Hello V Ray Geniuses! I finally found something that I can try to aspire to be. I was looking through the Viz People website and I found that they have a pretty large collection of 3D models. I was looking through the catalog of furniture models that they have and I was awe struck. Their furnitur…

I have never done this before, but I noticed that I could post a zip file. I compressed my rhino file as a zip file and checked the “save textures” option. Let me know if this works for any of you. Maybe this will make it easier to see what I am working with… Dresser 2.zip (4.96 MB)

Hi! I would start with creating more realistic studio environment with background and maybe also ceiling. Than I would experiment with lighting using rectangular lights only (you can add spotlights later when you need more visible shadows, but it is harder to create realistic lighting with them). …

Hello! Thank you for the input. I will work on getting the studio environment more realistic and well as add a specular map. I will also mess around with the burn value. What do you mean about adding textures to the hdri? Thanks Kuba!

I think I know what you mean. I dont think that the HDRI environment textures saved with the 3dm. I got the file from the free samples of HDRI Hub. Link below. http://www.hdri-hub.com/hdrishop/freesamples/freehdri/item/102-hdr-container-free

I downloaded the hdri and in my opinion you have to much light in the scene. You can lower intensity of some light sources or tweak camera exposure settings. The scene is also probably to evenly light, so you can not clearly see shapes of objects you are taking picture of.

That makes sense too. Thanks for your help. I was working on it all day yesterday and I figured out that it’s a mixture of having too much lighting and that my reflection layer on the wood is odd. I am having trouble trying to find a setting that works right. So far I ave just been overwhelmed be…

One more tip from my side: it is easier to tweak lighting separate from materials. Simply tick “override materials” in global switches, set its color to light grey and work on lights. When you are satisfied with lighting than untick “override” and start again with materials.

That is a great tip! I this would probably help with trying to get the light just right without having to worry about all of the effects the light is having to the specific material. Awesome!

I think I finally got it!!! What do you think? I also posted my rhino file if you wanted to actually see what I did. I basically added a simple studio back drop and a 3 light set up. Then I adjusted the reflection of the wood a little. Better? Any more improvements? Dresser 3.zip (4.94 MB) [R…

much better,but I would tone down the bump on the wood Renee

Trying to achive better reflections and flooring

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From my experience it is easier to achieve good results with a light b&w version in perpendicular slot. But you could also experiment with some dark version in parallel.

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