{"id":19869,"date":"2022-09-21T12:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=19869"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:20:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T10:20:05","slug":"what-is-rendering-in-digital-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is \u201cRendering\u201d in Digital Art? [2D\/3D]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-668440dba7f1b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-668440dba7f1b\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-668440dba7f1b\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#What_is_Rendering\" title=\"What is &#8220;Rendering&#8221;?\">What is &#8220;Rendering&#8221;?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#What_is_Rendering_in_3D_art\" title=\"What is Rendering in 3D art?\">What is Rendering in 3D art?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#What_is_Rendering_in_2D_art\" title=\"What is Rendering in 2D art?\">What is Rendering in 2D art?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#Do_You_Always_Have_to_Render_Your_Art_3D_and_2D\" title=\"Do You Always Have to Render Your Art (3D and 2D)?\">Do You Always Have to Render Your Art (3D and 2D)?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#Do_NFTs_Have_to_Be_Rendered_3D_and_2D\" title=\"Do NFTs Have to Be Rendered (3D and 2D)?\">Do NFTs Have to Be Rendered (3D and 2D)?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#What_Are_the_Best_Software_to_Render_Your_Art_In_3D\" title=\"What Are the Best Software to Render Your Art In (3D)?\">What Are the Best Software to Render Your Art In (3D)?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#What_Is_the_Difference_Between_Modeling_and_Rendering_3D\" title=\"What Is the Difference Between Modeling and Rendering (3D)?\">What Is the Difference Between Modeling and Rendering (3D)?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#Is_Photobashing_Rendering_2D\" title=\"Is Photobashing Rendering (2D)?\">Is Photobashing Rendering (2D)?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-rendering-in-digital-art\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>What is rendering? Is sketching rendering? Are you rendering when you add in shading? Is sending a 3D scene through a rendering program the only way to render? Does any of this even matter?<\/p>\n<p>Well, hold on tight, 'cause I'll be answering just those questions in this article!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Rendering\"><\/span>What is &#8220;Rendering&#8221;?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rendering, in digital art, refers to the act of &#8220;finalizing&#8221; something through the help of computer simulation or references.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what exact medium we're talking about. It is the act of bringing all the details together and creating the final &#8220;piece.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That's pretty much it. There really isn't much more to it.<\/p>\n<p>Though, we can obviously go into more detail about the specifics of what rendering entails for different mediums, so that's exactly what I'll explain below.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Rendering_in_3D_art\"><\/span>What is Rendering in 3D art?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>In 3D<\/strong>, the meaning of rendering is generally the same as in 2D. However, in contrast to a human doing the rendering, it's <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/cpu-vs-gpu-rendering\/\">a machine doing the rendering<\/a> <em>for you<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Since the machine (e.g., a PC) is inherently unintelligent, to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-3d-render-engines\/\">so-called render engine<\/a>, you'll first have to feed this render engine with enough abstract, mathematical information before it can do its thing - the &#8220;rendering&#8221; of your input, which is basically a translation of all information you've put in, into a final image.<\/p>\n<p>Feeding information to the render engine sounds very complicated but is made simple through intuitive user interfaces, a 3D viewport, sliders, or buttons that are bundled into <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-software-for-3d-modeling\/\">all kinds of 3D Software<\/a>, as can be seen in the image below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8706\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8706\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling.jpg\" alt=\"A typical User Interface and 3D Viewport inside a 3D Software - Cinema 4D\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8706\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8706 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20757%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A typical User Interface and 3D Viewport inside a 3D Software - Cinema 4D\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20757%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling-768x568.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2016\/10\/Cinema-4D-Viewport-Animation-Modeling.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A typical User Interface and 3D Viewport inside a 3D Software - Cinema 4D<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The translation \/ rendering process itself adheres to algorithms that have been pre-programmed by the render engines' developers, and these algorithms are meant to interpret your input in a specific way.<\/p>\n<p>Let's make a quick example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Input<\/strong>: You model a 3D Scene inside a 3D Software, set a character pose, add lights, add materials, and set up some render properties<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rendering Process<\/strong>: The Render Engine of your choice takes all the information you've set up in your scene and interprets\/translates\/renders it. The render engine you choose impacts how your 3D Scene is interpreted. Are you using, say, a <strong><em>photorealistic render engine<\/em><\/strong>? Then the output will look more photoreal. Are you using an<strong><em> NPR (Non-Photo-Realistic) render engine<\/em><\/strong>? Then the resulting image might look like a comic strip.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Output<\/strong>: After the render engine is done rendering, an image is the result. For Animations, you'll get an image-<em>sequence<\/em> (or video file) at the framerate you've set up (e.g. 25 FPS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_19881\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19881\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19881\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering.jpg\" alt=\"What is 3D Rendering\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19881\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19881 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"What is 3D Rendering\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-3D-Rendering.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebehindpixar.org\/pipeline\/rendering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Science Behind Pixar<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>When it comes to the 3D workflow, rendering is generally situated around the latter end of things, but most likely isn't the &#8220;final&#8221; step of completing a piece.<\/p>\n<p>This is because things such as post-render <strong>compositing, <\/strong>processing, and video editing is an important step of most 3D pieces, and <em>that<\/em> is generally the last step of completing a 3D piece.<\/p>\n<p>Here's a step-by-step of a typical 3D workflow\/pipeline:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Idea, Concept<\/li>\n<li>Script<\/li>\n<li>Storyboard (Animation)<\/li>\n<li>Animatic (2D Animated Storyboard)<\/li>\n<li>Staging, Camera Setup<\/li>\n<li>Previsualization (3D Animated Preview)<\/li>\n<li>Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Set Dressing<\/li>\n<li>Rigging, Animation, Physics Simulation<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>3D Rendering<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Compositing \/ Post Processing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rendering the Composited result<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Video Editing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rendering the Video Edit to a final output<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So when someone says that they're &#8220;rendering&#8221; something in reference to a 3D scene, what they mean is that they've fine-tuned all the textures, lighting, composition, etc., within the scene and are now letting the computer go through all of that information and calculate how to best show it as a video or image.<\/p>\n<p>And, as can be seen in the 3D-Pipeline list above, there are many stages at which a 3D Artist might be &#8220;rendering&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn't only have to be during the 3D creation process (or to be precise: The 3D scene data to 2D image plate translation process), but can also happen when processing 2D Image Sequence during compositing or video editing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anytime the Computer is fed information to visually interpret and translate data and spit out resulting visual data, you're essentially &#8220;rendering&#8221; something.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Rendering_in_2D_art\"><\/span>What is Rendering in 2D art?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>In 2D<\/strong>, whether digital or traditional, the act of &#8220;rendering&#8221; generally refers to when an artist finalizes their piece by adding shading to it\u2014&#8221;shading&#8221; refers to the act of simulating the lighting within the scene being shown.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;rendering&#8221; is not as widespread in 2D digital art creation as it is when creating Art with 3D Software, but there are certain steps that can be defined as such.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19880\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19880\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19880\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps.jpg\" alt=\"2D Rendering Steps\" width=\"744\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps.jpg 744w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps-594x335.jpg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps-420x236.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19880\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19880 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20744%20418%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"2D Rendering Steps\" width=\"744\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20744%20418%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps.jpg 744w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps-594x335.jpg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps-420x236.jpg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/2D-Rendering-Steps.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/bueskenart.com\/rendering-digital-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel B\u00fcsken<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the general 2D art workflow of sketching, lining, coloring, and shading, shading is the &#8220;last&#8221; step of the process of finishing a piece\u2014&#8221;last&#8221; is in quotation marks because certain artists have other processes beyond shading, such as adding post-processing effects or varnishing, or they can simply choose to render a piece somewhat to see how it might come out without fully rendering it.<\/p>\n<p>So when someone says that they're &#8220;rendering&#8221; something in reference to a drawing, what they mean is that they're adding the final touches and shading the piece to what might be its final form.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Always_Have_to_Render_Your_Art_3D_and_2D\"><\/span>Do You Always Have to Render Your Art (3D and 2D)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There's no such thing as &#8220;always&#8221; when it comes to art.<\/p>\n<p>The question is only ever, &#8220;Do <em>you<\/em> want to render your art?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It's perfectly fine to just make sketches. Or just color in with no shading. In the same way, it's perfectly fine to just model or sculpt something in 3D without worrying about rendering it.<\/p>\n<p>It all depends on what you want to do and what you want to accomplish.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_NFTs_Have_to_Be_Rendered_3D_and_2D\"><\/span>Do NFTs Have to Be Rendered (3D and 2D)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>An NFT is a piece of digital media with a signed signature denoting its perceived uniqueness. This means that there aren't any rules on what can or cannot be an NFT.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19882\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19882\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19882\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT.jpg\" alt=\"What is an NFT\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19882\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19882 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"What is an NFT\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/09\/What-is-an-NFT.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/artynft.io\/nft-granny\/what-is-nft-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artynft<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>So practically any digital thing can be an NFT.<\/p>\n<p>However, digital marketplaces that have NFTs for sale can impose certain restrictions on what can and cannot be an NFT within their market.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, these marketplaces might impose rules saying that NFTs have to be &#8220;rendered&#8221; or &#8220;finished&#8221; before being allowed to be sold and bought\u2014so that the marketplace isn't flooded with unfinished artworks.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, no. NFTs don't have to be rendered.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Best_Software_to_Render_Your_Art_In_3D\"><\/span>What Are the Best Software to Render Your Art In (3D)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is no one best software to render your 3D art in. It all depends on what your needs are and what you're willing to put up with.<\/p>\n<p>That's a rabbit hole far too deep for this article, but thankfully for you, I've written an <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/best-3d-render-engines\/\">article that covers just this topic<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_the_Difference_Between_Modeling_and_Rendering_3D\"><\/span>What Is the Difference Between Modeling and Rendering (3D)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Modeling is the act of putting a 3D object or scene together.<\/p>\n<p>Rendering is the act of sending those objects\/scenes through a render engine in order to have them calculate lighting, hair, shaders, etc., to create a final image or video.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Photobashing_Rendering_2D\"><\/span>Is Photobashing Rendering (2D)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Photobashing\u2014the act of taking pieces from different photographs and drawings and incorporating them into your own drawing\u2014is not rendering.<\/p>\n<p>When you photobash, you generally try to take bits and pieces from artworks that mimic your style or artworks that don't have a unique style that's hard to incorporate into your own artwork. But even still, you generally don't get perfect matches.<\/p>\n<p>You still have to go over the pieces you got with your own brush to make it all blend into each other seamlessly. So you'll still have to do a rendering step with photobashing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Have any other questions about digital art? Feel free to ask us in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> or our <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\"><strong><em>forum<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is rendering? Is sketching rendering? Are you rendering when you add in shading? Is sending a 3D scene through a rendering program the only way to render? Does any of this even matter? Well, hold on tight, 'cause I'll be answering just those questions in this article! What is &#8220;Rendering&#8221;? 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