Each part of the world will show a particular type of construction and material use, based on several factors from culture to weather. Some of that types are easily recognizable. Like some buildings available in Japanese cities. A few examples are the incredible useful conbinis, which are their convenience stores, and the traditional house made […]
The future of architectural visualization is having most of our work as interactive 3d applications and achieving that you need to use game development technology. Not only you will have to create interactive 3d applications, but also have them integrated into mobile apps. Because of license limitations, we could not use the old Blender Game […]
A common type of material for surfaces like a floor in architecture is wood. That is most likely the first texture you pick for an interior visualization project. But, what are your criteria to choose a particular type of wood? Some people will use a combination of color, patterns, and availability. What if you want […]
When you have a project like an interior visualization of a scene to render with Cycles, having at your disposal a high-quality HDRI map is critical for lighting. That type of map works as an environmental texture and will add a great deal of light to the scene. In the past, you had to either […]
One of the features announced for Blender 2.8 in the past few days is the ability to use IES Profiles in Cycles, which will be a great help for any architectural visualization artist looking to create simulations of artificial lights. What is an IES profile? That is a small text file that usually lamps manufacturers […]
Are you looking for some assets for an interior project related to home offices? The guys from Triangleform shared a small set of free assets that might help you in that kind of visualization. You don’t have to register to download the files, and it is a direct download. About 100MB in size. Here is […]
One of the essential elements to designing any architectural project is to orient the building. Find how sunlight will get to the room to either heat the room in the winter or cool it down for the summer. But, for architectural render, you might skip the sun studies if it doesn’t contribute the visualization. Like […]
We often share some free assets we find online with our readers to enable them to grow an asset library that will let them create architectural visualization projects quickly. Besides the assets we point in our articles, Blender 3D Architect also has a premium newsletter that sends assets for architecture twice a week to all […]
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