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November 25, 2023
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making photorealistic images

  • November 25, 2023
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I wish to learn ways of making photorealistic images of eg. card board boxes, that would look like as if i took photos of them. Are there such tutorials or forums i can have a look at/ask?

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    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    November 26, 2023

    I wish to learn ways of making photorealistic images of eg. card board boxes

    By @genik

     

     

    @davescm created a photorealistic image of a cardboard box for exlusive use in one of our Photoshop Challenges some time back.  

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/something-for-the-weekend-part-99-boxing-clever/m-p/11243140

     

    According to his notes, he used Blender 3D and Adobe Substance. Blender is free; the Substance apps require a subscription.

     

    Jane

      Trevor.Dennis
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      November 28, 2023

      Ooooooh yes!  I forgot about Blender (which is free) and Sbstance (that isn't.  One of our regular posters has created an index of all the SFTW threads, and a lot of them are photorealistic renders.  Whatever route you take, you need to practice practice practice, so think about joining in the SFTW threads.  We have all learned heaps from particitating in those threads.  The way it works is that you get the idea in your head, and then you have to create it on your screen.  I have worked a lot of new tricks doing this over the few years the threads have been going.

      Trevor.Dennis
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      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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      November 26, 2023

      Check out Bert Monroy's Youtube channel

      Have a look at Steve Caplin's book 100% Photoshop

       

      They both give you techniques that will help you.  Bert is especially clever at using Photoshop's tools in interesting ways to create the textures we see in real life.

       

      Aaron Blaise is worth a look and he has one of the best collection of Photoshop brushes available.  He charges just a few dollars for his brush groups, but they are totally worth it.  I have most of them and use them a lot.

       

      If I had to give you just one tip, it would be to look at the real thing before trying to illustrate it.  Things like clouds for instance, and human eyes.  This is Bert illustrating an eye

       

      Good luck, and keep at it.

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