In this tutorial, I will explain my workflow in a project I called “Interior Design of a Living Room”. As you all know, making such a project requires a certain amount of knowledge and experience in the CG industry, as well as in interior design, so I will cover only what I believe people commonly have most trouble with. This will include texturing, lighting and the rendering processes. First, I want you to notice that this project have been created in SketchUp. The rendering engine I used for the final visualization was VRay. I also using predefined materials (.vismat files); I often use these in my projects, downloaded from “Chaos Group”, “Visual Dynamics” and “Flying Architecture” web sites. I am sure with a little patience you could find some more web sites, from where you can download “.vismat” files. I have also used several 3D models downloaded from the 3D Warehouse. The others I just modeled by myself. For lighting techniques, I used HDRI images that you can also find on the Internet. Some of them are free to download but if you’re needs are of a more professional nature (your professional work), I suggest you invest in buying quality texture images and even 3D models. Before I explain my workflow, I just want to mention a few important points that I believe are crucial in achieving a good 3D render, and are far more important than just following a workflow explanation. andvray/interiordesignofalivingroomsketchupandvray/ Mario Goleš is a very talented interior designer and 3D architectural visualizer, currently working and based in Zagreb, Croatia. He has kindly offered to share this detailed workflow in the production of an interior living room design, in which he uses SketchUp for the model and VRay for the render. There is a lot of good solid information here with many tips to suit all levels of experience. This tutorial can only be described as the ‘How and Why’ of good rendering. Some working knowledge of SketchUp and VRay is needed to follow and understand this tutorial. Interior Design of a Living Room – SketchUp and VRay Home About Spotlight Software & Plugins SketchUpArtists 3D Modelers 3D Artists Authors and Books Business Presentations Techniques Design Tips & Tricks Tutorials SketchUp and Blender SketchUp and VRay SketchUp and Kerkythea SketchUp and Photoshop SketchUp and Podium SketchUp and Traditional/Tradigital Drawing SketchUp and Shaderlight SketchUp and Match Photo SketchUp and Piranesi SketchUp and Artlantis SketchUp and Advanced Modeling SketchUp and Matte Painting SketchUp and Maxwell SketchUp and Twilight Render SketchUp and Thea Render SketchUp and LightUp Raylectron for SketchUp SketchUp Modeling SketchUp Styles SketchUp and Visualizer SketchUp and 3ds Max Styles Downloads Resources Interior Design of a Living Room – SketchUp and VRay :: SketchUp 3D Rendering Tutorials by SketchUpArtists