In Moscow on June 19 at Scream School will held Konstantin Gaytandzhiev a Master Class, V-Ray for Maya Guru. If you are a user of Autodesk 3DsMax, Maya or any other CG software, or just a fun of digital graphic you are welcome to join the class.
Program:
1. V-Ray for Maya overview
• V-Ray in Maya interface
• Sampling and GI settings
• Render time subdividing, displacement and the V-Ray proxy
• Advanced material setup
• Render elements
2. Production scene setup
• Material creation
• Texture baking and reusing the textures
• Using the RT for instant feedback of all the changes in the scene
• Create volumetric environment using the V-Ray environment fog
• Physical motion blur setup using the V-Ray physical camera
• Production quality settings for the final shot
Source and full article: ChaosGroup