douglasfenton Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Has anyone come across some interesting and impressive alternatives to photorealistic architectural visualisation? Perhaps something which is a bit more sketchy, not fully textured etc. The industry seems to be dominated by the more photorealistic fully-textured image. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You should probably frequent the Sketcucation forums a little more then, lots of NRP stuff there! Fotosketcher is your friend. Get it before they start charging you for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglasfenton Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Ok thanks - I'll take a look. I normally try to achieve photo-realism in my images, but I have a new potential client who is keen to produce something that is not so 'polished' and is more in keeping with their way of working, which is through sketches and card models etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heni30 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Here's one recent npr style. http://forums.cgarchitect.com/75641-should-vyonyx-worried.html It seems like sketch up has sketchy line options with wavy lines and lines that cross that would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveG Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I have a new potential client who is keen to produce something that is not so 'polished' and is more in keeping with their way of working, which is through sketches and card models etc. How broad is your imagination and creativity.... if we're going to call ourselves "3D Artists" then give them some art! The possibilities are absolutely endless from hand sketching and colouring (sketch over your model if you have to) through to programmes like Piranese. Heck even Photoshop has a million different ways to add an artistic twist. All that's required is a bit of imagination.... but don't forget to keep the client happy, perhaps avoid dada, cubisim, surrealism ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Moir Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Just spend an hour following links on Tumblr or Pinterest... These will get you started! http://www.pinterest.com/sergey84/architecture-sketches-drawing-diagrams-concept-des/ http://alexhogrefe.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yama Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hi Douglas, here a project I did complete without any 3D: http://forum.vrayforc4d.com/threads/arch-viz-without-any-3d-rendering.15156/ and here another one, still 3D but sketchy stile: http://www.cgarchitect.com/2011/09/gwjarchitektur-september-30-2011 hope that helps greets Yama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Beaulieu Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I think what you should be searching for are Competition Renderings. Luxigon is one of te best out there for this typology: http://www.luxigon.fr/ As others have said, anything is possible, but the end goal should always be the story that the image is attempting to tell. Style is just an overlay. The reason behind the photo-real trend, I think, is that client and consumer imagination is small and un-built architecture is hard to imagine. Photo-realism helps their comprehension of the space and simply sells better. BUT. There is a place and time for every style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglasfenton Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Many thanks for all the responses and suggestions. Chris: I will look into Fotosketcher. I used to use Sketchup a lot, but I found that even with its myriad of output styles, it is tricky to escape that 'sketchup' aesthetic. George: Those MLK Library visuals are very interesting, and quite refreshingly different. Clive: You're absolutely right of course, being a visual artist involves far more than simply producing photo-real renderings. Simon: Thanks - these links are great starting points! Yama: Your project is great - thanks a lot for the inspiration! Corey: Again, what you say is true. I am a fan of Luxigon - the images they produce are always more suggestive and evocative than definitive, which I think is the direction we should be heading in. Thanks again! D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M V Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 http://www.fotosketcher.com/download-fotosketcher/ Fotosketcher has always been my go to for NPR in a one click program. The new 2.9 version has an amazing watercolor filter (Painting 9), and it's freeware so send David, the developer, a cup of coffee for his great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Schroeder Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 http://www.fotosketcher.com/download-fotosketcher/ Fotosketcher has always been my go to for NPR in a one click program. The new 2.9 version has an amazing watercolor filter (Painting 9), and it's freeware so send David, the developer, a cup of coffee for his great work. Free they say? Sploosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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