CG BLOG - Vray Basic Materials AND Educational Material Library

Creating basic materials is really simple. Check this video:

BASIC CONCEPTS:

Don?t use too brighten colors, they will look fake

Always Use Diffuse = BLACK for metal chrome and pure glass

Always flag ?fresnel? for every non-metal material (glass, plastic.. )

EXERCISE:

Download BASIC-MATERIALS-SCENE | OBJ Version and reproduce the materials in the video. You don?t need to modify camera or lighting! Everything is ready to work: only play with Material Editor. (Inside the pack you also have reference pictures).

Note: With this simple tips you can create 90% architectural materials.

Run your tests!

These materials are tested and rendered on a properly scene.

This scene is ready to use: camera/lights/GI. Everything is done.

Just create your materials, assign them to the cube and click render.