3DS Max & V-Ray Tutorial | Understanding Reflection and Reflective Glossiness

In this 3DS Max and V-Ray tutorial, I explain the difference between reflection and reflective glossiness in V-Ray — a topic that often causes confusion for artists. While this tutorial is shown in V-Ray, the principles apply to most render engines used in architectural visualization and CGI.

You’ll learn:

• What reflection does in V-Ray (controls how much a material reflects, like a mirror).

• What reflective glossiness does (controls how sharp or blurred the reflection appears).

• How adjusting these values affects the realism of materials in your renders.

• Practical tips for creating photorealistic surfaces such as metals, glass, wood, and more.

This tutorial is perfect if you’re learning 3DS Max, V-Ray materials, and photorealistic rendering techniques. Understanding these two settings is essential for archviz workflows and achieving professional-quality CGI.

Here is a link to the tutorial.

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