3DS MAX Outdoor Lighting Tutorial

[ChocolateBarClock]

Okay.
This is the scene I'll be using. The basic 3DS MAX Lighting.

This sucks. So, I'm going to go to the Create tab of 3DS (the one where you can make primitives, particles, etc.), and click the yellow Lights button at the top. From the Standard section, create a Skylight. Doesn't matter where. Just make one.

[Optional]
Go to its modifier tab, and change the color to pure white. I recommend this.
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Now, if you're using 3DS MAX 2009, click Rendering>Light Tracer. In other versions, I believe it's Rendering>Advanced Lighting>Light tracer.
It will automatically enable. If not, check Active.
Ok! Render!

I added a sphere to show how the light affects it, and I changed the background color to white. This is for cloudy weather.

  For sunny, just add a directional light for the top! And enable shadows.


-ChocolateBarClock

[Loki Clock]

Daylight isn't white, it's orange.

[ChocolateBarClock]

Daylight isn't white, it's orange.

Ok then change the SkyLight to orange.
And besides, this is about the actual method. Fine tune it all you want.

[BluezombieClock]

I suck at 3D

[ChocolateBarClock]

I suck at 3D

Get 3DS MAX if you don't have it already, and http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/3DS-MAX/1 .