Then, we add an HDRI image for lighting and adjust the angle of the sun in real time, as well as adding an Octane camera, also making adjustments to the camera, just as a real-world photographer would. He starts with an Out of the Box render, without any changes for a baseline for comparison. John starts by opening a single scene in Daz Studio and then by making changes mostly in Octane he demonstrates how the user can see changes, virtually immediately. This, coupled with the massive photorealistic texture library that is available to anyone with the plugin, creates one of the best render engines on the market. The strength of Octane is the ease with which it mimics real-world photographic and cinematic terminology, which means that anyone that understand these real-world disciplines can easily utilize their knowledge to make use of Octane to create very realistic renders.

If you are an artist looking for photorealism, this is the tutorial for you!ДЇor those of you that are unaware, the Daz Studio Octane plugin is a unique and powerful render plugin that is used by many of the major players in the entertainment industry because its ability to work within a variety of platforms that include Cinema 4DВ®, 3ds MaxВ®, AutoCADВ®, BlenderВ® and LightwaveВ® to name just a few. John Kent, who has been a Daz Studio Octane plugin user and real-world photographer, takes the student from simple to more and more complex scenes cohesively building on previous knowledge. Fueling Your Renders with Octane is a two part tutorial with a total running time of about 104 minutes.

Octane render for daz