I was working on a 3D compositing project recently and thought of putting up a breakdown of the steps usually involved in the process.Compositing a 3D object into a real footage is always a challenging task.Here are the basic steps which needs a careful attention while being in the process of 3D Compositing
background plate

modelling/animating the 3D elements

Applying material data/Colors

Matching the Lights and applying shadows

final compositing involving 'depth of field' generation and color matching the footage

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