Now that we have a stable version of Blender 2.8 with Eevee available, a significant amount of people starts to wonder when they should use Cycles instead of Eevee. The best answer for that question has a direct relation to the level of realism you wish for a render. Eevee is excellent to deliver instant […]
One of the resources you will want to keep and build a library for architectural visualization in Blender are PBR materials. They can create incredible results with both Cycles and Eevee. However, sometimes, you may also use procedural materials that will also deliver fast and reliable results. For architecture, a common type of material is […]
If you are starting to migrating from Blender 2.7x to the new Blender 2.8, you will feel that the core functionality of the software remains the same. But a lot of tools and options either disappeared or are in different locations. During the modeling stage of any project, you will often use an option in […]
When you are working on a project like a kitchen visualization, you will have to deal with the usual aspects of any architectural scene, like lights and textures for the stage. At some moment, you will realize that a kitchen scene requires more from your asset library. You will have to use lots of small […]
What is the best way to practice your architectural visualization skills? The best approach to develop your skills with Blender and become more familiar with an architectural workflow is with practice. If you don’t have your design to create a visualization, use existing projects as a base. Here is an example of a project that […]
A lot of readers from Blender 3D Architect that keep track of the site in the past years will remember that we started in the distant year of 2008. Back there, I had a plan to have a space dedicated to sharing news, tutorials, and tips about how to use Blender for architecture. What kickstarted […]
The upcoming release of Blender 2.8 in a stable version is making a lot more artists trying Eevee for the first time. And the results for the real-time render engine are impressive. You cant get the same level of realism of Cycles, but for most cases, it is close enough to replace Cycles as the […]
As a tool for modeling and making architectural design concepts, Blender has a lot to offer with the built-in options, but we can always expand it with the use of Add-ons. Some of the Add-ons for Blender will come pre-installed with the software, and you don’t have to make any additional downloads, and you should […]
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