Volumetrics : Community Workshop

Volumetrics is a method that 3D render engines use to model fog, smoke, steam, clouds – all atmospheric mediums, which take lighting into account when it is shone through those mediums. Volumetrics is a great way to provide atmospheric perspective and depth in a render, enhancing that “3D effect” in a scene. A common element is “god rays” – that fantastic scattering of light by the clouds providing a certain ethereal or heavenly mood to a scene.

Most accessible 3D packages now have volumetric lighting:-

• DAZ Studio has recently introduced volumetrics (4.2)
• VUE includes volumetric lighting
• Poser allows volumetric lighting through Superfly and includes “volumetric materials”
• Blender has several methods for volumetrics ,depending on the render engine used
• Terragen includes custom shader networks to manipulate volumetric lighting in fog and clouds.

We have several special guest artists who will be talking about their work using volumetrics in :-

• Blender
• DAZ Studio
• A.I. generators

This community workshop is your opportunity to share (using any software package, including A.I. generators and post-work methods)

• Your best example(s) of renders that show volumetrics at work (haze, dust, mist, fog, clouds or steam)
• Your top tips to optimise rendering with volumetrics
• You number one challenge with using volumetrics
• When to use postwork for volumetric effects and when not to!
• Phrases for A.I. generators that invoke good quality volumetric scenes.

Webinar Date and Time

Date : Saturday 1st October

Time : 19:00 GMT (London) / 11:00 PDT (Los Angeles) / 15:00 EDT (New York)

Duration : 1.5 hours

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Free Ticket

• Entry to the event only

Premium Ticket

• HD quality Searchable and captioned recording of the event
• Bonus tutorial (2 hours) : How to Create Effective Desert and Underwater Environments. How to create Heatwaves, Mirages, Dust, Desert Storms, Caustics, Light rays using postwork techniques

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(Includes all benefits of the premium ticket)

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There’s a large range of topics such as:-

• DAZ Studio
• Lighting
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