PV Intensive course 2023 (Eng) by Daniel Nagaets

A fast-paced, one-week intensive that distills the core of Render.Camp’s full professional course. You’ll work through five distinct lighting scenarios—sunny day, overcast, artificial light, summer day, and dark night—across two scenes. It’s built for artists who already know the basics and want to level up their lighting workflow fast.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Master 5 professional lighting scenarios for interiors and exteriors
• Build a structured, repeatable workflow for Corona Renderer
• Manipulate natural and artificial light to create specific moods
• Achieve photorealistic results in a compressed time frame

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Advanced knowledge of 3ds Max and basic familiarity with Corona Renderer
• Tools: 3-button mouse
• Hardware: Minimum 16GB RAM, dedicated GPU

📝 Description

This isn’t a beginner’s course. It’s a lighting bootcamp for advanced artists who need to get better, fast. Over five live sessions, you’ll tackle the five most common lighting scenarios in architectural visualization. The focus is on practical application: you get access to the exact scenes used in class, so you can follow along and then experiment on your own.

The teaching method is direct and hands-on. Daniel Nagaets, the founder of Render.Camp, walks you through each setup live, explaining the “why” behind every decision. You’ll learn how to position the sun for a vibrant sunny interior, how to use overcast light for dramatic contrast, and how to build a convincing artificial lighting rig. For exteriors, you’ll tackle the challenges of a summer day and the moody atmosphere of a dark night.

The course is compressed but not shallow. You get the core techniques from the full Professional Visualization course, stripped of fluff. Each live class is followed by a Q&A session, and you get a year of access to the recordings. The goal is simple: give you a toolkit of techniques you can apply immediately to your own projects.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Advanced 3D artists who want to specialize in architectural visualization
• Professionals who need a fast, structured refresher on lighting
• Artists who have taken the full Render.Camp course and want a targeted update

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Daniel Nagaets is the founder of Render.Camp and a seasoned visualization artist. He has built a reputation for teaching a structured, no-nonsense approach to architectural visualization. His experience comes from years of client work and developing the curriculum for Render.Camp’s full professional course. He is supported by a team including Irena Poliakova, Yevhen Shabalin, and Anna Globina.

🏁 Final Result

• A portfolio-ready set of 5 renders demonstrating mastery of different lighting scenarios
• A repeatable workflow for lighting any interior or exterior scene in Corona Renderer