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Practical notes on turning a 3D render and the real material samples your client is choosing into a photograph they can decide on.
SketchUp render looks flat? 4 ways to a photorealistic kitchen, compared
Your SketchUp kitchen export looks flat and the customer just nods. Compare the four realistic fixes: render plugins, 3D studios, planner renderers, and AI render-to-photo. Real 2026 prices, honest tradeoffs, and the maths for anyone quoting 5 to 20 kitchens a month.
3 July 2026
Photoreal kitchen renders from SketchUp, without a 3D artist
Your customer can't picture the kitchen from a grey SketchUp export. Here's a workflow independent builders can use to turn that export plus the real samples they quoted into a photoreal image in about two minutes, for about €0.50, without hiring a 3D artist.
3 July 2026
From a SketchUp render to a photograph your client can decide on
A flat 3D render shows the geometry but not the materials. Here is how Timagine keeps the geometry and swaps in the real samples, so a five-figure kitchen decision is made on something close to a photo.
20 June 2026 · The Timagine team