The scene I constructed is an old-fashioned reading room at night, with a warm, relatively dim light that creates a tranquil and relaxed atmosphere. I enabled both mental ray and raytracing in render settings in order to get full effect of the glass on the small table. Fur texture is applied for the carpet and light glow is also applied for the standing lamp to simulate a more realistic light source.

Tools: Autodesk Maya

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