Whilst I’m happy that it has been well received, I would like to point out that I have a greater understanding of Vray now that I am a full time visualisation artist.įor example, where I have talked about increasing hemispheric subdivisions to improve render quality, “increased quality” is a very generic explanation that I have not fully explained. I wrote this tutorial quite a long time ago.

The settings in this tutorial created the sample images below.ĭ Hey. I am not using the latest version of V-Ray for SketchUp so the settings and names of settings will differ slightly if you are using the latest version, but it should be very similar.

Analyzing striking photos, reading photography magazines and books, will definitely help you understand what makes a good image. Understanding perspectives and how a good photograph is put together is critical. Having knowledge of photo composition, if possible, is ideal. Photoshop is then used to refine and add the ultimate details to the model. SketchUp is the mold and V-Ray creates the model formed from the mold. To me, I relate using SketchUp, V-Ray and Photoshop to building a real model. For me, Photoshop is probably the ultimate tool, but that’s only my opinion and personal experience with the software. It is only one of the tools in your toolbox. Please first understand that V-Ray is not a magic weapon that allows you to instantly create fantastic images. This tutorial will not discuss materials and how materials are made, only V-Ray option settings. As well as this, I will post up links to other useful reference websites for V-Ray. I will try to explain some of the common variables also. Instead, in this tutorial I will be posting up screenshots of the settings that I personally use (from lots and lots of trial and error, experience, questions and answers). To fully understand V-Ray would be very difficult to explain in one tutorial so I will not be doing that here. V-Ray for SketchUp is a rendering plug-in that can require a lot of time to learn properly.

Vray 2.0 for sketchup 2014