best way to create reverse channel lights for interior raised panels etc.

[sconlogue]

Hi There,

 

I need to create reverse channel lighting to go behind a raised wall treatment. It's basically a laser cut piece of stainless with lettering and logo the negative space. I need a soft "Halo" like reverse channel light look but am having trouble getting there.

 

I have tried both Vray mesh light as well as using a VrayLight material with direct light ticked on, but both produce blotchy results even at hi GI settings. I suppose I could fake it with a distance texture on the wall to control the blend between wall paint and illumination.

 

If anyone has create reverse channel lighting please chime in! Thanks!

[Ismael]

First time doing this. Maybe some of it is useful.

 

Extruded the word and deleted the faces close to the backwall.

Created 2 Vray lights facing away from the walls into the opening of the word.

The front face of the word has a double sided reflective metal. Excluded the Outer geometry of the lettering from the lights but ideally only the outside but make the inner area

reflective and refractive.