Mastering VRay for Photorealistic Interiors

Before setting up any scene, familiarize yourself with VRay's tools and settings. Explore the asset editor, understand material creation, and grasp the importance of light setup for achieving photorealism in interior spaces.

Start with a clean model. Ensure it's properly scaled and the normals are facing the correct direction. Remove unnecessary geometry and apply initial materials to define your scene's objects and surfaces.

In absence of windows, artificial lighting is crucial. Strategically place IES lights to simulate realistic lighting fixtures. Use VRay's rectangle lights for soft, diffuse lighting that mimics overhead illumination.

Maximize the use of reflective materials to bounce light around the room. Set correct reflectivity and glossiness values in materials to ensure light disperses naturally and enhances the scene's depth.

Fine-tune Global Illumination settings to compensate for the lack of natural light. Adjust the GI engines for interior mode to optimize light bounce, ensuring a warm and inviting atmosphere is achieved.

Color temperature affects mood. Choose a warm color palette for coziness or cool tones for a modern feel. Use VRay's color mapping and white balance to adjust the scene to your desired emotional impact.

Render with higher subdivisions to reduce noise. Use VRay's denoiser and then refine your image in post-processing software for final touches, adjusting contrast, saturation, and adding vignette for focus.