LESSON 0115 min
PxrLayerSurface
Explore the PxrLayerSurface material. The teapot is available from the Pixar RenderMan site. (A few microphone pops remain in this original.)
Lighting & Surfacing
← Tutorial videos
Material, look-development, and rendering lessons built around Pixar’s RenderMan tools.
01
Materials & procedural detail
LESSON 028 min
PxrCurvature & PxrDirt — Part 1
Use PxrCurvature and PxrDirt to build procedural wear on a surface.
LESSON 0320 min
PxrCurvature & PxrDirt — Part 2
Continue the procedural surface-wear study with a second pass.
LESSON 0425 min
Fingerprints on glass
Build fingerprints and smudges on glass with PxrLayerSurface.
LESSON 0550 min
Perfect Skin
A longer look at skin shading and surface response.
02
Render passes & IDs
LESSON 0115 min
Cryptomatte
A practical introduction to Cryptomatte workflows.
LESSON 0215 min
Matte ID — Part 1
A legacy Matte ID workflow, included for reference alongside the newer Cryptomatte approach.
LESSON 0330 min
Matte ID — Part 2
Continue the legacy Matte ID workflow.