The small practice I work for don't do any computer rendering at the moment and are currently trying to find some nice examples of work we may aspire to in future. Can you guys offer any of your favourite visualisation firms/websites as examples?
does anybody know of any good art schools, or such, that teach this level of architectural rendering? or should we assume that this is a result of architectural education and job specific training?
FOG Lite
Apr 11, 08 11:16 am
Not really any schools specifically teaching arch viz. Most of it is job specific, hanging out on cgarchitect.com and similar user group sites is the best way. Gnomen has some outstanding DVD tutorials that are helpful. I think Neoscape is having Viz user group meetings in their Boston offices that you could probably learn a lot from and the big annual conference, Vismasters, is coming up in Boston in May.
Lots of Arch Viz people come from a film animation background as well.
phuyaké
Apr 11, 08 12:33 pm
i really like the style of these guys... always a little darker and alien with less lenses flares and happy sun rays then other rendering firms:
Oppenheim's Renders are done by luxigon. I love their gloomy, slightly poetic style.
Antisthenes
Apr 11, 08 12:44 pm
I am a in-house visualizer and an ATT Architect with schooling in multimedia 3d animation.
So yes having done some CGI for film but always having my roots in green build, Thus making me the entitlements/DR person.
i would say the best is tips and tricks or trail and error. school was just a social thing not extremely helpful at all, less the access to hardware.
+2
Apr 11, 08 1:58 pm
Im finishing up my Masters in Architecture now, and my thesis is focused on architectural visualization...how designers understand and document space. Anyway, I am interested in arch viz obviously, and I have been tryin to find the best avenue to get in this door. I have been doin work and exploration on my own, and per my design studios/thesis, but I thought that maybe formal training would improve on my craft. I also need to go ahead and make the investment on a big time computer so that I can really get into this.
Sorry tambi, didnt mean to take your thread off on a tangent. Another good website to look at is alpha-vision.com
tambi
Apr 11, 08 9:41 pm
Thanks guys, keep them coming!
jbarkerii, no worries any discussion on the topic is appreciated
trace™
Apr 12, 08 8:39 am
Get those Gnomon DVDs, well worth it. Knowledge of arch is helpful, as I've had to explain many things (what's that line on the drawing? type of questions).
Oh, and thinking of you FOG Lite, use 3D Studio and VRay. This is what every viz firm (mine included) use for rendering/animations.
Spend time studying the artistic side of thing. I've seen a billion portfolios of people that know a little VRay, but I want to see a creative flare, something unique and special, when I hire someone.
Also keep in mind that there are a ton of things to learn, don't spend all the time in 3D, think of creative solutions that speed the process up.
Time = money and none of us would be growing and profitable if we didn't always search for efficient ways to further the quality.
FOG Lite
Apr 12, 08 12:23 pm
well played, trace. well played.
jim_jam
Jul 22, 13 11:59 am
The company I represent is currently working on a standalone application for arch viz. The idea is that companies won't have to outsource.
The small practice I work for don't do any computer rendering at the moment and are currently trying to find some nice examples of work we may aspire to in future. Can you guys offer any of your favourite visualisation firms/websites as examples?
Cheers
Neoscape
aspire away
Whoever does Chad Oppenheim's rendering (i assume they are outsourced). They are incredible!!
http://www.oppenoffice.com/
does anybody know of any good art schools, or such, that teach this level of architectural rendering? or should we assume that this is a result of architectural education and job specific training?
Not really any schools specifically teaching arch viz. Most of it is job specific, hanging out on cgarchitect.com and similar user group sites is the best way. Gnomen has some outstanding DVD tutorials that are helpful. I think Neoscape is having Viz user group meetings in their Boston offices that you could probably learn a lot from and the big annual conference, Vismasters, is coming up in Boston in May.
Lots of Arch Viz people come from a film animation background as well.
i really like the style of these guys... always a little darker and alien with less lenses flares and happy sun rays then other rendering firms:
luxigon
Oppenheim's Renders are done by luxigon. I love their gloomy, slightly poetic style.
I am a in-house visualizer and an ATT Architect with schooling in multimedia 3d animation.
So yes having done some CGI for film but always having my roots in green build, Thus making me the entitlements/DR person.
i would say the best is tips and tricks or trail and error. school was just a social thing not extremely helpful at all, less the access to hardware.
Im finishing up my Masters in Architecture now, and my thesis is focused on architectural visualization...how designers understand and document space. Anyway, I am interested in arch viz obviously, and I have been tryin to find the best avenue to get in this door. I have been doin work and exploration on my own, and per my design studios/thesis, but I thought that maybe formal training would improve on my craft. I also need to go ahead and make the investment on a big time computer so that I can really get into this.
Sorry tambi, didnt mean to take your thread off on a tangent. Another good website to look at is alpha-vision.com
Thanks guys, keep them coming!
jbarkerii, no worries any discussion on the topic is appreciated
Get those Gnomon DVDs, well worth it. Knowledge of arch is helpful, as I've had to explain many things (what's that line on the drawing? type of questions).
Oh, and thinking of you FOG Lite, use 3D Studio and VRay. This is what every viz firm (mine included) use for rendering/animations.
Spend time studying the artistic side of thing. I've seen a billion portfolios of people that know a little VRay, but I want to see a creative flare, something unique and special, when I hire someone.
Also keep in mind that there are a ton of things to learn, don't spend all the time in 3D, think of creative solutions that speed the process up.
Time = money and none of us would be growing and profitable if we didn't always search for efficient ways to further the quality.
well played, trace. well played.
The company I represent is currently working on a standalone application for arch viz. The idea is that companies won't have to outsource.
Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDo7SrrTJBM
state of art academy
Would love to take one of these classes some day.
Have a look at VIZfire.
https://vizfire.net/
What software(s) do you guys think firms like NoTriangle and Luxigon are using to produce their renderings?
At VIZfire we mainly use 3dMax, Vray and Photoshop. These are pretty much the industry standard for static renderings as of right now.
I get my renderings done for $20 bucks on Fiverr.com