Designing Spaces with Corona Renderer and 3ds Max

### Course Overview

The program focuses on conceptualizing and modeling naturally lit interior environments from scratch. Students build two separate interior scenes: a foundational room to master basic lighting, composition, and materials, followed by a more complex living room setup to practice advanced workflows.

- **Instructor:** Anthony Flores (Architect & 3D Artist based in Panama)

- **Duration:** 17 lessons (Totaling 2 hours and 19 minutes of video content)

- **Additional Resources:** 18 downloadable files

- **Level:** While listed as beginner-friendly, student reviews indicate it is best suited for individuals who already have intermediate or basic operational knowledge of the software.

- **Software Required:** Autodesk 3ds Max, Chaos Corona Renderer, and Adobe Photoshop.

### Curriculum Structure

The course is broken down into four core units:

1. **Introduction:** A background on the teacher’s background, professional trajectory, and creative influences.

2. **Analysis and Basic Preparation:** Establishing references, building project moodboards, fundamental 3D modeling, camera configurations, and importing/distributing 3D assets in a space.

3. **Creating the Environment:** Setting up natural lighting, evaluating space with clay renders, managing materiality, configuring render setups, and utilizing Corona’s LightMix feature.

4. **Highlighting Elements:** Exporting final render passes and polishing the image through post-production inside Adobe Photoshop.

Topics: 3Ds Max

Source: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/4451-designing-spaces-with-corona-renderer-and-3dsmax