Tip: Creating a Simple Studio Backdrop

by Jonathan Williamson

This quick Blender 2.5 video tip shows how to make a simple drop-cloth effect like those you see photographers often use as their backgrounds to display products, etc.. The tip also demonstrates how to make the drop cloth follow the camera’s rotation.

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15 Responses to “Tip: Creating a Simple Studio Backdrop”
  1. thiagokolb
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    muito simples mesmo :D

    thx

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     Apr 5, 2010 at 9:52 pm
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  2. janidotux
    Posts: 9

    So simple, so helpful!!!
    Thanks.

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     Apr 6, 2010 at 6:47 am
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  3. bardes
    Posts: 53

    nice tip, the constraint was a good idea!

    @Thiago Kolb: Brasileiros na area, que bom!

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     Apr 6, 2010 at 10:47 am
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  4. potadotomado
    Posts: 66

    Looks very nice, this might even top the shadows only technique.

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     Apr 6, 2010 at 10:23 pm
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  5. Wehrdo
    Posts: 18

    Thanks for this tip. I’ve actually been doing something like this myself, but instead of making it only one direction, I made it almost like a bowl that my object sat in. I had never thought of a track to constraint so it would copy the camera’s rotation.

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     Apr 7, 2010 at 6:23 am
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  6. Tobey
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    Neat tip, I’ve always been kind of struggling with presenting the renders beyond the world’s background color. Thanks.

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     Apr 7, 2010 at 11:24 am
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  7. MeshWeaver
    Posts: 37

    ooh, gotta try that :D

    btw Jonathan, did you change your microphone? the audio isn’t the same as usual… it seems like there’s more echo…

    i love these video tips, they’re really cool :D

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     Apr 7, 2010 at 2:21 pm
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    • jonathanwilliamson
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      I haven’t changed my mic but I have moved to a new house. I have done some further testing and the echo is no longer there, not quite sure what went wrong this time…

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       Apr 7, 2010 at 3:05 pm
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  8. Creative King
    Posts: 1

    Thanks! Great Tip!!!

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     Apr 8, 2010 at 6:04 am
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  9. cmalex79
    Posts: 54

    I had a slight issue with this one. When I apply the constraint, when I rotate the camera, the backdrop doesn’t rotate with the camera as a single unit like in the video. The backdrop does rotate, but independently of the camera, making it unusable. Am I missing a setting? I’m using the 2.5 Alpha 2 download from blender.org.

    Thanks for the tip, though!

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     May 1, 2010 at 11:09 pm
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  10. gary parkin
    Posts: 99

    Thanks so much for this, Jonathan.
    I’d love to see more rendering tips to make my models look real.
    Some material tutorials too, please.

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     Jun 22, 2010 at 8:12 am
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  11. MikeV
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    What is set to make the camera orbit around the 3D cursor? I know it’s a simple thing and recall seeing it in the past but so far the solution had escaped my search.

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     Nov 13, 2010 at 2:23 pm
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    • jonathanwilliamson
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      Just press the “.” key to set the cursor as the pivot point and then rotate the camera as you wish.

      -Jonathan

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       Nov 14, 2010 at 9:02 am
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  12. J.D.
    Posts: 1

    Genius! Thanks for saving me loads of time.

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     Dec 17, 2010 at 12:46 pm
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    Posts: 1

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     Jan 20, 2012 at 8:47 pm
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