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BThe sure way for design professionals to learn SketchUp modeling and rendering techniques/b iRendering In SketchUp/i provides instructions for creating 3D photoreal 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:/ ullibRendering process:/b Learn a step-by-step process focused on workflow within SketchUp's familiar workspace. /lilibUniversal method:/b Understand how the process can be used to work with a variety of different integrated rendering programs, including Shaderlight, SU Podium and Twilight Render**. These programs are easy to learn and function in SketchUp. /liscript src="./static/jslib/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js" type="text/javascript"/scriptlibTextures and materials:/b Discover how to obtain, apply and edit texture images representing surfaces. /lilibComponent details:/b Learn how to acquire and organize model details to allow for rich, expressive settings while maintaining computer and SketchUp performance. /lilibExterior and simulated lighting:/b Learn to set exterior lighting with the SketchUp's Shadow menu or illuminate a scene with simulated lights, lamps, and bulbs. /lilibRender settings:/b Use specific settings for various rendering programs to quickly set texture character, image quality, and graphic output. /lilibComputer specifications:/b Find out how computers produce renders and the type of computer hardware required to streamline the process. /lilibPhotoshop post-processing:/b Learn how to further refine rendered images in Photoshop. /lilib**Free online chapters:/b The book reviews specific settings for SketchUp and the rendering plug-in Shaderlight. Given the ever-changing nature of technology, free, online accompanying chapters detail settings for additional integrated rendering programs including SU Podium, Twilight Render, and more. /li/ul.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 introduction to Rendering in SketchUp
• Integrated Rendering Programs
• Studio Rendering Programs
• Digital Rendering and Photorealism
• Using This Book
• Software
• ch. 2 Contents and Extended Features
• Companion IRP Chapters
• Method and Reference Guide
• ch. 3 Rendering Process
• Create the SketchUp Model
• Iterative Rendering Process
• Post-Rendering Process
• ch. 4 How Rendering Works
• IRP Render Processing
• Computer Hardware and Rendering
• Other Rendering Options
• Computer Specifications
• ch. 5 Learning to Look
• Rendering as an Art Form

• Becoming a Student of Light and Color
• ch. 6 Textures Overview
• Textures in SketchUp
• Texturing Process
• General Considerations
• Texture Image Formats
• ch. 7 Texture Library
• SketchUp Native Textures
• Web Sources
• Choosing and Downloading Textures
• Saving a Texture Library
• Searching CG Textures
• Linking the Texture Library
• ch. 8 SketchUp Texture Tools
• Macintosh Texture Tools
• PC Texture Tools
• Paint Bucket Tool
• Styles Menu
• Right-Click Texture Menu
• ch. 9 Apply, Assess, and Adjust
• Three As
• Apply
• Assess and Adjust
• Texture Tips
• ch. 10 Editing Textures in an External Photo Editor
• Linking an Editor to SketchUp
• Launching, Editing, and Saving
• Typical Alterations
• ch. 11 Overview of Modeling Detail
• What Is Detail Modeling?
• Methods
• ch. 12 Detailing Tools
• Component Library
• Component Browser
• Using Layers
• SketchUp Scenes
• Camera Tools
• ch. 13 Component Details
• What Is Component Detail?
• Premade Components and Textures
• Premade Component Websites
• ch. 14 Organizing the Model
• What Is a Large Model?
• Layering Strategy
• Layer Conventions by Model Typology
• Cleaning Up Layers
• Controlling Layers with Scenes
• Toggling Layers
• Warning!
• ch. 15 Camera Scenes, Composition, and Backdrops
• Camera Scenes
• Composition
• Backdrops
• ch. 16 Advanced Detailing
• Texture Modeling
• Ruby Scripts for Detailing
• ch. 17 Shadow Menu
• SketchUp Shadow Menu
• Solar North
• Working with Shadows
• Troubleshooting Shadows
• ch. 18 Composing Light
• Composing Light Tools
• Composing Light Strategies
• Composing the Light
• ch. 19 Rendering Overview
• IRP Universal Features
• Custom Features
• ch. 20 Steps of the Iterative Rendering Process
• Add Initial Values
• Draft to Final Render
• Simulated Light Drafts-to-Final Process
• ch. 21 Texture Values
• IRPs and Texture Values
• Bump Values
• Surface Condition and Surface Reflection
• Transparency
• Texture Categories
• Troubleshooting Textures
• ch. 22 Image Resolution
• What Is Resolution?
• Determining DPI
• Large Resolutions
• ch. 23 Exterior Light
• First Lighting Steps
• SketchUp Shadows
• Image-Based Lighting
• Exposure/Gamma/Intensity
• ch. 24 Simulated Lighting
• Types of Lighting
• Placing and Editing Lights
• Render Times
• General Simulated Light Strategies
• ch. 25 Introduction to Shaderlight
• Menu Overview
• Secondary Menu
• Special Features
• ch. 26 Shaderlight Iterative Rendering Settings
• Render Settings Menu
• Dynamic Preview and Saving
• Draft-to-Final Settings
• ch. 27 Shaderlight Texture Settings
• Apply Texture Values
• Texture Value Descriptions
• Texture Settings Categories
• Glass and Water Material Values
• ch. 28 Shaderlight Exterior Lighting and Backdrops
• SketchUp Dark Slider
• Physical Sky
• HDRI Lighting
• Background and Backdrops
• ch. 29 Shaderlight Simulated Lighting
• Shaderlight Lighting Options
• Light Editor
• Shaderlight Render Settings
• Quality Settings
• Lighting Settings
• Postproduction
• ch. 30 Shaderlight Special Features
• Batch Rendering
• ReplaceMe
• Chalk Rendering
• ch. 31 Postproduction Effects
• Methods
• Light and Color
• Effects
• ch. 32 Detailed Postproduction
• Realistic Vegetation
• Architecture Photo Placement
• Backgrounds/Backdrops
• ch. 33 Building the Base Model
• Chapter Relationships
• Base Model
• Solid Color to Surfaces
• Base Model Extrusion
• Solid Colors Swapped with Textures
• ch. 34 Building Detail
• ch. 35 Interior Detail
• Interior Base Model
• Interior Detailing
• ch. 36 Site Detail
• ch. 37 Scenes
• Cleaning Up the Layer List
• Off/On Scenes
• Specific Control Scenes
• Camera View Scenes
• ch. 38 Setting Light with Shadows
• ch. 39 Iterative Rendering Process for Exterior Scenes
• ch. 40 Iterative Rendering Process for Interior Scenes
• ch. 41 Postproduction of Exterior Scene.

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Author/Creator:

Tal, Daniel, 1971- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Rendering in SketchUp: from modeling to presentation for architecture, landscape architecture and interior design [by Tal, D.]

Other Related Resources:

Other format: Rendering in SketchUp [by Tal, D.] (Wiley : Hoboken, 2013 — ISBN 9780470642191; LCCN 2012026246)

Subjects:

Architectural design — Data processing

Landscape architectural drawing — Data processing

Interior decoration — Computer-aided design

SketchUp

Architectural design

Landscape architectural drawing

Electronic data processing

Interior decoration

General Notes:

Includes index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 12, 2016).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

NA2728 .T36 2013

ISBNs:

9781118332771
1118332776
9781118334454
1118334450
9781118330012
1118330013
1299189636
9781299189638
9780470642191 [Invalid]
047064219X [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2012028296

OCLC Numbers:

799025252

Other Control Numbers:

531278 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp7598924