Learn an essential workflow to lighting in 3ds Max and fundamental techniques to establishing moods and adding greater realism to your scenes through lighting. Contains over 2 hours of project-based training. Ideal for new and beginning artists.

Popular highlights include:

Overview of Standard Light Types
Overview of Photometric Lights
Controlling Light Decay and Attenuation
Modeling Environments to Scale for Accurate Lighting
Using Shadow Maps for Efficient Rendering
Utilizing Accurate Raytraced Shadows
Creating Soft and Diffuse Shadows
Real-world Lighting Profiles with Photometric Lights
Exposure Controls to View HDR Renders
Outdoor Lighting with Daylight System and Skylight
Altering Rendering Controls for Objects
Adding Glow Effects to Geometry and Lights
Creating Volumetric Lighting Effects
Radiosity to Simulate Indirect Illumination
Using the Light Lister
Creating Gobo Effects

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction and Project Overview 1:36
2. Intensity and Attenuation controls of Standard Lights 9:52
3. Specialized parameters of spot lights 7:14
4. Understanding and using Direct lights 5:17
5. Using Photometric lights in 3ds Max 9:11
6. Adding Shadow Maps to rendered scenes 8:42
7. Using Raytraced shadows in 3ds Max 4:22
8. Utilizing Area and Advanced Raytraced shadows 11:29
9. Shadow parameters of mental ray lights 4:45
10. Altering the Rendering Controls on individual objects 4:16
11. Adding glow effects to geometry and lights 8:11
12. Adding volumetric effects to lights 7:22
13. Including and excluding objects from individual lights 4:42
14. Using the Skylight to create outdoor illumination 7:35
15. Creating outdoor lighting using the Daylight system 11:38
16. Using radiosity to calculate realistic indirect illumination 7:48
17. Methods for refining and enhancing radiosity results 10:48
18. Using the Light Lister in 3ds Max 2:09
19. Using the Advanced Effects for greater lighting control 8:52

Total Run Time: 2:15:56