An architectural visualization artist has a lot of tasks during a regular workday, and we can place the “collect new furniture models” on top of the list! If you ever tried to create a project where key furniture was missing, you know how important it may become to build a large library with lots of […]
In the past few months we have seen a lot of incredible artwork produced by architecture using nothing more than Blender and Cycles. But, we cant forget that Blender is capable of working with several other renderers for architecture and not only Cycles. Here is an example of some amazing renderings of a bedroom made […]
A new version of Blender is on its way and some important updates may help architectural visualization artists to create better interior visualizations! With Blender 2.75 we will be able to use Light Portals in Blender Cycles, which may improve the speed of the rendering for internal scenes, because fewer samples will be required to […]
For those of you trying to get some architectural visualization projects with no luck, a few changes on your field of interest may end up with a huge increase on your work opportunities. A few of my students are getting more job offers from indie game studios in comparison with architectural companies. If put some […]
The easiest types of furniture we find at online libraries are the modern designs from the fifties, sixties or the seventies. But, if you ever tried to look for something like a rustic design you probably didn’t find too many options. Well, on my daily browsing at BlendSwap I found a collection of furniture models […]
What is the best way to light up a scene in Blender Cycles for architecture? The best answer for that question is: “it will depend on the context, shape and setup of the scene”. There is no right or wrong way, but different solutions for the same problem. Look at this great example of internal […]
How are your skills to craft shaders for architecture in Blender Cycles? Well, if you struggle to find the best settings for glass and glossy materials, you can download for free a set of two shaders in BlendSwap specially suited for architecture. The author of the collection is called sadaj72, and he posted the file […]
The so called image based lighting is a great way to add light to any scene, and ever since the release of Blender Cycles all artists using Blender for architectural visualization can use HDR files to light up their projects. If you don`t have either the equipment or time to produce your own HDR files, […]
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