how to achieve realistic sky in iRay?

PA_ThePhilosopher

Hey guys,

I am curious what you would recommend for attaining realistic sun and skys in iRay. I am having a lot of difficulty with the stock dome/sun-sky setup. 

Thanks again.

isidorn

A good HDRI would be my suggestion. I've been using this alot myself: http://www.daz3d.com/iradiance-hdri-variety-pack-one. There's a pack two of that too and I believe there's decent freebies to get somewhere too.

nDelphi

I would recommend this one, it has a beach and wooded areas with a bright sun.

http://www.daz3d.com/daz-studio-iray-hdr-outdoor-environments

tattooedillusions

nDelphi said:

I would recommend this one, it has a beach and wooded areas with a bright sun.

http://www.daz3d.com/daz-studio-iray-hdr-outdoor-environments

Yeah the wooded areas in that set are awesome for lighting.  I found I had to add an extra light to the beach HDRI though.  The sun just didn't have that bright effect on characters skins like the wooded areas do.  I don't have Pack One yet.  One of these days maybe.  There's some decent freebies at hdri-hub also.

HorusRa

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