3d art

30 mins
render time
Resolution:
3,888 x 2,592
o The texture maps once
added to the material
p Adding the sky image
for lighting reference
q Preparing the Spitfire
to render in layers
r Rendering the Spitfire
Rendering
Bringing the Spitfire to life
20 Assembling the textures in modo
In modo, if you haven’t done so already, assign the Spitfire
a material with a unique name. Expand the Material group
and use the Add Layer tab, then scroll down to Image Map
and load one of the textures that you created. Do this for
each map thereafter until all of the textures are loaded o.
21 Adding the sky
We now have to decide on how to light the Spitfire. We’ll
use our backplate as reference in modo. In the Shader
Tree, expand the Environment group. Use the Add Layer
tab to load the ‘sky.jpg’ image. In the Texture Locator tab,
change the Projection Type to Front p.
22 Boosting the lighting
We already have a Directional light, but we’ll add two
Area lights to help fill in some of the darker areas. The
first will be positioned below, to create simulated light
bounce from the clouds, and the second as a light fill
opposing the Directional light. Set to Physical Sun with
London as a location and set the time to 17:30 with the
North Offset at 150.
23 Adding render outputs
The Spitfire will be rendered in layers. Expand the Render
group and use the Add Layer pull-down to add a new
render output and set it to Ambient Occlusion. Do the
same to add Reflection Shading, Specular Shading,
Transparent Shading and Diffuse Shading (Total). In
the Render properties, enable Indirect Illumination q.
24 Rendering
Hide the sky layer for now. Rendering will be done in two
stages. The Spitfire first, then without moving your render
camera, the propeller place holder, which will be used in
Photoshop when we add the propeller blur. The default
options will be okay, but Antialiasing can be turned higher
to 32 samples/pixel if you prefer r.
Target the lights
To make it easier to keep the Area lights concentrated on
the Spitfire, create a locator by going to New Item>Locator.
Select the Area light and then the locator and, in the
properties of the light, select Set Target. Now when you
rotate the lights, they will move wherever the locator
moves. Just add the locator to your Spitfire group.
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