{"id":1414,"date":"2012-03-12T00:32:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T00:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2012-12-11T14:31:13","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T14:31:13","slug":"create-vray-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/index.php\/2012\/03\/12\/create-vray-materials.htm","title":{"rendered":"70s Scene &#8211; Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are for another post about\u00c2\u00a0<strong>5-Step Render Workflow\u00c2\u00ae<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0:<br \/>\nour complete method to manage render process in 5 easy steps.<\/p>\n<p>The previous step was the crucial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/index.php\/2012\/03\/05\/light-balance-vray.htm\">Light Balance<\/a>, now it&#8217;s time to add\u00c2\u00a0colour: how to create materials quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5SR-WORKFLOW<\/strong>: Materials \/ Step 3<\/h3>\n<p>In this video we will apply the general rules from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/index.php\/v-ray-for-beginners\/lesson-8\" target=\"_blank\">Mini course &#8211; Lesson 8<\/a>. Also I will show you how to enhance reflections easily with a &#8220;soft&#8221; V-Ray Light.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1424\" title=\"image-post-mat1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/image-post-mat11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/image-post-mat11.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/image-post-mat11-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/image-post-mat11-250x104.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO<\/strong><br \/>\nThis step can be split in two parts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>assign colors (diffuse + textures) and check if lighting is still fine<\/li>\n<li>add reflections and refractions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Your time is money!<\/strong><br \/>\nTo make a shorter video, every &#8220;book model&#8221; is already mapped (it&#8217;s just a simple texture) and below you also find a <strong>Pdf guide <\/strong>to download,\u00c2\u00a0with all material settings.<\/p>\n<p>[private Premium|Premium-1year|5trainings]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/38316657?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATERIALS PDF<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/files\/Premium\/70scene\/vraymaterialguide-70s-scene.pdf\">Download the V-Ray Material Guide<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0&gt; right click &gt; &#8220;save link as&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONCEPTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add only main colors\/textures<\/li>\n<li>Check the exposuse: if exposure is fine, jump to add reflections\/refractions<\/li>\n<li>If the image is <strong>under<\/strong> or <strong>over<\/strong> exposed, just modify \u00c2\u00a0&#8220;shutter speed&#8221; to find the right exposure<\/li>\n<li>Add reflections\/refractions<\/li>\n<li>Use &#8220;soft&#8221; V-Ray lights to enhance reflections (looking for the result, turn off the others)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t worry for grainy now. We will talk about in step 4: &#8220;final render&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIX\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><strong>OVEREXPOSURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before completing this step you will need to check that everything is perfect. We are still working in low definition, but everything must be ok from here. If a single object is overexposed (usually this \u00c2\u00a0happend with bright objects) you make it just\u00c2\u00a0a little bit gray. Usually this trick works fine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/overexposure-pot-big.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[roadtrip]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1421\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/overexposure-pot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/overexposure-pot.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/overexposure-pot-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/overexposure-pot-250x118.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>( Click to magnify )<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>EXERCISE<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/files\/prem\/70\/s3.zip\">DOWNLOAD 70s \u00c2\u00a0&#8211; STEP3 &#8212; START<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0light balance is ok: now create V-Ray Materials.<\/strong><br \/>\nDon&#8217;t modify the lights anymore! Since the light balance is ok, just be concentrated on materials.<br \/>\n(I already mapped the books to give youa faster exercise)<\/p>\n<p>Try to imitate the images below &#8211; click to magnify<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RENDER-style1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[roadtrip1]\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"199\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1418\" title=\"RENDER-style1-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RENDER-style1-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RENDER-style2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[roadtrip1]\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1418\" title=\"RENDER-style2-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RENDER-style2-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RENDER-style3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[roadtrip1]\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1418\" title=\"RENDER-style3-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RENDER-style3-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Solutions<\/span><\/strong>:<br \/>\nTry to achieve the same results by yourself \u00c2\u00a0and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cg-blog.com\/files\/prem\/70\/s3-ok.zip\">DOWNLOAD 70s &#8211; STEP3 &#8211; SOLUTIONS<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0to verify your work.<\/p>\n<p>[\/private]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEP 3: In this video we will apply simple rules to create nice architectural materials. 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