Simple play icon Course
Skills Expanded

Automotive Rendering and Compositing in Photoshop and KeyShot

by Eric Martin

In this tutorial, we learn how to create an automotive render and composite it in Photoshop, VirtualRig, and KeyShot. Software required: VirtualRig Pro 2.3, KeyShot 4, HDR Light Studio 4, Photoshop CS6.

What you'll learn

In this tutorial, we learn how to create an automotive render and composite it in Photoshop, VirtualRig, and KeyShot. Throughout these lessons, we look at the various pieces it takes to build an automotive render. This covers adding realistic motion blur to a static backplate and utilizing the speed of KeyShot with HDR Light Studio to create the renders necessary for the final composite in Photoshop. HDR images in this course are provided courtesy of Moofe.com. Software required: VirtualRig Pro 2.3, KeyShot 4, HDR Light Studio 4, Photoshop CS6.

About the author

Eric Martin is a 3D artist based in Santa Monica, California. Having studied at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, he has a strong foundation in real world lighting and does well utilizing his talents in a CG workflow. Eric was most recently involved in production work for Honda and is enjoying combining his love for cars with his passion for creating images. This passion in his work can be seen in the end product he delivers. Eric is constantly striving to raise the bar and impro... more

Ready to upskill? Get started