KeyShot Bottle Tutorial

Here's the problem.

Glass, liquid, and labels are three of the most challenging material combinations in product rendering. They interact with light in complex ways, require careful setup, and have plenty of common pitfalls that can make a rendering look unconvincing even when everything else is right.

This tutorial walks through a complete spirits bottle project from the ground up — including the 3D modeling in Fusion 360, label creation in Illustrator and Photoshop, and all the rendering work in KeyShot. It's an honest, real-time look at the process, including the challenges that come up along the way and how to work through them.

What This Course Covers

3D Modeling

‍How to model a bottle with liquid inside using Fusion 360.

Labels and Textures

‍Best practices for creating graphics and labels in Illustrator and Photoshop, and how to apply them correctly in KeyShot.

Materials

‍Creating glass, liquid, and other bottle materials from scratch in KeyShot including use of the Material Graph.

Cameras

‍Camera settings and positioning for product rendering.

Lighting

‍Two distinct approaches to lighting glass, use of the HDRI editor, and physical lights in KeyShot.

Rendering

‍Render settings for transparent materials, geometry view, and final output settings.

Post Production

‍Final touches in Photoshop to complete the image.

The tutorial is recorded in real time, which means you'll see challenges arise and watch how they get solved — a more honest look at the process than a polished, edited walkthrough.

Everything You Get When You Enroll

✓ 9 step-by-step tutorial videos (~3 hours 23 minutes total)

✓ All project files referenced in the tutorial

✓ Lifetime access