Well, my fourth project in 3ds Max. This image is named Beyond the Curtain. This image takes place in a small, non-professional looking auditorium, with so-so cheap seats, with vinyl cushion. I learned a great deal during this project about 3ds Max.Learned a lot about rendering, lighting, modeling, and materials, and learned many things about mental ray. This image was rendered in 3ds Max Design 2009, even though the project was mostly made in Max 9. Used Final Gather with 300 FG points, 1.0 density, and 45 IO no. of FG points. Also used Global Illumination, with 1000 samples 10,000 per light, and a 200 radius. Rendered a Z-depth pass and ambient occlusion, and made a composite in Photoshop CS3 Extended. Logarithmic exposure control used, and mental ray was my render engine of choice (obviously, hence the final gather and global illumination.) Rendering time was a whopping 11 hours long rendered from 12:00 a.m to like 11:00 P.M. the next day. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy.