Evening Sky HDRI 041 B

This 2K high-dynamic-range environment map provides realistic sunset illumination and reflections for architectural rendering. This spherical environment map captures a soft, muted evening sky during sunset. The lighting profile features a gentle transition from warm, low-horizon tones to a cooler, overcast cloud layer above. It is designed to provide consistent, physically accurate ambient lighting and reflections for 3D scenes. The image includes a preview with reference spheres—chrome, matte grey, and blue—to demonstrate how the light interacts with different surface properties, ensuring predictable results for metallic, diffuse, and glossy materials in a variety of rendering engines. Its resolution is 2K, suitable for background lighting and ambient light contribution.

The download is a 5.4 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 use this asset, load the file into the environment or background slot of your chosen rendering engine. The map functions as a primary light source, providing both global illumination and high-quality reflections. Adjust the rotation to align the sun position with your scene's architectural orientation. Because the lighting and reflections are baked into the same capture, no additional light rigs are necessary to achieve coherent results. Scale the intensity within your render settings to match the desired exposure for your specific project environment.