Tag Archives: 3d
Shaderlight contest winners announced
The winners of our third annual render contest have been announced and, once again, we have been blown away by the quality and creativity of the images we received – you clever lot! The judges may have picked their top … Continue reading
Rendering Glass
Rendering Glass in Shaderlight We often get asked about how to render glass – a difficult question to answer as it really depends on the type of glass you are trying to create. For example a double glazed frosted window would require different … Continue reading
Rendering a Night Scene in Shaderlight
A simple guide to rendering a night scene. Night scenes can often take a bit more time to set up than a daytime scene. The tricky part is getting the right balance between exposure and lighting. In this quick tutorial I am going … Continue reading
Shaderlight helps develop the future of architectural design
Steve Vasilion was the owner and lead designer of Vasilion Architects, a full service architectural firm based in Batavia, Illinois. The firm was acquired by Prairie Forge Group last November and Steve is now now their Director of Architecture. For more … Continue reading
Learn about lighting
The right lighting can make or break your render. To give you a helping hand, here’s a quick overview of the different types of artificial lights in Shaderlight and the best way to use them. Point Lights… Point Lights give … Continue reading
Using Skylight Portals in Shaderlight
What are Skylight Portals? How do they work? Where do they need to go? We often see these questions in support so we’ve put together this quick tutorial which should hopefully give you all the answers and help you make … Continue reading
Shaderlight sets the stage for star studded concert designs
StarLight Visual is an entertainment design firm that specializes in the set lighting and visual displays for major touring concerts. They are at the cutting edge of music concert design so need to ensure their concepts translate into a show-stopping … Continue reading
Create your first Shaderlight Render in 7 simple steps…
So you’ve downloaded the Shaderlight 14 day trial – what next? If you’re new to rendering with Shaderlight you may need some help getting started. So for all you rookie renderers out there, we’ve put together this simple, 7 step … Continue reading
New Year – new way to render with Shaderlight
Your deadline is looming and you need more rendering power. It’s hard to justify the cost of more licenses when not every project is this big. You use SketchUp day in, day out, but only render your models when a … Continue reading
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