The document discusses look development with Cycles in Blender. It recommends defining the artistic look through discovery and definition, then implementing it technically by compositing render passes to achieve the desired look. Specific techniques mentioned include mixing passes for a combined image, live compositing of render passes, clay rendering to discuss shape while ignoring other factors, and using environment elements like trees and stones for scale references. Material development can be done with or without reflections, and light affects color, highlights, visibility of form, and perceived preciousness.

1. Dr. Tobias Guenther
@elaspix
Look Development with Cycles
elaspix

2. Customer Case
Model „LivingRoom Sala04“ by Guilherme Vanzan

3. Naive approach: Fix it in the post
Masking the couch not easy because of blurry contour failed brightness adjustment (highlights lost)

4. to create the look of imagery you have to master 2 steps
Definition Look Development
1. discovery & definition
of the artistic look
2. technical implementation to
achieve the look from first step

5. Solution: Compositing of Passes

6. Mixing of passes for combined image
https://www.blender.org/manual/render/cycles/settings/passes.html

7. Live Compositing of Render Passes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hadVXNd3HL4

8. Project progress
Icons (Sonne, Palme, Kamera) by Freepik.com
agreement
agreement
agreement
agreement
agreement

9. Shape Development
Clay Rendering for discussing the shape
ignoring material / texture / light / camera /
environment / color grading

10. Project Progress (reality)
Icons (Sonne, Palme, Kamera) by Freepik.com
agreement

11. elaspix 3D Product Configurator
https://youtu.be/LmqoAo6od_o

12. Light Development
affects
● Object color
● Position, size and
number of
highlights
● Visibility &
contrast of object
form
● Perception of
preciousness of
the product

13. Material Development
with reflection (realistic) no reflection (fake)

14. Environment as Size Reference
Trees, Ground-stones, ReflectionsTableau with Scale

15. Look up tables elaspix.de/luts
coming soon: Manual on Color Management
& Color Grading with Blender

16. www.elaspix.de
tobias.guenther@elaspix.de
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Dr. Tobias Günther
Elaspix 3D Product Configurators
Schliffkopfstraße 25
68163 Mannheim
Germany