V-Ray for SketchUp

Course Overview

Studio-grade V-Ray for SketchUp training for architects, interior designers, and visualisers. Learn practical lighting, materials, and render workflows to produce photoreal stills and quick walkthroughs. Project-based lessons, one-on-one mentorship, and downloadable scene files to build portfolio-ready renders.

Project Modules—What You Will Build

·        Concept Lighting & Quick Visuals: Fast interior/exterior lighting setups for mood studies and client previews; HDRI and sun matching for site context

·        Materials, Textures & PBR Workflow: Create realistic materials using PBR maps, trim sheets, and layered materials; integrate Substance/texture maps for realism

·        Production Renders & Post Processing: Set up render elements (AOVs), denoise, and composite for final polish; produce final stills and short flythrough exports

·        Optional: Animation & Interactive Outputs: Basic camera animation, render optimisation for frame sequences, and export settings for walkthrough videos or web viewers

Key Features

·        Project-Based Curriculum: Interiors, exteriors, and presentation renders

·        V-Ray Scene Templates and optimized render presets for SketchUp

·        PBR Material Authoring and texture-map workflows

·        HDRI, IES, and photometric lighting techniques for realistic illumination

·        Render Elements (AOVs) and compositing workflow for final polish

·        Performance Optimisation: Proxies, instances, and progressive vs bucket strategies

·        Weekly Live Reviews and optional one-on-one mentorship sessions

·        Downloadable SKP Scenes, Texture Packs, and composite AOV templates

·        Lifetime Access to recordings and assets

Who This Course Is For

·        Architects and interior designers who need client-ready visual presentations

·        SketchUp users who want to add photoreal renders to their workflow

·        Visualisers and freelancers producing portfolio stills and walkthroughs

·        Studio artists seeking repeatable, optimized V-Ray pipelines for faster delivery

Learning Outcomes

·        Set up studio-quality V-Ray scenes inside SketchUp for interiors and exteriors

·        Create realistic PBR materials and manage texture maps efficiently

·        Use HDRI, sun/sky, and IES lighting to match real site conditions

·        Configure render elements (AOVs) and composite renders for professional results

·        Optimise scenes with proxies and instances to reduce render times without losing detail

·        Produce portfolio-ready stills and short walkthrough videos ready for client review

Format & Schedule

·        Delivery: 100% live online with real-time screen sharing, demos, and Q&A

·        Options: Small Group Cohort OR 1-on-1 Private Training

·        1-on-1: Flexible scheduling to suit your project deadlines

·        Includes: Recorded sessions, SKP scene files, texture packs, render presets, and compositing templates

Capstone Project

·        Final Deliverable: A polished interior or exterior visualization including optimized scene, PBR materials, multi-pass renders (AOVs), and a final composited image or short walkthrough video suitable for your portfolio

·        Mentored Review: Live critique of composition, lighting, material realism, and render optimisation. Premium students receive an extended one-on-one session focused on portfolio improvements