Ok, as promised, here is a little bundle of Lighting/composition hints which you could apply in your future scenes. PART1 As I've mentioned, PBR is a new trend and while it is cool thing, the aesthetics foundation didn't go anywhere, and nice lighting may be done well no matter the generation of engines or hardware... The…
----PART2 Just wanted to add few words about the outdoor environments. All the above still applies, but given that sometimes when dealing with "regular" sunlit environments you may not have that many options as you have with indoor environments you may want to play with light-shadow contrast as well as add more interesting…
I agree with Nosslak regarding some "outdated" looks, but that is not because there is no PBR used, but rather due to not very good lighting in general. PBR is not the defining aspect, since its not something that will make the scene look much better just by its mere presence. Foundation of shape, color, proportion and…