Rendering a Photorealistic Female in 3ds Max
In this 3ds Max tutorial we will learn how we can create a photorealistic render of a female character. We'll start by taking our female mesh and begin to add some details to her. We'll then continue by setting up the lighting, materials and painting the textures for our female character. By the end of this tutorial you'll know the main steps for adding details to a female character as well as various techniques to help improve and bring your own characters and 3D renders to life.
What you'll learn
In this 3ds Max tutorial we will learn how we can create a photorealistic render of a female character. We'll start by taking our female mesh and begin to add some details to her. We'll then continue by setting up the lighting, materials and painting the textures for our female character. By the end of this tutorial you'll know the main steps for adding details to a female character as well as various techniques to help improve and bring your own characters and 3D renders to life.
Table of contents
- Setting up References 6m
- Posing Our Character 6m
- Tweaking Our Geometry to Better Match Our Reference 12m
- Building the Hat for Our Character 10m
- Using a Hair and Fur Modifier to Create Eyelashes 11m
- Unwrapping the UVs 12m
- Lighting the Scene 10m
- Setting up a Skin Shader 11m
- Painting the Main Texture Elements 12m
- Creating Texture Details in Photoshop 9m
- Adding Some Final Touches Before Rendering 5m
- Compositing and Post Production in Photoshop 3m
About the author
Andrius Balciunas is a CG artist from Lithuania. He has been involved into CG for more than 10 years now. Currently he works as an independent freelance artist and considers himself a CG generalist. Andrius is also a part-time lecturer at residential academy called Information Technology Training Center, where he teaches students and adults how to use 3ds Max and Maya. Andrius continues to work on personal and professional projects, expanding his knowledge, skills, and experience. He has been pu... more