In this tutorial, we will assume an existing 3d model with some terrain as input. To learn how this 3d model was created – watch the Swedish-audio webinar on modelling this building. Soon thereafter, the house was constructed in the real world. 💡 Holygon 3d modelled this object for a client architect, using measured 2d drawings as input. Here, as input, we start with a SketchUp 3d model of a house with some adjacent smaller buildings: A screen export from Holygon’s original SketchUp model that served as starting point for the render. We will update this blog weekly and cover these topics: Over the course of 10 weeks, we invite you to come along on this journey. This tutorial provides 10 simple steps for making good digital renders. You never need to walk alone.🙂 Let’s go! If you ever feel stuck with SketchUp or V-Ray, just contact me and I’ll help you. Whatever tools you choose to learn, we hope that this guide will help you create better renders. It helps this guide keep relevant as the landscape of digital tools changes – as it has been doing at breakneck speed for fifty years.

Therefore, we will hold back referring to specific buttons or values. The fundamental principles behind the craft remain the same. We hope that parts of this guide may be useful also for rendering interiors and other subjects, and perhaps for rendering digital 3d stills in general. But the particular versions should not matter that much.

We created the image above using V-Ray 5 for SketchUp, on SketchUp 2021 Pro, on Windows 10. It serves as a point of departure for our discussion. This particular render is a still image of an exterior architectural setting.

We will also examine the value of visual style and photorealism. Along the way, we will discuss how to think when creating a render, warn against common pitfalls, and share some decent tips. The text gives a rough breakdown of how we made it. This guide is intended to be easy to understand, non-technical, and relevant to both beginners and professionals.Īs a starting point, take a good look at Holygon’s rendered image above, Chihuahua Incident Noon. And if you persevere, your good renders may become great. Founder of Swedish 3d studio Holygon.Ĭomputers are useless.

Vray 5 sketchup 2020