From the IPR window you can directly save single frames. In the Render View Window go to > Save Image … > Options In the Options popup you need to adapt the Save Mode according to your intended file format. Choose “Save RAW Image” when you want to output .exr or other formats with 32… read more »
For animation and specific camera setup we need an extra camera for each shot. If you have not yet created a custom camera in the perspective viewport select > View > Create Camera From View (Ctrl+Shift+C). Rename the new camera and make it the active camera in the Viewport > Panels > Perspective > Your… read more »
In the last chapter we have set up an environment light – which is great for outdoor scenes or quickly illuminating an object. Three-Point Lighting consists of the Key Light, Fill Light, and Back Light. It refers to situations in reality where several light sources illuminate objects – typically by night, indoors or in situations… read more »
Every render engine has its own set of lights and materials therefore it is important to pick lights for rendering with Arnold always from the Arnold menu. Add > Arnold > Lights > Skydome Light. At the Color attribute of the aiSkyDomeLightShape click on the Texture checkerboard icon and in the Create Render Node popup… read more »
Arnold will be automatically installed with Maya 2017, by default version MtoA 1.3.0 (Maya to Arnold), but it’s still possible to manually install newer versions of MtoA. The most recent versions can be downloaded here. To activate it in Maya go to > Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plugin Manager and tick both mtoa.mll boxes, refresh,… read more »
With this multi part tutorial you can learn how to properly set up a Maya project with image based and 3-point lighting, how to create texture shaders, how to work with Cameras and render single different passes (AOVs) for compositing. 1 Setting up a Project in Maya 2 Setting Up Skydome Lighting and Background 3… read more »