Best 3DS Max 2014 Architectural Rendering Book

[Limbatus]

Hello,
What's the best book for learning Lighting, Materials and Rendering using Mental Ray? I want something current, that will guide me through a workflow towards professional looking renderings. thanks

[rbcameron1]

Youtube. I started out by reverse engineering some professional models I bought online. I didn't realize at the time how important quality texture maps are to rendering.

[Limbatus]

Please post links to any rendering tutorials that you thought were helpful. Thanks

[bob.parker]

If I can, I would recommend photography and art theory books, too. As far as software, Lynda.com has some good videos.

[rbcameron1]

This will get you started on understanding the process from Revit to 3dsMax:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGfzuA7OE_8

Then if you have VRay for 3dsMax this is a great channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTXrTevVJY4


Steal a bunch of models from this:
http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Art...ical-Equipment