On Dec 8, 2013 11:08 AM, "Mr. Eric D. Kirk" <kirkproductions@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sorry - thought I was clear.  You know when you add a 2D image and add a light, the image becomes black?  Then you have to change accept lights to off and the image reappears.  The appearance is that you are changing it TO accept lights since now you can see it.
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> Just not understanding what's really happening there.
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> Eric

When you set accept lights to off, you are telling the layer to disregard the lighting in the scene. It will not be shaded at all, becoming neither lighter nor darker in response to lights.

If you have a light in the scene, accept lights is on, and the layer is dark, then it is accepting lights, but no light is actually hitting the layer. Since it's not being illuminated, it is dark. You may need to reposition your light, or add additional lights to the scene.

You can use an ambient light in the scene to raise the overall lighting level.

Walter Soyka