Daytime Exterior Rendering Tutorial

This tutorial is intended to help you create a rendering of a sketchup model immediately after you install iRender nXt. You will be introduced to the iRender nXt Render function and also to some iRender nXt features that can be used to alter or enhance the completed rendering of the model.

For this tutorial you will need:

To start this tutorial, download and open the Cottage Model with Sketchup.

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Beach Cottage with Shadows, Reflections, HDRi Sky, and Haze


The Sketchup rendering of the cottage.

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Sketchup Rendering of the cottage

Create your first IRender nXt rendering


Do This: CLICK Render


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Start a new rendering



Do This: SELECT Exterior with Sun


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IRender nXt Rendering Settings Dialog



Do This: CLICK Start Rendering


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IRender nXt Rendering Settings Dialog


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Cottage rendering with Shadows and Sketchup sky background

Adjust Rendering Brightness

It is not always necessary to create a new rendering or export the image to another program to alter or enhance your presentation. IRender nXt includes some very nice features that can be used to fine tune the completed rendering, or create variations of the rendered presentation image.



Do This: CLICK Image Filters Dialog


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Display Image Filters Dialog


The Image Filters Dialog includes Tone and Filters features that can be used to alter and enhance the completed rendering.

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IRender nXt Rendering Settings Dialog



Do This: Find the Brightness control on the dialog


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IRender nXt Rendering Settings Dialog



Do This: Increase Brightness to 60


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Cottage Rendering Brightened



Do This: CLICK Sharpen


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Cottage Rendering Brightened


The Sharpen feature has restored details to the rendering that were suppressed with increased Brightness

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Cottage Rendering Brightened and Sharpened

High Dynamic Range image (HDRi) Sky


Do This: CLICK SETUP OPTIONS


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Cottage rendering brightened and sharpened



Do This: SELECT HDRi sky +Background


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IRender nXt Setup Options (Presets)



Do This: CLICK RENDER


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IRender nXt Setup Options (Presets)


In the new rendering the Sketchup sky has been replaced with a HDRi sky. Cloud reflections can be seen in the cottage windows

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IRender nXt Rendering with HDRi sky

Add Haze


Do This: CLICK Image Effects


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IRender nXt Rendering with HDRi sky


Using Image Effects we'll introduce Haze to the rendering, to enhance the depth of the image and add separation between our cottage and the neighboring structure


Do This: Find Near value to set Haze start distance, measured from your location


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IRender nXt Rendering Settings Dialog



Do This: Set Near to 70'


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IRender nXt Image Effects Dialog



Do This: Find the Haze value slider


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IRender nXt Image Effects Dialog



Do This: Slide to the right and watch the Haze develop in the rendering


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IRender nXt Rendering Settings Dialog


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Cottage Rendering with HDRi sky, Window Reflections, and Haze

Summary of this Tutorial

In this IRender nXt tutorial we:
1) Opened a Render Plus Sample Model
2) Created our first rendering
3) Brightened the rendering with the Tone feature
4) Restored details with the Sharpen feature
5) Added a High Dynamic Range image (HDRi) sky to the rendering
6) Introduced Haze to the rendering with Image Effects

See also