3DS max 12 & V-ray Help Needed

[pwolf21]

Can anyone offer some support to me to use the following software that I listed above so I can start creating photorealstic images. I work for a wood manufacture so i need to learn how to create wood grains and to adjust the reflection without affecting the image to much. I'm located in Southern Indiana and really need a couple of days to learn the in's and out's of a few things. I'm very comfortable using the software, it's just a matter of explaining a few more things that i'm not aware of yet. HELP ME.

[anejo]

For wood grains you may want to try vray-materials.de

Another option for wood grain is creating it in photoshop.

[pwolf21]

I tried the wood textures but the wood grain looks bad because it repeats to much. I might have a 84" X 30" panel that i need to cover and look very good. I have created some wood textures but it doesn't have the try cathedral feel like feel veneer. Is there a sight somewhere that explains setting everything up to create that wow factor on a piece of furniture with wood grains. And being able to have the textures just blow everyone away?

[David Arbogast]

If you really want the best wood textures, those are probably found at arroway-textures.com. They have everything you'll need to get the best results: 1. high quality large-scale textures, 2. bump and reflection maps to add to the vray bump and reflection map slots.

 

Use the previously-mentioned vray-materials.de in this way: Find a wood material that has the general look and feel you're after (glossiness, etc), then just substitute the diffuse, reflection, and bump maps with the high quality texture map from arroway-textures.com (or other source). That way you'll have the reflective qualities you want along with the high-resolution texture map you want.

 

In addition to Arroway, there are some pretty decent free wood texture maps on Trespa's web site.

 

Hope this helps.

[jcaddy]

CGtextures.com and the wood floor generator script are your best friend.

[Chris MacDonald]

Arroway textures are without a doubt the best textures I've used - all of their wood series are absolutely second to none.

 

http://www.arroway.de

 

If however you still need to create more bespoke wood to suit your needs you really should look into bercon maps wood.

 

http://www.ylilammi.com/BerconWood.shtml