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Been wanting to do this one for a while now (Patreon)

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2021-12-11 00:21:55

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2026-06

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Hey everyone,

I've been thinking about doing a video like this for quite some time. Years ago, I was a huge Keyshot user. I even gave a talk at the very first Keyshot conference. And when I started using Blender, when the first things I tried to do was see if I could render the same type of scenes that I routinely did in Keyshot. And the answer was a resounding no.

Fast forward a few years and with the new introduction of Blender 3.0 and CyclesX, and especially K-CyclesX, I can now pretty much replicate the rendering features, especially the ones with shadow and reflection catchers.

So, check out this video and let me know what you think.

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Can Blender + K-CyclesX replace Keyshot?

Check below for discount and affiliate links. Also demo file as well. Table of Contents: 00:00 - Introduction 00:24 - Keyshot is Great 00:42 - Great Materials 00:44 - HDRI 00:49 - Friendly Interface 00:52 - Converters 00:59 - Old Blender 01:14 - New Blender 01:28 - CyclesX 01:42 - Blender Advantages 01:42 - Marker 23 01:45 - Mesh Editing 01:47 - UV Maps 01:56 - Volumetrics 02:05 - Cost 02:15 - KIT OPS 02:22 - HDRIs 02:32 - Community 02:40 - Animation 02:44 - Compositor 02:49 - K-Cycles 03:15 - Demo 03:22 - Importing 03:50 - Clear Custom Split Normals 03:59 - Smooth Shading 04:17 - Object Photo 04:25 - Render modes 05:08 - Clay material 05:32 - Adding Materials with KIT OPS 11:11 - Adding screws 12:33 - Adding Decals 13:29 - Adding a material slot 15:14 - Rendered fillets 17:05 - World HDRI setup 19:10 - Camera setup 19:41 - Setting up the shadow catcher 20:43 - Area lights 21:40 - Adjusting filmic exposure 22:16 - K-CyclesX Post FX 24:35 - Render K-CyclesX (currently on sale) https://blendermarket.com/products/k-cycles?ref=295 KIT OPS 2 PRO https://gum.co/kitopspro https://blendermarket.com/products/kit-ops-pro-asset--kitbashing-addon QUICK SHOT (Simple animation in Blender) Blender Market: https://blendermarket.com/products/quick-shot https://blendermarket.com/products/kit-ops-parallax Gumroad: https://chippwalters.gumroad.com/l/quickshot EEVEE Materials System (for CyclesX too!) Blender Market: https://blendermarket.com/products/definitely-eevee-materials-system Gumroad: https://chippwalters.gumroad.com/l/EEVEE2 DESIGN MAGIC https://chippwalters.gumroad.com/l/designmagic https://blendermarket.com/products/design-magic KIT OPS 2 FREE https://gum.co/kitops https://blendermarket.com/products/kit-ops-free Demo Scene file: (Run in Blender 3.0 or Blender K-CyclesX https://filedn.com/lLMW4jXsJqxXkRYjd1UCoKL/3d/KCyclesDemoFile.blend