Rendering Jewelry in KeyShot - Full Process

Description

Watch part one of this tutorial on the PJ's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhl2B8DUvp4&;ab_channel=PJChenJewelryDesign

Free project files here: https://willgibbons.com/learn

In this tutorial, you'll learn best practices for material and lighting when creating jewelry renderings in KeyShot. You'll also learn how to eliminate color contamination from metals onto the gemstones, how to make the diamonds bright and clear and tips for reducing unwanted reflections.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

0:58 - Import

01:22 - Which file format works best?

03:15 - CPU vs GPU mode

03:44 - Detailed Gold Material

06:29 - Diamond Material

06:51 - Ring Placement

07:21 - Camera Setup

11:10 - Real-time Render Settings

11:54 - Image Style Setup

13:45 - Material Changes

15:24 - Lighting

15:42 - HDRI Background Behavior

16:38 - Background Gradient

17:44 - Placing Highlights

20:48 - Lighting the Diamonds

22:09 - Ground Plane

23:43 - Using Black Pins

27:19 - Increase Ray Bounces

27:36 - Darken Silver Material

28:29 - Ground Plane Pros and Cons

29:31 - Extra Diamond Highlight

30:47 - Set HDRI Resolution

31:04 - Depth of Field

32:28 - Render Layers

33:29 - Render Settings

34:18 - Setting Render Samples

35:02 - Silver Version

35:46 - Render Layers and Passes in Photoshop

37:21 - Unmatting

37:48 - Shadow Passs

38:30 - Making Diamonds White

40:00 - Curves on Diamonds

41:12 - Curves on Shank

41:37 - Curves for Prongs

41:52 - Ground Layer

42:34 - Diamond Color Correction

44:06 - Gold Color Correction

45:22 - Merge and Sharpen