ihabkal Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hi Guys, haven't posted in a while...Guess why? I just got an e-mail form Ballistic that sent me previewing their book, and that got me disturbed. Have you seen the Gordon Grice The Art of Architectural Illustration Book-s? WHen are we going to see in this decade a book like it that is a gallery of the best 3D Architectural illustration made but after the year 2000? I am sick of looking at disfigured non proportionate humans and monsters in 3D books that cost me $150 including Fedex charges. I hope I didn't waste 15 minutes just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Kahawa Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I for one would love to see Ballistic (or someone else) produce an arch vis book of the same quality as their other publications - decent coffee table visualisation books seem few and far between at the minute! However, I guess the main reason that the monsters / women theme is such a large part of the books is that this represents the proportion of practising CG professionals who are involved in this industry. Like it or not, that side of the CG industry relates closely to both game and movie production and as such is perhaps is a more 'exciting' option for those considering CG. That being said, arch vis seems to be a growing area of CG, so I think it's only a matter of time before someone or other produces a decent showcase of the industry's best work. (If you're after a decent arch vis book, the Hayes Davidson ones aren't too bad - available on Amazon.co.uk and from their own website. Anyone know any others?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cassil Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I'm told it has been discussed. I'm not sure why it hasn't happened yet because I think there is a good market for it. If we want to see something like this we should all e-mail ballistic and let them know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 i'd like to see some of these exposed monster women you talk of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSpaulding Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Slightly OT, how IS the job market for character modelers out there? Is it over-saturated? I know nothing of this field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 The material submitted for this year's Visualisation Competition is top notch standard and would be a real waste if not compiled into a 'priceless' book and DVD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Kahawa Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 The material submitted for this year's Visualisation Competition is top notch standard and would be a real waste if not compiled into a 'priceless' book and DVD! I'd buy a few copies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikinman Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 The New York Society of Renderers Portfolio Six is off of the presses and being shipped out in the next few weeks. I can easily say that it's got eighty pages of outstanding arch-vis. work, both traditional media and digital. I'll keep people informed as the books become available. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky Lane Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Id like to see ANYTHING like this in Aussie... I spent 2hrs going around 6 diff "book stores" (aussies call them newsagents) looking for ANY publication that represents arch viz... nothing. Got a architectural annual, a couple of contemporary interiors annuals and thats about it for inspiration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 The New York Society of Renderers Portfolio Six is off of the presses and being shipped out in the next few weeks. I can easily say that it's got eighty pages of outstanding arch-vis. work, both traditional media and digital. I'll keep people informed as the books become available. -Ian Thanks for the info. I love their books, I got their last one that came out in 2004 form the US (Amazon sells it too) right before leaving. Sadly it comes out once every 4 years, and it is only 80 pages, but I can't wait to order it through Amazon when it is out, they ship books internationally. Thanks for reminding me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Wade Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hello all, I'm Co-publisher at Ballistic Publishing and am pleased to let everyone know that our first book to focus almost half of its pages on architectural visualization (ELEMENTAL 3) is due to go on pre-order on the 17th June. It's a collection of artwork created using Autodesk software and is heavily focused on architectural visualization (exterior and interior) and design visualization (product and automotive). Our pre-order page will go live on the 17th, so I'll post again with the link to the page which also contains our Book Previewer showing every page of ELEMENTAL 3. We have one other arch viz book in planning which is due out in early 2009. I'll post more details when the authors are locked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron-cds Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 We have one other arch viz book in planning which is due out in early 2009. I'll post more details when the authors are locked in. Daniel, Which book is that? Are you taking submissions yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Wade Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Hi Aaron, I'll have some more news on the new book in the next few weeks. As soon as I have submission details, I'll co-ordinate with Jeff Mottle to make sure everyone knows about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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