Sketchup to Kerkythea Clay Rending Technique: Video Tutorial

Summary of the Sketchup - Kerkythea Clay Rendering Tutorial

Full Video Demonstration Included Below

To Create the Clay rendering effect, follow these simple steps.

1) Open Desired File in Sketchup.

2) Establish your desired Scene (Perspective View) and export to Kerkythea using the Kerkythea Plugin. 
Make sure that the "Clay" Option is selected as "Yes" or else the materials will be exported and you will not get the desired renders.

3) Open Kerkythea file when Prompted 

4) Adjust Scene to Suit your needs

5) Select Settings - Sun and Sky - Back - Next - Background Colour - White - Accept - Finish

6) The glass material must be changed from the originally assigned sketchup material. this can be done by pressing the select tool,
 clicking on a physical pane of glass in the design. this will select all instances of this material. Then go to the left hand tool bar
 and the selected material should be highlighted with a star. Right-click, "Apply Material" - Basic Pack - Thin Glass.

7) To Render the scene, press the "Render Button". Under Camera, ensure current view is selected. Under resolution alter the Res.
 to the desired output size/ratio. Under Settings, scroll down and select either "PhotonMap High + A.A. 0.3, or 
PhotonMap Fine + A.A 0.3, either will do, but for larger resolution I would recommend the "Fine" option. 
Under Threads, select any number you desire. This will dictate the speed of the render, as it is representative of the 
number of processors in your computer, therefore the higher the number, the higher number of processors he render will
 use, the faster the rendering time. Then select OK and the rendering will begin. This can take some time. 

8) Open the Rendered image (green button beside the render icon) and save image as a JPEG.

Extra Photoshop Bits:

9) Open Image in Photoshop, and double click the layer to unlock it.

10) Select Image - Adjustments - Desaturate

11) Next, Select Image - Adjustments - Levels. Adjust the sliders 
positions until you are happy with the image contrast.

12) Next, create a Layer Mask on the existing layer and create a 
vignette effect using a soft brush and varying opacities
(Ensure brush fill colour is Black)

13) If you feel the image lacks texture, simply click and drag your desired texture image into Photoshop.
 Use the select tool to drag it on top of the existing document, which in turn creates a new layer. Ensure the new 
layer is selected, and then from the Layers drop down menu (Right of the screen) and select "overlay". Then, adjust 
the opacity of the layer until it shows through the image in a subtle fashion.

12) Select File - Save As - "Select your Desired Image Format". You are done!