Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
MESSAGE:
Welcome to my last tutorial of 2024. It was an "interesting" Year with many ups and downs. So I try to end it on hopefully a high note.
"How can I put a object (mostly car) on a HDRI so it looks integrated" was a question that I got asked over and over again. So I recently sat down and reverse engineered a cool idea of the Blender AddOn "LilySurface" as a Octane OSL projection for octanes HDRI.
While this is still a work in progress and has it's drawbacks, I think it might be already of use to some of you!
Cheers and a very Merry Christmas and the best of times in 2025!
DOWNLOAD:
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Download the HDRI Floor OSL Script from my Google Drive:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/13KfoYSLxUi7IkM35TmrErk2AFG3ZBI3C?usp=sharing
Download the Tut Scene by becoming a Patreon member. No matter what tier.
patreon.com/silverwingvfx
PATREON:
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You can support me and the community by becoming a PATREON.
This helps me to keep all my content free and accessible to everyone.
patreon.com/silverwingvfx
Thank you so much for all my existing PATREONs for your generosity 🙏
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Twitter: twitter.com/RaphaelRau
BluSky: @raphaelrau.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/silverwingvfx
Behance: behance.net/silverwing-vfx
Cara: https://cara.app/silverwing-vfx
TRAINING:
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If you want to learn Shading / OSL, I also offer 1:1 training. Contact me, if you are interested.
VIDEO RELATED LINKS:
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Poly Haven high-res HDRI Resource:
polyhaven.com/a/zwartkops_curve_afternoon
Maxons Official Website:
maxon.net
Octane C4D Otoy Official Website:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=85
Blender Foundations Official Website:
blender.org/download
Blender Octane Otoy Official Website:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=113
CHAPTERS:
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Preview: What we are going to do
01:55 Technicalities
02:23 Poly Haven HDRIs
02:52 Octane: Bringing in the HDRI
03:18 Copying in the HDRI script
04:00 OSL Settings: Rotation
04:15 OSL Settings: Size
04:39 OSL Settings: Horizon Gamma
05:22 OSL Settings: Horizon Offset (Beta)
06:04 OSL Settings: Direction
06:24 OSL Settings: Offset
06:55 Octane: Integrating the Scene
07:36 Octane: Render Layers Object Tags
08:22 Octane: Enabling Render Layers
08:39 Octane: Turning on Alpha
09:58 Octane: AOV Groups (Internal Compositing)
09:20 Octane: Adding the Environment AOV
09:44 Octane: Adding the Layer Shadow AOV
10:06 Octane: Adding the Layer Reflection AOV
10:29 Octane: Adding the Beauty
10:39 Octane: Turning off "Keep Environment"
11:04 Octane: Fixing the Floor-Plane
11:31 Octane: Bringing in the HDRI into the Material
11:53 C4D: Assigning the Material
12:08 C4D: Spherical Mapping
12:52 C4D Adding Resolution to the Plane
13:02 C4D: Scaling Down the Plane
13:22 C4D: Matching the Floor-Plane with the Environment
15:20 Bonus 1: Advancing the Floor Material
16:14 Bonus 2: Cast Caustics on the HDRI
16:47 Disadvantage: Depth Of Field
17:28 Conclusion
18:07 Patreon Thanks
19:30 Famous Last Words
MESSAGE:
Welcome to my last tutorial of 2024. It was an "interesting" Year with many ups and downs. So I try to end it on hopefully a high note.
"How can I put a object (mostly car) on a HDRI so it looks integrated" was a question that I got asked over and over again. So I recently sat down and reverse engineered a cool idea of the Blender AddOn "LilySurface" as a Octane OSL projection for octanes HDRI.
While this is still a work in progress and has it's drawbacks, I think it might be already of use to some of you!
Cheers and a very Merry Christmas and the best of times in 2025!
DOWNLOAD:
---------------------------------------------------
Download the HDRI Floor OSL Script from my Google Drive:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/13KfoYSLxUi7IkM35TmrErk2AFG3ZBI3C?usp=sharing
Download the Tut Scene by becoming a Patreon member. No matter what tier.
patreon.com/silverwingvfx
PATREON:
---------------------------------------------------
You can support me and the community by becoming a PATREON.
This helps me to keep all my content free and accessible to everyone.
patreon.com/silverwingvfx
Thank you so much for all my existing PATREONs for your generosity 🙏
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
---------------------------------------------------
Twitter: twitter.com/RaphaelRau
BluSky: @raphaelrau.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/silverwingvfx
Behance: behance.net/silverwing-vfx
Cara: https://cara.app/silverwing-vfx
TRAINING:
---------------------------------------------------
If you want to learn Shading / OSL, I also offer 1:1 training. Contact me, if you are interested.
VIDEO RELATED LINKS:
---------------------------------------------------
Poly Haven high-res HDRI Resource:
polyhaven.com/a/zwartkops_curve_afternoon
Maxons Official Website:
maxon.net
Octane C4D Otoy Official Website:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=85
Blender Foundations Official Website:
blender.org/download
Blender Octane Otoy Official Website:
render.otoy.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=113
CHAPTERS:
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Preview: What we are going to do
01:55 Technicalities
02:23 Poly Haven HDRIs
02:52 Octane: Bringing in the HDRI
03:18 Copying in the HDRI script
04:00 OSL Settings: Rotation
04:15 OSL Settings: Size
04:39 OSL Settings: Horizon Gamma
05:22 OSL Settings: Horizon Offset (Beta)
06:04 OSL Settings: Direction
06:24 OSL Settings: Offset
06:55 Octane: Integrating the Scene
07:36 Octane: Render Layers Object Tags
08:22 Octane: Enabling Render Layers
08:39 Octane: Turning on Alpha
09:58 Octane: AOV Groups (Internal Compositing)
09:20 Octane: Adding the Environment AOV
09:44 Octane: Adding the Layer Shadow AOV
10:06 Octane: Adding the Layer Reflection AOV
10:29 Octane: Adding the Beauty
10:39 Octane: Turning off "Keep Environment"
11:04 Octane: Fixing the Floor-Plane
11:31 Octane: Bringing in the HDRI into the Material
11:53 C4D: Assigning the Material
12:08 C4D: Spherical Mapping
12:52 C4D Adding Resolution to the Plane
13:02 C4D: Scaling Down the Plane
13:22 C4D: Matching the Floor-Plane with the Environment
15:20 Bonus 1: Advancing the Floor Material
16:14 Bonus 2: Cast Caustics on the HDRI
16:47 Disadvantage: Depth Of Field
17:28 Conclusion
18:07 Patreon Thanks
19:30 Famous Last Words
