How To Generate And Render Caustics In 3D Studio Max
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How To Generate And Render Caustics In 3D Studio Max

on Feb 2nd 2012 with 3 comments
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In this beginner level tutorial, author Chandan Kumar will explain how to generate and render caustics in 3D Studio Max. Caustics are an essential element in adding a level of believability to your renders, and simulate the effect of light bending while passing through a transparent or semi-transparent medium such as glass or liquid.

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My name is Chandan Kumar and I am a CG and VFX artist from India. I run my own website as www.vfxrider.com where I produce video tutorials on visual effects and compositing.  

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  1. Fhuser says:
    February 2, 2012 at 11:22 am

    Nice :) thanks for tutorial.

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  2. nice says:
    February 3, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    i likes it a lot.
    i would be happy if you will make it on v-ray next time

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  3. David says:
    March 6, 2012 at 8:38 am

    Hi! Thansk alot for this.

    I got shadows of my glasses aswell as caustics, i noticed you didnt have shadows. How do i remove the shadowns and only get caustics?

    Thanks!

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