PDA

View Full Version : Vray not rendering reflections in the eyes?

zenonithus
08-04-2011, 10:21 AM
Not sure if anyone can help with this though it's a bit of an annoying problem :(

I render out my character and the vray lights show in the reflections in the eye. However, I move the camera ever so slightly and there light reflections are gone?! It's very hard to get them back unless I keep moving the camera to a position that suits it and they might come back.

Has anybody else encountered anything like this?
pixteur
08-07-2011, 09:06 AM
If your lights are small this is normal and would happen in the real world. You could cheat it with a much larger luminous poly behind the light and set it not to contribute to the light or go only reflections.
zenonithus
08-08-2011, 09:38 PM
sounds like a good solution pixteur, thanks, will try that out next time :)
cgbeige
08-09-2011, 12:33 AM
generally, I make a lot of white cards to catch light and get reflection detail. It's a studio photographer technique. just make a bunch of slivers of Lambertian white and scatter them around and turn off primary visibility and shadow.
CGTalk Moderation
08-09-2011, 12:33 AM
This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.