Day 1: Maya Basics Interface - Snowman Warmup
Right-Click on the object you want to change the material and hold. Choose Assign New Material
A new window will appear. Choose Shader under Arnold and then aiStandardSurface.
Change the Color . . .
Light: Physical Sky
Setup a simple Physical sky using Arnold. In the Main Menu select Arnold > Lights > Physical Sky. You can either render it with the Arnold renderer or use the live renderer. Render Window - Arnold > Render
The background turns black. Maya creates a large sphere that surrounds you scene.
To activate live rendering. It will slow during though . . . so turn it off and only use it for lighting & material puposes.
Render Window - Arnold > Render
It should look something like this . . .
