Add Lights

We haven't added any light to the scene so far. However, the render still looks good. The shadow is kind of smooth because we used GI as the only light source. So we still need to add more lights in order to have more depth to the image.

01. From the Vray toolbar, select the seventh icon from the left (Create Rectangular Light).

02. From Top view, follow the steps below to create Rectangular Light in the scene.

03. Start from bottom left.

04. To complete creating the light, make your second left click to the top right of the scene as shown.

05. Select this Rectangular light you just created.

06. Go to the Front view, select the move tool and drag the light to the top, approximately 4X of the height of the chair.

07. Render it and you will get a very bright image like the one below. That's because the V-Ray's default setting of the Rectangular Light is set to No Decay. Please follow the steps below to adjust it.

08. Select the Rectangular Light. Right click on Object, select V-Ray for SketchUP and click Edit Light.

09. Uncheck the No Decay. This will make the distance between the light and objects being considered while rendering. That means the object further away from the light will get less light and become darker. To make the object brighter, you can either increase the intensity of the light or move the light closer to the object.