justin young's electronic brain » mental ray http://ebrain.ira-soup.com electronic brain of justin young Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:54:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 linear workflow in maya http://ebrain.ira-soup.com/tutorials/linear-workflow-in-maya/ http://ebrain.ira-soup.com/tutorials/linear-workflow-in-maya/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:41:11 +0000 Justin http://ebrain.ira-soup.com/?p=790 I must admit..this one is a little foggy still. The explination is a little convoluted and confusing, but then again so is linear workflow. I'm planning on digging in soon and sharing my findings on how to get it all set up as well as the benefits. Until then check out this explanation.

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Learn the differences between using Global Illumination (GI) and Final Gather (FG). Then setup FG to add realistic lighting to your scene, or as my Swedish friends would say, "lightening."

Mentioned:

http://www.cgtextures.com

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I've had problems with mental ray and fluids for as long as I can remember.  I finally figured out what I was doing wrong and thought I'd pass it along.  I'll warn you...it's super simple.  Don't judge me.

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