{"id":617579,"date":"2024-04-20T04:45:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T01:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T04:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T01:45:22","slug":"7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad02d209d1a0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad02d209d1a0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#1_Perfection_lies_in_imperfection\" >1. Perfection lies in imperfection<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#2_Bokehs_are_everywhere\" >2. Bokehs are everywhere<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#3_Adjust_your_Image_Settings\" >3. Adjust your Image Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#4_Beginners_render_legends_%E2%80%98Denoise\" >4. Beginners render, legends \u2018Denoise\u2019<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#5_Caustics_are_a_headache_but_theyre_worth_it\" >5. Caustics are a headache, but they\u2019re worth it<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#6_If_youre_thinking_fabrics_think_RealCloth%E2%84%A2\" >6. If you\u2019re thinking fabrics, think RealCloth\u2122<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/#7_Shadows_are_just_as_important_as_lights\" >7. Shadows are just as important as lights<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_485681\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485681\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_hero.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_hero.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Ali Rouzbeh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>These small tips will take your renders from average to awesome.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re on this website reading this article, there\u2019s a fair chance that you\u2019re an Industrial Designer who 3D models and renders for a living, and if that\u2019s true there\u2019s an even fairer chance that you\u2019ve heard of KeyShot. Touted by 88% of designers as the best software for realistic renders, KeyShot is known for two things, being intuitive and easy to use, and being great at creating good renders with low effort. However, just like how a great camera doesn\u2019t make you a great photographer, a great software doesn\u2019t automatically make your renders incredible. If you\u2019ve used KeyShot for work, personal projects, or the occasional design competition, here are a few lesser-known tips that should completely revolutionize your rendering <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. Use these tricks to upgrade your skill set, bookmark the article for later, and give KeyShot 2024 a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> so you can put your new rendering skills to the test!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><strong>Click Here to Get Free KeyShot Pro + Keyshot Web<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Perfection_lies_in_imperfection\"><\/span>1. Perfection lies in imperfection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485583\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485583\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485583\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-485583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_1.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Jay Bhosale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>That might sound like a paradox, but look around you \u2013 nothing is perfect. Your phone has fingerprint marks on it, your table\u2019s got a few scratches, the glass you\u2019re drinking water from isn\u2019t 100% geometrically perfect \u2013 its surface has marginal imperfections that cause light to reflect\/refract in unique ways. If you want to look real, you have to embrace reality\u2026 and in reality, nothing\u2019s perfect. Sure, your product render against a white background can be as perfect as possible, but if you\u2019re looking for a photorealistic scenario render, obsess over the imperfections. Add dust and fingerprints to flat glossy surfaces, use bump maps pretty much anywhere you can, create scratches as a layer\/label in your material, remove 100% sharp edges (everything is marginally rounded off), and most importantly, push objects out of alignment in your scene. No real-world scenario has stuff aligned perfectly. These settings alone should take you halfway to photorealism, because humans perceive imperfections as a part of reality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Bokehs_are_everywhere\"><\/span>2. Bokehs are everywhere<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485662\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485662\" class=\"wp-image-485662 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485662\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-485662 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_7.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_7.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Mads Hindhede Svanegaard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Your eyes are telescopic. They can\u2019t focus on everything at the same time \u2013 you look at one thing and everything else blurs out. The blur is the key here, and it\u2019s why portrait-mode photos on smartphones look great too. Seldom do you see photos of ANYTHING where every single item is in focus, and similarly, your renders need to \u2018focus\u2019 on that too. Go to the Camera tab on the top right and scroll down to the part that says Depth of Field. Activate it, adjust your focus distance, use the target button to click on the object you want to focus on, and set your F-stop to an appropriate number to ensure everything else is properly blurred. It\u2019s easy to overdo the blurring, so once you find the right F-stop, raise it a little higher to err on the side of caution (don\u2019t over-blur stuff, it\u2019ll look fake). Remember, blurring takes a significant chunk of your rendering time, so if you DO use this tip, double or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le your rendering time per image. The results will come out fantastic.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Adjust_your_Image_Settings\"><\/span>3. Adjust your Image Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485591\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1024\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485591\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-485591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_5.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1024\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_5.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Andrei Garbu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever used a camera, chances are you didn\u2019t just point at a photo and hit the shutter button. You probably adjusted the exposure, aperture, ISO, and maybe played around with the white balance too. Think of the camera in KeyShot as a camera in real life \u2013 all it really does is capture the angle and focus\u2026 but there are still settings you need to tweak. Here, the Image Settings are your friend. Click on the Image tab on the top right corner and switch from Basic to Photographic. Now you can play with the exposure, contrast, white balance, highlights, shadows, midtones, and other parameters. You can even increase or decrease your image\u2019s saturation to get you that perfect balance of colors, darkness, and light. Select \u2018Linear\u2019 in the Response Curve setting, enable the Curve editing feature below, and tinker away! It\u2019s the secret sauce your renders need!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Beginners_render_legends_%E2%80%98Denoise\"><\/span>4. Beginners render, legends \u2018Denoise\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485588\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485588\" class=\"wp-image-485588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485588\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-485588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_3.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Sam Gwilt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes your renders just look grainy because you didn\u2019t give them enough time to render out perfectly. Makes sense, you\u2019re probably on a strict deadline and you don\u2019t have 10-20 minutes to spare per render. Luckily, KeyShot\u2019s Denoise feature in the Image Settings works like magic. They just blur out the grains in your renders, letting you \u2018cheat\u2019 your way through a quick render. Enable Denoise and watch as all the grains disappear miraculously. Set your Denoise level to around 0.6 for a balanced effect \u2013 setting it too high will give you weirdly blurry\/smudgy renders, and setting it too low will give you grainy images. The Denoise feature works VERY well when you\u2019re using the Depth of Field setting too, allowing you to easily cut down your rendering time without cutting down on quality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Caustics_are_a_headache_but_theyre_worth_it\"><\/span>5. Caustics are a headache, but they\u2019re worth it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485586\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485586\" class=\"wp-image-485586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485586\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-485586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Tommy Cheong<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If there\u2019s any transparent object in your render, chances are that it won\u2019t just absorb or block light, it\u2019ll bend light too. If you\u2019ve ever looked at a reflection of a glass of water on a table, or those bright lines at the bottom of a swimming pool, those are caustics. They\u2019re caused by light being manipulated by transparent\/translucent objects. Caustics in KeyShot remain disabled by default, but that\u2019s only because they\u2019re kind of an absolute headache. They require a truckload of CPU\/GPU power, take a LOT of time to perfect, and even more time to render. But if you nail your caustics, you\u2019re guaranteed to get a few \u2018wow\u2019s from people who see your renders. The Caustics setting can be found in the Lighting tab in the top right corner. Enable it and also enable Global Illumination. Increase your ray bounces as well as your global illumination bounces, and if you\u2019re using glass or plastic as a material, go to the material settings and increase the sample size. The problem here is that there will be a difference between what KeyShot shows you in the preview window, and what it actually renders, so the only way to really tell if you\u2019ve done a good job is by rendering images, reviewing them, and then tweaking the settings. Rendering caustics also takes a LOT of time, and here Denoise won\u2019t help you. You just need to trust the process and let KeyShot do its job simulating the bouncing of light to create those caustic refractions. Like I told you, it\u2019s a bit of a headache, but the rewards pay off well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_If_youre_thinking_fabrics_think_RealCloth%E2%84%A2\"><\/span>6. If you\u2019re thinking fabrics, think RealCloth\u2122<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485633\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485633\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485633\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-485633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_6.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_6.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Hossein Alfideh Fard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perhaps one of KeyShot\u2019s most underrated materials, RealCloth adds unbelievably photorealistic cloth effects to any fabric in your scene. Whether it\u2019s a tablecloth, the upholstery of a sofa, or even the strap of a camera, RealCloth\u2019s one job is to mimic the woven effect of any kind of cloth. It adds depth, weave-patterns, and even lets you bake in imperfections like flyaway fibers and threads. If you\u2019re simulating photorealism, chances are one of the objects in your scene has a fabric texture (it could be something as small as a cloth tag on a product). If it does, tap into the power of RealCloth to get that absolutely perfect cloth effect. Don\u2019t rely on fabric bump maps online, trust me they won\u2019t give you the precise control or sheer jaw-dropping dynamism that RealCloth will.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Shadows_are_just_as_important_as_lights\"><\/span>7. Shadows are just as important as lights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_485709\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.keyshot.com\/photo-or-render\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-485709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1601\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485709\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-485709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_8.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1601\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/04\/19\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"7 Rendering Tricks to make your KeyShot Renders look Completely Photorealistic\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/04\/7-rendering-tricks-to-make-your-keyshot-renders-look-completely-photorealistic\/keyshot_photorealism_tips_8.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-485709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render by Will Gibbons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When you\u2019re setting your scene, don\u2019t focus all your energy on getting the right highlights. Focus also on getting great shadows. This means ditching the HDRI lighting settings and actually adding physical lights to your scene. Photorealism requires work, and those drag-and-drop environments won\u2019t help you achieve it. Sure, you can use the environments to create realistic reflections, like a sky reflecting off a windshield of a car\u2026 but there\u2019s NO way that environment will create the dramatic shadows you need. For those, you\u2019ll require area lights, point lights, and\/or spotlights. You\u2019ll have to add these lights to your project by assigning them as materials to random spheres and planes within your scene. Unlike the HDRI environments, these lights will create actual shadows that are crisp at some edges, blurry at others, and more importantly, shadows that overlap, warp, and interact with each other. Take your smartphone flash and hold it against your hand. Move the flash closer and see the shadow grow bigger, move it farther and see the shadow get smaller \u2013 the shadow\u2019s shape and behavior are determined by physical lights in your scene, not by the environment lights. So add physical lights to your scene and keep those shadows in mind because while the eyes don\u2019t ever focus on shadows, they do register them. 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