jcbandit Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 First I've been in the homebuilding industry for about 10 years and have always been fascinated with 3D renderings. I don't know that I will have the patience's to learn but wanted to give it a go. I really don't like the realistic photo renderings... I like the more artistic one's like Media Lab 3D studio Dues. That being said I was wondering if anyone can offer any info on how to get started and go in the right direction: If there is more then one software or is all done in one software. What software for modeling, rendering/textures, and finishing-landscaping etc. Any info anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time, JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Depending on your budget there are many 3D packages that can be used, although 3DS Max is the industry standard, along with Vray for rendering and Photoshop for post production and image manipulation. There are thousands of tutorials around but if your learning Max the tutorials that ship with it are the best place to start. good luck and have fun with it jhv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbandit Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Justin, thanks for the info... that's what I hear, is that 3D max is the way to go but I'm looking for something not so complex to learn. Do you know of any other software that will do a decent job that won't have a learning curve so long to learn as Max? It doesn't look like medialad3dstudio.com uses Max - I could be wrong. Looking for something that will be easy to learn and will do a decent rendering. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks, JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 if you want simple to learn then look at Sketch-up for modeling, then look into vray for sketch-up for rendering when you want to take the next step. Max may seem daunting at first, but it is fairly straight forward once you get your head around it. There is problably 70% of the programe that you will never touch. jhv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbandit Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Justin, Thanks again for the info... question? have you had time to look at this site? medialab3dstudio.com? If so in your opinion are these renderings done in Max? They don't have that photorealistic look they have a more artistic look that I like. What do you think? Also have you heard of Modo/Luxology? If so what do you think of this software. Thanks for the info., JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skala67 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Those were most certainly done in a higher end program such as 3d Max or Cinema4d. Most likely with Vray. After you get the hang of the program, that's when a style can be developed as you see in medialab's work. Good Luck! TJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrender Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 The "stylistic" renderings you're mentioning are often times MORE elaborate and difficult to produce that photorealistic ones (or at least require a greater sense of program capability and post processes. Honestly, if you've never modeled or rendered anything before and are just breaking into the industry, I would concur with Justin. Download a FREE copy of sketchup - super intuitive and easy to use. If you catch on to that, Vray plugin for sketchup is like half as much as full version for max. That will give you some decent renders. If you're still willing to explore further, then I would spring for the expensive programs (max, vray, photoshop, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindala Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I totally agree, start getting the hang of modeling first, Sketchup can be learned in two days. There are several lighting plugins for SU, but vray tops them all. after being good in SU other programs are not as daunting (is that a good word) anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I would say yes they do use Max and Photoshop. Modo is great, very different to Max and has a fantastic renderer. Its cheaper than Max and the modo community is strong. There aren't that many architectural users though, but it is growing. jhv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Zaslavsky Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 If you do decide go for the max/vray/photoshop combo - look up 3DATS and CGSchool - they all have great resources to start learning arch viz rendering. Good luck with your quest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbandit Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 To all who responded... thanks for all the info... it's been a great help. Downloading Sketchup... Thanks Again! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dollus Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 and photoshop. don't forget photoshop. nothing on the site in your link is untouched by post processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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