Coloured Glass

So if you wanted to render coloured glass using mia materials in maya and mental ray, you would ( as Master Zap explains here), instead of changing the colour of refraction, tick use… Read More →

Wings 3d

For all of you who download free models for architectural stuff and formats cause a headache, wings 3d is the answer. its a lightweight, free software which can convert from most formats to… Read More →

Changing render stats of multiple objects

I found this obvious solution at a blog sometime back and it has proved very helpful. If you need to change any render stat (say turn primary visibilty off ) of  hundreds of… Read More →

Occlusion and Luminance Transparency Solved!!

This had me crying long hours into the night for a rather extended period. Then I found the solution in the amazing blog of David Johnson in a post about surface shader transparency.… Read More →

The confusion called Depth Pass

Now there are a hundred different ways to do this and a hunded different views on each. If you ever find yourself in a situation of being confused about the proper workflow for… Read More →