Rendering Help

slipsius

Hey

I was wondering if anyone had any tutorials or if anyone could just help me with quick renders. Im using maya 2008. Ive been working on my modelling, but the default lighting with black background are just HORRIBLE renders... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Stefan Lipsius

Ben Apuna

Vig started a great thread on lighting here:

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=51209

I'd start there. His examples are in Max but the same principles apply to Maya.

EDIT:

Here's some Modo Product Shot Lighting and Compositing tutorials as well, I know not Maya sorry... but there's some good info in them about how to go about making some nice renders.

http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=28292

slipsius

Thanks for the reply Ben. Though, not quite what i was looking for. I didnt mean like finished scene renders, i was talkin more like this stuff.


http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=64635

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=62114

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=64518


Just a nice grey on grey, with enough lighting to show off the model. For some reason, i doubt its anything super hard, but to me, it looks like a professional way to show off your stuff, and i would love to know how, so im not posting default render pictures.

Mark Dygert

I think you're looking for something like this?
http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=60887&highlight=shellac

Reading up on the basics of lighting, which I covered in that post will help.
You can't get away from good 3 point lighting, it will help in just about every kind of lighting set up.

Seaseme

damn. Nice link Vig, that's a great tutorial.

slipsius

no love for the maya users, eh? though, that does look like a good tutorial for max, judging by all the replies of people that tried it. thanks vig