3ds Max: Making of Glossy Lobby - Tip of the Week

You can buy Archinteriors vol. 41 in Evermotion Shop. the collection is made for 3ds Max / V-Ray.

Final image after post-production

The scene in 3ds Max viewport

VraySun settings

VraySky settings

Vray Camera settings

Light boxes that are hanging from a ceiling.

Inside of the hanging box we have some pillars that attach it to the ceiling and 3 VrayLights inside - two on sides and one on a bottom.

Side Vraylight settings

Box material - it's two-sided translucent material

Box material - continued

Box material - continued

Bottom VrayLight settings

Lamp framing material

We placed Vray Light Portal in the windows behind camera.

Wall is a simple plane with some polygons removed.

Floor mesh - right side of the lobby

Floor mesh - close up

Floor material

Floor material - VrayDirt map settings

Floor mesh (left side of the lobby)

Floor material

Floor material - VrayDirt settings

Floor material - Falloff map settings

There are many boxy decorative elements in the lobby. It's a simple box mesh with four VrayLights pointing to the floor.

Standing box mesh - another angle

Ceiling mesh

Ceiling mesh - close-up

Ceiling material

Ceiling material - VrayDirt map settings

A plane with a grass map outside.

Plane material

Trees seen through the window are just maps on planes

Background trees material