share your Vray tips and settings ,please !

[Hussam_CG]

Hi renderers !
I'm the newest member here ! so welcome me
first I'll introduce my self,
my name is Hussam 20 y.o from Syria, I study architecture in college..,
I really love designing and creating architectural visualization by computer,
I use 3ds max, and lately I started using Vray as my renderer,
so, as I see here ,there a lot (actually the most) of the members in evermotion are
experts with Vray, I saw really great interiors that look so realistic !
and what I'm asking is some tips that helps for rendering architectural stuff, especially
interiors..,I've seen a lot of tutorials online,but I want "your" tips and tricks in Vray
render settings ,lighting and materials , that what you think is better for renedering :

1- a bathroom what would you suggest and what is the most common settings that
you guys use for bathroom materials,lighting and settings

2-a living room the same question, I know how to set a good wooden floor,but what
for a marble floor or else ? yes,you use a bitmap in the diffuse channel, but I mean what
about the other material settings like reflection and what about the different lighting
settings for a living room

3-the same for a kitchen....
I guess its useful and important to all the members to share their tips and common settings, it's really hard to find the answers in any tutorial on the net,hope that you share a little of your experience,
and hope that I can learn new good things while being a member in this great forum,
and please be detailed in your answers,
take care,
Hussam

[chicoone]

For settings:

Do a search in this forum for "settings" and you will get 1445 entries (just did).

My best advice is that you do the best you can with what you already know and post an image and ask for advice on improving whatever is it on that scene that does not come up to your expectations.

You will get specific support that way.

Ismael

[tom schuelke]

Hi

Welcome first.

Yes . It´s a nice idea to share settings. But the problem is, that usualy each scene uses different settings. You allways have to tweeak a bit to get better results, and the learning never stops.

So Chicoones idea to start up with your scene and do as good as you can usualy leads to the best result.

after this, post a rendering and screenshots of your settings and materials. this way it is you get the most specific help you can get. Also if you run into problems, usualy you also can post your scene itself (if it isnt to big and you are allowed). usualy someone takes a look and sends it back.

it also is a good way to search for the internal help index of the beta of vray 1.5, which i think you allready should use, because it is much much faster in interiors when you use lightmapping.

Go on. It´s worth it.


Tom