Lighting in a Small Room

[Hydra]

I recently picked up this;
https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/pop-art-pad/116035/

Which I quite like, but sadly its just not lit at all. If the supplied lights were actually used, no one would live there since its dark and dingy. (Why do designers do this?)


So does anyone have any tips on how to light a small room? Should I be considering simple HDRI?

[face_off]

I don't have that prop, but if you don't mind slower render times, I would try changing the light cover material to be a diffuse material emitter.

Paul

[DrHemulen]

You could also try to make the walls not cast shadows as in the tutorial here: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=51514
Then you can just use sunlight, HDRI or encapsulate your scene in a sphere of light as the light will go right through the walls.