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Vehicle Rendering in 3ds Max 2009 (Includes 3 Scene Files)
An In-Depth Look at Rendering Vehicles in 3DS Max 2009
In this video Jeff Patton takes an in-depth look at how to create a realistic render of a vehicle in 3DS Max using Mental Ray.
Jeff walks you through the process step by step and provides a solid foundation for you to be able to create your own renders and understand Mental Ray.
Specifically, Jeff covers the following items: Arch and Design Materials, Metallic Flake Paint Materials, Using a 3 Point Lighting Setup, Photographic Exposure Controls, Kelvin Controls, Texturing, The New Composite Map in 3DS Max 2009.
Please note that 3DS Max 2009 is REQUIRED.
Please note that the gamma settings are as follows:
Enable Gamma/LUT Correction = Enabled
Display Gamma=2.2
Bitmap Input Gamma=1.0
Bitmap Output Gamma=2.2
Post Date: September 22, 2008
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Jeff Patton is very active on CGTalk and his posts about mental ray have often been very useful to me (and to many other people I'm sure) so when receiving the Gnomonology Newsletter I saw a tutorial by him had been added, I had to get it. And I must say, I wasn't disappointed. It's fast paced but easy to follow (and I'm not a native English speaker as you probably already noticed while reading that :) ) and the tutorial doesn't stop when you finish watching the video since you can also check the materials and how they were built.
Posted September 27, 2008 - 06:03amI hope that's it's only the beginning and that we will see many more tutorials about mental ray by Jeff.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us and please, forgive my bad English, I'm French.
Jean-Luc
Hi Jean-Luc,
Posted September 30 2008 - 05:08pmThank you for sharing your thoughts on the video. I'm very glad to hear that it didn't disappoint..and FWIW, I think your English is perfect.
Jeff
Best $$ I have spent in a while!
Posted October 01, 2008 - 11:30amNo matter what your current skill level is, this video is well worth the price! If you render with Mental Ray, this lesson will definitely increase the quality of the renders you produce. Jeff gives an informative overview of the steps used to create stunning car renders both in a studio enviro, and comped to a photo background. As mentioned the accompanying scenes are a great learning asset on their own, materials, lighting, everything covered in the video is there for you to learn from. Buy this tutorial..... you will not be sorry you did!
Todd Daniele
Jeff is one of the most knowledgeable Mental Ray artists out there. Being able to examine his lighting and material setups is priceless. Worth way more than $35 in my opinion. You won't be disappointed.
Posted October 07, 2008 - 08:10amDave Coalter
Coalter Digital LLC
Thank You Jeff for this tutorial and waiting for more :) ( and dont You run from 3d!!!)
Posted October 08, 2008 - 12:40ambest regards
Adam Bakowski
This is a great tutorial, I learned a lot !
Posted October 09, 2008 - 10:16amThe only problem is that Mental Ray takes ages to render... (I need a new computer).
Anyway great info, do some more please ! :)
Brilliant tutorial Jeff. I've never really used mentalray before as at work they use vray a lot. I am looking forward to many more tuts from you and have picked up lots of tips and tricks from your blogs. Thanks,
Posted December 30, 2008 - 06:44amDan
love love love the tutorial, i'm a finalrender user here tryin to grasp something i've avoided for a while. one question though..... where do u access the stand alone mr sun?!? other than that, amazing!
Posted January 01, 2009 - 06:34pmGreat job, but one question.
Posted January 31, 2009 - 12:59amsince is clear to me now that i also need a new computer.
I guess you recommend windows 64 instead of 32,
but XP64 or Vista64?
Thanks and i hope to see another of your Tutorials soon.
Thanks for the comments.
Posted February 06 2009 - 11:51amTim: You can't access the mrSun (without a script) in 2009. That being said it's no big deal, just us the mrSun in the daylight system. I should have used the daylight system with a mrSun and a skylight instead of a mrSky in this tutorial to avoid the confusion.
Antonio: FWIW, the next PC I build will definitely be a 64bit machine. I'm tired of hitting the RAM limitation in 32bit land. I'll use Vista64 or Windows7 if it's available when I get ready to make that jump.
Hi jeff compliments for this tutorial and for the renderings they are very beautiful, I know enough mental ray and your images they are some of the most beautiful that can be admired in internet
Posted February 27, 2009 - 09:10amI wanted to ask you if you can suggest me a link whether to find or to buy some beautiful images of backround and enviroment with the technique of the mirro ball that is used in mental ray.
I have modeled an auto and I wanted to insert it in an environment
I thank you
Mak 21
this my mail
marc.pat@libero.it
I highly recommend this tutorial.
Posted April 10, 2009 - 06:33pmPersonally, I'm looking forward to more tutorials from you Jeff.
Keep it up! Thanks!.
I just start to learn Mental Ray and this tutorial is simple fantastic for everyone who wont to make a step ahead and learn something that is very important in CG. I know modeling. I know texturing job... but render is always my thin spot. Finally i have something from where i can start... THX Jeff and as a Hugo... am looking forward to more tutorials from you.
Posted September 06, 2009 - 02:24amThank you Jeff Patton!
Posted December 26, 2009 - 05:10amHighly recommended tutorial.
But I have 1 question that I really don't understand how to do it:
How do you have flakes without specular lights and no environment?