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SketchUp: Rendering for Compositing in V-Ray Next

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Learn critical techniques for creating renders of your 3D visualizations in compositing applications such as Photoshop while using V-Ray Next with SketchUp.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Software versions used in the course, part 1
  • Software versions used in the course, part 2
  • Setting your SketchUp preferences
  • A word about HDRIs
1. Rendering for Compositing
  • Why use a compositing workflow?
  • Mattes, masks, and alpha channels
  • Render elements explained
  • Making a pipeline decision
  • The render elements UI and workflow
  • Output options
  • The importance of bit depth in compositing
2. Working with the Beauty Pass Elements
  • Chapter goals
  • Lighting
  • Global Illumination
  • Reflection and Specular
  • Refraction and SSS
  • Final render settings
  • Recreating the beauty pass
  • Adding in some tweaks
3. A Deeper Dive into Render Elements
  • Chapter goals
  • Material, object, and render IDs
  • MultiMatte objects and materials
  • Cryptomatte
  • Extra Texture
  • Using render element mattes in Photoshop
  • ZDepth
  • Sample Rate
  • Denoiser
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Brian Bradley

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