Digital Tutors - Developing Expert Product Visualizations in Maya and V-Ray

Duration 2h 59m

Difficulty Level Advanced

Project Files Included

Software used

Maya 2013, Photoshop CS6

What you will learn

In this tutorial we will learn how to model a product, in this example a mini soundboard, from concept to the final render.

We will learn how to take a simple 2D sketch and turn it into a realistic model, ready to be presented as a pre-visualization mock-up. We will learn how to create a simple studio lighting setup to present our model in, by using the powerful V-Ray Blend Material to create highly customizable non-destructive shaders.

We will also learn how to create a wide variety of realistic yet simple shaders using the V-Ray Material. Finally, we will look at the powerful Render Elements that V-Ray has to offer, to create our final image in post.

By the end of this tutorial, you will have the knowledge to create your own concept models and get some beautiful renders for your product pre-visualization.

Guest Tutor

Oasim Karmieh

1. Introduction and project overview 00:57

2. Planning the concept sketch 05:45

3. Blocking in the basic shapes 09:00

4. Blocking in the buttons, knobs, and sliders 09:29

5. Starting to add details to the sound board 09:16

6. Creating the high detail sliders and buttons 08:20

7. Creating high detail small knobs and LCD buttons 09:22

8. Creating the studio lighting setup 08:04

9. Setting up the linear workflow using V-Ray for Maya 08:48

10. Creating metallic shaders for our sound board 08:27

11. Creating LED light shaders 10:15

12. Creating plastic and glass shaders 08:55

13. Setting up the shader for the main LCD screen 10:53

14. Creating the shader for the small LCD screen 11:43

15. Creating the shaders for the LCD buttons 11:06

16. Adding V-Ray dome light 09:13

17. Setting up the V-Ray render settings 11:45

18. Setting up Render Elements in V-Ray 07:43

19. Compositing the final image 12:17

20. Tweaking our final rendered image 07:57