3D ARCHITECTURAL TIPS FOR DESIGNERS
Why do we choose 3D for visualization of architectural objects? "3 demension" - is visibility, speed and efficiency. When planning a design, you can clearly imagine the ergonomics of the object and see its advantages and disadvantages.
3D architectural design is invaluable for those who want to find investors for the implementation of real estate projects or sells already constructed facilities. Virtual model allows you to quickly and clearly demonstrate your proposals.
Like any production process, the creation of 3D facades must begin with planning. And it's best for a designer to do it together with the client - after all, at this stage, the "foundation" of the future 3D building is laid. Note that 3D models can be used as a guide for builders and designers when decorating a real facade or an interior.
Unfortunately for customers (and fortunately for designers), the reality is usually so that the vast majority of architects do not bother with unnecessary detailing of the project. Perhaps in a number of cases this is due to the fact that many of them think of technical categories that are not related to the appearance of the interior or the building and which provide only the layout of buildings, the distribution of communications, etc., thus leaving the choice of design to the designer.
And it is in this case when there is a "skeleton" of the building, the task of the artist on computer graphics is to "revive" the layout.
To arrange benches in the park, plant passers-by on them, take care of the grass on the lawn in front of the house, paint curbs on the pedestrian paths, hang a sign over the entrance, put a rug in front of the door - ways to make the 3D model of a building or structure realistic only by imagination and creativity of its developer. For example, when developing a 3D mock-up of a shopping center, you will have to coordinate with the customer how advertising and signage with tenant logos will be posted.
Will advertising damage the building or, perhaps, even it’ll improve its appearance? Much here depends not only on engineering solution, but also on a 3D-designer. At a minimum, advertising should not spoil the impression, so the opportunity to see the project before it is implemented is one of the advantages of 3D architectural design.
It is advisable to make simple, schematic sketches, two-dimensional drawings by hand. Show the client catalogs of facades, houses, leaf through magazines, albums. Disassemble all aspects in detail: dimensions, areas, volumes, colors, textures, etc. - this will allow in the future not to return to the beginning again and again to clarify what was forgotten at the planning stage. As a result, you will get a set of sketches, which will become something like a prototype of 3D-pictures.
Is it necessary to hold additional meetings with the client already in the process of implementation?
Everyone decides this question for himself. Many CG-designers (computer graphics designers) prefer that the client does not see a "half-product", and most likely they are right, as a painter who does not want to show an unfinished picture. In principle, if the client is ready to see the unfinished work, you can also meet to discuss some intermediate results, but, as a rule, this should not be done.
Having modeled all the necessary objects, pay special attention to texturing (colorizing), creating surfaces. In terms of importance, it is difficult to overestimate scene lightening. These parts of the work largely determine the effectiveness of the final result, the degree of 3D layout realism. One must first of all take care that the sun does not rise in the west, and the compass needle does not point to the east.
One can not ignore the simplest laws of physics. For example (and this is very important), one should not forget that the light obeys certain laws: for the sake of color, 3D-scene must necessarily have a source of direct light plus a necessary illumination - the reflected light (secondary reflection from a small arch, white walls, mirror and glass surfaces, etc.).
Light creates an atmosphere, so if the task does not include specific objects (for example, a white marble column that looks great against a stormy clouds background), do not get involved in all sorts of stylizations. Everything should be in moderation. Everything in 3D architectural design must be beautiful, but not stylized, for example, under the engraving. Still, the picture must first of all carry information, and then emotions, notably positive ones.
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