15 March 2010

Client Project - Render Passes & Compositing


This is just a very quick small render of the dog, still in Maya, but with all the light settings looking pretty fine I think. I'm working out how i'm going render out the dog, lights and plane (with shadow) in different passes so I will have full control in compositing.

I found this very useful tutorial via What's On Media on how separate render passes should be layered in the different blend modes:
  • Specular: Add/Linear Dodge (Add)/Screen
  • Diffuse: Normal
  • Shadow: Difference
  • Reflection: Add/Linear Dodge (Add)/Screen
  • Diffuse No Shadow: Normal
By tonight I should hopefully have rendered out every pass in HD ready to begin compositing tomorrow.


Update: Glorious HD...



Soundtrack: Nick Cave, Shane Macgowan, Kylie Minogue, Pj Harvey, Anita Lane - Death Is Not The End

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