Emission

The Emission node simulates lamps or other sources that emit light.

Inputs and Controls

Connection Type

Connection Name

Function

Input

map

The image used to modulate the emission properties of the material.

unnamed

Either:

The 2D image you’re using for the surface texture, or

Another shader node, such as Diffuse, Specular, or Emission. Adding several shader nodes one after the other allows you to produce more complex effects.

Control (UI)

Knob (Scripting)

Default Value

Function

Emission Tab

channels

channels

rgba

The effect is only applied to these channels.

You can use the checkboxes on the right to select individual channels.

emission

emission

0

The color of the light the material emits. Note that when you have an image connected to the unnamed input of the node and adjust this value, you need to look at the rendered 2D image to see the effect of your changes. Changing the emission value does not have any effect in the 3D Viewer.

Step-by-Step Guides

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