Learning objectives

In this tutorial, you will learn more advanced rendering techniques, including color mapping, bump mapping, environment mapping, 3D textures, and raytracing.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• edit the Render Globals parameters
• create a background environment
• create a sky texture
• create a fractal texture
• create a granite texture
• create a bulge texture
• delete a texture
• raytrace a scene
• adjust surface reflectivity