Vray 2.0 Tutorials

Exterior rendering with Vray sun/sky and gamma 2.2 workflow

(April 12, 2012 - Vray 2.0 for 3dsMax 2010)
In this tutorial, we will render a basic exterior scene, in day and night lighting situations. All this with the help of the Vray Sun and Sky system, and the gamma 2.2 workflow!

This gamma 2.2 workflow combined with vray sun and sky is a much debated subject ... read more...

Interior rendering with V-ray 2.0

(April 12, 2012 - Vray 2.0 for 3dsMax 2010)
This tutorial will help you light a basic interior scene with 3 different lighting setups:
• Skylight only
• Skylight + sunlight
• Nightscene (artificial light)
It will also cover some basic concepts about light balance, skylight vs V-ray lights, setting up ceiling spots and so on.

How to use HDRI in V-ray 2.0

(April 12, 2012 - Vray 2.0 for 3dsMax 2010)
The goal of this tutorial is to show you different ways of using HDRI maps with Vray. It will show you the effects and drawbacks of each method, so that you can choose for yourself which method suits your project best.

Irradiance map settings for stills - settings explained

(April 12, 2012 - Vray 2.0 for 3dsMax 2010)
• Better understand all these parameters to control the IR map GI solution
• You will run through all the settings by rendering a simple interior scene
• Learn how things like interpolation, min/max rates, color threshold and more affect the quality of your GI shadows.
• Use Detail Enhancement to further improve image quality

How to use the free materials from www.vray-materials.de

(April 12, 2012 - Vray 2.0 for 3dsMax 2010)
Learn how to use and edit the free materials found at Vray-materials.de:
• Download the default scene
• Make it render faster
• Download a new material and apply it
• Set mapping and displacement info
• Edit the material(s) to your needs
• Assign materials to custom objects + adjust mappings
• Convert scene to gamma 2,2 workflow (adjust textures and colors)
• Create your own lighting setup