

To start there are three main factors that lead to this render time, first the translucent quality of the light scattering through the curtains, the large amount of clear refractive/reflective glass, and using an HDRI mapped Sky Dome light in conjunction with area lights on an interior scene. A handful of viewers have questioned us on the 9 hour render time of the final frame in the tutorial, and we would like to offer answers to those question now. In this video we tried to touch on most every option available to you in Arnold, and obviously in most cases you’ll not always need to use every technique covered here. beauty of render as this will be the main hurdle you face in your unique scene. There is no such thing as a one set of settings fits all, and you have to keep in mind what level of render cost you are willing to pay vs. The first thing we want to point out is that this video is meant to be an introduction to the core settings and techniques for first time users, and the viewer needs to keep in mind that different scenes and materials will yield different results/render times. In this video we cover everything from sample settings, Lights, shaders, rendering, optimization, and everything in between.ĭue to the large response to “The Freelancer’s Guide to Arnold” (over 7,000 downloads to date!) we wanted to add a few extra thoughts on optimization not covered in the video.

Whether you're a freelancer starting a new job, or a seasoned artist who's facility has decided to change their primary rendering engine, if you need to get up to speed fast on Arnold for Maya this is the tutorial for you! This video was created to be your quick start guide to rendering in Arnold, and I'm confident we're going to get you rendering here on day one.
