Cove Lighting

narticus

I'm creating an interior in UE4, and wondering which is the best method for creating a cove light, such as the one pictured below:


It wraps around the entire perimeter of the underside of the ceiling. Would you use an emissive material, or would you need to create a series of lights that follow the cove?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Futzy

In the details panel of the light you're able to change the shape. You can extend the length/radius of a light to replicate the tube lights that are being used there

For example:

LMP

I would use a light with a small radius and a decent length and just tuck it in there.

narticus

Aha! Thanks fellas. I just needed to look further into the light properties. Will post results when I have them.

passerby

ya exactly what everyone mentioned, also look at your photorefs you can see some shadow, where 2 lights meet, so even in that RL example, it is done just using florescent tubes, which are pretty much the exact same shape as a unreal4 light with length added.