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how to use lights in v-ray for maya

By lesterbanksFebruary 1, 20113 Comments

Andrew Weidenhammer returns with a great detailed look at how to use lights in Vray for Maya with this two part video tutorial.

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3 Comments

Billy says:

November 4, 2013 at 10:08 pm

Fantastic tutorial, great explanation on how the different vray light function. I have a question can u set up hdr with a surface shader?
- Lesterbanks says:
  
  November 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm
  
  ya, there is nothing stopping you from drawing light from any object or shader, the problem however becomes a) control, and b) optimization.