My hope is that this chapter can help strip away the mysticism, the trepidation, and maybe even some of the frustration that can result from not understanding how something works.Īnd finally, for users who may already be familiar with the general principles of photographic rendering but who are new to V-Ray in SketchUp, this book will give them an opportunity to very quickly get an overview of the process, tools, and options that can be used in a V-Ray-specific pipeline.Īs a computer artist, if we are not already familiar with the total accuracy of the statement Put garbage in and you will get garbage out, we will be very soon, because it is one of the most often citied and indeed accurate pieces of advice that you are likely to hear. Secondly, it gives users, who are brand new to photographic rendering of any kind, the opportunity to see just how easy it can be once they have figured out how to work with the tools of the trade-in this case, SketchUp and V-Ray Version 2.0. Using the scene files provided, we will learn how to set up lighting rigs for both daytime and nighttime interior shots, as well as seeing how we can make good use of V-Ray’s procedural day-lighting system on exteriors.Īs a render will only be as believable as the component parts, we will learn the texturing system in V-Ray and how to use a variety of materials, maps, and layers to produce realistic surface properties for our geometry.īefore producing our final output, we will want to see how we can use the variety of quality control settings in V-Ray, including the Global Illumination and Image Sampling settings to produce a high level of quality for our project.Īdd the finishing touches with some compositing and post-production techniques to bring out the full potential of the work you have done.įirstly, as already noted, this approach suits the philosophy promoted by the publishers themselves, which is that learning ought to be as much of a hands-on experience as possible one that engages and involves the student rather than one that is passive and possibly even tedious. The journey begins with basics of camera composition, lighting, texturing, and then rendering an interior scene using the V-Ray engine. This book has been designed to progressively introduce you to all the V-Ray tools you will need to produce photographic renders using V-Ray. Using the V-Ray for SketchUp rendering engine through with clear, step-by-step instructions and companion graphics, this guide will give you everything you need to get started. What better way to bring them to life than to present them in a genuinely photographic manner? Although the V-Ray render engine has been available to SketchUp users for a good number of years now, the release of the 2.0 Version takes the production of photographic renders in SketchUp to a whole new level.

Every Sketch Up user wants to present their designs in the best possible light.

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