using jpegs in back of model (rendered)

[michelle l]

I'm trying to place a rendered perspective on a site photo but it keeps coming to the front obscuring the model. How to do this? many thanks!

don't want to go to photoshop :-P

Edited June 1, 2007 by michelle l

[Guest]

The image is a 2D object, so it will obscure the model.

Create a RenderWorks background from the image OR create a texture from the image and apply it to a 3D environment behind the model (you'll have to draw an extrude for this)

[michelle l]

thank you so much!

besides trial and error is there an intelligent way to call the right image size in the making of the renderworks background or must I just scale down the model?

[Taproot]

Michelle,

Yes of course! Once you've set up the image as a texture, edit the texture. This will open a window with a number of settings. In the lower left corner, you will see "size" and a radio button with "set to image." Tap that button, and it will let you draw a line and apply a length to it.

It will likely take some fine tuning i.e. in the OIP, under the Render tab is image "mapping" which will let you set the method of texture mapping and any horizontal or vertical offset adjustments that you want to make. Good Luck!

[michelle l]

Thank you Katie and Matthew, I'm trying both ways so I figure out which is easiest for my general purposes.

Uch! I really need to take another class as I always realize how I'm not using this tool's facilities to my best advantage!

Millegrazie!

Michelle