V-Ray for Rhino

Understand the components of V-Ray and where they can be found within Rhino.

Use inbuilt preset library

Create basic materials using Diffuse and Fresnel

All basic materials need a diffuse layer. This determines the base colour of the object.

This allows us to create all reflective materials - glossy or matte

This is where we learn to create opaque objects which slightly pass light through like milk, skin, wax.

Objects which have a base colour with particles sprinkled across it are created

Sometimes, we do not want an object to reflect the general environment but instead reflect a different image

V-Ray has different types of textures to be used on diffuse, bump, reflection and many more

Objects like bulbs, TV screen emitting light is done using emissive material

Two add a two-tone material, Blend material is a good option

Bump material gives an effect of depth to a material

Some materials like a one sided glass can be created well using this

Some objects need special highlight by creating a border on the silhouette

Metallic car-paint is a good example of flakes used on an object

When an object needs to be added to a still image, you still need the shadows and you need to hide certain part of the image to show that the object is indeed a realistic part of the background. Wrapper material enables us to do it

Some objects need to be shown differently than what is reflected about them. Material override allows you to create one material for the object but use a different material in its reflection

This video gives in-depth details of the settings involved in a light in V-Ray

This includes usage of directional light, point light, sphere light, dome light, spot light, light from mesh and more

On the basis of real world light, IES lights create beautifully shaped output.

Specify the output parameters in terms of Size, Quality, Camera, Depth of Field and more

Specify the environment, ambient lighting, reflection and refraction parameters

Use your network connections effectively to harness the power of neighbouring machines for rendering

Overview of additional settings used in specific areas like caustics, animation and more

This object can create rendered sections in V-Ray

Objects such as V-Ray proxies can be used to multiple an object without using additional processing power. Additionally, usage of Grasshopper makes our work dynamic

Objects, like hair, fur, grass can be created effortlessly in large numbers

Create turn-table, path, fly-through or sun path animation using V-ray with optimised settings

Create the natural effect of light reflection off water, glass or metal

Impose a ring on existing finger image and hide the ring portion to reveal the finger and give a realistic look

Add fog or aerial perspective to give the feeling of depth in far off Aerial images