Flagship project
Daylight Interior Render
A living room lit with sun and sky, rendered and colour-corrected to presentation quality.
- SketchUp
- Photoshop
- Windows
Design & Drafting · techcadd Amritsar
V-Ray course in Amritsar
V-Ray course in AmritsarPhotorealistic rendering with V-Ray for 3ds Max and SketchUp — light, materials and cameras that make a model look real.
1 – 2 monthsIntermediate (3ds Max or SketchUp basics needed)Classroom & live online
4.7/5
Student rating
6
Structured modules
4+
Portfolio projects
Yes
Placement support
Admissions open
V-Ray · 1 – 2 months
Batch timings
- Morning
- Evening
- Weekend
- Live online
About the programme
Course overview
Course overviewV-Ray is a rendering engine, not a modeller, so the course starts from finished models and concentrates on lighting, materials, cameras and render settings that balance quality against render time.
The v-ray programme at techcadd Amritsar is built the way the work is actually done: you handle the data, train and break the models, then ship something that runs. Tools such as V-Ray, 3ds Max, SketchUp are installed on your own machine in week one, not shown on a slide in week ten.
It runs across 1 – 2 months with morning, evening and weekend batches, and every module closes in a reviewable artefact. By the end you hold a certificate, a portfolio, and the ability to talk through your own decisions in an interview for a 3d visualiser role.
Every concept is implemented before it is examinedMentors are working practitioners, not career trainersProjects are reviewed line by line, not just marked completeDoubt sessions and lab access run outside batch hours
- Duration
- 1 – 2 months
- Level
- Intermediate (3ds Max or SketchUp basics needed)
- Mode
- Classroom & live online
- Batches
- Morning, evening & weekend
Module by module
The curriculum, module by module
Module by module curriculum6 modules, each ending in something reviewable that goes into your portfolio.
- Module 01 of 06
Rendering Fundamentals
Rendering Fundamentals is where the V-Ray track gets its footing. You work the concepts in the lab first, then carry them straight into the running project rather than leaving them as isolated exercises.
Topics covered
- How V-Ray calculates light
- Asset editor and render settings
- Interactive versus production rendering
Tools in this module
V-Ray3ds MaxSketchUpPhotoshopYou finish withA reviewed piece of work demonstrating how v-ray calculates light and asset editor and render settings.
- Module 02 of 06
Lighting
This block turns lighting from something you have read about into something you can do under time pressure, with a mentor reviewing the work as you go.
Topics covered
- Sun and sky for exteriors
- HDRI and dome lights
- Artificial lights for interiors
Tools in this module
SketchUpPhotoshopWindowsV-RayYou finish withA reviewed piece of work demonstrating sun and sky for exteriors and hdri and dome lights.
- Module 03 of 06
Materials
By the end of materials, you can make the calls a working v-ray practitioner makes daily — and explain why you made them.
Topics covered
- V-Ray material layers
- Glass, metal, wood and fabric
- Bump, displacement and texture maps
Tools in this module
WindowsV-Ray3ds MaxSketchUpYou finish withA reviewed piece of work demonstrating v-ray material layers and glass, metal, wood and fabric.
- Module 04 of 06
Cameras & Composition
Cameras & Composition is taught against realistic, imperfect inputs. The point is not the clean textbook case; it is what you do when the data or the requirement fights back.
Topics covered
- Physical camera settings
- Exposure and white balance
- Framing interior and exterior shots
Tools in this module
3ds MaxSketchUpPhotoshopWindowsYou finish withA reviewed piece of work demonstrating physical camera settings and exposure and white balance.
- Module 05 of 06
Render Settings & Optimisation
Everything in render settings & optimisation feeds the next stage of the v-ray build, so nothing here is theory you park and forget.
Topics covered
- Global illumination settings
- Noise, sampling and denoising
- Render time versus quality
Tools in this module
PhotoshopWindowsV-Ray3ds MaxYou finish withA reviewed piece of work demonstrating global illumination settings and noise, sampling and denoising.
- Module 06 of 06
Render Elements & Post-Production
You leave render elements & post-production with a reviewed artefact in your portfolio, not just notes — that is the standard every module in this course is held to.
Topics covered
- Render elements and passes
- Frame buffer corrections
- Final touches in Photoshop
Tools in this module
V-Ray3ds MaxSketchUpPhotoshopYou finish withA set of interior and exterior renders with passes composited into finished presentation images.
What you build
Projects that answer the interview question for you
Portfolio projectsEach project is reviewed individually, and the review notes go into your portfolio documentation.
Exterior Dusk Shot
A building facade rendered at dusk with HDRI and artificial lighting.
- Windows
- V-Ray
- 3ds Max
Live Rendering Brief
A real render request from the techcadd project pipeline, delivered to the client's camera angles.
- 3ds Max
- SketchUp
- Photoshop
Material Study Board
A set of close-up renders showing glass, metal, wood and fabric materials built from scratch.
- Photoshop
- Windows
- V-Ray
The working loop
Learn it. Build it. Make it yours.
Learn it. Build it. Make it yours.Every project moves through the same loop: understand the brief, build it with guidance, then explain the decisions behind your work. The certificate is the receipt — the portfolio is the point.
- 01
Understand
Break a real requirement into a plan, the constraints it has to live inside, and the right tool for each part of it.
Daylight Interior Render
- 02
Build
Work hands-on with trainer feedback arriving while the decisions are still cheap to change.
Exterior Dusk Shot
- 03
Present
Turn the finished work into a portfolio story you can defend line by line in an interview.
Live Rendering Brief
The honest pitch
Why this programme is worth your year
Why this programme is worth your yearMost v-ray training in this region stops at the tutorial: you follow along, the notebook runs, nothing is retained. This programme is built the other way round — every module hands you an unfinished problem and a deadline, and a mentor reviews what you did with it.
That is slower and harder than watching lectures. It is also the only version that survives an interview, because the questions there are about the decisions you made, not the code you copied.
Project review week at the Amritsar campus
Mentors mark up work line by line
Hiring drive & mock interview day
Practitioners run the panel, not HR
Why choose V-Ray
Why students choose techcadd
Why students choose techcaddTwo decades of training in Amritsar, in a format that has not changed since: small batches, real projects, mentors who still work in the field.
- 01
Practitioner-led teaching
Your mentor works in v-ray for a living. The examples in class come from that work, and so do the shortcuts.
- 02
Small, fixed batches
Batch sizes are capped so a raised hand gets answered in the session it was raised in, not weeks later.
- 03
Reviewed, not marked
Every submission comes back annotated, line by line. The notes are the point — they are what you carry into the interview.
- 04
Current tooling
We teach V-Ray, 3ds Max, SketchUp and refresh the list each intake, because a stale stack is worse than no stack.
- 05
Flexible batches
Morning, evening and weekend tracks, classroom or live online, with recordings either way for revision.
- 06
Support that continues
Resume and portfolio review, mock interviews and hiring-drive access — and it does not stop the day the course ends.
Eligibility
Who can join the V-Ray course
Who can join the V-Ray courseThere is no entrance test and no restrictive prerequisite. What follows is what the programme actually checks for before you enrol.
- Educational backgroundNo specific degree or stream required — school leavers, graduates and career switchers all qualify.
- Prior experienceNone required. The programme opens at intermediate (3ds max or sketchup basics needed) level and builds from there across 1 – 2 months.
- AgeNo upper age limit. What matters is being able to commit to the full course rather than dropping off midway.
- EquipmentA laptop or desktop with a stable internet connection for classroom or live-online batches.
- Time commitmentAble to attend regularly across 1 – 2 months, in a morning, evening or weekend batch.
Where it leads
The roles this portfolio opens
Job titles vary by company, but the underlying expectations do not. Each destination below maps to work you will have already done during the programme.
Tools you will actually use
The working stack for V-Ray
Tools and technologies coveredEvery tool below is installed, configured and used by you during the course — not demonstrated on a slide. You leave able to set up your own environment from scratch.
5tools covered
Core
- V-Ray
- 3ds Max
Working set
- SketchUp
- Photoshop
Shipping
- Windows
Certification
Get certified in V-Ray
Get certified in V-RayIssued on completion against the modules you finished and the projects you submitted — plus an internship letter where the industrial training track applies. Shareable to LinkedIn, and verifiable by an employer who calls the Amritsar desk.
- Module-wise assessment, not attendance-based
- Project submissions logged against your certificate
- Internship letter on the industrial training track
- Verifiable directly with the campus office
Future scope
Where v-ray is headed from here
Where v-ray is headed from hereA certificate answers what you can do today. This is the honest answer to what v-ray looks like three to five years out, and why the fundamentals this course spends real time on are what carry you there.
- Demand is structural, not seasonalInfrastructure and real-estate spending across Punjab and the rest of India keeps funding new sites, and every one of them needs drawings before it needs concrete.
- The skill ladder keeps climbing3D Visualiser is the entry rung, not the ceiling. Once that portfolio is in place, rendering artist is the realistic next step — a promotion earned on the job, not a second course you have to go back and pay for.
- Tooling changes; fundamentals compoundV-Ray and the rest of the stack will look different in five years — they always do. What does not expire is the fundamentals this course is built around, which is why the syllabus is reviewed each intake instead of frozen once and reused.
- Remote and hybrid widen the marketA v-ray portfolio built in Amritsar competes for the same remote and hybrid roles as anywhere else. Companies hiring for this work are increasingly indifferent to which city the offer letter is posted to.
The 1 – 2 months programme is built around the part that is genuinely in your hands — and you leave holding all of it.
A reviewed portfolio, an industry-recognised certificate and a fundamentals-first foundation you can keep building on. Markets move, as they always have; that foundation is exactly what lets you move with them as drafting and design work around you keeps shifting.
Due diligence
How techcadd compares
How techcadd comparesAn honest side-by-side against the typical v-ray institute in the region. Ask any centre you are considering these same seven questions.
| What you should ask | techcadd Amritsar | Typical institute |
|---|---|---|
| Who teaches the batch | Working practitioners | Full-time trainers only |
| Project work | 4+ reviewed builds | One demo project, unmarked |
| Feedback on submissions | Line-by-line written review | Pass / fail mark |
| Syllabus refresh | Reviewed every intake | Static for years |
| Lab access | Outside batch hours too | Batch hours only |
| Placement support | Continues after completion | Ends with the course |
| Certificate basis | Assessed modules & projects | Attendance |
“Typical institute” describes the common pattern we hear about from students who transfer in — not any single named centre.
Student reviews
What the last few batches actually said
V-Ray course reviewsCollected from students who completed the v-ray programme at the Amritsar campus, across morning, evening and weekend batches. Hover a card to stop the row and read it.
4.7
out of 5
169 verified reviews from Amritsar students
- 5★
- 81%
- 4★
- 11%
- 3★
- 5%
- 2★
- 2%
- 1★
- 1%
I joined the V-Ray batch with almost no background, and what made the difference was that rendering fundamentals was taught by building rather than by slides. By the third week I was debugging my own code instead of copying someone else's.
The project reviews are the real value. My exterior dusk shot was picked apart line by line, and those notes are exactly what I ended up talking through in the interview that got me a rendering artist offer.
Weekend batches meant I kept my job through the whole 1 – 2 months. Anything I missed got re-explained without fuss, and lab access outside batch hours was never a problem.
SketchUp and the rest of the stack were set up on day one, so no week went into environment issues. Batches are small enough that a doubt gets answered the same day instead of piling up.
I had tried learning v-ray on my own twice and stalled both times. A fixed batch in Amritsar, a mentor who checks your work and a deadline on every module is the only reason I finished.
Placement support was not just a line on the brochure — resume and portfolio review, two mock interviews with people who do the job, and a referral into one of the hiring drives.
The syllabus is current. We worked in Windows rather than the older tooling most v-ray syllabi around here still teach, and that came up directly in my first interview.
The balance of theory to lab time is about right: enough to understand why something works, then straight into building. I left with 4 projects I can demo, not just a certificate.
Before you enrol
Questions we get asked at the admissions desk
Frequently asked questionsIf something here is not covered, the Amritsar desk will answer it directly — no call-back queue.
No. The programme opens at intermediate (3ds max or sketchup basics needed) level and assumes no background beyond comfort with a computer. Students who already have some exposure move through the early modules faster and spend the saved time on project work.
