Quote -  sorry about double post, but yes the ibl is white. is that a problem? I didn't add any Ambient occlusion either.

I asked if it was white because unless I know the color and intensity I don't know how strong it is. The effective luminance is the product of the two. White is the number 1.

So - the IBL intensity you are using is 100%. That's insane. That's like being inside a blast furnace.

And what do you mean you didn't add any AO? I see the AO clearly. Because you're in a blast furnace, without the AO there would be no shadowing at all.

A plain white IBL should never be above 20% intensity, and even that is too much in most situations.

Your figure is lit like she's inside a glowing ping pong ball. This is exactly the situation I first spoke about. Adjusting a shader to look good in this situation is basically a guarantee that when you try to use the figure in a scene with other props, it will look insane.

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