I am just about to finish my first year of a 3D Design Degree and I have realised that I would like to get into architectural visualisation. My course is mainly focused around animation but it does have some subjects on modelling, visual effects, compositing and motion graphics. Would you think it is best to stay with this degree or to leave with a diploma and get a degree in Interior Design (I can transition to this course with some credit points at the same uni).
Would having an Interior Design Degree help with architectural visualisation? I would assume it would cause of the software being used but I could be wrong. Do interior designers usually produce high quality renders of their work?
Maybe. A lot of the construction methods and history curriculum in an interior design program will not be of interest or use to you strictly as a renderer. If you have good rendering skills, though, you may do really well in the interior design program. It would also help you understand interior space and finishes and communicate well with your future clients/co-workers.
I know a couple of who are working in architectural visualization that had undergraduate degrees in architecture or interior design.
Model-based rendering is a significant part of practice nowadays, it is both done in-house and by outside subcontractors. There is usually post-production in Photoshop as the end product is usually a 2D still image. There are specialist businesses that only do renderings for other design firms. Animations and VR are the next frontier, so I suppose your current course of study should be useful in the future.
i would dig deep to understand the industry before committing to it. architects and designers are becoming more empowered by the year to produce visualizations themselves, for ex. enscape and lumion. Arch viz remains but i think to make a good living you would have to be extremely talented.
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I am just about to finish my first year of a 3D Design Degree and I have realised that I would like to get into architectural visualisation. My course is mainly focused around animation but it does have some subjects on modelling, visual effects, compositing and motion graphics. Would you think it is best to stay with this degree or to leave with a diploma and get a degree in Interior Design (I can transition to this course with some credit points at the same uni).
Would having an Interior Design Degree help with architectural visualisation? I would assume it would cause of the software being used but I could be wrong. Do interior designers usually produce high quality renders of their work?
Thanks for all the help.
Maybe. A lot of the construction methods and history curriculum in an interior design program will not be of interest or use to you strictly as a renderer. If you have good rendering skills, though, you may do really well in the interior design program. It would also help you understand interior space and finishes and communicate well with your future clients/co-workers.
I know a couple of who are working in architectural visualization that had undergraduate degrees in architecture or interior design.
Model-based rendering is a significant part of practice nowadays, it is both done in-house and by outside subcontractors. There is usually post-production in Photoshop as the end product is usually a 2D still image. There are specialist businesses that only do renderings for other design firms. Animations and VR are the next frontier, so I suppose your current course of study should be useful in the future.
i would dig deep to understand the industry before committing to it. architects and designers are becoming more empowered by the year to produce visualizations themselves, for ex. enscape and lumion. Arch viz remains but i think to make a good living you would have to be extremely talented.
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