Evening Sky HDRI 006 B

Evening Sky HDRI 006 B is a 2K high-dynamic-range environment map providing realistic sunset lighting for architectural visualisation. This 2K high-dynamic-range environment map captures the soft, diffused light of a late afternoon or early evening sky. The image features a gentle gradient from a warm, low-hanging sun towards cooler, muted grey-blue tones in the upper atmosphere. Subtle cloud formations are visible, providing natural variation in light intensity across the dome. This map is designed to provide comprehensive global illumination, ensuring that reflections on surfaces—whether metallic, matte, or glossy—remain physically accurate and consistent with the ambient light source. It offers a balanced, professional-grade solution for achieving authentic environmental lighting in any 3D scene.

The download is a 5.5 MB compressed archive containing a 2K equirectangular high-dynamic-range environment map, ready to load as dome or world lighting in Blender, 3ds Max, SketchUp renderers, Unreal Engine and D5.

To implement this HDRI, load the file directly into your rendering engine's environment or background lighting slot. Adjust the rotation to align the sun position with your scene's primary light requirements. Because the file contains high-dynamic-range data, you can modulate the exposure or intensity settings within your software to fine-tune the ambient brightness. It is recommended to use this map as the primary light source to maintain consistent shadows and specular highlights, which will accurately reflect the captured sunset sky.