Glass Reflection Effect – SketchUp and V-Ray

Glass Reflection Effect – SketchUp and V-Ray

By Jonathan Pagaduan Ignas

Let’s get a reflection onto your glass, for added realism. Architectural 2D to 3D visualizer and graphic artist Jonathan Pagaduan Ignas shows you how in this great little tutorial he has contributed to us here at SketchUpArtists.

Here are a few easy steps to a glass reflection effect using Google SketchUp and V-Ray for SketchUp..let’s get started!

Step 1 - Import Image File

Step 2 - Place Image in Glass

Step 3 - Position Texture

Step 4 - Sample Texture with Dropper

Step 5 - Edit Texture

Step 6 - Default Glass Material

Step 7 - Emphasize Transparency

Final Rendered Image with Reflection

Hope you found this useful and thanks for reading.

Jonathan

Johnathan is based in San. Vicente, Victoria, Tarlac in the Philippines. His areas of expertise include architectural planning and designing, 3D modeling and 3D visualization. He is skilled in Photoshop, Autocad, SketchUp, V-Ray for SketchUp and Photoscape. You can see more of Jonathan’s work here on his website.

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