Noob's guide: creating clay renders in 3DS MAX.

[The science of Kaboom]

This tutorial covers a basic of my clay rendering technique. 3DS MAX 7 or alter is reccomended for this tutorial. This technique of mine is easy to do, a basic knowledge of max is reccomended.
First of all create a 500x500 plane. Next open up the material editor by pressing "m". Under blinn basic parameters click in the gray box and change it to a whitish color. Next apply the material to the plane. open up the rendering menu by pressing "8" then change the background to white. Merge your object and then apply the material. Now create a skylight and turn on cast shadows. Finnaly place it over the object and press "F10" and click render.

[SnaFuBAR]

tha's an ok tutorial.

press f10, go to advanced, choose light tracer, then render.

[The science of Kaboom]

well i was in a rush i plan on making an updated version.

[citruspers]

i hope so, because tis one is a bit...chaotic..

[The science of Kaboom]

ya i plan on making one with pics and more info on advanced lighting.

[Patrickssj6]

I made a vid tutorial on that in the tut section

[The science of Kaboom]

oh didnt know

[citruspers]

I made a vid tutorial on that in the tut section

without sound

EDIT:

great, everything stays pitch black when i render...
wat did i do wrong?

[Patrickssj6]

wrong window maybe?

[[cc]z@nd!]

is a light added? is the light's setting on something other than 0?

[The science of Kaboom]

besure you turned the enviorment background to a whitish color. also add a skylight.

[Patrickssj6]

tha's an ok tutorial.

press f10, go to advanced, choose light tracer, then render.

Oh BTW thats the most important part