Portfolio Tips: Presentation

Proxzee

I see a lot of very nice portfolio sites with their models rendered in a really clean way. What do you usually do when you render a model for a 2D portfolio image?

Also I'm getting transparency sorting issues with my model.

Mark Dygert

3dsmax? Maya?

Sky light, AO, and or 3 point lighting.

Zephir62

What Vig said. And in 3DS Max, don't forget to change the rendering from Area to Catmull. If you don't know how:

http://www.game-artist.net/forums/tutorials/3841-3d-max-improve-your-renders-catmull-rom.html

Proxzee

Im using maya. whats AO?

Tumerboy

Ambient Occlusion

pior

Or - don't bother and simply screengrab! Nvidia cards also let you set anti aliasing. And most apps have a least realtime shadows now.