why is my base color black?

[hectorthedog]

Hi i am trying to follow along with a tutorial and i have tried this multiple times, my cube base is always black. I have watched a few tutorials now and their cubes are always white. I have everything plugged in the same way. How do i make it so the cube is white like in the second imag?

Thanks for any help

[davescm · Accepted solution]

You are sending black information direct to the Ambient Occlusion output.  Insert a Height Based Ambient Occlusion (HBAO) node and adjust the depth

Dave

[hectorthedog]

Hi, thank you very much for the help. That done the trick! Much appreciated