Interior Rendering Techniques with mental ray and 3ds Max
In this tutorial, we will explore the various techniques and some helpful tips for setting up realistic lighting for an interior scene. Software required: 3ds Max 2012.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, we will explore the various techniques and some helpful tips for setting up realistic lighting for an interior scene. The ability to set up realistic lighting for an interior environment is a skill that is highly sought after in the CG industry. But every digital set comes with it own set of unique problems that need to be overcome. So we will be covering a lot of very common issues that you will want to be aware of such as the proper use of lights and gamma-correction to create physically-accurate light behavior, achieving realistic light bouncing in our scene, optimizing our render speed, using proper gamma-correction on textures and materials inside of 3ds Max, as well as many other tips, tricks, and techniques that will help you become a stronger, more effective rendering artist in 3ds Max. Software required: 3ds Max 2012.
Table of contents
- Setting up Initial Lighting for the Scene 6m
- Enabling Gamma Correction in 3ds Max 5m
- Adding a Mental Ray Sky to Our Scene 5m
- Using Portal Lights for Our Interior Scene 12m
- Adding Materials to Our Interior Scene 11m
- Placing Secondary Lights 9m
- Increasing Render Quality Settings of Our Scene 12m
- Rendering Our Final Interior Shot from 3ds Max 13m
About the author
Kyle was one of the first authors for Digital-Tutors, now a Pluralsight company. and has been a part of the team for over 10 years. Kyle began his career in computer graphics education as a college instructor and worked as a Digital-Tutors rendering tutor and curriculum manager since 2002. Kyle has contributed to many of the most popular projects and helped the Digital-Tutors team win awards throughout the company's history. Kyle has had the honor of having his art exhibited at the New York ... more