Cloudy sky HDRI
- 100 published HDRIs at HDRI Hub carry the clouds tag, priced $8 to $99.
- Resolutions run from 6144x3072 up to 16000x8000 pixels.
- Cloud cover acts as a large diffusing surface, scattering the sun's light so shadows turn soft or nearly invisible instead of hard-edged.
- A larger, more diffuse light source produces a softer shadow edge, the same principle that makes an overcast sky read as flatter light than a clear one.
100 published HDRIs at HDRI Hub carry the clouds tag, priced $8 to $99, at resolutions from 6144x3072 to 16000x8000. Overcast light spreads across the whole sky rather than coming from one sun position, so shadows soften and material color reads more evenly. They suit renders where a hard shadow would distract from the building or the material.
Products
Above the Clouds Bundle 01 (zDepth not included)
HDR Pack 014
HDR 168 Sea Harbor Sunny
HDR 168 Sea Harbor Sunny 20k
HDR 167 Sunny Dusk Clouds 20k
HDR 167 Sunny Dusk Clouds
HDR 166 Sunny Storm Clouds
HDR 166 Sunny Storm Clouds 20k
HDR 160 Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 160 Cloudy Sky
HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky
HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 158 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 158 Blue Evening Sky
HDR 165 Big Clouds Sky 20k
HDR 165 Big Clouds Sky
HDR 164 Cloudy Sky
HDR 164 Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 148 Cloudy Evening Sky
HDR 147 Rural Road Cloudy Sky
HDR 144 Rural Road Cloudy Sky
HDR 143 Cloudy Lake View
HDR 163 Dusk Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 148 Cloudy Evening Sky 20k
HDR 147 Rural Road Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 163 Dusk Cloudy Sky
HDR 144 Rural Road Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 155 Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 156 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 157 Blue Evening Sky 20k
HDR 157 Blue Evening Sky
HDR 156 Blue Evening Sky
HDR 155 Cloudy Sky
HDR 140 Road in Park
HDR 136 Hill Top with Cloudy Sky
HDR 133 Road in Hills with Cloudy Sky
HDR 134 Road in Field with Cloudy Sky
HDR 107 Path Park with Clear Sky
HDR 094 Park Road with Cloudy Sky
HDR 058 Road Clear with Clouds
HDR 131 Night Moon Clear Sky
HDR 130 Night Moon Sky
HDR 129 Night Moon Sky
HDR 128 Night Moon Sky with Clouds
HDR 124 Night Moon Clear Sky
HDR 123 Night Moon Clear Sky
HDR 122 Night Sky
HDR 121 Night Sky
What is in this collection
HDRI Hub lists 100 published cloudy-sky HDRIs, priced $8 to $99, at resolutions from 6144x3072 to 16000x8000. Examples include HDR 133 Road in Hills with Cloudy Sky, available up to 20k; HDR 136 Hill Top with Cloudy Sky; and HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky, a mixed sky with both clear patches and cloud cover.
When to use cloudy sky HDRIs
- Material and color studies where a hard shadow would hide surface detail.
- Facade renders that need even light on all sides of a building instead of one lit face and one shaded face.
- Product or interior renders shot near a large window, where overcast daylight is the realistic condition.
- Renders where a directional sun shadow is not the point of the shot, such as a floor plan walkthrough.
Rendering notes
Cloud cover scatters sunlight in all directions instead of letting it pass straight through, which is why an overcast HDRI produces soft shadow edges with gradual falloff rather than a sharp line. The effect is the same principle as a larger light source in a studio setup: the bigger and more diffuse the source, the softer the shadow it casts. Because there is no single strong sun direction, rotating a cloudy-sky HDRI changes the ambient color cast more than it changes shadow placement.