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3ds Max 2021.2: new OSL maps

Denise — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:30:35 +0000

In this third article related to 3dsMax 2021.2, we’ll be talking about the new OSL Maps recently added.

L'articolo 3ds Max 2021.2: new OSL maps proviene da SOA Academy.

3ds Max 2021.2 new features: Smart Extrusion

Denise — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:32:35 +0000

Following the previous article on the new selection methods in 3ds Max 2021.2, we’ll now look at the Smart Extrude feature added in the latest release.

L'articolo 3ds Max 2021.2 new features: Smart Extrusion proviene da SOA Academy.

3ds Max 2021.2 new features: improved selection

Denise — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 07:25:07 +0000

With the latest update of 3ds Max 2021 update 2, a lot of new features have been released and there are some interesting improvements that can enhance our production pipeline.

L'articolo 3ds Max 2021.2 new features: improved selection proviene da SOA Academy.

Custom Soft Boxes

Denise — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:00:09 +0000

This morning I had the feeling I had to improve my reflections in an image for the new Substance Designer Online course.

L'articolo Custom Soft Boxes proviene da SOA Academy.

Varnished wood with V-Ray 5 Coat parameter

Denise — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:51:02 +0000

In our previous post, we had introduced the sheen parameter from V-Ray 5. Now we would like to give a look at another update of the vraymaterial: the Coat parameter.

L'articolo Varnished wood with V-Ray 5 Coat parameter proviene da SOA Academy.

Fabrics with V-Ray 5 sheen option

Denise — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 07:20:28 +0000

With Chaos Group V-Ray 5, there’ve been improvements also into the vraymaterial: the new sheen and coat parameters.

L'articolo Fabrics with V-Ray 5 sheen option proviene da SOA Academy.

Cryptomatte in 3dsMax with V-Ray 5

Denise — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:25:28 +0000

Masking in CG has always been an issue in CG but now we can use a new tool called cryptomatte to make things easier.

L'articolo Cryptomatte in 3dsMax with V-Ray 5 proviene da SOA Academy.

SOA Archviz tip: Custom Decals with Substance Designer

Denise — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:25:36 +0000

It's a pleasure to present a new tutorial that can help you make custom decals and nodes in Substance Designer.

L'articolo SOA Archviz tip: Custom Decals with Substance Designer proviene da SOA Academy.

SOA Archviz tip: Realistic reflections with Photoshop

Denise — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:44:55 +0000

Today we'd like to present you an useful and quick tip that you can apply to your renders to add some realistic reflections using Adobe Photoshop.

L'articolo SOA Archviz tip: Realistic reflections with Photoshop proviene da SOA Academy.

Tutorial: 3dsMax 2020 Chamfer Modifier

Denise — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:12:44 +0000

A tutorial on 3ds Max 2020 Chamfer Modifier, widely used in ArchViz to add realism and details to 3d models. Let's see the parameters.

L'articolo Tutorial: 3dsMax 2020 Chamfer Modifier proviene da SOA Academy.

Tutorial: Corona v6 Reflection/Refraction masks

Denise — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:32:20 +0000

With Corona Renderer v6 we’ll have the ability to keep refractive and mirror-like materials visible when we create masks.

L'articolo Tutorial: Corona v6 Reflection/Refraction masks proviene da SOA Academy.

Tutorial: Adding details with the Normal pass

Denise — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:26:24 +0000

Rendering additional passes is common when we want to improve/modify our images in post-production. Let's see the how normal pass works.

L'articolo Tutorial: Adding details with the Normal pass proviene da SOA Academy.