Lights Out!

Hi Glen,

Most likely you are doing something wrong..,but I don't know what. Maybe post a link to your .blend here.

Make sure you adjust the power settings on the light properties, the default settings are pretty low.

Also, if you start the default Blender scene and add a Light, it will be added at the World Origin, and there is also the Default Cube, that's blockking the Light...apart from the Sun Light, because that one is 'infinitely' far away...

Generally, if you Add an Object, and then Add a Light, it will be inside the Object.

If you can post screenshots or expand on your situation please. The problem is entirely dependent on your scene so elaborate in your context so we can lend you a helping hand.

Hi Glen,

Your Area Light seems to be pointing away from the model.

The Point and Spot Lights are extremely far away (considering that the Area Light is 16.2').

Can't tell much more from just that screenshot.

It would be better if you can upload the file and post the link so we can download it and help troubleshoot.

That link throws a 404 Error (URL not found) for me.

Yes same, it's giving me a 404 error. 

To be honest Glen,

That shape is very hard to read.What am I looking at?

Maybe because of the lighting and camera angle; it looks to me as if it is something like this:

Which doesn't really  make sense.

It's a very simple model yes, but I remember when it was amazing just be able to move around in the viewport. As Martin says, it's a bit hard to make the shape out, the camera is very very close, you can move it further back so you give the composition a bit of space to breath. Keep on going, let me show you my first model and how I got better after I practiced more and more, so go, go, go