About this asset

This equirectangular HDRI environment map provides realistic sunrise lighting for 3D scenes, featuring a wide grassy field. This 360-degree environment map captures a low-contrast sunrise over an expansive, flat grassy field. The sky is filled with delicate, wispy cirrus clouds, creating a soft and diffuse natural light quality. The horizon is punctuated by a distant, thin line of trees, providing a subtle sense of scale and depth. The colour palette is dominated by muted natural greens of the meadow, balanced by the cool blues and soft, warm tones of an early morning sky. It provides a balanced, neutral illumination suitable for various outdoor rendering applications.

The download is a 6.2 MB file 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 HDRI, load the.hdr file into your rendering engine's environment or world lighting slot. Adjust the rotation to align the soft sunrise glow with your primary light source or camera angle. Because this map offers a low-contrast, diffuse light, it is ideal for creating soft shadows and realistic ambient occlusion in both architectural and landscape visualizations. Scale the intensity within your scene settings to match the desired time of day exposure.

This environment map is well-suited for exterior architectural visualisations, landscape design projects, and rural site analysis. It pairs effectively with naturalistic vegetation assets, site-specific building models, and outdoor furniture sets. Professionals often use this type of asset for creating atmospheric, dawn-lit scenes in masterplanning or residential design presentations. It is a reliable choice for projects requiring a soft, non-directional light source that avoids harsh highlights, making it useful for both wide-angle site shots and intimate garden perspective views.