shaunswanson

Thanks for all the answers. Are the majority of full-time Arch Viz people freelancers? Or, is it common for architecture firm to have a Arch Viz only people on staff?

New here. I’ve been doing 3D for 15 years, mostly product visualization. I’ve been intrigued by architectural visualization for a while now. I know 3D Max very well. Sketchup, C4D and AutoCAD reasonably well. Video editing and a ton of other related software. I’ve rendered both interior and exterior buildings photo-realisticly. But, I don’t know a lick about architecture. I’ve read mechanical drawings for products, but not buildings. I don’t know Revit or BIM. I don’t know any real architects. So, I’m sure there is a ton I don’t know. My question is, what do I need to learn, and where do I begin? Do I need to take some arch classes? Do I need to become a Revit expert? Is there a hope of just doing 3D visualizations, or would I be expected to do actual architectural stuff if I were going for a job at an architecture firm? What else am I missing? Thank you Shaun