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A Guide to Neon Lights with V-Ray

By Joe Pizzini
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Date Added: 16th June 2009
Software used:
3ds Max, V-Ray

V-Ray Displacement Settings for Wall (Left)

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- 2D Mapping was used
- Plaster2D.jpg was used for the displacement map
- Amount was set to .03"

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Displacement Map (Included in zip file)

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Texture Map For Wall (Included in zip file)


V-Ray Displacement Settings for the hand Chalk (Left)

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- 2D Mapping was used
- chalkdisplace.jpg was used for the displacement map
- Amount was set to .001"

Note: The displacement map choice for the chalk was fairly arbitrary. Basically all I wanted was to have a rough surface on the chalk to simulate it has been used.

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Hand Chalk (white object)

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Texture Map For hand chalk (Included in zip file)



Final

Below you can see the neon lights with this scen and iif you click on the image, you can download a flash movie of them working.

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