Master advanced lighting with Octane

Discover how to composite this photorealistic study of a Mexican honey wasp in flight

This tutorial demonstrates an approach for lighting a photoreal 3D model of an insect in flight. After modelling the insect, the model and textures were imported into Maya, and the lighting and rendering were also set up in OctaneRender for Maya. Octane was used to generate lighting render passes which were then composited in NUKE. We want to show you how easy it is to create realistic lighting using Octane, as well as how to export render passes for specific lights. Using NUKE these render passes were composited together against a backdrop to create a stunningly realistic image. The little-known Mexican honey wasp was chosen as a subject because of its distinctive look – the abdomen has a pointed teardrop shape that gives it a rather elegant silhouette. It’s also…

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