Tutorials

3DS MAX + Photoshop Tutorial: Add Billboard Tree and People to Outdoor Architectural Scene

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make an over casted exterior scene. I will not go into every detail and explain everything, but rather want to give you a quick overview of my approach.

For this tutorial I use a relatively easy 3D model and show you what you can do with the help of a few high quality textures. In addition I will show you what effects you can create in Adobe Photoshop to avoid time consuming rendering tests in the 3D environment. By the way: The building is inspired by an academy building in UK. [Read more…] about 3DS MAX + Photoshop Tutorial: Add Billboard Tree and People to Outdoor Architectural Scene

3ds MAX and VRay Tutorial: Basic daylight interior visualization for beginners – Render like a photographer

This is Kanak and I want to explain you here exclusively on tonytextures.com how you can easily set up a daylight interior scenery in 3ds MAX by using VRay rendering engine with a bit of Photoshop correction of the RAW rendering afterwards.

I would love to call my approach rendering through the eye of a photographer. I think this is the best way for you to learn how to render without knowing a thousand of parameter. I will go through following steps to explain my method: [Read more…] about 3ds MAX and VRay Tutorial: Basic daylight interior visualization for beginners – Render like a photographer

Photoshop Tutorial: Create Water Reflection for Architectural Illustration

Being able to create a good looking reflection in water is a basic skill, not just in the field of architectural visualization. Although it is possible to create and render reflections in water in the 3D program, it’s often quicker to create them in Photoshop. Creating a convincing mirrored reflection on any water surface is the topic of this Photoshop tutorial. [Read more…] about Photoshop Tutorial: Create Water Reflection for Architectural Illustration

How to cut out a water fountain – Photoshop Tutorial

How to cut out a water fountain in Adobe Photoshop

To bring life to a rendered architectural scenery, you sometimes need a nice water fountain. For examle for hotel animations or urban public places.

A common approach is to render your complete scenery and add all decorating elements like cutout persons, plants and also a water fountaine in the post process in Photoshop. But therefore you first need already a masked cutout water fountain. In this tutorial I would like to show you an example how to cutout water quickly. [Read more…] about How to cut out a water fountain – Photoshop Tutorial

Photoshop Tutorial: Turning a scene from day to night

You mostly will first create a day scene from your architectural visualisations. But sometimes afterwards you need a night scene to set the focus on the impression in the evening or night. This often is imporant for buildings like a theatre, opera or even a stadium.

Therefore I will show you a quite easy method to tur a day scene to a night scene. [Read more…] about Photoshop Tutorial: Turning a scene from day to night