20K HDRI skies
- 25 published HDRIs carry the 20k tag: 19 Outdoor skies and 6 Space skies.
- Prices range from $9.90 to $25 per variant.
- The Outdoor set is delivered at 20000x10000 pixels.
- Example skies include HDR 158 and HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky 20k, and HDR 180 Space Sky and Stars.
20000x10000 pixel HDRIs give a render enough sky detail to stay sharp when the sky itself is visible in frame, or when a large glossy surface reflects it up close. This collection lists every HDRI tagged 20k in the catalog.
Products
HDR 180-5 Space Sky with Galaxy
HDR 180-6 Space Sky with Planet
HDR 180-7 Space Sky with Sun
HDR 180-4 Space Sky and Stars
HDR 180-2 Space Sky and Stars
HDR 180-1 Space Sky and Stars
HDR 142 Rural Road 20k
HDR 168 Sea Harbor Sunny 20k
HDR 167 Sunny Dusk Clouds 20k
HDR 166 Sunny Storm Clouds 20k
HDR 160 Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 158 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 165 Big Clouds Sky 20k
HDR 164 Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 163 Dusk Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 148 Cloudy Evening Sky 20k
HDR 147 Rural Road Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 145 Rural Road Clear Sky 20k
HDR 144 Rural Road Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 154 Park Grass Field 20k
HDR 155 Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 162 Forest 20k
HDR 156 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 157 Blue Evening Sky 20k
What is in this collection
25 published HDRIs carry the 20k tag: 19 in the Outdoor category and 6 in the Space category. Prices range from $9.90 to $25 per variant. Examples: HDR 158 Blue Evening Sky 20k, HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky 20k and HDR 180-1 Space Sky and Stars.
When you need a 20k HDRI
A lower-resolution HDRI is fine when it only lights a scene from off-camera, but two situations call for the extra resolution here: the sky itself is visible in the final frame, for example behind a building or through a window, or the scene has a large, close, reflective surface such as glass, water or polished metal that mirrors sky detail up close. In both cases a blurry or blocky HDRI shows up immediately, either as a soft horizon line or as pixelated reflections.
Rendering notes
For a 4K output render, a 16K-or-higher HDRI applied across the full 360-degree sky hemisphere gives a sharp visible background and clean reflections, according to render engine vendor guidance; a 20000-pixel-wide file comfortably covers that requirement with headroom. Resolution mainly affects background sharpness and reflection detail, not lighting accuracy, so a smaller proxy version is fine for early lighting tests before switching to the full 20k file for final frames.