
On the right in the Layers panel, Right Click the Background image and Select “ Layer from Background “.ĥ) In the same Layers panel, Click on the Channels Tab.Ħ) Now go to the above menus and select Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All. Ĥ) Now select your Beauty Pass file and create a new layer from background.

For the purposes of simplicity, I’ll only be using these two passes. Open your passes files 1) beauty pass and 2) Z depth in Photoshop.ģ) With your Zdepth pass file Open, Select All and Copy and. I won Save ’t be covering how you do that in this tutorial but you can find many other tutorials on the web to show you how to do that.Ģ) Now start your photo editor (in this case Photoshop and honestly not my preferred tool). You be the judge to see if this technique is more efficient than using vray and 3dsmax’s features.ġ) Before you open Photoshop, PhotoPaint or your fav photo editor, make sure you render out passes (specifically the zdepth pass). Note that the Alpha pass won’t be used in this tutorial. Below is an image of the layer stack we’ll be looking at. I know you can use the built-in vray and 3dsmax depth of field features but the following technique is much faster. In the following tutorial, I will demonstrate how to achieve realistic Bokeh (blur) using Autodesk 3dsmax passes and Photoshop. Imagine the fashion industry without makeup on their models. To meet the client’s expectations of high quality images, enhancing visual impact is a necessity especially if the underlying goal is to make money. Why? Un-processed content is unbalanced, flat, lacks visual impact, detail and life = boring.

This is also done is video, animation and audio production.

Similarly, 3d images need to be processed. In the print world, 99% of all images you see in magazines, books, newsprint etc… have gone through some sort of processing. There are many ways to enhance your 3d renderings after they are produced out of your favourite 3d application. Introduction There are many ways to enhance your 3d renderings after they are produced out of your favourite 3d application.
