Hey gang!
Here's a new posting from me and I have to say, I'm quite proud of the work I've done with such little Maya knowledge. I've uploaded a pic of my first 3D short, "Identity Crisis", and I need some advice. I'm going for a soft kinda look using RayDiffuse. I couldn't really find anything to do global illumination with that was near as good or as close as this was. I need your help to get this project looking just right. I'm not sure if I need soft shadows or what. I'm trying to get a similar look to what Daniel Martinez Lara gets in all of his stuff. He uses Arnold for his renderer and the look is so rich and lush! I'm dying to find a type of cheap (let's just call it "free") renderer for Maya like Arnold. Any ideas? And please be gentle with your critical lashings.

Thanks in advance!

Russell