Invisible Light Sources in Blender—Hide the Mesh, Not the Light

In this tutorial, you will learn how to hide a light emission object while retaining its emitted light in Blender. We’ll create an invisible light emitter mesh object.

Steps to follow to hide a light-emitting object in Blender

• Select the light-emitting object and go to the Object Properties panel.
• Under Object Properties, go to the “Visibility” section.
• Within the Visibility section, locate “Ray Visibility.”
• Under Ray Visibility, uncheck the box next to “Camera.”
• Now your light-emitting object is hidden while still emitting light.

The Video Tutorial

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