The new global illumination options in LW 2020 are fantastic. Doesn't have anything to envy Arnold or Octane renderer, in my humble opinion. It's easy to achieve photorealism. This scene was rendered using the new environment light with GI and raytrace options enabled. Render times were around 3 mins per frame.
Model by Alex Klemm. Terrain is simple displacement map of my own creation. Environment light is created using the new Lightwave env feature which allows you to have realistic sky backgrounds.
Rendered in LW 2020
Edited and color graded in Shotcut. I used a Sedona LUT for the color and graded it further.
"The Barrier" Star Trek V by Jerry Goldsmith
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