A while back Peter Guthrie (a very talented artist) posted a VRay tutorial on making leaves using the VRay2sidedMtl. In this post I wanted to try and create a similar effect using mental ray in 3ds Max. Read on for further details. Read more
A couple of very handy shaders were introduced in 3ds Max 2010. The bump and displacement combiners. Then for some odd reason they were removed/hidden in 3ds Max 2011 and apparently this is the case again in 3ds Max 2012.
Unfortunately I can’t bring back the original bump/displacement material because I just don’t know how. However, after digging through the .mi files I have found a hidden shader that will allow this functionality. Read on for the goods. Read more
Mar 30
iray flyby animation test
A quick flyby animation test with iray in 3ds Max.
Mar 19
iray for automotive renders
I recently began using iray for the majority of my daily productions. It’s not a 100% switch over because I also still rely on mental ray to handle items that iray can’t produce (yet?), like motion blur and matte/shadows or ambient occlusion. That being said, I’m hooked! Read more
If you’re using the mr Photographic Exposure control you may have noticed it casts a green/blue hue onto your renderings. This tip will help remove that tint while still allowing you to use the Photographic Exposure control. Read more