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ZBrush 2025 - Redshift and BPR Passes AOV Rendering and Photoshop Compositing Guide

Michael Pavlovich via YouTube

Overview

Master advanced rendering techniques in this comprehensive 29-minute video tutorial that demonstrates how to export and composite Redshift AOV passes and ZBrush BPR render passes for creating professional-quality final images in Photoshop. Progress through essential workflows including setting up render passes, working with alpha and layer masks, applying levels adjustments, creating depth pass blur effects, implementing color grading, and adding atmospheric bloom effects. Follow along with detailed timestamps as the tutorial covers EXR file handling, reflection and shadow pass compositing, ambient occlusion integration, camera position management, rim and fill lighting techniques, and finishing touches like dodge/burn tools and gradient backgrounds. Access additional resources including the EXR-IO Photoshop plugin and complementary tutorials on vintage postcard design and the Substance Compositor ZBrush plugin for expanding your rendering capabilities.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Redshift AOV Passes Export
- BPR Render Passes Export
- Opening files in Photoshop
- EXR 8bit conversion
- Creating Alpha masks
- Layer Masks
- Compositing Reflection pass
- Levels and Hue/Saturation linking
- Compositing Shadow pass
- Compositing AO pass
- Depth pass alpha
- Compositing GI pass
- Storing Camera positions
- BPR Render AO pass
- BPR Reflection pass
- Rim light pass
- Fill light pass
- Clown pass
- Compositing BPR Reflection pass
- Compositing Rim & Fill light pass
- Depth Pass Lens Blur
- Dodge, Burn, and Sponge brush
- Color Dodge and Overlay layers
- Bloom
- Gradient Color Background

Taught by

Michael Pavlovich

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