MographPlus shows how to use the Shadow Matte shader in Arnold to add objects to a Photo.

Check out this workflow from MorgraphPlus that shows how you can integrate 3D objects into photos using Arnold and Cinema 4D.

The tutorial comes as an excerpt from the Ultimate introduction to Arnold for Cinema 4D. The shadow matte in Arnold is a shader that can “catch” shadows, making it easy to integrate a rendered object onto a photographic background. 

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The C4D Arnold training now has a new ten videos covering the latest features in Arnold 6.1 and 6.2. Including Light Mix imager, Arnold and Optix Denoiser imagers, color correct, exposure, white balance, tone map, lens effects imagers, Nested Dielectrics, and Render Selected Objects features.

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