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Visual effects arist Rusty Hazelden has released a new four-part V-Ray series . “The Art of V-Ray” is a practical introduction to Chaos Group’s renderer. You will learn important basics, as well as techniques, tips and tricks for your renderings. Anyone who wants to follow the tutorial series live can find the corresponding project files here on Gumroad ($19.95).
Chapter 1—Overview and viewport
Alongside an overview of the V-Ray series, the most important topics here include the V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) and rendering methods.
Chapter 2—Render Settings
In the second chapter, you receive an introduction to the most important render settings, including rendering mode, GI settings, samples and more.
Chapter 3—Camera
Next come display modes for Alembic cache, realism with Physical Camera, motion blur, batch rendering and more!
Chapter 4—Lighting
The final tutorial covers lighting the scene. The light attributes are adjusted with the help of the V-Ray Lister.
Further information: To the Gumroad page
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