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Visualization Rendering
Professionalism
Has Value In 3D Architectural Visualization Rendering
Design
By Melissa Marie Marcy Co-Author: L Obando
In today's world of 3D rendering architectural design,
the designer needs stand out from the crowd in order to
obtain clients. What can you offer clients that your
competitors cannot. Bragging rights if you are famous...
but most of us are not. An extremely low price which is
what some resort to, but it is not recommended - both
for your own survival and the survival of the industry
as a whole. Promotional freebies perhaps, whether it be
a slightly lower promotional price or a free knick-knack
so people feel like they've won something.
Realistically, the best thing that we have to offer our
clients as professionals is just that: professionalism.
Most designers have had extensive training and are
extremely talented at what they do - we have paid our
dues and that is worth more to a good client than extra
knick-knacks or low prices. In my opinion, the companies
who lower their prices to sub-standard levels are not
doing anything positive for their public image. Bidding
low sends a message to potential clients that says "I'm
not good at what I do, so I have to charge less than
everyone else to get business." That is not a
professional image and while it may get some clients
(who will probably disrespect you, after all... you
aren't worth much), it will not obtain the higher-level
clients that will help you to thrive and grow your
business.
So how do we create a professional image? There are
several ways to do this:
First and foremost, dress appropriately and display
intelligence and confidence. Your words, actions and
appearance will do more to either boost or hinder your
professional image than any of the following steps.
Next, have professionally designed cards, brochures and
stationary printed... often the most impressive brochure
wins.
Join professional organizations - prospective clients
search these websites to find design professionals and
it will boost client confidence to see you as an
accepted member of the profession. Invest in a
professionally designed website.
Having a well designed website displaying your work
demonstrates competence and can give clients a sense of
comfort... bad websites will drive away business. In
addition, websites are like a digital portfolio - you
can reach more people and allow your work to speak for
itself.
Finally, when presenting to a client, your design has to
have wow factor. Even if you do all of the above, if you
deliver poorly, you can lose your client. One way to
produce the "wow" is by using 3d visualization, either
as an image or an animation, to convey your design to
the client.
Not only can it show your design more realistically, but
the technique itself is impressive and can help you to
obtain premium clients. Since most designers do not have
the time to invest learning new software or producing
these renderings, a viable solution is outsourcing. By
outsourcing you eliminate the software and training
costs, obtain a better product, and can devote your time
to more profitable or urgent tasks. Be sure to do some
research before selecting a visualization company. Ask
if the people working for the firm have experience in
the industry and see if you can get some high resolution
samples of their work to judge the quality. Most 3d
visualization companies have websites online where you
can compare their styles, quality and prices.
3D Architectural Rendering
By Alison Cole
3D architectural rendering, as the name itself suggests,
is a three-dimensional view of an object. In this
context we mean a building or a house you want
constructed. A 3D view is definitely more expressive and
exciting than a 2D view because 3D architectural
rendering gives you the opportunity to play with your
imagination to get a more realistic, imaginative, and
comprehensive impression of what you require in your
building.
3D architectural rendering is possible by using a
rendering module to view your project from various
aspects or angles, and then make modifications
accordingly. 3D rendering is generated by the computer
in the form of virtual images, which are created with
the help of original designs. Virtual images give you
the same experience or the feel of the place as if you
were actually present there. You can see the house in
all its details, its ceilings, walls, floors, doors,
fixtures, furniture and the surrounding landscape. You
can even manipulate the pictures and the animated or
moving videos forward and backward, to get the required
look.
3D architectural rendering requires a great amount of
technical expertise in animation or multimedia
manipulation. 3D architectural rendering, made possible
by computer-aided design, is both creative and time
saving. This is especially true when you think of
altering models made manually. The 3D architectural
renderings can also be presented in form of the digital
photographs.
3D presentations are more costly as compared to other
forms of presentations. This is because of the complex
technologies involved in preparing them. The manually
drawn illustrations or models are time consuming, while
the 3D presentations are quickly created without the
need to acquire different materials, colors, paints or
brushes and allow better interactivity between the
designer and the owner. Changes, if required, can
therefore be incorporated immediately. Even after the
model is finally approved, the new ideas, if any, can
also be incorporated at later stages. The various
aspects of the buildings, including rooms, stairs,
lifts, surroundings, color schemes, paints and designs
can be presented in form of videos in great detail,
which is not possible in manually created models.
Outline Drawing Using Grids to Better Visualizing
By Jan Hackett
Whether you are a watercolorist creating portraits, pet
portraits, landscapes and seascapes you need to start
with a drawing. What a great way to utilize
visualization while drawing is to use a grid. How hard
is it to see all the detail lines, the small shadows and
curves that make up a drawing. Famous masters like,
Albrect Durer, Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo used
grids to help them capture accurate details in their
drawings.
When drawing you need to concentrate on the lines not
the whole of the picture you are drawing. You can do
this with anything that you would like to draw, maybe a
picture in a magazine or an old photo you have and with
digital cameras you could take any photo and turn it
into an outline drawing. Let's use your hand as an
example of a drawing you would like to do. Take a photo
of your hand, now you want to do a black and white
rendering of that photo. Are you looking at the photo of
your hand wondering were to begin. Now comes the easy
part. Let's draw it using a grid.
A grid can be of any size, or run in any direction, as
long as it is made up of equal size spaces. When drawing
a grid the best way is to have the grid made up of
squares not rectangles. Take the photo and draw a grid
over the top of the image of your hand, make sure that
the squares are of equal size. Now on your drawing
paper, draw another grid using the same number of grid
squares that you have drawn over you photo of our hand.
Make sure that you lightly draw the grid lines, allowing
you to erase the lines when you have completed the
drawing. The grid squares can be larger to create a
larger scale of our hand or the squares can smaller then
the original grid you drew over your photo. You must
make sure the squares are equal in size.
As you start to recreate the photo by drawing it you
need to focus on one square at a time. Reproducing the
lines in the square you are working on. Make sure that
the proportions, the lines, markings and the positioning
of the lines and markings are the same as the grid on
the photo. Focusing on only one square at a time you can
define the details in your subject that you may have
noticed with out the benefit of using a grid. The grid
is allowing you to break down the subject into more
visual and smaller portions, allowing you to capture a
more accurate drawing then if you were free handing the
drawing. If you have an area that is more detailed, you
can subdivide the squares into several smaller reference
lines, squares and/or triangles to allow you to see,
visualize and draw the detailed area.
When you are sketching in each square of the subject,
you need to draw lightly, so you can make corrections
easily. When you have completed your sketch of the photo
of your hand or another subject and you have it looking
very realistic with details, shadows and definitions,
you can go back over the correct lines to darken the
subject.
Using a grid helps you train your eye to see what is
really there.
Let's review the use of the grid technique:
It is simple and you will capture more detail when
drawing complex subjects
Grid can be of any size, run in any direction, but needs
to be made up of equal size spaces and squares are
usually the best to work with
Use the same number of grid squares on our drawing paper
as you have drawn over you subject
Only draw one square at a time
You can start our drawing by using any square
Lightly draw so you can make corrections easily
For detailed areas, subdivide one square into several
smaller squares and/or triangles as grid reference lines
Professional 3D Architectural Rendering Services and
Its Benefits
By Richard M Bothom
3D Architectural rendering is the conceptual
demonstration of an architectural design, often
accomplished with the aid of computer software in 3D
environment. Most real estate companies today requires
professional 3D architectural rendering services to make
effective sales presentations and inexpensively
communicate a variety of construction possibilities to
their prospective clients. Architectural CAD services
provider offers reliable solutions with suitable
software tools and technical support eliminating most of
overhead costs!
A professional architect may choose to purchase premium
computer aided design (CAD) software to generate an
architectural rendering. Such software comes with a
variety of capabilities, allowing users to attach
manufacturing details and pricing to objects represented
within the 3D rendering. Architectural firms may also
prefer to create an architectural rendering with the aid
of other media, such as video cameras or solid models.
If you outsource architectural rendering services then
you need not have to invest in costly softwares and
related instruments.
Private property owners hire Architectural CAD services
provider to carefully craft renderings for a low-cost
dream home project. This computer rendering gives
builder a better understanding of the cost of
construction materials. Additionally, by using these
tools, users are able to visualize both the exterior of
a house as well as a variety of its interior aspects.
Store proprietors may use a professionally-produced 3D
rendering to prearrange advertising displays prior to
launching a new advertising campaign. Similarly,
restaurant owners may use such 3D renderings to control
elements such as silverware selection or even table
placement in their restaurants.
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To provide
meaningful architecture is not to parody history
but to articulate it.
Daniel Libeskind
Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to
have.
Maya Lin
We build buildings which are terribly restless.
And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't
be restless.
Minoru Yamasaki
We require from buildings two kinds of goodness:
first, the doing their practical duty well: then
that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.
John Ruskin
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape
us.
Winston Churchill
We should concentrate our work not only to a
separated housing problem but housing involved
in our daily work and all the other functions of
the city.
Alvar Aalto
What people want, above all, is order.
Stephen Gardiner
Whatever good things we build end up building
us.
Jim Rohn
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