Details about how to download and use this shader are given below - along with video tutorial links.īefore proceeding, a big thanks to the original authors of the shader, Larry Gritz for his work in making the Open Shader Language available to the world and the Blender developers for creating such a great tool. I decided to try and port this to OSL - and to my surprise after a day of tinkering it worked! Along the way I added a few features, such as user definable images for lens-flare elements and have got to a point where the shader can now be released. In the process I came across a lens-flare shader, written for the Renderman language by Larry Gritz & Tony Apodaca.
The HDRs load with a click and also set the correct tone mapping as used in the promos.
Each HDR is 16k (16834 x 8192) and built with a wide range of brightness - up to 16 EVs. Orestes Iray Artful Flares also includes 7 HDRIs, These Light-emitting backdrops range from vivid and colorful, to dark and broody, similar to the lighting in experimental photography. All you need to do is load your favorite HDRI and pose your figure!
For more control and variety, over 90 shaders, featuring metals, glass, and emissive lights are included and ready to mix and match to any of the props material zones to get just the look you want. The set comes with 7 complete setups, like those used in the promo art. Orestes Iray Artful Flares HDRIs and Props give you 9 ultra-modern, geometric items for your renders: two emissive mesh lights cleverly mimic actual photography tools, seven stylized backdrops, and three chairs sized props give your figures something to interact with.