Rendering 3ds Max

DanielAlexander

I am trying to get a shadow to render when I have my model against a plane...but not show the plane when I render. So I get a nice white background, and some cool shadow effects. Does anyone know the trick to do this in 3ds Max? Right now it looks too plain....

Piflik

Use a plane with a Shadow/Matte Material.

System

Pure white is a bit blinding and pure black hides too much, somewhere inbetween would be easier on the eyes.

Sean VanGorder

Shadow/Matte material for sure.

Instead of a flat color, maybe do a black to white gradient for the background?

SnarG

Alternatively just render out the shadows separately and composite them in afterwards.