SketchUp: Rendering for Compositing in V-Ray Next

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

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