Next Limit releases Maxwell 4.1
Physically based renderer gets new image-denoising system, support for MERL and AxF materials, plus new readymade lighting assets.
Thursday, June 8th, 2017
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Render Legion ships Corona Renderer 1.6 for 3ds Max
Update to renderer adds new standalone image editor for EXRs, improves sampling, relighting and distributed rendering.
Monday, April 24th, 2017
Gnomon ships five-hour Maya lighting masterclass
Frederic Durand's Direct Illumination in Maya and mental ray offers an advanced guide to CG lighting tools.
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Tutorials: better lighting effects in 3ds Max
Read Jamie Cardoso's guides to creating custom IES light webs and fixing glitches with self-illumination.
Thursday, December 27th, 2012