Digital Tutors - Post-Producing Your Architectural Visualizations in Photoshop and V-Ray

Duration 2h 18m

Author: Stuart Jackson

Required Software: 3ds Max 2012, Photoshop CS5, V-Ray 2.40.03  

In this series of lessons, we will learn post-production techniques using V-Ray and Photoshop.

We will learn how to set up V-Ray elements and assign, note and manage material and object IDs. We will then set up the Photoshop file, using V-Ray Elements to enhance the basic rendering. Finally, we will add entourage elements and make them sit within the scene and use blending layers to enhance the final output.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Setting up V-Ray Elements

3. Assigning material IDs

4. Assigning object IDs

5. Photoshop file setup

6. Setting up the background image

7. Using global illumination

8. Enhancing the quality of lighting

9. Further V-Ray lighting elements and shadows

10. Enhancing our reflections

11. Enhancing our refractions

12. Adding ambient occlusion to the scene

13. Adding entourage: Plants

14. Adding entourage: People and final adjustments

15. Completing the image