V-Ray my way: a practical designers guide to creating realistic imagery using V-Ray & 3DS max

219 Pages·2014·19.02 MB·English

by  Wylde

V-RAY MY WAY
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V-RAY MY WAY
A Practical Designer’s
Guide to Creating Realistic
Imagery Using V-Ray
& 3ds Max
LEE WYLDE
f Focal Press
Taylor & Francis Croup
NEW YORK AND LONDON
First published 2014
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Wylde, Lee.
V-Ray my way : a practical designer’s guide to creating realistic imagery using
V-Ray & 3ds Max / Lee Wylde.
pages cm
1. V-R ay. 2. 3ds max (Computer file) 3. Architectural rendering—
Computer-aided design. I. Title.
NA2728.W98 2014
776(cid:2).7—dc23 2013038376
ISBN: 978-0-415-70963-7 (pbk)
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 1 6 Interior Mockup Scenes 91
Design Process 92
Lighting 94
1 My Experience and Background Story 3
Cameras 98
V-Ray Settings 99
2 Methodology (How to Use this Book) 15
Rendering 103
3 Introduction to My Workflow 19 7 Exterior Daytime Scenes 107
Design Process 108
4 Interior Daytime Scenes 29
Lighting 110
Design Process 30 Cameras 118
Lighting 34 V-Ray Settings 120
Cameras 44 Rendering 125
V-Ray Settings 48
Rendering 54 8 Exterior Evening Scenes 129
Design Process 130
5 Interior Evening Scenes 63
Lighting 132
Design Process 64 Cameras 138
Lighting 67 V-Ray Settings 140
Cameras 73 Rendering 144
V-Ray Settings 77
Rendering 83
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CONTENTS
9 Automotive Scenes 147 10 Shooting HDRIS 161
Design Process 148 Introduction 162
Lighting 149 Methodology 163
Cameras 153 Choosing a Location 166
V-Ray Settings 155 Equipment 168
Rendering 158 Preparation 170
Compiling HDRIS 175
Setting up V-Ray HDRIS in 3D Studio Max 185
Index 205
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you to the following individuals for their careful review exercises. Thank you to Markus Huber from openfootage.net
of the text during its various stages of development: for generously allowing me to use his HDRI files within some
of the scenes.
Clark Cory, Alex Huguet Paredes, Jeremy Sahlman, and
Matthew Valero. And finally to my wife for her support and for keeping my
energetic children entertained for the duration of my writing.
Thanks also to Christian Bloch from HDRlabs.com for
allow ing me to use some of their HDR lighting files for the
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