natural lighting with mental ray/Maya ?

#1

Hello,
I am looking for advice and suggestions for lighting an interior space.
The space is medieval so it can only be natural lighting. the room is a circular observatory with 8 small windows- each with leaded glass. Outside the buliding is a village which needs to be seen through the glass from a variety of angles.
I have tried the mr sun, but I am struggling with too much contrast between the sun streaming in through the windows and the darker interior. and too hard shadows
I have tried final gather with a hdri map bet this just wipes out all the contrast and fills the shadows.
any ideas on how to emulate the natural lighting of this old building?

see www.digital-sculpture.co.uk
Thansk Dan

#2

Hi

You could try something with MR Portal Lights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-q40qF1Q0Q

regards,
para

#3

THis is exactly what I need. Thank you so much

#4

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