Making of Raindrops by Paco Morales, Mexico

Lighting, Rendering and Global Illumination

I use one vray light with Image Based Lighting. Global illumination originated by an hdr image, which is also used for reflections. Besides this, I add a cylinder-like dome to create the wet effect.

This cylinder hides the reflection of the sky and helps you see more the ground reflection. The below image will explain it more clearly.



For rendering I have used Vray renderer. You can see the settings below.


I made this hdri with HDRshop, which you can download here



Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you have any queries or suggestions then please mail me at paco_morales01@yahoo.com



Related Links

Paco's Website: www.paco-morales.blogspot.com