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Making Of: The Abandoned Lobby in Maya and Mentalray, A Lighting & Rendering Overview

Making Of: The Abandoned Lobby in Maya and Mentalray, A Lighting & Rendering Overview

In this overview tutorial, author Pratik Gulati will give you valuable insight into Lighting and Rendering a scene in Maya using Mentalray. Using his “Abandoned Backyard Lobby” image as a basis, Pratik will discuss how he approached the Lighting setup and walk you through the render settings for achieving a very realistically lit interior scene with Mentalray.

Rendering Wireframes in Maya for Compositing with After Effects

Rendering Wireframes in Maya for Compositing with After Effects

In today’s tutorial, Crystal Leal walks us through how to render out a wireframe version of a model using either Mental Ray or Maya’s own Vector Renderer. Once rendered, the sequences are then composited together in After Effects and rendered out to video. This technique is perfect to use when putting together turntable animations for your portfolio!


This entry is part 9 of 9 in the Best Of Maya – Part 2 Session

Model and Texture a Stylish Modern Chair with 3ds Max and Mental Ray

In the field of 3d product visualization, any decent artist must be able to create realistic and believable results in a very short time frame. In this beginner level tutorial you will learn all of the steps needed to quickly create this stylish looking modern chair in 3ds Max. Both polygonal modeling and paint deformation will be used to create the model, and the materials and final render will be achieved using Mental Ray.

Model and Texture a Photorealistic USB Cable with Maya and Mental Ray, Day 2

In this tutorial you will go through the process of modeling and rendering a Photorealistic USB cable in Autodesk Maya. You will also learn to use Mental Ray, along with the new architectural materials, rendering layers, and Photoshop, to create a fast, accurate, and photorealistic depth of field.

Model and Texture a Photorealistic USB Cable with Maya and Mental Ray, Day 1

In this tutorial you will go through the process of modeling and rendering a Photorealistic USB cable in Autodesk Maya. You will also learn to use Mental Ray, along with the new architectural materials, rendering layers, and Photoshop, to create a fast, accurate, and photorealistic depth of field.