Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_139_-_2015_UK_

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GATHER YOUR RENDER PASSES

We start by opening Photoshop and creating a new file (Cmd/

Ctrl+N), then we grab all the render passes we did in Maya (Colour,

Occlusion, Object ID) and then we start by arranging the layers. The

background should be the first layer and then we add the Colour pass

on top of it. Then we put the Occlusion and Object ID on top of that.

DISCOVER HOW THE RENDER PASSES GENERATED WHEN YOU EXPORT

3D IMAGES CAN SPEED UP YOUR POSTPRODUCTION WORKFLOW

3D POSTPRODUCTION

WITH RENDER PASSES

Here you will learn how to do some quick

compositing with your render passes using

Photoshop. Photoshop is a great program for

post-production, it gives you free control over your

image, it’s got lots of tools that can be used to

enhance your work, and it ties your designs together

with colour adjustments, letting you control the

vibrancy of your elements, and adjust your levels

paving the way to balanced lighting. Gradients can

boost colour and merge all the elements together,

In this tutorial you will learn how to arrange Colour,

Ambient Occlusion, and Object ID render passes, edit

them and combine them all together to produce a

great result. We’ll also show you some techniques for

making your image sharp and crisp while still

retaining all of the details, and how to use the gradient

map as a colour theme using the layer blending

modes. This tutorial starts with render passes created

in Maya. You have to make sure to save your renders

in PNG format; PNG files are not compressed and will

not lose quality. Also, it saves the image with

a transparent background.

AHMAD TURKI

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A self-taught 3D artist with six years’

experience in the industry, Ahmad

Turki has won five excellence awards

from 3D Total and has been featured

in 3D World magazine, 3D Artist

magazine, 3D Creative magazine and

INCG Showcase magazine.