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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: tomislavn on 2014-07-07, 15:24:30

Title: Simple night exterior
Post by: tomislavn on 2014-07-07, 15:24:30

Could anyone share some simple corona setup for night exterior shots? :) Thank you!

Lightning example is attached - James Pickford’s Lake Lugano house

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: Juraj on 2014-07-07, 15:51:39

Why don't you write to the author himself ?

But everything you need has been published: It's combination of HDRi (Dusk- 1957 from PeterGuthrie) and IES spotlights in interior.

The rest is careful balance of internal color temperature, intensities and nice post.

http://www.peterguthrie.net/blog/2012/06/lake-lugano-house-by-james-pickford
http://www.cgarchitect.com/2012/05/lake-lugano-house-dusk1

Everything is about the balance between outside and inside. If you can make it from head, that's pretty nice feat, if not, a photograph of dusk/night helps.

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: tomislavn on 2014-07-07, 16:00:07

Thank you for your reply Juraj. I had no need to write to the author himself, since he used V-Ray. I know how to get that "temperature" effect in V-Ray balancing the V-Ray camera settings and the HDR image (I got PG's collection).

Just wondered if someone wanted to share some bits about getting the similar effect using Corona :) since I haven't tried to remake it myself - yet.

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: Juraj on 2014-07-07, 16:07:19

But there is no difference at all, should be absolutely identical.

Mine examples aren't so pretty, there aren't so many angular glass parts to reflect, but same setup. Just one HDRi (PG+CGSource mixed together) and only IES inside. Corona Alpha5.

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: tomislavn on 2014-07-08, 15:05:15

Thank you once again for valuable information Juraj :) I appreciate it! Will definitely give it a shot tonight. And by the way, your renders are great as well!

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: naikku on 2014-07-08, 15:36:01

Quote from: Juraj_Talcik on 2014-07-07, 16:07:19

(PG+CGSource mixed together)

Sorry I feel stupid to ask this but could you explain, HDRI: PG+CGSource mixed together?

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: Ondra on 2014-07-08, 15:41:38

pg is probably peter guthrie

Title: Re: Simple night exterior
Post by: Juraj on 2014-07-08, 18:53:00

Quote from: Keymaster on 2014-07-08, 15:41:38

pg is probably peter guthrie

Yes, this. Sorry for the abreviation, Peter is such a name that I often just assume people would get the reference :- ).
I mix his(or other) HDRi so I can get full spherical coverage.