3D Photorealistic Rendering: Interiors & Exteriors with V-Ray and 3ds Max

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Hi Everyone,

Just a quick post to say "Hello", and to also announce the completion of my new book, for Taylor & Francis group.

The book is entitled:  3D Photorealistic Rendering: Interiors & Exteriors with V-Ray and 3ds Max

The Book is available for Rent/View Online, or for Download on VitalSource.com 

In addition, the book can be found in Book Stores, or Amazon, in kindle and Paperback formats.

I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Sean Connelly; for being kind enough to give me the amazing opportunity to be involved with his team @ Taylor & Francis. And for being ever so patient with me, throughout the entire process!  

Furthermore, I would like to thank everyone who contributed directly and/or indirectly, during the production, and completion of this book:

Graham Macfarlane; Elitsa Dimitrova; Marcin Piotrowski;  Nadeem Bhatti; Maher Zebian; George Podoski; Geoff Chilvers; Andrew Gibbon; Giacomo Arteconi; Henry Yu; Rita Gulyas; Olivier Ladeuix; Mark La Frenais; Simon Migaj; Mateusz Wawrzyniak; Mark French; Mark Simpkin; Simone Cabras; Jacob Adamiec; Rueben Derrick; Mark Hagen; Fannar Valur, Simon Keay and Dario De Paoli.

Finally, I would like to express my eternal gratitude for the continuous support from: Friends, Family, esteemed colleagues, my book readers, LinkedIn, my LinkedIn connections, Followers, and my blog viewers: YOU ROCK!!!  

The book consists of the following chapters:

VRay Overview

Chapter 1-Pre-production; Production & post production overview

Chapter 2-Creating materials/shaders in VRay

Chapter  3-Cameras and Lighting in Vray

Chapter  4-Rendering in Vray

Chapter  5-Tips and tricks

-Interior Daylight in VRay-

Chapter  6-Pre-Production

Chapter  7-Creating the materials

Chapter  8-Lighting & Rendering

Chapter  9-Post-Production 

-Interior Night time in VRay-

Chapter  10-Pre-Production  

Chapter  11-Lighting & Rendering

Chapter  12-Post-Production

 -Exterior Daylight in VRay-

Chapter  13-Pre-Production

Chapter  14-Creating the Materials

Chapter  15-Lighting & Rendering

Chapter  16-Post-Production

 -Exterior Night time in VRay-

Chapter  17-Pre-Production  

Chapter  18-Lighting & Rendering

Chapter  19-Post-Production

 Chapter  20-Conclusion

All production and post-production tutorials are accompanied with 3d project scenes and PSD files.  

In addition, some of the tips & tricks will come with useful 3ds max scripts. 
The book also includes tips about, pre-production, camera settings, verified views, Photomontages, material editors, shaders, 3ds max scripts, and much more!

If  time allows you to glance over this new book, I hope it turns out to be interesting. :0)

P.S: For those who couldn't acquire my previous title, please rest assured that, Taylor & Francis guarantees the delivery of all pre-orders (Paperback and Electronic formats)!   

Thank You

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Checkout below my other Courses with High Resolution Videos, 3d Project files and Textures included.

Course 1: Exterior Daylight with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop  

Course 2: Exterior Night with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

 Course 3: VRay 3ds Max Interior Rendering Tutorials 

Course 4: Interior Daylight with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

Course 5: Interior Night with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

Course 6: Studio Lights with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

Course 7: Planning Applications for Verified Views

Course 8: 3d People + 3ds Max + VRay + Photoshop 

Also, please Join my Patreon page or Gumroad page to download Courses; Project files; Watch more Videos and receive Technical Support. Finally, check my New channels below:

 

 

Important Terminologies & Descriptions:

3d Rendering: In a nutshell, is the process of converting the three dimensional (3D) data seen in a 3d scene into 2D image/s (rasterized).
3D renders can be a sequence of animated objects/effects/cameras, or a single frame with a still camera and object/s.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of rendering.

Photorealistic Rendering: Is the Process or Art of making a typical Computer Generated Image/render (CGI) look indistinguishable from a real photo.
To achieve this, users often need to possess the skills and the"eye" to appreciate good photography, cameras, composition, lighting, shaders, materials, 3d modelling, rendering and have some post-production skills. 
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will help you achieve truly photorealistic renderings. 


Post-Production: Is the process of creating effects or/and results after (post) the main process.
This terminology can be used to describe the results (post-production) of main processes such as 3d renderings  and/or filming a scene.
The post-production often occurs in applications such as Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke, etc.   
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process.

Architectural Rendering, or architectural illustration, is the art/process of creating two-dimensional images or animations depicting the attributes of an architectural design, while using state of the art applications such as, Autocad, 3ds max, VRay, Cinema 4d, Blender, Maya, Corona, Photoshop, etc


Textures: Is a term often used to describe photographed  2d images to be later used in a toggle of a shader or procedural map.
Textures can be used in the Diffuse toggle, Reflect, Glossy effects, Bump, Displacement, etc. 

Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying textures.

Materials: Is a term often used to describe maps, textures,procedural maps or shaders, depending on the context the term is being used.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying materials.


Procedural materials: Is a term often used to describe maps with editable/proprietary parameters/functions.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying procedural materials.


Shaders: Is a term often used to describe complex materials with functions and procedural maps created for a specific purpose.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying shaders.

V-Ray: Is a rendering engine that uses global illumination algorithms, including path tracing, photon mapping, irradiance maps and directly computed global illumination.

Furthermore, it is used as a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications such as 3ds max, Maya, Houdini, Blender, Nuke, etc,  for visualizations and computer graphics in industries such as media, entertainment, film and video game production, industrial design, product design and architecture.

3ds Max: Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max, is a professional 3D computer graphics program designed to create 3D animations, models, games and images.

In addition, it has modelling, animation and movie effects capabilities, frequently used by video game developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios.

3ds Max also features shaders, dynamic simulations, particle systems, plug-ins, and much more, with its own scripting language.

Adobe Photoshop: Photoshop is a powerful raster based graphics program produced by the Adobe Corporation. 

It is widely used for a variety of photo/image editing purposes worldwide. The program has a huge number of filters, functions, plug-ins, scripts, etc.
In addition, there is a huge online support for this software, and countless online sites with tips and tutorials.
Finally, there are readily available books, online/college courses, and its full documentation at Adobe.com

Tips and Tricks:

Post-production techniques

Tips & tricks for architectural Visualisation: Part 1

Essential tips & tricks for VRay & mental ray

Photorealistic Rendering

Creating Customised IES lights

Realistic materials

Creating a velvet/suede material

FoxRenderfarm

www.arroway-textures.com 

Renderpeople

Gobotree

Visualisation

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Tips & tricks for 3d architectural Visualisation

The 3d image shown above was created while at TP Bennett. To see my entire 3d portfolio and the architectural rendering, simply click on the above image!

The following tutorial/tips are mostly related to 3d architectural visualisation.

However, users from similar industries such as, Architecture and Architectural design may also find the following tutorials/tips useful.

This part 1 series will begin with a photomontage/verified view technique to workout the vanishing lines of an architectural photograph. Also, it will focus on how to extend the Photoshop canvas dimensions in a non-destructive way,in order to correct the vertical shift of the camera/photo.

Following that, there will be a short step by step tutorial/description on how to correct 3d model size/dimension discrepancies in 3ds max.

The remaining tutorials, will take users through the processes of:

-Using the xref procedural material in 3ds max

-How to quickly correct 3d models with dll errors

-How to correct uvw map artifacts with inherited models

-Masking out trees/leaves in Photoshop

Using the Crop tool in a non-destructive way

In architectural visualisation, users are often required to create vanishing lines in Photoshop, in order to correct camera shifts from photos taken for 3d Verified views or 3d Photomontages.

To start, users simply go to the Tools sidebar, and choose the Line Tool from its list.

To create the vanishing line, simply set the line weight to a visible size (i.e. 5px) and begin creating it, by clicking and dragging it along.

Once the vanishing lines are created, duplicate the background layer(Ctrl+J) and enable the canvas Ruler(Ctrl+R).

It’s worth noting that, it’s imperative to duplicate layer prior to using the Crop tool in a non-destructive way

Next, click on the top part of the ruler and drag it down to create a guide.

Ensure the guide is positioned exactly where the vanishing lines meet.

To correct the camera shift, the vanishing line (guide) needs to divide canvas into two equal sides. This exercise will require extending the canvas.

To Crop extend the Canvas in a non-destructive way; first zoom out of the document/canvas and enable the Crop tool(C).

Next, drag down the Crop tool until its midpoint is positioned at the center of the guide (vanishing line).

Before Cropping (i.e. press Enter), ensure that the “Hide “option on the main toolbar is enabled, as opposed to “Delete”.

Once satisfied, simply press “Enter” to Crop extend the document/canvas.

Following that, create a rectangular selection around the extended area of the document with the marquee tool.

In addition, create a new layer( Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N), fill the selection with the Paint Bucket tool(G) and save the document as a PSD file.

This action is necessary to ennsure Photoshop "hides" the the extended area after Cropping it. Otherwise it will assume that, the extended area is empty without pixels/layers and subsequently delete/crop it...as opposed to hide it.

Once the document is saved as a PSD file, one will be able to go backwards and forwards between the original and the cropped version at any point in time.

To see more tips and scripts for verified views, please visit this new post HERE

Correcting model scale discrepancies

In architectural visualisation, it's common to find oneself working in scenes, or with models that are not scaled realistically.

More often than NOT this error is attributed to the manner in which the 3d model/s were merged or imported into the 3ds Max scene.

In such cases, the scale discrepancy is usually by a factor of 1.0.

To correct this artifact, simply do the following:

If the model/scene is too big (in meters), simply open its Units Setup dialog, and set the System Unit

Setup so 1 Unit is equivalent to 1.0 millimeter, to reduce its overall size.

In addition, ensure that the Respect System Units in Files option is enabled.

Save and close the 3ds Max scene.

Next, open a new 3ds Max scene and set the System Unit Setup to millimeters (I.e. 1 Unit= 1.0 Millimeter) and close the dialog.

Following that, merge in the scene previously saved . The scene should come in with the correct scale.

If you find yourself in a reversed situation (i.e. scene/model is too small), simply set the 1.0 unit (millimeter) to be equivalent to a higher unit (i.e. meter).

If the scene/model is in centimeters, simply use Google to work out the equivalent of it in a different metric system. As mentioned earlier, the scale discrepancy is often by a factor of 1.0.

Finally, if you require re-scaling one model in a 3ds Max scene; simply Save Selected and follow the steps described earlier.

Using Xref Material

In architectural visualisation there are often times when is absolutely necessary to use Xref materials due to numerous individuals being involved in the same project.

Such large projects are usually broken down into various 3ds scenes while sourcing the materials/shaders from one single 3ds Max file.

To ensure team members can easily view and select materials/shaders from the relevant 3d scene; all objects are re-named according to their shader/material attributes.

To access the pre-saved materials/shaders from a separate 3ds Max scene, one should click on the shader toggle and pick the XRef Material shader from the Material/map browser dialog list.

Once the XRef material shader is loaded, click on the File Name toggle to access the material/s and to select the relevant 3ds max file.

Once the XRef Merge dialog appears, select any of the materials previously created and re-named; followed by assigning it/them to various objects in the scene.

Correcting UVW map arifacts with inherited models

In architectural visualisation, it’s quite common to inherit models with bugs/artifacts from a different artist and/or company.

In some cases the 3d assets don't display textures applied onto them, even after collapsing the model and applying a new UVW map modifier to it.

This problem often occurs when the 3d model has material IDs, or when a MaterialByElement modifier is applied to a model .

To quickly correct this, simply apply the “Material” modifier to the object in question.

DLL errors from 3d objects in the scene

It is quite common to encounter dll errors when opening scenes from architectural visualisation.

These errors often appear when there’s a missing plug-in, or when an new object from a different scene is merged in.

With 3d objects, is often a case of simply merging the object with artifact in a brand new 3ds Max scene, and re-saving the file to correct the dll error.



Erasing/masking out pixels behind tree leaves/branches for Photomontages

Until recently, undertaking the laborious task of erasing pixels behind tree leaves and branches could be considered to be any visualiser's nightmare.

For those who still do it the old fashion/tedious way, the following technique will definitely help speed up your workflow dramatically:

Without further ado, let's start by first duplicating the layer you'll be working on(Ctrl+J)

To help highlight the effect of this excellent Photoshop tool, we are going to use a red layer underneath the working document (i.e. underneath Layer 1).

To do so, create a new layer below the duplicated layer, and fill it out with the Paint Bucket tool.

To begin erasing the pixels behind the tree, simply go to the side tools and pick the Background Eraser Tool.

Also, choose the Sampling Once method and set the tolerance value to about 52%.
This value is a good starting point to target specific areas accurately. However, feel free to experiment with different values, if desired.

Choose and set a brush size by pressing the keys [ or ] .

To customize the brush size and its softness/hardness, simply click on the Brush button, from the main toolbar and slide the relevant slider to either direction.

Prior to begin erasing pixels, first select the working document (i.e. Layer 1).

Next, target the pixel colour with a left click, and hold it down thereafter.

While holding down the left click, begin brushing away.

There will be areas of the image that will not be erased because its pixel colour differs from the initial targeted pixel .

To re-target new pixel areas, simply release holding down the left click, and left click on new pixel area, as previously done.

After finishing, note how quickly and accurately all the relevant pixels were erased (in seconds) without having to worry about affecting undesired areas such as the tree leaves and/or its branches.

I hope you have found the tips somehow useful!

The next post about architectural visualisation will focus on a new script to automatically create and place survey points in a 3ds max scene accurately, by using the surveyor's data from an excel spreadsheet.

Ta

UE5 real-time Web Application for IES lights and other Lighting fixtures/conditions

Video Captions available (CC)

My Unreal Engine Real-Time Rendering App for any 3d products and complex scenes

                                                         Video Captions available (CC)

                     Unreal Engine 5: 3d Dimensions & Ruler measuring tools blueprints, in game

                                                      Video Captions available (CC)

 

Unreal Engine 5: 3D Notepad blueprints & Instant High Res renders with Post-Production Effects

                                                      Video Captions available (CC)

        Unreal Engine: My New Flower/product Web Application

Video Captions available (CC)

Checkout below my other Courses with High Resolution Videos, 3d Project files and Textures included.

Course 1: Exterior Daylight with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop  

Course 2: Exterior Night with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

 Course 3: VRay 3ds Max Interior Rendering Tutorials 

Course 4: Interior Daylight with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

Course 5: Interior Night with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

Course 6: Studio Lights with V-Ray + 3ds Max + Photoshop

Course 7: Planning Applications for Verified Views

Course 8: 3d People + 3ds Max + VRay + Photoshop 

Also, please Join my Patreon page or Gumroad page to download Courses; Project files; Watch more Videos and receive Technical Support. Finally, check my New channels below:

 

Also, please check my New Book in this post Here: 3D Photorealistic Rendering: Interiors & Exteriors with V-Ray and 3ds Max

Important Terminologies & Descriptions:

3d Rendering: In a nutshell, is the process of converting the three dimensional (3D) data seen in a 3d scene into 2D image/s (rasterized).
3D renders can be a sequence of animated objects/effects/cameras, or a single frame with a still camera and object/s.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of rendering.

Photorealistic Rendering: Is the Process or Art of making a typical Computer Generated Image/render (CGI) look indistinguishable from a real photo.
To achieve this, users often need to possess the skills and the"eye" to appreciate good photography, cameras, composition, lighting, shaders, materials, 3d modelling, rendering and have some post-production skills. 
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will help you achieve truly photorealistic renderings. 


Post-Production: Is the process of creating effects or/and results after (post) the main process.
This terminology can be used to describe the results (post-production) of main processes such as 3d renderings  and/or filming a scene.
The post-production often occurs in applications such as Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke, etc.   
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process.

Architectural Rendering, or architectural illustration/Visualization, is the art/process of creating two-dimensional images or animations depicting the attributes of an architectural design, while using state of the art applications such as, Autocad, 3ds max, VRay, Cinema 4d, Blender, Maya, Corona, Photoshop, etc
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through this amazing process.


Textures: Is a term often used to describe photographed  2d images to be later used in a toggle of a shader or procedural map.
Textures can be used in the Diffuse toggle, Reflect, Glossy effects, Bump, Displacement, etc. 

Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying textures.

Materials: Is a term often used to describe maps, textures,procedural maps or shaders, depending on the context the term is being used.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying materials.


Procedural materials: Is a term often used to describe maps with editable/proprietary parameters/functions.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying procedural materials.


Shaders: Is a term often used to describe complex materials with functions and procedural maps created for a specific purpose.
Some of the articles, Videos and Tutorials depicted here will take you through the process of applying shaders.

V-Ray: Is a rendering engine that uses global illumination algorithms, including path tracing, photon mapping, irradiance maps and directly computed global illumination.

Furthermore, it is used as a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications such as 3ds max, Maya, Houdini, Blender, Nuke, etc,  for visualizations and computer graphics in industries such as media, entertainment, film and video game production, industrial design, product design and architecture.

3ds Max: Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max, is a professional 3D computer graphics program designed to create 3D animations, models, games and images.

In addition, it has modelling, animation and movie effects capabilities, frequently used by video game developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios.

3ds Max also features shaders, dynamic simulations, particle systems, plug-ins, and much more, with its own scripting language.

Adobe Photoshop: Photoshop is a powerful raster based graphics program produced by the Adobe Corporation. 

It is widely used for a variety of photo/image editing purposes worldwide. The program has a huge number of filters, functions, plug-ins, scripts, etc.
In addition, there is a huge online support for this software, and countless online sites with tips and tutorials.
Finally, there are readily available books, online/college courses, and its full documentation at Adobe.com

More tips & Tricks:

Post-production techniques

Tips & tricks for architectural Visualisation: Part 2

Essential tips & tricks for VRay & mental ray

Photorealistic Rendering

Creating Customised IES lights

Realistic materials

Creating a velvet/suede material

FoxRenderfarm

www.arroway-textures.com 

Renderpeople

Gobotree

.