/dp/B098W63FJ5/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=lume+cube+2.0&qid=1628465682&sr=8-12
Definitely reckon it could do the job. Seen a lot of creators using that brand 👍
Could you suggest anything that might be usable on a city fight board as led up lighting for the buildings - waiting on my incoming silicone building molds but I am thinking that 2-3 of my buildings would be over 5-6 levels so an effect like that would look great
Came here from Mid Winter Minis! I can see some really immersive tabletop game campaigns played with these! Great work!
I have accidentally stumbled upon a channel that not only has it ruined my productivity as I have binge watched 6/7 videos, but will almost certainly empty my wallet as well…. And it’s glorious 😂
Great !
This video is gold!
2:52 I think this is absolutely amazing. You certainly live up to your channel name, Atmoseeker.
Thank you kindly 😊
Such a straightforward concept, and yet I've never considered any of this... Fantastic. My Amazon cart is full...
Thanks mate!
The quality of your videos is insane. Keep it up! I’m using a lot of your ideas for my in person game starting in July! Biggest campaign yet, 6 players!
Thanks mate! Holy cow that's awesome. Will be setting up a discord soon so we can share all these amazing atmospheric creations!
Wow I have a Lume Cube and had no idea they make those little adapters. Game changer
I love the way you set the stage for your builds/videos very aspirational.
Thanks man!
Those are all great tips!
My biggest problem with fancy light during a game session is that you necessarily have to have a fully darkened room to work with. This is not a problem during winter (dark half of year). But after summer time switch all lights are less usable in my place. My gaming table is located in such a place that it's nearly impossible to have it dark enough.
This is why I look at your wonders with envy. :P Therefore I put more stress on music.
But I've tried and got a RGB ambient light (as you've shown). It is great for my Wampire game, with blue hue over the room.
P.S.
I'm sending your channel to my friends. This needs a lot more views!
Thank you and thanks for sharing! Yes I've often had discussions with other Atmoseekers who are more restricted on the environment they have their table in (more natural light). It's an interesting challenge I'd love to tackle in a future video, but you're spot on that music/ambience helps out a lot.
These are brilliant idea's
Absolutely amazing once again !
Thanks very much buddy!
Another great video! Keep it up, I'm still learning!
So awesome, dammit it looks nice 😍
Thanks mate! 😄
once again another short and sharp video great stuff those lights you use are awesome
Thank you! Yeah i'm really liking approaching different types of atmos setups and lights
So excited Guy decided to spotlight your channel! The tips and tricks provided are out of this world! I did post-production in college, so seeing how you used all the lighting scratches a big itch for me and I'm excited to increase the ambience for my games! Looking forward to see where the channel goes from here!
Thanks so much! Yes Guy is amazing! Yeah It really feels like my encounters are turning into miniature film sets 😂
Dude, just found this channel. Very very cool stuff
Thank you! 😄
Thank you. Learning so much.
You clearly know your stuff! I'll probably invest in 2 ambient lights at some point, but I think my players would dislike the clutter additional lights might cause.
Thanks mate! Yeah I have everything on show here so by all means take whatever speaks to your preferences. Those panel lights do most of the work, and aren't too table intrusive.
Nice one, Seb. I found the "snoot" and "edge" combo particularly useful. Not sure how I'm going to manage it, but it'll be fun finding out. Meanwhile, I'm going to create a couple complementary cels, for the static LEDs I already have. Thanks for the tips!
Yeah those Lumecubes are great lights, I'll often set and forget those, so not a lot of adjusting during a game (and they do have a smartphone app control). If you'd like a bunch of more affordable options, just give a hollar in the comments. For instance, small LED spotlights for Christmas village displays can get a similar effect.
Some great ideas here thanks
This is fantastic. I'm an art teacher 41 years young and a digital artist of over 20 years. A lot of the techniques you explain here work for illustration as well as video game design. I have three little boys, 1, 5, 7 and I want to get the into RPG games but I was never able to understand growing up in my neck of the woods. So I'm hoping with your techniques I can also create elaborate playing areas for their action figures as well. Thank you so much for these great techniques and ideas.
Thanks so much! That's amazing to hear! My day job is a video game animator, so you're bang on where I've learnt some of these techniques 💙
I've had a great time playing D&D "Adventure Begins" with my 6yr old. It's a great beginner DnD experience. My 3yr old just enjoys playing with all my monsters...there's been a lot to glue back together 😂
@@Atmoseeker Goodness, all my toys from my home office have been adopted by my little ninjas so I can totally understand. I haven't looked into the "adventure begins" but I'll look out for it. I'm going to purchase a dungeon! board game for them this year. So much to learn, so little time.
@@Atmoseeker BTW its amazing how the techniques you use in one job can be used in another and in real life too. Fantastic!
@@Atmoseeker BTW my middle son of 5 is also named Sebastian. lol
@@Cacalotlraven Hey that's a great name! 😋 I've found boardgames like DnD great for my kids. It promotes creativity, problem solving, cooperation, simple mathematics (my wife loves hearing all those educational points😄).
Hi Seb, selfie sticks work great for the ambient fixtures! Do you have recommendations for the other rigging/light supports?
If you're aiming for something bigger but still portable, one of my favorites is using a microphone stand geni.us/BMzAq and super clamps geni.us/qhs7VT. The stand get some decent height on it (and the boom can be rotated to become a T bar), just make sure to have a sand bag on the bottom to keep it from falling. Nylon clamps are also good to keep cables organised.
A fantastic video with amazing info!
Thanks buddy!
I love all your lighting set ups and have experimented with room lighting. I would love some advice as to suggestions to keep character sheets readable- my instant thought is LED USB reading lights- have you ever explored this or do you have any tips for solving this problem?
Thanks buddy! The lighting in this video will work in an average lit room, but obviously will be more dramatic in a darkened/dim room. For pen/paper visibility around the table i have used Pin spots mounted on the ceiling to create small lit areas for their dice and reading.
Another less complicated alternative is some flat reading lights. They dont spill light as much as regular reading lights do (i think you can get them in different sizes) www.amazon.com/dp/B083NT67VK/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_CNHRF3FVJVFBA9WN7KC5
Awesome videos, thanks heaps! I've got RGBW PAR light after watching it and am wondering if it is possible to create an irregular lightning flash effect using the remote or menu commands on the back of the light itself without having to use a DMX controller? Cheers :)
Thanks for watching! If your light has a sound mode you could have it next to a speaker playing lightning sounds and the sounds would trigger the flashes (although it might change colour while flashing). That said, the real benefit of DMX lights is using them with a controller for animations and scenes. If you're looking for something simpler to control, something like the pocket RGB panel has preset lighting animations like lightning, fire, police sirens etc. The one I use is the Aputure MC RGBWW. There might be cheaper alternative brands that have similar modes, but I've found the MC to have really decent brightness and animations.
So incredibly helpful! Love this so much
Thanks mate! I do kinda breeze through things, but glad you found it helpful. I'm hoping to have some more in depth look at specific lights on the channel in the future.
@@Atmoseeker sounds good! I was trying to click your links for the products and they weren’t working for me. Not sure why 🤔
Loved your Video, already got some ideas from your other videos :) !
I was thinking of getting one of those DJ Water Effect lights for my Board, but what would you recommend for an Industrial Light mood? Something like the Metal Hallways in Alien, with flickering Yellow/Orange Lights. I wanted to get some Tealights before and wrap some painter's mesh tape from a distance to get some of the grid patterns onto the board, with the light flickering in the back, but the tealights are way too weak to be casting good light from a distance.
Thanks so much! This is an awesome question, big fan of the alien movies so i got a good picture of what you mean. The tealights in this video arent bad for this, they even have a strobe feature which pulses on and off. I've also seen some potentially brighter strobing LED's that are Deep sea fishing lures, but i'm not sure how big/small they are.
Could also work some LED lighting strips under some knitting mesh if you...actually reminds me of some sci fi terrain i was making on the crazy crafter livestream ruclips.net/video/l_7g2ubXyCU/видео.html I had 3d printed a bunch of sci fi bits from miscast
Any chance you know what brand DMX light you have? The affiliate link doesn't work on the site and I can't seem to find it by googling it.
Is this still the DMX light you'd recommend? Hoping to pick up a few :).
With regards to the smoke, have you noticed any residue or anything on your terrain or miniatures? Thanks for the tips! My new lights just arrived.
Ah the smoke 😄 I assume you're talking about the smoke machine fog chiller. I use a water based fog fluid and I've had very little if any residue on my terrain, with any residue only building up in the cooling chamber or near the main pipe exit covered by cheese cloth.
If you have the terrain on some cardstock or paper, you might see some outlines of where the terrain was placed. However on standard neoprene or vinyl battlemats, I haven't seen any discolouration or residue.
@@Atmoseeker Awesome yes I made one of the chillers as well. My results will be coming in the next week. Thanks again and looking forward to more of your content.
Would any of these lighting techniques still be beneficial in a room with full, white, fluorescent-esce room lighting?
I play at a local game store, so I don't have control over darkening the ambient lighting of the room.
Thanks for watching! If the game environment is lit mostly like a common office, my guess is it would be more muted with most of the coloured lighting effecting what ever's closest to the lights. So, less dramatic than in the examples in this video.
I can't find these small but sturdy-looking tripods you are using for the ambient lights. What's their brand name, please? Are these cell phone tripods?
Yeah these are a no name brand. These are selfie stands for smartphones, the important aspect about them is they need a 1/4 inch thread to attach the lights to. Some of these types of stands have detachable smartphone mounts so you can access that screw. Something like this would do the trick www.amazon.com/Extendable-Wireless-Shutter-Compatible-Android/dp/B07K5QVJV3/
Have any suggestions for alternatives to the Neewer SL70-APP?
I'm okay without some of the fancier features (I can go without app integration). I've seen some similar looking options floating around on amazon in the ~$30~ range. I just don't know which option would be best for a D&D purpose, or what aspects I should be looking for to help me decide between similar options.
For sure there are some cheaper options out there. The main reason I like the app controlled ones is it's easier to adjust color brightness, and means you don't have to touch the light after it's placed. That said, if you're not fussed about fiddling with the light, searching amazon for "RGBW Video Panel Light" will show a bunch of options. Other than looking at the reviews, some things i would consider when looking would be:
RGB and White Color modes
Animated Lighting Effects
Dimmable
Threaded Tripod mounting point
Battery Life (and if it can still be active when usb charging)
Light Diffusion (Some lights either have a frosted panel, or an attachable diffuser)
what kind of mounts/bars are these secured to?
I have a bunch of these mounts and equipment listed here atmoseeker.webflow.io/equipment I believe I'm using the selfie tripod and extension brackets. These are affiliate links so any purchases through these support the Channel.
Did RUclips get rid of the description section? Cant find the links to anything.
They did move it in web browser to the right hand side now. If you're looking for equipment links, I have them all at atmoseeker.webflow.io/equipment
These are all affiliate links, so any purchases here go towards supporting the channel.
Would you say that 2 ambient lights and a focus light are the essential or can we get away with less and still have great results?
It really depends on the look you're after. I think in this video I'm showing some key principles, so you can totally pick and choose what works for your setup. If I were to chose a bare minimum however, I would keep some way of lighting the board with 2 ambient lights, I've also done this on the channel with 2 of those wave light's if you're after a cheaper option.
The ambient light setup here is playing off the lighting principle of a key light and a fill light, meaning if you just had one light there would be a lot of shadow. The second light is filling in those shadows a bit more. That said, 1 light can produce a very dramatic look.
The Neewer SL70-APP is till available on Amazon apparently. Hope that helps
Thank you, yeah you might be able to still find some floating around. They are discontinued from Neewer as they're now pushing their SL80's. Bit sad cause those SL70's were a bit more affordable...maybe because they were trying to clear that stock. The SL80 is still a good light, but at that higher price I would pay that bit extra to get the aputure MC. A lot more robust in terms of control and quality.
Have you had players complain they had to look into those spot or ambient lights all the time, while sitting at the table ?
No complaints personally, but I've been able to minimize player glare by having them angled more down (parallel to the board) than up or away from the players. Changing the height of the lights can help too. The aputure MC comes with a rubber diffuser as well that helps minimize glare too, (some other models include that feature as well. )
What is the system to attach the Lumecubes to the stand ? Didn't see any when I lurred into product pages on Amazon :(
Apologies will have to add some links to those, I use a mount bar to mount it to the stand www.amazon.com/Extension-KDD-Microphone-Compatible-Stabilizer/dp/B08DF8VTBG
@@Atmoseeker thank you so much for this quick answer ! Forgot to say I'm blasted by your videos ! Discovered it today and already have a rather big watchtime haha... Really awesome to finally find someone filling the weird void around atmosphere while D&D or wargaming, especially with your talent !
Thanks very much! Glad you're enjoying the channel 😄
How many ppl are thinking their dm sucks 😂 after watching this