Skies of Gaia Volume 2 – 40 8K HDRIs for Iray

Skies of Gaia Volume 2 is a huge pack of 20 HDRI scenes with presets for Iray, each with terrain and sky only variations for a total of 40 HDRIs.

This second volume in the Skies of Gaia series features greatly increased terrain detail over the first set.  Every terrain was rendered with millions of plants and trees, as well as realistic shadows cast from the clouds above. Skies this time around are pre-rendered with 5 different cloud covers in styles ranging from photo-real to Fantastica High-quality atmosphere effects help sell the scale of these scenes while making for some dramatic shots.

Using the included dome settings you can adjust the height of the horizon on any of the included HDRIs. This greatly improves usability when adding terrain to your backgrounds, letting you change just how high you want your mountain peaks.

Also included is a set of HDR Utilities intended to make things easier for users to customize settings to their liking. You’ll find Interior presets which set the HDRI up with enough light to travel through windows etc into your scene. White Balance and Tone Mapping preset subtly change color and contract to help produce the look you really like. Dome settings quickly change things like visibility and rotation for that perfect shot.

Get Skies of Gaia Volume 2 for your background needs here on earth or on another planet!