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Studio gradient world with a horizon band

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Build a world that blends ground, horizon and zenith colours by the elevation of the view direction, with an adjustable horizon height and band softness and a separate backdrop strength for the camera. Use it for clean studio renders and stylized skies.

Render of Studio gradient world with a horizon band
The render its check recorded in Blender 5.2.1, 192 by 192 pixels.

What it takes and gives

Operator
baltor.world_gradient_studio
Parameters
ground_color, horizon_color, zenith_color, horizon_height, softness, strength, camera_strength
Result
A world named Baltor Gradient Studio set as the scene world.
Blender
4.2 or later
Axes
Blender Z up, -Y forward
Units
metres

Limits. A smooth three-colour gradient: no sun, clouds or image detail, so it gives soft light without shadows from a direction. The camera strength uses the Light Path node, which EEVEE honours only partly. Rendered here with Cycles CPU only. Verified in Blender 5.2.1; written for the 4.2 API.

Details

Kind
Blender tool
Engine
Blender 4.2 or later
Files
11 files, 117.6 KB
Licence
MIT
Declared effects
runs commands
Checked with
Blender 5.2.1, background (Cycles CPU for previews)
Checks
addon install and enable, operator runs with defaults, blender data matches core, addon disable unregisters, script mode runs, clean reopen addon file, clean reopen script file, gltf separate export, engine output clean
Techniques
Elevation from the Z component of the world direction, Colour ramp with stops at sin(elevation) positions, Light Path camera ray mix for a separate backdrop strength
Tags
blender, world, gradient, studio, backdrop, lighting, stylized
Identity
library.supply.creative_originals.fee2dde5737d68b41e1f3f11.41deb17514263ed8
Version
41deb17514263ed868f37daff273256280403262e75bd65bb698e79f0a453023

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