STEP BY STEP RENDERING IN CLEO

01 RECOGNISABLE REAL-TIME RENDERING OPTION

As mentioned already, real-time rendering is common on the ipad and available in many programs. Here I have a 3D model of a T-rex sculpted, painted and textured in Nomad Sculpt, and shown in a real-time rendered scene. This means that we can move the model around just as if we were playing a game. CLEO does also offer this same option.

02 SCENES IN CLEO

CLEO is simple to use and almost what-you-see-is-what-you-get. You have a Document window, which is where you build your scene. CLEO gives you lots of example scenes to start off with that are made with different background models and lighting options. You simply drag what you need from the bottom menu into the Document window and then tweak the settings. It’s super simple to understand and use from your first go.

03 DIFFERENT VIEW MODES AVAILABLE

Within CLEO there are a variety of parameters for you to play around with, but some are premade for you. As a modeller, I might want to see my models in a wireframe view, with or without the textures, or in a simple grey clay mode. To do this in CLEO it's as simple as a single click from the sidebar. You can also switch to your other models from here to see how things are looking.

04 RENDER THE FINAL

So far we’ve just looked at the real-time rendering capabilities in CLEO. Switching to the full render mode is done by clicking a little green button labelled ‘RT’ at the top-right of the interface. The scene will instantly start to progressively render. If you’re happy with that you can view it by clicking the Play button in the top-right and then export the result or re-run a render if you aren’t happy.