This tutorial was created by the Florence Design Academy .

On the F.D.A. gallery ( http://www.florencedesignacadem y.com/gallery_eng.html ) you can see a few examples of designs of our students who have used this technique.Since our students need a effective way to display their concepts and ideas, our teachers have developed many tutorials in order to give them an additional tool that every designer should have.This tutorial explains all steps to illuminate an object with a technique which simulates the illumination techniques of a photo studio.Before we begin it is very important to inform you that we will use "Mental Ray" as render engine (version 8 and 9 of 3D Studio Max).