# HDRI lightning on groom (Metahuman)

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hdri-lightning-on-groom-metahuman/1179282>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** hdri, unreal-engine, Rendering, Lighting, question\
**Created:** [May 26, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hdri-lightning-on-groom-metahuman/1179282 "2023-05-26T12:58:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![TomInterdigital](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@TomInterdigital](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TomInterdigital)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hdri-lightning-on-groom-metahuman/1179282/1 "2023-05-26T12:58:58Z")

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Hello everyone !

I try to render characters with hair like metahumans. I Would like to use HDRI as light and background for my scene but when I use them i got render like this :

 ![hdri_back](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/a/1/c/a1c25adc58ebd993c6d427f48262b6f6cd237f66.jpeg)  
 ![hdri_side](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/a/5/5a5f1867cee9e62106cda1ea24ef8c446ae9ab08.jpeg)

For comparison, here is the same scene with some classic lightning :

 ![light_back](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/a/d/dadca1b696392c36d28b5ceb1f6ed25a5c29e816.jpeg)  
 ![light_side](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/2/d/e2d59122ccd3502ce789246ee18792abf1b12a1f.jpeg)

As you can see the HDRI is doing some weird reflection and doesn’t lit at all in some angles.

If anyone as encounter something similar and have a solution, maybe it’s just a trick to do with the skylight of the HDRI.

Thanks !

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**Author:** ![TomInterdigital](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@TomInterdigital](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TomInterdigital)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hdri-lightning-on-groom-metahuman/1179282/2 "2023-06-08T10:06:18Z")

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No one as any idea on how to solve this ?

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**Author:** ![HobbyCG](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@HobbyCG](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/HobbyCG)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/hdri-lightning-on-groom-metahuman/1179282/3 "2023-06-08T15:58:57Z")

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I use CC4 characters and have the same problem. It’s even more apparent when using path tracing. At least for me. I assume it’s a bug of some kind.