Rendering in SketchUp: From Modeling to Presentation for Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design
by Daniel Tal
The Post-Rendering Process
Postprocessing is performed on the final rendered image (Fig. 3.20). During this step, Photoshop or similar photo-editing software is utilized to adjust the image. Filtering, color correction, adding entourage elements, and editing contrast are typical adjustments (Fig. 3.21).
Fig. 3.20: Highlight of the postprocessing step
Fig. 3.21: To produce the completed image in Photoshop, a sky was added, the color and lighting were adjusted, and blemishes were removed.
Many, if not all, rendering professionals consider postprocessing to be a necessary and important step in generating realistic images. In fact, with the right skills, Photoshop can take a poor or dull rendering and transform it into a hyper-realistic image. Part 7 provides some quick tips and instructions for image postprocessing.
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