Weekly Walkthroughs provide a complete project, including geometry, file
textures, shading networks, background plates, and lighting rigs. The aim is
to teach through deconstruction of a fully realized but simple scene.
Styrofoam Helicopter covers mental rays Physical Sun & Sky and issues
revolving around its use including texture gamma, proper use with sss
shaders, tone mapping, and rendering with clouds and backgrounds. We
also explore linear motion blur as it applies to complex rotation.