Sky HDRI
- 131 published HDRIs at HDRI Hub carry the sky tag, priced $8 to $99.
- Resolutions run from 4096x2048 up to 20000x10000 pixels.
- 52 of HDRI Hub's HDRIs are tagged unclipped, meaning the sun disc keeps its real brightness instead of being cut off.
- 4 free sky HDRIs are also available, from 3072x1536 to 8192x4096.
131 published HDRIs at HDRI Hub carry the sky tag, priced $8 to $99, at resolutions from 4096x2048 to 20000x10000. They range from a plain blue sky to overcast and evening skies, so the choice depends on whether a scene needs a hard sun shadow or soft, even light. Four free sky HDRIs are also available for testing before buying.
Products
HDR 180-8 Space Sky with Nebula
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 180-3 Space Sky with Stars + Milky Way
HDR 180-2 Space Sky and Stars
HDR 180-1 Space Sky and Stars
Above the Clouds Bundle 01 (zDepth not included)
HDR Pack 014
HDR 142 Rural Road 20k
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 145 Rural Road Clear Sky
HDR 144 Rural Road Cloudy Sky
HDR 143 Cloudy Lake View
HDR 142 Rural Road
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 163 Dusk Cloudy Sky
HDR 144 Rural Road Cloudy Sky 20k
HDR 154 Park Grass Field 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 154 Park Grass Field
HDR 140 Road in Park
What is in this collection
HDRI Hub lists 131 published sky-tagged HDRIs, priced $8 to $99, at resolutions from 4096x2048 to 20000x10000. Examples include HDR 159 Blue Evening Sky, also sold at 20k resolution; HDR 106 Dawn, a low-sun morning sky; and HDR 133 Road in Hills with Cloudy Sky, available up to 20000x10000. Four free sky HDRIs, from 3072x1536 to 8192x4096, are on the free sky HDRI page.
When to use sky HDRIs
- Set the overall sky color and horizon behind a building in an exterior render.
- Drive sun position and shadow direction by rotating a clear-sky HDRI around the vertical axis.
- Provide soft, even fill light for facade or material studies using an overcast sky HDRI.
- Match a specific time of day, such as dawn or evening, without modeling a physical sky from scratch.
Rendering notes
An unclipped HDRI keeps the sun's real brightness in the file, often many exposure values above the sky, which produces sharp, correctly scaled shadows instead of a flat white disc. Rotate the map on its vertical axis to move the sun and change shadow direction and length, since the sun's position is fixed in the panorama. For an overcast sky HDRI, expect soft shadow edges with little directional falloff, since the cloud layer scatters the light before it reaches the ground.