Neon / Retrofuturism

Sunset gradients. Grid perspective. Chrome + neon. 80s future memory.

Recipe

Look: dark base (world about 0.01-0.02), magenta (1, 0.1, 0.6) and cyan (0.1, 0.6, 1) rim lights at 400 W-equivalent, purple back light, glossy chrome/black surfaces, strong bloom, 16:9, 35 mm.

1. Apply rendering/render_preset.py eevee_final first (it resets the view transform), then light with lighting/light_rig.py preset neon_night (pink/cyan/purple area lights, AgX Punchy look).
2. Chrome/lacquer with materials/pbr_material.py: chrome metallic 1.0 roughness 0.1; neon tube emission_color [1.0, 0.1, 0.6] emission_strength 8; glossy black coat_weight 1.0.
3. Optional grid/synth shading: stylized-style/toon_material.py (bands 3, rim 0.8) for flat sunset-gradient objects.
4. Frame with camera-cinematography/camera_rig.py (lens_mm 35, elevation_deg 5, low and wide for grid horizon).
5. Grade with compositing/comp_grade.py stylized_bloom (warmth -0.3 for cool glow; vignette 0.4).