diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 293648385b..bd8d1fecf5 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -502,21 +502,21 @@
                     "twoSidedLighting": true,
                     "lineAAEnable": true,
                     "ssaoEnable": true,
-                    "ssaoAmount": 0,
-                    "ssaoRadius": 0,
-                    "ssaoFilterRadius": 1,
-                    "ssaoSamples": 8,
+                    "ssaoAmount": 1,
+                    "ssaoRadius": 16,
+                    "ssaoFilterRadius": 16,
+                    "ssaoSamples": 16,
                     "hwFogEnable": true,
                     "hwFogFalloff": "0",
                     "hwFogStart": 0,
-                    "hwFogEnd": 0,
+                    "hwFogEnd": 100,
                     "hwFogAlpha": 0,
-                    "hwFogColorR": 0,
-                    "hwFogColorG": 0,
-                    "hwFogColorB": 0,
+                    "hwFogColorR": 1.0,
+                    "hwFogColorG": 1.0,
+                    "hwFogColorB": 1.0,
                     "motionBlurEnable": true,
                     "motionBlurSampleCount": 8,
-                    "motionBlurShutterOpenFraction": 0.01,
+                    "motionBlurShutterOpenFraction": 0.2,
                     "cameras": false,
                     "clipGhosts": false,
                     "controlVertices": false,