Index

A

• absorption
  • working / How absorption, reflectance, and transmittance work
• After Effects
  • setting up / Setting up After Effects
  • footage, importing into / Importing our footage
  • lighting hotspots, working / Dealing with the lighting hotspots
  • floor reflections, boosting / Boosting the floor reflections
  • used, for final color corrections / Final color corrections
• ambience, interior nighttime scene
  • adding / Adding some much-needed ambience
  • adding, V-Ray Sky used / Using the V-Ray Sky
  • adding, GI skylight used / The GI skylight
  • adding, HDRI used / HDRI to the rescue
• ambient occlusion
  • observing / Ambient occlusion
  • about / Ambient occlusion
• Anisotropy option / Giving the doors an aluminum look
• aspect ratios
  • about / Aspect ratios
  • 1.333*1 (4*3) / Aspect ratios
  • 1.500*1 (3*2) / Aspect ratios
  • 1.777*1 (16*9) / Aspect ratios
  • 1.85*1 & 2.35*1 / Aspect ratios
  • classification / Aspect ratios
  • choosing / Choosing our ratio, Beware of the difference between the viewport and render
  • discrepancy, between viewport and render / Beware of the difference between the viewport and render
• Assign material to selection function / Boosting the floor reflections

B

• 32-bit Simple Choker effect / Boosting the floor reflections
• barriers
  • chrome, adding to / Adding chrome to the barriers
• better sky
  • creating / Creating a better sky
• bitmaps
  • used, for wall paintings creating / Creating the wall paintings using bitmaps
• blank canvas, interior nighttime lighting scene
  • starting with / Starting with a blank canvas
  • initial exposure level, setting / Setting an initial exposure level

C

• Camera Lens Blur effect / Adding a subtle DOF to shift focus
• camera matched exterior
  • observing / A camera-matched exterior
• ceiling material, V-Ray
  • working with / Playing it safe with the ceiling
  • bump effect, adding / Playing it safe with the ceiling
• chrome
  • adding, to barriers / Adding chrome to the barriers
• close up shot
  • using / The close up shot
  • setting up / Scene two – close up
• color bleed
  • about / The cause of color bleeding
  • exercise one / Color bleed – exercise one
  • controlling / Bringing color bleed under control
• Color corrections window / Previsualizing image corrections using V-Ray FrameBuffer
• color mapping choice
  • making / Making a color-mapping choice
• color temperature
  • using / Using color temperature
  • exercise one / Color temperature – exercise one
  • exercise two / Color temperature – exercise two
• composition
  • affected, by focal length / How focal length affects composition
• compositional rules
  • about / Good composition is the foundation of photographic rendering
• Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) / Using color temperature
• Create Layer option / Knowing your right-click menu commands
• Curves toggle button / Previsualizing image corrections using V-Ray FrameBuffer

D

• definition
  • writing / Writing a definition
  • painting / Painting a definition
  • compiling / Compiling a definition
  • creating, exercise / Artistic exercise
  • for Gallery Interior / My definition for the gallery interior
• Depth of Field (DOF) effects / Using V-Ray's physical camera model
• Diffuse control / Using the V-Ray Standard material
• diffuse floor coloring
  • creating, SketchUp material used / Using a SketchUp material to create our diffuse floor coloring, Creating the diffuse component for our floor
• Diffuse Reflection
  • working / How absorption, reflectance, and transmittance work
• direct light only render / Tuning up the sunlight
• direct sunlight
  • adding, to HDRI setup / Adding direct sunlight to an HDRI setup
• DOF
  • adding, to shift focus / Adding a subtle DOF to shift focus
• Dome light
  • adding / Image-based lighting for exteriors
  • HDRI, adding to / Adding the HDRI
  • direct sunlight, adding to HDRI setup / Adding direct sunlight to an HDRI setup
  • stronger occlusion shadows, creating / Creating even stronger occlusion shadows
  • better sky, creating / Creating a better sky
• Dome light, interior daytime scene
  • creating / Trying out the Dome light
• Dome Texture map button / Adding the HDRI
• Don't affect colors control
  • enabling / Making a color-mapping choice
• door material, V-Ray
  • frosted glass, applying to / Door materials – the frosted glass
  • aluminum look, applying to / Giving the doors an aluminum look

E

• Effect Controls panel / Dealing with the lighting hotspots, Boosting the floor reflections
• Effects & Presets panel / Dealing with the lighting hotspots
• Emissive control / Using the V-Ray Standard material
• energy conserving materials
  • importance / The importance of energy-conserving materials
• exposure settings
  • tweaking / Tweaking exposure
  • white balance / Experimenting with white balancing
• exteriors
  • image-based lighting / Image-based lighting for exteriors

F

• Field Of View (FOV) / How focal length affects composition
• Fill light, interior daytime scene
  • Skylight / Skylight is our fill light
• final color corrections
  • adding, After Effects used / Final color corrections
• final renders
  • outputting / Outputting the final renders
• final renders, outputting
  • extra VFB channels, adding / Adding extra VFB channels
  • output format, setting / Setting the output format
• final shot, rendering
  • scene views, setting up for / Setting up scene views for final shot rendering, First up – the wide shot, Exercise – review, Scene two – close up, Exercise – finishing off the scene
• floor mask
  • creating / Boosting the floor reflections
• floor material
  • creating / Creating the floor material
  • reflections, adding to / Adding reflections to our floor material
• floor reflections
  • boosting / Boosting the floor reflections
• focal length
  • choosing / How focal length affects composition
• footage
  • importing, into After Effects / Importing our footage

G

• GI (skylight) map button / The GI skylight, HDRI to the rescue
• GI render
  • reviewing / Reviewing our GI render
• GI skylight
  • used, for adding ambience to interior nighttime scene / The GI skylight
  • about / The GI skylight
• GI skylight, interior daytime scene
  • using / Using the GI skylight
• GI solution
  • cleaning up / Cleaning up our GI solution
  • GI render, reviewing / Reviewing our GI render
• glass reflections
  • boosting / Boosting the glass reflections a little
• Global Illumination (GI) renders / Global illumination controls
• Global Illumination (GI) tools / My definition for interior nighttime scene lighting
• global illumination controls
  • about / Global illumination controls
• glossiness controls
  • working / How glossiness controls work
  • purpose / How glossiness controls work
• goals, interior daytime scene lighting
  • defining / Defining our goals
  • vision, defining methods / Methods for defining our vision, Painting a definition, Compiling a definition, My definition for the gallery interior
• goals, interior nighttime scene
  • defining / Defining our goals
• goals, light behaviour
  • defining / Defining our goals
• goals, material creation
  • defining / Defining our goals
• goals, materials
  • defining / Defining our goals
• goals, post-production
  • defining / Defining our goals
• goals, quality control
  • defining / Defining our goals

H

• HDR Highlight Compression effect / Dealing with the lighting hotspots
• HDRI
  • about / HDRI to the rescue, Image-based lighting for exteriors
  • used, for adding ambience to interior nighttime scene / HDRI to the rescue
  • adding, to Dome light / Adding the HDRI
• HDRI, interior daytime scene
  • adding / Adding a High Dynamic Range Image to the mix
  • adding, to dome light / Adding a High Dynamic Range Image to the mix
• high shot
  • using / The high shot
• HSV color model
  • versus, RGB system / Why are we using the HSV color model?
  • realistic color values importance / The importance of realistic color values

I

• IES
  • about / Understanding the IES files
• IES down lighters
  • adding, to interior nighttime scene / Adding the IES down lighters
• IES Light button / Creating the IES up lighters
• IES lights
  • layering up / Layering up our IES lights
• IES profiles
  • downloading / Downloading and viewing IES profiles
  • viewing / Downloading and viewing IES profiles
• IES Uplighters
  • creating / Creating the IES up lighters
• image corrections
  • pre-visualizing, V-Ray FrameBuffer used / Previsualizing image corrections using V-Ray FrameBuffer
• Image sampler controls
  • working with / Working with the Image sampler controls
  • image sampling render, reviewing / Reviewing the image sampling render
• image sampling render
  • reviewing / Reviewing the image sampling render
• Indirect illumination rollout / Reviewing our GI render
• initial exposure level
  • setting / Setting a starting exposure level
• interference pattern
  • about / Learning about light – exercise two
• interior daytime scene
  • about / Looking at our SketchUp scene
  • lighting, workflow / The lighting workflow
  • key light (Sunlight) / Sunlight is our key light, SketchUp shadow settings – positioning the V-Ray Sun, Using a V-Ray spotlight as the key light
  • Fill light (Skylight) / Skylight is our fill light, Using Rectangle lights, Testing our shot views, The evaluation time, Using the GI skylight, Trying out the Dome light, Adding a High Dynamic Range Image to the mix, Bringing the sky back into the view, Wrap up
• interior nighttime scene
  • lighting setup, creating / Taking a look at our SketchUp file
  • goals, defining / Defining our goals
  • observation / Observation is crucial
  • lighting / My definition for interior nighttime scene lighting
  • lighting process / The lighting process, Do we have a key light?, Understanding the IES files, Downloading and viewing IES profiles
  • ambience, adding to / Adding some much-needed ambience
  • IES lights, placing in / Layering up our IES lights
  • IES down lighters, adding / Adding the IES down lighters
  • IES Uplighters, creating / Creating the IES up lighters
• Interpret Footage dialog box / Importing our footage
• IOR
  • about / Adding reflections to our floor material
• IOR values
  • about / Making use of IOR values

K

• Kelvin color temperature scale
  • about / Using color temperature
• key light, interior daytime scene
  • Sunlight / Sunlight is our key light
  • V-Ray Sun, positioning / SketchUp shadow settings – positioning the V-Ray Sun
  • V-Ray spotlight, using as / Using a V-Ray spotlight as the key light

L

• Lambertian model
  • about / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
• Lambertian reflectance
  • about / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
• light
  • interacting, with material / Light and material interaction – why objects in the real world have color
  • absorption / How absorption, reflectance, and transmittance work
  • reflection / How absorption, reflectance, and transmittance work
  • transmittance / How absorption, reflectance, and transmittance work
• light, and material interaction
  • light behaviour / Light is where it all starts
  • reflectivity / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
  • glossiness, working / How glossiness controls work
  • transmittance effects / Light and material interaction – the transmittance effects, Understanding refraction, Making use of IOR values, A bit more on Fresnel equations, Understanding translucency, How subsurface scattering is different
• light behaviour
  • about / How light behaves
  • exercise one / Learning about light – exercise one
  • exercise two / Learning about light – exercise two
• light decay
  • understanding / Understanding light decay
  • exercise one / Light decay – exercise one
  • exercise two / Light decay – exercise two
  • exercise three / Light decay – exercise three
  • types / Decay types available in V-Ray for SketchUp, The None and Linear decay options, Understanding Inverse decay, The Inverse Square decay
• light decay types
  • in SketchUp V-Ray / Decay types available in V-Ray for SketchUp
• light decay types, SketchUp V-Ray
  • None decay options / The None and Linear decay options
  • Linear decay options / The None and Linear decay options
  • Inverse decay / Understanding Inverse decay
  • Inverse Square decay / The Inverse Square decay
• lighting hotspots
  • dealing with / Dealing with the lighting hotspots
• lighting process
  • lighting tools / The lighting process
  • initial exposure level, setting / Setting a starting exposure level
• lighting process, interior nighttime scene
  • artistic versus realistic approach / Contrasting artistic and realistic indoor lighting
  • key light / Do we have a key light?
  • IES files / Understanding the IES files, Downloading and viewing IES profiles
• light sources
  • values / Using color temperature
• low shot
  • using / The low shot

M

• material
  • interacting, with light / Light and material interaction – why objects in the real world have color
  • energy conserving materials / The importance of energy-conserving materials
• materials
  • defining / Defining the materials
  • improving / Improving our materials
• materials, RGB map
  • reviewing / Reviewing what we have in the RGB map
• materials, Sample Rate map
  • reviewing / Reviewing what we have in the Sample Rate map
• materials, V-Ray
  • creating / Materials that make us believe!
  • floor material, creating / Creating the floor material
  • surface properties, adding / Adding surface properties
  • super bright whites / Final setting tweaks!
  • final lighting tweaks / Final setting tweaks!
• Materials List section / Materials that make us believe!
• Materials_Final.exr footage / Importing our footage
• maximum output resolution
  • deciding / The requisite maximum resolution
• medium shot
  • using / The medium shot
• methods, vision defining
  • definition, writing / Writing a definition
  • definition, painting / Painting a definition
  • definition, compiling / Compiling a definition
  • artistic exercise / Artistic exercise
  • Gallery Interior definition / My definition for the gallery interior

O

• observation
  • about / Reference and observation
  • sunlight color / The sunlight color
  • skylight color / The skylight color
  • shadows / Shadow properties
  • ambient occlusion / Ambient occlusion
  • camera matched exterior / A camera-matched exterior
• observation, interior nighttime scene
  • about / Observation is crucial
• occlusion shadows
  • about / Ambient occlusion
• opening scene
  • improving / Improving our opening scene
  • views, used for render creating / Working with six new views
  • viewport and render aspect ratios, matching / Matching viewport and render aspect ratios
  • lighting / Lighting that sets the mood!
  • render process / Stepping through the render process
  • V-Rays physical camera model, using / Using V-Ray's physical camera model
  • global illumination controls / Global illumination controls
• Output File browse button / Boosting the floor reflections
• output format
  • setting / Setting the output format
• Ozone control
  • using / The sunlight color

P

• Pack Material function / Art sculpts – import vismat
• physical camera model, V-Ray
  • used, for rendering / Using V-Ray's physical camera model
• Point Of View (POV) shot
  • using / The low shot
• Points Of View (POV) / Improving our opening scene
• post-production applications
  • using / Setting up After Effects
  • After Effects / Setting up After Effects
• Post Processing section / Bringing color bleed under control
• POV Shot - Empty Room scene tab / SketchUp shadow settings – positioning the V-Ray Sun

Q

• quality control
  • materials, improving / Improving our materials
• quality control steps
  • order, determining / Determining the order of quality control steps

R

• Rectangle light button / Using Rectangle lights
• Rectangle lights, interior daytime scene
  • using / Using Rectangle lights
• Red Channel option / Boosting the floor reflections
• reference
  • gathering / Reference and observation, The sunlight color, The skylight color, Shadow properties, Ambient occlusion, A camera-matched exterior
• Reflection control / Using the V-Ray Standard material
• reflection layer
  • toggling / Boosting the floor reflections
• reflections
  • adding, to floor material / Adding reflections to our floor material
• Reflections Adjustment pre-comp / Adding a subtle DOF to shift focus
• reflectivity
  • about / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
  • Lambertian model / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
  • Lambertian reflectance / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
  • blurry reflections / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
  • mirror reflections / Light and material interaction – what is reflectivity?
• refraction
  • about / Understanding refraction
  • IOR values, using / Making use of IOR values
  • Fresnel equations / A bit more on Fresnel equations
• render
  • creating, views used for / Working with six new views
  • final output settings / Render settings for final output
  • evaluating, with IES lights enabled / Evaluating the render with all lights enabled
• render aspect ratios
  • matching, with viewport aspect ratios / Matching viewport and render aspect ratios
• Render button / Creating the IES up lighters
• render history feature, V-Ray frame buffer
  • using / The evaluation time
• Render History window / Testing our shot views, Adding direct sunlight to an HDRI setup
• render process
  • about / Stepping through the render process
• Render Queue panel / Adding a subtle vignette effect
• RGB system
  • importance / The importance of R, G, and B in the digital realm
  • working / The importance of R, G, and B in the digital realm
  • versus, HSV color model / Why are we using the HSV color model?
• right-click menu commands
  • using / Knowing your right-click menu commands

S

• scene, finishing off
  • high shot, creating / Exercise – finishing off the scene
  • low shot, creating / Exercise – finishing off the scene
• scene lighting
  • fine-tuning / Fine-tuning scene lighting
  • sunlight, tuning up / Tuning up the sunlight, Reviewing our sunlight render
  • skylight, adjusting / Adjusting the skylight, Reviewing our skylight render
• scene views
  • setting, for final shot rendering / Setting up scene views for final shot rendering, First up – the wide shot, Exercise – review, Scene two – close up, Exercise – finishing off the scene
• scene views, setting
  • wide shot / First up – the wide shot, Exercise – review
  • close up shot, creating / Scene two – close up
  • scene, finishing off / Exercise – finishing off the scene
• Sculpts material / Art sculpts – import vismat
• Select None command / Door materials – the frosted glass
• shadow edges
  • altering / Adding direct sunlight to an HDRI setup
• shadow quality / The shadow quality
• shadows
  • using / Shadow properties
  • properties / Shadow properties
• shot type
  • deciding / Deciding the shot type
  • long or wide shot / The long or wide shot
  • medium shot / The medium shot
  • close up shot / The close up shot
  • high shot / The high shot
  • low shot / The low shot
  • POV shot / The low shot
• shot views
  • testing / Testing our shot views
• SketchUp file
  • setting up / Setting up our SketchUp file
• SketchUp files
  • about / The SketchUp files
• SketchUp material
  • used, for diffuse floor coloring creation / Using a SketchUp material to create our diffuse floor coloring
  • using, with V-Ray / Using SketchUp materials with V-Ray
• SketchUp material, used with V-Ray
  • diffuse floor component, creating / Creating the diffuse component for our floor
  • color mapping choice, making / Making a color-mapping choice
• SketchUp scene
  • interior daytime scene / Looking at our SketchUp scene
• SketchUp shadow settings
  • V-Ray Sun, positioning / SketchUp shadow settings – positioning the V-Ray Sun
• SketchUp tools / Improving our opening scene
• skirting board
  • painting / Painting the skirting board
• skylight
  • working with / Filling in with skylight
  • V-Ray Sky, using / Using the V-Ray Sky
  • exterior image-based lighting / Image-based lighting for exteriors
  • adjusting / Adjusting the skylight
• Skylight, interior daytime scene
  • creating / Skylight is our fill light
  • Rectangle lights, using / Using Rectangle lights
  • shot views, testing / Testing our shot views
  • evaluation time / The evaluation time
  • GI skylight, using / Using the GI skylight
  • Dome light, creating / Trying out the Dome light
  • HDRI, adding / Adding a High Dynamic Range Image to the mix
  • sky, bringing into view / Bringing the sky back into the view
• skylight color
  • observing / The skylight color
• skylight render
  • reviewing / Reviewing our skylight render
• spectral model
  • about / The importance of R, G, and B in the digital realm
• Srgb button
  • enabling / Making a color-mapping choice
• sRGB Working Space option / Setting up After Effects
• SSS
  • versus, translucency / How subsurface scattering is different
  • about / How subsurface scattering is different
• stronger occlusion shadows
  • creating / Creating even stronger occlusion shadows
• subtle relighting
  • adding, to scene / Adding subtle relighting
• sunlight
  • rendering / Sunlight is the key
  • coloration, examining / The sunlight color
  • shadow quality / The shadow quality
• sunlight color
  • observing / The sunlight color
• sunlight render
  • tuning up / Tuning up the sunlight
  • reviewing / Reviewing our sunlight render
• surface properties
  • adding / Adding surface properties

T

• TexFresnel map / Adding reflections to our floor material
• Transform controls / Boosting the floor reflections
• translucency
  • about / Understanding translucency
  • versus, SSS / How subsurface scattering is different
• Transmittance
  • working / How absorption, reflectance, and transmittance work
• transmittance effects
  • refraction / Understanding refraction, Making use of IOR values, A bit more on Fresnel equations
  • translucency / Understanding translucency, How subsurface scattering is different
• Turbidity control
  • using / The sunlight color

V

• V-Ray
  • SketchUp materials, using with / Using SketchUp materials with V-Ray
• V-Ray FrameBuffer
  • used, for image corrections pre-visualizing / Previsualizing image corrections using V-Ray FrameBuffer
• V-Ray frame buffer window / The evaluation time, Adding reflections to our floor material
• V-Ray IES Down Light component / Adding the IES down lighters
• V-Ray Sky
  • used, for adding ambience to interior nighttime scene / Using the V-Ray Sky
  • using / Using the V-Ray Sky
• V-Ray spotlight
  • using, as key light (interior daytime scene) / Using a V-Ray spotlight as the key light
• V-Ray Standard material
  • working / Using the V-Ray Standard material
  • using / Using the V-Ray Standard material
  • right-click menu commands / Knowing your right-click menu commands
  • reflections, adding to floor material / Adding reflections to our floor material
  • walls, painting / Painting the walls
  • ceiling material, working with / Playing it safe with the ceiling
  • frosted glass, applying to doors / Door materials – the frosted glass
  • aluminum look, creating for doors / Giving the doors an aluminum look
  • chrome, adding to barriers / Adding chrome to the barriers
  • skirting board, painting / Painting the skirting board
• V-Ray texture editor window / Adding reflections to our floor material
• VFB channels, extra
  • adding / Adding extra VFB channels
• viewport aspect ratios
  • matching, with render aspect ratios / Matching viewport and render aspect ratios
• views
  • used, for render creating / Working with six new views
• vignette effect
  • adding / Adding a subtle vignette effect
• visible light spectrum
  • about / Learning about light – exercise two
• vision
  • defining, methods / Methods for defining our vision, Painting a definition, Artistic exercise, My definition for the gallery interior
• vismat material
  • importing / Art sculpts – import vismat
• VRayBRDF
  • about / Using the V-Ray Standard material
• VRayBRDF layer
  • used, for painting walls / Painting the walls
  • used, for adding reflectivity to walls / Painting the walls

W

• wall paintings
  • creating, bitmaps used / Creating the wall paintings using bitmaps
• walls material, V-Ray
  • painting / Painting the walls
• white balance
  • experimenting with / Experimenting with white balancing
• wide shot
  • using / The long or wide shot
  • setting up / First up – the wide shot, Exercise – review