Aerial Rendering Secrets - Video Tutorial

Master aerial rendering in Daz Studio Iray!

Learn camera, lighting, shadow and postwork tricks that will make your sky-high renders look astonishing.

Take to the skies with Aerial Rendering Secrets - Video Tutorial.

What's Included and Features

• Aerial Rendering Secrets - Video Tutorial (.WMV):
  • 6 Videos
  • 1h 43 min total running time
  • 1600 x 900 WMV downloadable format
• Video 1: Intro and using the Global Illumination System
  • How to control the lighting and shadows for incredible effects
  • How to properly use the bloom effect
  • How to quickly alter the mood
  • How to use the hidden 3rd lighting component to the Iray Global Light system (besides the sun and sky)
  • Camera options and tricks for better results
  • How to set up DOF (Depth Of Field) effects the right way, and what to avoid
• Video 2: Using HDRI maps
  • How to use any outdoor HDRI map for aerial renders
  • How to use special cloud HDRI maps
  • How to control the lighting using HDRI maps
  • How to cast shadows on underlying clouds using HDRI maps
• Video 3: Using Static Photo Backgrounds
  • How to match the photos with the DAZ Studio camera
  • How to match the lighting
  • How to control the background and all other lighting independently
  • How to let it catch shadows (or not)
  • How to add camera Depth Of Field effects (DOF)
  • How to make sure the ground "bleeds" into the plane or aerial vehicle
  • How to zoom in the background
• Video 4: Using Photo Backgrounds with camera freedom
  • Incredible trick lets you zoom and even rotate the camera while having the background follow your every mode
  • How to control the background using various tricks, including exactly where it ends up and how to let it catch or not catch any shadows
  • How to set up the camera Depth Of Field effects (DOF)
• Video 5: Blending DAZ Studio planes with photos using Photoshop
  • How to render a plane in DAZ Studio and match it with a photo in Photoshop
  • How to NOT render transparency in DAZ Studio, leaving a darker edge around your objects (and how to fix it in Photoshop if you do)
  • How to make sure the edges of your DAZ Studio objects are smooth as butter
  • How have a plane partially fly behind the clouds in a photo
• Video 6: BONUS:
  • Postwork tricks and filters for enhancing your aerial renders, including a 1990's camera filter trick that still works like a charm!

Compatible Software:

DAZ Studio 4.12

Install Types:

Install Manager Manual Install