Iray Surfaces And What They Mean by SickleYield, journal
Iray Surfaces And What They Mean
I've updated and corrected this article based on DAZ's documentation. You should read that if you want more information. This will continue to be more of a "plain talk" breakdown.
Let us begin with the different types of shaders from the "Base Mixing" dropdown at the top. Choosing one of these will hide or gray out some options and reveal others.
The Iray shader behaves as though it has three layers: The "base" layer, the "metallic flakes" layer on top of that, and the "top coat layer" on top of that. It is possible to turn off the top two layers and not use their settings, but the ability to use them is a property this shader has that
[Tutorial] Lighting and Tone Mapping In Iray by SickleYield, journal
[Tutorial] Lighting and Tone Mapping In Iray
Video is now live at YouTube!
I forgot to mention f-stop on the scene cameras and the exposure value chart on that one, so it may be worth looking at the bottom of this one for that even if you wait to watch the video.
Here is the infographic I used. Special thanks to fuseling (https://www.deviantart.com/fuseling) and Lyoness1 (https://www.deviantart.com/lyoness1) for helping me find online resources.
This tutorial will discuss adding more realism to your lighting by balancing your light and tone mapping settings. It is not identical to the YouTube tutorial, but it will cover the same information.
I. Render Settings, Default HDR Lighting And Tone Mapping
a. Camera And Render Settings
First let me discuss th
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