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Introduction to Lights in V-Ray Next

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Overview

Syllabus

Introduction
  • An introduction to lighting in V-Ray
  • Software versions used in this course
  • Gamma and unit settings
  • Using the provided scene files
1. Understanding Light Behavior
  • Light behavior
  • Light waves or light rays
  • Understanding light decay
  • Working with color
  • Size, shadows, and highlights
  • Photographic lighting tools
  • Controlling color bleed
2. The VRayLight: Common Settings
  • An introduction to the VRayLight
  • Controlling intensity and color
  • The on, target, and texture controls
  • Setting the lighting units
  • The invisible and no decay options
  • Working with exclude and include controls
  • Affect diffuse, specular, and reflection
  • Controlling shadows
  • Skylight portals
  • The sampling rollout
  • Viewport and advanced options rollouts
3. Unique Mode Settings on the VRayLight
  • The directional controls
  • The size parameters
  • The dome light rollout
  • The mesh light rollout
4. Putting Everything Into Practice
  • Challenge: Lighting the sample scene
  • Lighting the sample scene: Dome light
  • Lighting the sample scene: Plane light
  • Lighting the sample scene: Mesh light
  • Lighting the sample scene: Sphere light
Conclusion
  • What next?

Taught by

Brian Bradley

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