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FROM RAW RENDER IMAGES

TO FINAL AD

WORK IN

PROGRESS

Progress 2: Add the occlusion

pass and ground shadow path

Progress 3: Add glow to the car

02

EXPORT THE MAJOR PASSES FROM THE

3D PACKAGE

The render passes are very important. They give you

a great amount of control after the rendering

process, especially if you work in 32 bit, so you have

to export as many as you can. There are some major

ones you have to export though: Diffuse, Global

Illumination, Reflection, Refraction, Specular,

Occlusion, and RGB Matte. The pass names may

differ from one render engine to the next.

01

CREATE MOTION BLUR

REFLECTIONS

This method can be applied in any

3D package, but in our case we

used Maya. Create polygonal

plans around the car, with

different colours that match the

street scene and create nice

reflections on the car. A HDR

image will be used to light the

scene. Don’t just light the scene

with indirect lighting from the

HDRI, though; you also have to

use a direct light to reduce

‘blotchiness’ in the final image.

Progress 1: Import the passes

MAHMOUD YOUSSEF

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OUR EXPERT

Youssef is a 3D generalist and has

worked in many areas across the

creative industry, including

animation, advertising, channels

identity and publishing.

You will find all the passes needed to

re-create this image, and the major

layers that make up the final look at

FileSilo.co.uk/bks-609. The

background scene is from

thinkstockphotos.com.

COMBINE THE ELEMENTS

GET WHAT YOU NEED FROM 3D SOFTWARE AND LAYER ELEMENTS IN PHOTOSHOP

CREATIVE LIGHTING EFFECTS

SOURCE FILES