Creating a dark interior - Tip of the Week

This scene comes from Archinteriors vol. 54 for 3ds Max / V-ray. It is a collection of ten modern interiors. This is scene number 5.

Final render - camera 1

Final render - camera 2

Wireframe view - camera 1

Wireframe view - camera 2

A scene in the viewport. when you open it it looks a bit dark, let's fix ti.

When you open drop-down menu in the top left corner of your viewport, you can change the shading to "flat color". This way it is easier to see what's in the scene.

Outside planes surrounding the scene - the big city will be visible outside the windows.

Outside planes - close up

Outside planes material.

Outside plane visible through the window.

VraySun is the main source of light.  Settings on the right.

Top view of the scene.

Camera 1 settings.

Camera 2 settings

there are light portals in all building openings for optimizing rendering time.

There are many light sources in the scene - for example, we placed Vray Lights in lamps.

Light sources are also placed under the sheves.

Hanging lamp

Hanging lamp mesh

Hanging lamp - close up.

Hanging lamp - light sources are disc lights placed inside casing.

Hanging lamp material - we used refractive material for the parts of the light casings so the light from the Vray light discs can pass through and be visible by cameras.

Shelf for the wine bottles.

Shelf is lit by rectangular lights, settings on the right.

Render settings.

Thanks for reading! :)