How to Texture a Realistic Candle & Flame in 3DS Max & V-Ray | Architectural Visualization | The Mausoleum Lesson 10

In this tenth lesson of The Mausoleum architectural visualization series, I demonstrate how to texture a candle and create a realistic flame in 3DS Max and V-Ray. The tutorial also covers lighting the flame properly so it casts shadows and illuminates the surroundings, a technique that can be applied to fireplaces and other flame-based light sources in archviz projects.

You’ll learn how to:

• Create realistic wax textures for the candle

• Set up the flame material and emission

• Add V-Ray lights to make the flame illuminate the scene naturally

Resources used so far in the series:

Plaster texture: Textures.com

Damaged wall textures: Textures.com

Granite texture: Textures.com

Floor tiles texture: Textures.com

HDRI map: Viz People Free HDRI Maps

Please find a link to the youtube tutorial here.

At Leon51 we create high end 3D visuals and animation, and we provide tutorials on architectural visualization, photorealistic 3D rendering, and V-Ray material workflows to help you achieve professional-quality results in your 3D projects.

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