Yes. I did two AO passes, but I made it very subtle. I tried the light select, but I didn’t realize you had to do one for each light, so I backed out. if I have time, I’ll try it on this one. Thanks for the feedback.
deflix:
Hey there - you sound like you’re working too much! Im a great believer in taking a few steps back from time to time; can work wonders for efficiency!
Have you tried vraylightselect yet? I recommend re-rendering your image with that active for your sun, your ceiling lights, light up the stairs, and any fill lights you have. Render your RGB with lower than normal lighting. In photoshop you can then add the lightselect elements with linear dodge (add) blend mode - and play with the opacity. You can fine tune your lighting much easier like that. Id throw in some AO too - Two AO passes work well: 1 very fine AO for all the small details, mask away from ceiling corners and anywhere it looks weird. And then add a big fat chubby AO pass also - you should mask this one out completely in photoshop and then just paint in the shadows where you need them with a brush… You’ll get some good variation like that.