RenderManPartII

PixarRenderMan2.0
PartII

RenderManwithShadowsPaintEffects
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2.

Selectgroundterrain
OnmenusetofRendering,GotomenuPainteffects>MakePaintable

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GotomenuWindow>GeneralEditors>Visor

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4.
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SelectPlantsMeshcategoryontheleft
Selectcortinarius.mel

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Holdbonkeyboardtomakebrushbigger
Paintsonthegroundaspicture

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Renderitwithnoshadow

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Selectkey_lightShape,turnonUseDepthMapShadows
IncreaseResolutionto1024

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AddRenderManShadowAttrs

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Renderitagain,butstill noshadowonthemushroom

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Selectmushroom
Onthecortinarius1Tab,turnonCastShadowsonShadowEffects

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Renderitagain

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OnstrokeShapeCortinarius1Tab,decreaseSurfaceOffsetaspictureformakemushroomsintothe
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RenderManwithfur render
Whenyourenderscenewillhavebadresult

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19.

OntheheroTab
IncreaseDensityto200000hair

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SelectspotLightShape2andturnonUseDepthMapShadows

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Toimprovethehairrender,addRenderManShadowAttributes

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Renderit,willgetbetter

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IncreaseDepthMapResolutionto1024

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IncreasequalityonRenderSetting

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ActivateSigmaHiding(verygoodonthinobject)onAdvancedTab

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RenderManwithCurveRender
GotomenuCreate>PencilCurveTool

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Drawsomecurveshape

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29.

Ifyourender,willgetnothing
Selectcurve,gotomenuAttributes>RenderMan>AddRenderingAttrs

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YouwillseethecurveafterRender

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Youcanplayaroundwiththisattribute

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YoucanassignmaterialandmakingcolorintheCustomShadingGroup
ChooseCreateshadingEngine

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ClickcheckerbuttononSurfacematerial

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SelectBlinnmaterialandassignnewcoloryouwant

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RenderManwithSubsurfaceScattering
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Whenyouopenthesceneandrender,willseenormalshadingfromhisface.

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CreateSpotlightforthescene

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SelectSpotlightandLookthoughSpotlightinperspectiveview

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Makinganglebehindofhisheadaspicture

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IncreaseLightIntensityto2.000

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42.

Createonemorespotlightfromthefrontofhead(filllight)
Decreaselightintensity to0.400

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Selecthisface
GotomenuAttributes>RenderMan>AddSubsurfaceScattering

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Youwillgetnewlistaspicture

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Whenyourenderit,willgetmorelighteronface

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IfyouchangeScatteringStrengthto3.00,getmoreeffect,brighter

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SetupscatteringFreePathas0.10

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AssignpinkcolortoScatteringExitTintanddecreaseScatteringStrengthto2.00

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RenderManwithSubsurfaceScattering(Continue)

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OpensceneandaddRenderManSubsurfaceScatteringtohisface

51.

ClicktheconnectbuttononScatteringMap

52.
53.

OnrmanSSDiffusePassTab
CopyCommandinafiled,putintheNotepad

54.

Replacealbedofromfilewithmaterialskin1

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Replacediffusemeanfreepathfromfilewith unitlength0.01

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Makethembacktotheoriginalposition andcopyit

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PutitbacktotheCommandfiled

58.

Renderit

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CreateSpotlightbehindhisheadandmakeitbrighteraspicture

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Duplicatethelightasfilllightanddecreaseintensityto0.4

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Renderonemoretime

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RenderManwithCausticEffects
Renderscenetoseenormalresult

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Createarealight

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Makeangleaspicture

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IncreasePenumbraangleto10.000

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CreatesecondSpotlightaspicture

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Renderit

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IncreaseIntensityonlight2abit

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71.

SelectDiamondobject
GotoBlinnmaterialattribute
AddRenderManCausticControls

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SelectGlassonShadingModel

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ActivateRefractionsandincreaseRefractiveIndexto2.714(Diamond)

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75.

Stillnocaustics,havenotaddattributeonlightyet
Selectlight1,addRenderManAttributesCausticAttrs

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Selectthefloor,addRenderManAttributesCausticControls

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Selectlight1,turnonDecayRatetobeQuadratic

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79.

Increaselightintensityto500
Renderit

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Changelightintensityto250

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82.

Onthelight1,RenderManCausticsAttribute
Trytosetupaspicture,changecolorofcausticfilter,andstrength

83.

IfyouchangeCausticEstimatorto25(getshaper)or500(getmoreblur)

84.

GotoCausticMaplink

85.

IfyouchangeEmitto10,000(muchmoreaccurate)

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RenderManwithGlobalIllumination
ClickENVLightbuttononRenderManselftocreateenvironmentsphere

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Renderit

88.
89.

Selecttheenvsphereandopenattributeeditor,willseeRenderManENVlightwindow
CreateSpotlightforscene

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MakeangleaspictureandincreasePenumbraAngleto10

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Now, getbrighter,getinformationshadedonobjects

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Dropsintensityto0.7

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ActivateUseDepthMapShadows

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95.

SelecttheENVsphere
OnEnvironmentImage,clickfolderbuttontoaddIBL

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SelectN005_1500

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Youwillgetimageonyoursphere

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Renderit,gethighlightonsurfaces

99. ButifyouwanttoseeonlyIBL,havetoturnlightoff
100. SelectSpotlight,turnoffshadows,offilluminatesbyDefault

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RenderManwithOcclusion
101. OpenScene
102. ActivateRaytracingonRenderSetting

103. Renderit

104. SetSamplingModetoSampled(moreQuality)

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105. ChangeSamplesto512(moreaccurate)andMaxVariationto1.5(howfastrenderit)

106. Renderit,getmuchsmoothquality,verylongtimetorender,getsomemistakeondisc

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107. Selectthedisc,addRenderManAttributes

108. AddTraceBias

109. Settoabout0.01

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110. RotateENVspheretomovelightsourcetothefrontofcharacter

111. Renderit,willtakeabout10minus,notagoodsolutionfortimesaving,wewillusingBakeon
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RenderManwithBakeOcclusion
112. Whenyouopenscene,italreadysetupasveryhighqualityvalues,itwilltake30minustorender
these

113. ThefileisalreadycreateBakepassasyoucanseeonBakefield

114. Ifyourenderthis,willtakeabout33minus

115. IfyouwouldliketoCreateBakeset,rightclickonBakefield,willget3options
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116. SelectrmanMakeGlobalDiffuse3dPass(alreadycreated)

117. Whenyourender,fileswillsavetoBake_gifolder

118. ChangeCachingBehaviortoReuseforsaverendertime(usingcachedatafromcomputer)

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119. Whenyourenderitagain,willusingrendertimejust30second

120. Butifyouturncamerafromdifferentangle,willgetblackspot(missingdata),causeofsystem
doesnotknowfromthenewangledata

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RenderManwithpointcloudocclusion
121. Openscene,decreaseMax Distto1000

122. TurnonRayTracingonRenderSettingandrenderit,willveryslowrender

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123. TurnoffRayTracingonRenderSetting

124. CreateBakeforENVlight
125. OnBakefield,rightclick,selectCreateRenderRadiosity

126. Renderit,faster,niceandcleanthanprevioustechnique
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127. Wedonotwantglassonhisfacetransparency
128. Selectallobjects
129. DeselectjustonlyENVsphereandglassonface

130. GotomenuCreate>Sets>Set

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131. YouwillgetSet1

132. Renametoa_occ_set

133. SelectonENVsphereandclickonBakelinkbutton

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134. RightclickonObjectSetfiledandselecta_occ_set

135.
136.
137.
138.

Rendertoseewhathappened
Wewillseparatebodyoutoftheset
Selectsatellitediscandfloor
GotomenuCreate>Sets>Setoption

139. Renametoab_occ_set

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140. OnObjectSet,rightclick,selectab_ooc_set

141. Renderit,willseejustonlysatellitedischaveocclusion,humanhavejustonlynormalshade

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RenderManwithColorBleeding
142. First,createENVlight

143. TurnonRayTracinginRenderSetting

144. RightclickonBakeandselectCreateRenderRadiosity
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145. Renderitagain

146. WeneedcolorbleedingonSatelliteDiscslegs(orangecolor)
147. Selectleg
148. Changecolortoorange

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149. Quickrenderit(nocolorbleedingyet)

150. SelectonENVlight
151. ChangeShadowingfromOcclusiontoColorbleeding

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152. Weneedmorebleeding
153. SelectlegandincreaseAmbientColortoMaximum

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154. But,weneednormalshaderatsatellitelegs(notlikeslavaonlegs)
155. SelectENVlight
156. OnBake,clickgotobutton

157. OnCachingBehaviorchooseReuse,becausewerendereditandwanttoreuseagain

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158. Render,itwillfaster,nocolorchangeonlegs

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RenderManwithOcclusionandColorbleeding
159. Openscene,renderit

160. Selectallobjectsondiscandfloor

161. GotomenusetofRendering
162. GotomenuLighting/Shading>Bake(RenderMan)option

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163. SetObjectstoSelected,thenclickBakeandClosebutton

164. Press6,showtexture
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165. SelectENVlight
166. ClickgotobuttononBake

167. DisableonCachingBehavior

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RenderManwithRenderPasses
168. Openrendersettings,seeinPassesTab

169. CreateaCustomOutputpassaspicture

170. RightclickandselectDiffuseColor,Normal(N),OcclusionIndirect,NormalGeometry(Ng)

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171. ChangeImageFormattoOpenEXR

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172. Clickonbatchicon

173. YoucanusecompositingprogramtocompositeEXRfile(includeallpasses)

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RenderManwithRendersStatistics
174. OpenRenderSettings,AdvancedTab
175. TurnonOutputStatistics

176. ClickfolderonStatisticsXMLFile

177. Renamefilerender_statswithrender_stats.xml

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178. ClickBatchicon

179. Openthedatafolder

180. OpenfilewithInternetExplorer

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181. Wewillgetfileinformationlikespicturebelow

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RenderManwithCreateownshadinglanguage
182. Openfile

183. OpenNotepadandCreatefolderinc:drivenamesshaders
184. SavefileasmyFirstShader.sl

185. Typecodeaspictureforthefirststep

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186. CreateOpacity=OpacityShader

187. Color=ColorShader*Opacity

188. Savefile
189. Gotocommandprompt

190. Gotoshadersdirectory

191. Copyofpathdirectoryofshaderdirectory

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192. Opensystemproperties
193. OnAdvancedTab,clickonEnvironmentVariables

194. Doubleclickonpathvariable
195. Pastecopiedpathfollowinginthefiled(startwith)

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196. Putattheend

197. Betterwaytousingcommand
198. CreateshortcutofCommandPromptinShadersfolder

199. Rightclickonshortcut,selectproperties
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200. DeletetextinStartinfiled

201. Now,whenyoudoubleclickonCommandPromptshortcut,itwillpopupcommandprompt
windowautomatically

202. TypingshadermyFirstShader.sl,systemwillcompiledfile
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203. Aftercompiled,youwillget.slofile

204. CreateRenderManMayaShaderNode

205. Addthisshadertoobject

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206. Doubleclickonshader
207. ClickfolderbuttononShaderfiled

208. Open.slofile

209. GotomenuAttributes>RenderMan>ManageAttributes

210. AddColorandOpacityAttributesthenclose

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211. Trytochangecolorthenrender

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RenderManwithCreateownshadinglanguage (Continuous)
212. RenamemyFirstShader.sltomyNoiseShader.sl
213. Editfileaspicture

214. OpenUVTextureEditor

215. Edittextfileaspicturethensave

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216. CompilemyNoiseShader.sl

217. LoadmyNoiseShader.slo

218. Renderit

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219. Editfileaspicture,thensaveit

220. Compile,reload
221. Renderitagain
222. Changecolortowhite

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223. Renderit

224. Edittextfileaspicture,saveit

225. CompileandReload
226. YouwillgetmyFqparameters

227. Now,youcanchangeparameterasyouneed
228. Edittextfileaspicture
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229. Now,youwillgetnewblenderslider

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230. Createdirectionallight

231. Movethelightinthefrontofobject

232. Turnonfacenormals
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233. SavenewfileasmyNoiseDiffuseShader.sl

234. Editfileaspicture

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235. SavefileandCompile

236. Loadfile

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237. Renderit

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RenderManwithCreateownshadinglanguage (Continuous)
238. SavefileasmyFirstDisp.sl

239. Typecodeaspicture

240. Saveit
241. Compileit

242. Gotoshadinggroup
243. LoadDisplacementmat.

244. SelectRenderManDisplacementMaterialsforthis
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245. LoadmyFirstDisp.slotoShaderfield

246. Whenyourenderit,willgetsomethinglookbad

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247. AddDisplacementAttrs

248. ChangeDisplacementBoundto2.000

249. Gobacktotextfile
250. Addsomecode
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251. Saveandcompile
252. Renderitagain

253. Gobacktotextfile
254. Addsomecode

255. Saveandcompile
256. Clickreloadbutton

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257. ChangeKm=0.010

258. Renderit

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RenderManwithCreateowncustomlightshader
259. Createpointlight

260. Moveitlikespicture

261. CreateNURBSPlane

262. Scaleit

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263. Renderit

264. OpenNotePadandsaveitasmyFirstLight.sl

265. Writecodeaspicture

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266. SaveandCompile

267. Addcustomlightshader

268. Clickcreateicon

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269. LoadmyFirstLight.slotoshader

270. Changecolortoorange

271. Renderit

272. Ifwewanttoaddocclusion
273. GobacktoNotePad
274. Addmorecode

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275. SaveandCompile
276. Movelightnearhead

277. ActivateRaytracing

278. Renderit

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