3ds Max + VRay : Automotive Studio Lights

Setup 3ds max Preferences

Setup the Units Setup

Merge the 3d model and set the Correct Scale

Group Objects

Set Pivot Points

Set the Grid & Snap Settings

Create the Base of the Studio Floor using Editable Spline Tools, Extrusions and the UVW Modifier

Configure Modifier Sets

Create and Setup a Physical Camera

Setup some of the key VRay Parameters for Draft Renders and the Render Output Size

Create a Basic V-Ray material with a Falloff Procedural map

Create a V-Ray Light object and Tweak its Core Parameters to Emulate a Studio soft box light

Use the V-Ray Exposure Control in the Environment

Create more V-Ray Light objects to Emulate the Studio floodlights and tweak them accordingly

Load the Irradiance map and Light Cache engines

Tweak the Irradiance Map and Light Cache Parameters

Tweak the Light Options further

Load up the V-Ray Sample Rate Render Element and carry out Test Renders

Change the Image Sampler Rate type and the Bucket Image Sampler values

Create, Apply and Tweak the VrayCarPaintMtl Procedural map

Create, apply and Tweak the VRaysoftbox shader applied to the VRaylights

Create the Glass Material and Tweak its Parameters

Add new Render Elements such as, VRaySpecular, VRayRawReflections , VRayRawRefractions , VRayReflections and VrayRefraction

Create the Chrome material, Assign and Tweak with its Parameters

Create the Plastic Material , Assign and Tweak with its Parameters

Create the Rubber Material , Assign and Tweak with its Parameters

Apply HDR Image to Reflections and Refractions of the Environment

Create The Car Plate Material and Texture , Assign and Tweak with its Parameters and the UVW Modifier

Create the Studio Floor Material using a Complex VrayBlendMaterial with Textures and Color Correction Procedural Map

Tweak its Key Parameters

Apply the VRayDispalcement Modifier

Add the Remaining Render Elements

Use the VRaylightselect Script to Automatically Create Render Elements

Tweak the Final Render Settings and Send the Final Render

Load Pre-Rendered Elements into a Stack

Create, Name and Organize them into separate Group folders

Add the Curves Adjustment Layers

Create group Masks using Multimatte Render Elements

Apply and Mix the VRayLightSelect Elements with the overall scene

Add the Render Elements to each group accordingly

Create the Depth of Field Effect using the Z-Depth Element

Create the Chromatic Aberration and the Vignetting Effect

Apply the Dust & Scratches Effect , Crop and Save the Final image