The sure way for design professionals to learn SketchUp® modeling and rendering techniques
Rendering in SketchUp® provides instructions for creating 3D photorealistic graphics for SketchUp models using integrated rendering programs. The book serves as a beginner rendering manual and reference guide to further develop rendering skills. With an emphasis on step-by-step process, SketchUp users learn a universal approach to rendering varied SketchUp projects, including architecture, interiors, and site design models.
The book focuses on tasks and principles at the core of photorealistic rendering, including:
- Rendering process: Learn a step-by-step process focused on workflow within SketchUp's familiar workspace
- Universal method: Understand how the process can be used to work with a variety of different integrated rendering programs, including Shaderlight and Twilight Render*, which are easy to learn and function in SketchUp
- Textures and materials: Discover how to obtain, apply, and edit texture images representing surfaces
- Component details: Learn how to acquire and organize model details to allow for rich, expressive settings while maintaining computer and SketchUp performance
- Exterior and simulated lighting: Learn to set exterior lighting with the SketchUp's Shadow menu or illuminate a scene with simulated lights, lamps, and bulbs
- Render settings: Use specific settings for various rendering programs to quickly set texture character, image quality, and graphic output
- Computer specifications: Find out how computers produce renders and the type of computer hardware required to streamline the process
- Photoshop post-processing: Discover how to further refine rendered images in Photoshop
*Free online chapters: The book reviews specific settings for SketchUp and the rendering plug-in Shaderlight. Given the everchanging nature of technology, accompanying online chapters detail settings for additional integrated rendering programs.
