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How to Make a Sci-fi Spaceship with 3ds Max (2)

2022-07-013 min read

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Rendering

The background production directly used a previous project and made some modifications according to the reference diagram. The lighting adopts the sunlight and skylight of V-Ray. When rendering, the spaceship and the background are rendered in layers, and the background does not require too high parameter settings.

The final rendering of the background:

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The sky in the background is not directly rendered, but a sky map is directly synthesized in Photoshop. What needs attention is the color of the water surface. If the sky is blue, then the water, buildings, and especially the reflection-sensitive things in the scene must be changed to blue.

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After background synthesis:

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The last is the rendering and post-production of the main spaceship. The rendering settings of the spaceship are the same as those of the background. Several important points to note are.

First of all, the material of the spaceship is a reflective material similar to car paint, so the layout of the environment is to better reflect the texture of the car paint. When I tried to render the car paint in the initial stage, it felt very fake, without texture, and the actual material is not necessarily the material. It is not adjusted properly, but it just ignores the influence of the environment on the reflective material.

At the bottom of the spaceship, I made a "plate" whose function is to give a darker reflection to the bottom of the spaceship to achieve the effect of the virtual ground. The key point is to pay attention to the height, and remember not to exceed half of the spaceship.

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The final rendering effect:

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It can be seen that the background and the spaceship are too integrated. Next, I used a few basic tools to adjust the color of the entire scene. After adjusting the color, it can be seen that the sky contrast has been strengthened and the overall tone has been unified.

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Finally, add some small details: add lights.

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Conclusion

The above is the whole process of making the fish-shaped spaceship with 3ds Max. We hope this tutorial can be of some help to you. As the leading cloud rendering service provider and CPU & GPU render farm, Fox Renderfarm, continues to bring you the latest news about 3D art! Thank you for reading!

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