During Chinese New Year, it is common to see beautiful lanterns hung everywhere. They make a big difference to the festival atmosphere by creating a warm and pleasant mood.
This scene was modelled in 3DS Max, rendered with VRay and did some post production with Photoshop.
The lantern fabric itself is Vray 2 sided material, with the red fabric as the front material and VRay Light material as the back material.
No additional lights involved although I thought would make the scene nicer.
Happy Chinese New Year to my readers!