3ds Max and V-Ray: Interior Lighting and Rendering

1h 48mIntermediate2019-11-12

Authors

George Maestri

Animation Director and Producer

Course details

Explore the lighting and rendering features of V-Ray for 3ds Max with this hands-on, project-based course. Instructor George Maestri explains how to generate high-quality renderings of interior scenes and environments—a necessary skill for residential and commercial building design, animation, and gaming. Find out how to create realistic daytime and nighttime lighting, while examining the benefits and limitations of different tools, such as photometric lighting, auxiliary and fill lights, and environmental lights. Then see how to render a scene and then take your render layers into Photoshop to add shadows, reflections, and other finishing touches. You’ll learn everything you need to light rooms in any scenario—from sunrise to sunset and around the clock again.

Learning objectives
Using exposure compensation
Using photometric lighting
Adding sunlight
Adjusting auxiliary lights
Balancing lights
Daytime rendering
Compositing in Photoshop
Nighttime lighting
Night rendering and compositing
Adding reflections and final touches

Skills covered

V-RayChaos GroupVisualization3ds Max3D AnimationRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Critical techniques for lighting interior spaces
02 - How to use the example files

1. Setting Up the Scene

03 - Set up V-Ray
04 - Use exposure compensation
05 - Whether to use photometric lighting

2. Lighting for Daytime

06 - Preliminary camera placement
07 - Add an environment
08 - Set up environmental lighting
09 - Add sunlight
10 - Auxiliary lights
11 - Fill lighting
12 - Balancing lights

3. Daytime Rendering and Compositing

13 - Understand V-Ray Render Elements
14 - Create lighting elements
15 - Set up reflection elements
16 - Add a wireframe color element
17 - Final render
18 - Layer the composite in Photoshop
19 - Adjust reflections in Photoshop
20 - Add light and shadow in Photoshop
21 - Add sunlight glow
22 - Final touches

4. Lighting for Night

23 - Set up an environment
24 - Add environmental light
25 - Create flames
26 - Simulate firelight
27 - Illuminate a floor lamp
28 - Add auxiliary lighting
29 - Finalize with fill light

5. Night Rendering and Compositing

30 - Set up render elements
31 - Add selection elements
32 - Final render
33 - Layer the composite in Photoshop
34 - Add light and shadow in Photoshop
35 - Adjust reflections in Photoshop
36 - Adjust flames
37 - Final touches

Conclusion

38 - Next steps