How to Add an HDRI Background Environment in Blender

In this Blender tutorial, I will show you how to add an HDRI background environment to your scenes. HDRIs are a great way to add a photorealistic look to your renders, and they can also be used to create interesting lighting effects.

We will start by creating a new scene and adding a cube to the scene. Then, we will add an HDRI to the background using the World settings. Finally, we will adjust the settings of the HDRI to make it look the way we want.

By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to add an HDRI background environment to your scenes in Blender.

What You Will Learn

• How to add an HDRI to the background of a scene in Blender
• How to adjust the settings of an HDRI in Blender

What You Will Need**

• Blender
• A computer
• An HDRI image file

Instructions

1. Open Blender.
2. Create a new scene.
3. Add a cube to the scene by pressing Shift+A and selecting “Cube” from the menu.
4. Select the cube and go to the Properties Editor.
5. In the World settings, click on the “Environment Texture” node.
6. Click on the “Open” button and select an HDRI image file.
7. The HDRI will now be applied to the background of the scene.
8. To adjust the settings of the HDRI, go to the Properties Editor and click on the “Environment Texture” node.
9. You can change the settings of the HDRI to make it look the way you want.
10. Once you are finished adjusting the settings of the HDRI, press F12 to render the scene.

Tips

• Use a high-resolution HDRI image file for the best results.
• Experiment with different HDRI image files to create different looks for your scenes.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to add an HDRI background environment to your scenes in Blender. You can now use this technique to add realistic and interesting backgrounds to your renders.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.