Modifying the Lighting

You can create two kinds of lights for use with Button Magic: point lights and directional lights. Lights have various attributes, including color, location, direction (for directional lights), and intensity.

To create a light:

  1. In Button Magic, choose Edit > Lights to launch the Lighting Editor.

  2. Choose Create > [Point|Directional] Light in Button Magic, depending on whether you want to create point light or directional light.

  3. Use the color wheel to select a color for the light. Left-drag on the small black box to the desired color.

  4. Use the slider bar under the color wheel to adjust the intensity of the light.

  5. For directional lights, left-drag the blue arrow in the Direction window to change the direction of the light. (You can also manipulate the icon in the Direction window to change the light's direction.)

  6. For point lights, left-drag the blue arrow to move the light source (assume the position is on the tail of the arrow). The distance of the light from the object can be changed using the Light Distance slider, which moves the light along the direction of the arrow to/from the origin.

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