Painting Grass & Other Things directly into a scene in Maya
To paint grass or foliage directly onto a scene:
Category: Rendering
Arnold Mesh Lights in Autodesk Maya
Hit ‘7’ on the keyboard to activate all lights in the workspace Create an object that you want to be...
Arnold Area Lights in Autodesk Maya
‘Arnold’ > ‘Lights’ > Several options Mesh light: Use an object as a light! Very handy
Arnold Render Settings in Maya
If you want photo-realistic renders then use Arnold as the renderer. Samplingand Ray Depthare the most important settings for rendering in Arnold.
Lights in Autodesk Maya
To show the effects of different lights in the workspace go to ‘Lighting’ > ‘Use all lights’ (Or ‘7’ on...
Render View Window in Autodesk Maya
This helps with finalising the rendered scene. To open the render view click on the render button with the eye...
Rendering Overview in Autodesk Maya
Open render settings by clicking the render button in the top menu which has the small gear icon on it
Ambient Occlusion in Autodesk Maya
Great for previewing a model, also known as ‘Clay’ due to the way it appears.
