Creating a Photorealistic Skin Shader in Maya and V-Ray
In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a photorealistic skin shader using V-Ray and Maya. Software required: Maya and NUKE.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a photorealistic skin shader using V-Ray and Maya. Throughout these lessons, we will learn the basic building blocks that will aid us in creating a photorealistic skin shader. We will begin by using VRayFastSSS2 material, exploring its attributes within a simple scene setup. We will then use Photoshop to refine texture maps. As we proceed to more advanced lessons, we will apply these building blocks in the process of creating a realistic human skin. By the end of this training, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the methodologies involved in using V-RayFastSSS2 material to create believable skin shaders. Infinite, 3D Head Scan by Lee Perry-Smith is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at Infinite-Realities - http://www.ir-ltd.net/. Software required: Maya and NUKE.
Table of contents
- Setting up Scale and VRayFastSSS2 Material 12m
- Setting up Diffuse and SSS Layers 9m
- Looking at the Single Scatter Mode 5m
- Setting up a V-Ray Blend Material 7m
- Setting up V-Ray Lights 13m
- Using V-Ray Dome Lights with an HDR Map 8m
- Setting up Textures for Our VRayFastSSS2 Material 10m
- Continuing to Focus on Our Color Map and Textures 11m
- Adding Our Normal Map and Reflection 5m
- Applying VRayFastSSS2 Material to Our CG Head 9m
- Adding a Diffuse Texture 9m
- Starting to Add Overall Color 13m
- Setting up Our Displacement Map 10m
- Looking at Linear Work Flow 12m
- Preparing Our Scene for Final Render 8m
- Setting up Render Passes in NUKE 2m
About the author
Clifford Otomi Green is Senior Lighting/Look Development TD at Zoic studios Vancouver BC, Canada. Previously he has worked for various VFX studios such as, Red Vision, Aardman animations, Mr.X, and MPC to name but a few. Clifford started his 3D career over 10 years ago and in that time attended various VFX institutions to further develop his understanding of the intricacies of Visual Effects in film and television. He is passionate about film making and photography and has contributed to a few i... more