"Focus on rendering expressive force and exploration of material details"

This work is based on a precision mechanical watch model downloaded from the Internet. The core goal is to show the light and shadow charm of metal materials, the complex beauty of mechanical structure and the overall tough industrial style through the Keyshot rendering engine.

Render Core Highlights

Multi-level metal texture: carefully adjust the metal material parameters of different parts such as case, bezel, bracelet, brushed stainless steel, polished fine steel, matte titanium alloy, and strive to restore the reflection, highlight and slight scratches of real metal.

Accurate light and shadow shaping: HDRI environment mapping is used in combination with regional light sources to create rich light and shadow levels, highlighting the stereoscopic and reflective characteristics of precision components such as dial scales, pointers, gears, etc. Focus on the highlights and light and dark lines at the metal edges.

Permeable glass performance: the glass material processing of the watch mirror pays attention to permeability and weak reflection, clearly showing the details of the dial without losing the sense of reality.
Detail description: focus on the crown texture, bracelet link structure, dial printing/luminous coating and other details to enhance the overall delicacy and credibility.
Scene atmosphere: solid color background, highlighting the product itself, to create a specific atmosphere

Technical Key Points

rendering software: KeyShot
Core challenges: the texture distinction of different metal parts, the coordination of light and shadow in complex structures, the avoidance of plastic sense, and the pursuit of true reflection and highlights.
Key skills: fine material node adjustment, combination of HDRI environment and artificial light, reasonable sampling settings to control noise, fine-tuning contrast and sharpness in the later period.

Model Description
Important note: The 3D watch model used in this work is downloaded from the Internet and is not my original modeling. The creation focuses on material giving, lighting arrangement, environment setting and final rendering output. All rendered images are copyrighted.

Objectives
Explore the expressive power of KeyShot in rendering complex metal products.
Improve the understanding and control of the physical properties of materials (reflection, roughness, anisotropy, etc.).
Presenting the visual beauty of precision machinery.

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