RyanSpaulding Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Hey guys, I was curious...does anyone here work on the non-arch part of 3d ever? What other 3d based jobs are readily out there? I was just thinking...and maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like 3d archictural rendering is one of the few thriving 3d jobs out there. What other fields use 3D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Illustration, Visual effects, TV, Games, Feature film work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 engineering, prototyping, mechanical, packaging, advertizing (still and motion), movies/tv (effects and animation), reconstuctions, educational tools, presentation graphics and computer games. I just do buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat@MDI-Digital Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I do quite alot of advertising/editorial illustration, I do more of it then cg arch work thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmondlu Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I also do alot of marketing for companies. brand identity (logos, 3d stuff on their websites) And right now i am designing a album cover all in 3d for a local group to give to radio stations for posters and stuff like that. So its out there you just have to look a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawnick Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I do a lot of work for industrial scenic designers; cars shows, trade shows, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I would love to be able to break into archeological recreations. A good sidleine from architectural work I would imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickdt Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Tradeshow booth design... CG has become an integral part of this industry and there are lots of companies out there these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Branch Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Civil Visualization - roads, highway interchanges, dams, bridges, reservoirs... http://www.claudiobranch.com/FN-VIZ.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Medical illustration Most of my friends are illustrators, and most would rather be painting. And now most are unemployed, or under-employed. Many illustrators have gone to teaching posts. Its a tough time to be an illustrator, period. I'm not entirely sure why that is--the world is becoming increasingly visual versus literate. Maybe its the scourge of stock. I do know that architectural rendering has been largely strong over the time I've been in business, and is very high paying compared to every other specialty of illustration except movie poster design. I hear those guys do very well. Individuals will always do better or worse than the general specialty, of course. You want to be in game design? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18406129/ It doesn't sound that appealing. The trend in arch-vis is towards larger studios doing 3D CG work, and that is a stabilizing force. I'm optimistic about the future, even though the field is shrinking in some ways due to improved products that allow our traditional client base to do themselves what they used to have to hire renderers for. We need to adapt and figure out what we have to offer clients that is unique to us. Being content to the role of the step-children of architects is no longer a promising business model. The question is about 3D in other fields. Its a useful inquiry to look at how your skills could be used in new ways. But the danger is focusing on the tools rather than the task. Working in 3D is interesting, but ultimately of no significance. What do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Alexander Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Look into www.pixelcorps.com 50$ gets you three months right now. It could be a great overview of how to apply the ArchViz skills sets to other areas of 3D. You know match moving, as an example, has many similarities to ArchViz work. Beyond Architectural up north der hey..... never found much locally in the way of "Job" jobs or even too much in the way of freelance. If you have a degree maybe TV stations and broadcast advertising maybe a way to go...but that may require more 2D moton graphics stuff, which may be too specialized for smaller markets. They seem to want jacks of all trades...editing ect.... Wax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazdaz Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 My job uses 3D modeling/rendering/animation, but my actual job is design (specifically of trade show booths and other things). Having 100% accurate renderings means next to nothing in my field, since the client is interested in the design itself, and not necissarily the accuracy of each individual pixel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I get a fair few freelance jobs apart from arch viz doing visulaisation for furniture designers who need to procure funding to make a sample piece or to sell ideas for a range of pieces. These jobs are pretty easy and are generally just studio lighting setups with the furniture either in a white or black studio box. They are great jobs to model and texture as you get to pay attention to every piece and every joint due to the small scale. Another small market that I get work in is doing submissions for artists making scupltures or public art, artists that need to sell ideas to counils and boards of people. Images, technical drawings and photomontages are great tools for artists to communicate with. Apparently it looks more 'professional' and 4 jobs I have done submissions for have got the grants ahead of other artists. Ill post up some stuff later on. It can be challenging modelling and texturing, but in a good way. I have also started to produce shop drawings for large scale sculptures modelled in max (ie quanitys of material, angles and joins) another way to make ore money from 1 model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DEXTRUDE Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Well, 3D these days are used for everything...Even Comic BOOKS.... I am currently using 3D for a feature movie im working on based in California, but i live in Florida...so its a good way to use todays technology to make money, and without even leaving the confort of your own home. 3D is still kinda a BABY compared to what it will become in lets say 5-10 years from now...As technology evolves, so is 3D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterealkey Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 @ Hazdaz - thats good to know man. I'm in the same boat - I do mainly Exhibition stand design, and then also product development and a bit of Arch Viz in my free time. You gotta love 3D I'm not one for physical labour, so 3D saved my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazdaz Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 @ Hazdaz - thats good to know man. I'm in the same boat - I do mainly Exhibition stand design, and then also product development and a bit of Arch Viz in my free time. You gotta love 3D I'm not one for physical labour, so 3D saved my life. Not to be nosy, but curious if you do it freelance or if you work for a company as a regular employee?? Also, I come from the engineering side of the businesses, so doing some physical labor or getting dirty is something I almost enjoy... and knowing how to build stuff in real life keeps you from designing something that simply can't be built. Producing 100% accurate renderings is not something I have the patience for, so having a job in which the design itself is more important than the renderings is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterealkey Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I do exhibition design full time for a company called IDG (Interior design group) in Cape Town. I agree with you, if you know how the systems work then you wont design something that cant be built. Do you do more custom booths? Or do you prefer working with systems like Octanorm, Syma, Attract, Triga etc.. I'm glad theres someone else on this forum that can talk the talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazdaz Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Do you do more custom booths? Or do you prefer working with systems like Octanorm, Syma, Attract, Triga etc.. I'm glad theres someone else on this forum that can talk the talk. We do everything from simple pop-ups to system-based booths (we mostly use Octanorm) all the way up to full-on custom. Most of the booths we do aren't massive (like for us an 80'x50' would be quite large, with most being in the 40x40' range or less), but we can do most anything... all depending on $ of course. Of course too many times budget is a huge concern so it gets boring doing the same type of booth over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warprat Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I ocasionally get the odd graphic job. animation and stuff for presentaions. Hoping to venture more into the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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