Simple Rendering with 3dsmax & Vray

Fig.01

I hope to provide an overview of how I created the scene and discuss a few of the key techniques I used. The main job was the lighting. I used v-ray for rendering and the render settings are simple and the rendering is fast. The modelling is quiet simple. I have just applied colours and have used a very few textures in this building.

Lighting:
Usually i use a dome for skylight simulation and a Target Direct light (fig.02). I find it hard for beginners to understand and it also takes more time to render. So i tried using a VraySun light, no other lights were used. Fig.04 shows the VraySun light in 3dsmax.

Fig.02

Fig.03 shows the VraySun settings

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Fig.04

Rendering:

I used a Standard Target Camera. Vray rendering makes the whole scene look as realistic as possible. The Vray Rendering settings are given below:

I have also used a GI Environment light as shown below.

And here is the Final Rendering Output in Vray. 

I just added a tree, birds and sky using photoshop. I have done a very little post production. We can make this look more realistic. But i hope this will do for beginners.