recommended reading archi composition/rendering

[WL500GP]

Hi

 

anyone with recommendations, book etc regarding techniques in light, composition etc for archi rendering? will most likely use 3DSMax & MR, been a user for quite a while so need not that much tech info related stuff more towards the art stuff,

 

ps tried to post this in the tips'n tricks, could not, not allowed to post!!??

 

 

Cheers,

 

K.

[dean@pikcells]

I guess it depends on what exactly you want to learn.

 

For example, there are two sides to lighting, the technical side (actually setting up the lights correctly inside your software) and artistically.

 

For the technical side there are 100s of books. Have a look on Amazon and read their reviews. This one stuck out at me as I recognised the cover image!!

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Lighting-Techniques-Autodesk-Entertainment/dp/024052117X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c

 

For artistic side, I'd recommend going to a good book store and looking through photography, architectural, interior design, etc, books.

 

Cheers, Dean

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

If you are using the MR daylight system in Max, then you will need to pick up the Photo Studio Pro shader by Hot Chip in order to composite them correctly. MR render elements do not currently work properly with the photographic exposure in max.

[WL500GP]

thanks!

 

did not know the element/daylight/exposure didn't work proper, will keep that in mind, possibly I'll try the Irradiance Particles from the ctrl.studio for this small study/project or why not both

 

yeah, very nice cover there, has been up at cgtalk me thinks? that book may be good, have read the sister book though, Rendering with mental ray, that was of sorts a disappointment, not bad, but very far from indepht as one might expect from a book solely dedicated to mr rendering

 

yes, traditional photo/art would probably be what i'm looking for, asking if there might be some "bible"/must read for archi render etc

 

Cheers!

 

K.

[John Dollus]

for traditional art, a good general desk reference would be any of the AIP catalogs:

http://www.asai.org/Products/bookshop/

 

 

 

but for more detailed instruction regarding composition and overall illustration technique (shading/lighting etc), you could add Steve Oles book

 

"ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATION" VALUE DELINEATION PROCESS:

https://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailssu.asp?b=020794&m=266