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Light and render an interior day and night scene using 3ds Max and V-Ray
In this step by step tutorial you will learn how to set lights, cameras and render settings for an interior...
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Create a mushroom cloud using Phoenix FD
Learn how to use Chaos Group’s Phoenix FD to create and render realistic visual effects directly inside...
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V-Ray Softbox studio lights for download
In the latest version of V-Ray for 3ds Max there is a material called VRaySoftBox. This material can...
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Metallic car paint using the V-Ray car paint material
Before the V-Ray Car Paint Material existed, complex layer blending was the most common method for generating...
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Matte shadow and reflection using V-Ray 2.0
*UPDATE* In the latest update for V-Ray 2.0 the reflection alpha is now included in the main alpha without...
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White Balance setup with V-Ray Physical Camera and 3ds Max
Here is a detailed tutorial on how to adjust the white balance of a render in V-Ray using features of...
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Basic theory of studio photography
Within 3d visualisation, the key to a successful studio is the application of real world photography....
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Vray animation optimisation
Rendering animations using Vray can undoubtedly leave you in frustration when it comes to render times....
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Create a stereoscopic image using the VRayStereoscopic helper
You can find the video and how to access the scene files for this tutorial at the bottom of this post....
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Productive techniques for amending final renders in V-Ray
In any project it is important to maintain a productive workflow that allows for tweaks and amends to...
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The making of the fully CGI commercial for “Quarkie” headphones
Tom Mitchell, Director at Treacle talks us through the making of the Quarkie Headphones commercial....
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Image file formats
There are a number of file types available for saving out rendered images. The most important aspect...
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Animators Without Borders – Finding Animation Work Abroad
The Hunt Teaching in Thailand was a lot of fun (after a few teething issues); the hours were easy and...
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Animators Without Borders – Getting setup abroad
I left ‘Dear Old Blighty’ for a two week holiday on the beaches of Thailand with nothing but a small...
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Vray RT 2.0 production renderer
Early versions of Chaos Group Vray RT presented themselves as a preview renderer and not a production...
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Exponential and linear colour mapping in Vray
Within Vray there are various processes and tools that we use to generate what we would consider to be...