Sometimes all you need is a few lights and a couple of textures to create a Virtual Set inside of Maya. After all, you're characters have to have somewhere to play! This quick tutorial by Stuart Christensen will show you how to easily create a virtual set in Maya that can be used for advertising, video games, film or anything else you can digitally imagine. This tutorial will help guide you through some challenges with achieving transparency in textures and dialing in some parameters for lighting and shadows. Again, creativity is key to getting an awesome virtual set! Enjoy!