Portfolio Dilemma

[jacobjones]

Hey everyone,

 

I've just finished my 3 years at uni studying Digital Animation (3D Modelling), and I'm looking at adding to my portfolio whilst looking for a job. I see images (especially on cgarchitect) that I want to copy and replicate, but I'm afraid I'll get done for plagiarism and I don't have the ability to design high concept buildings. Should I model them anyway and call it a 'homage' or should I stick to modelling what already exists? Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

 

 

Cheers Jake.

 

www.jake17jones.moonfruit.com

[Jason Matthews]

I don't think it is "plagiarism". You are creating a visual item from another. We do it all the time from magazines and other renderings. It may actually be a bonus to show the original image and your representation of it.

[Smile of Fury]

Don't attempt to replicate someone else's renderings. Find intriguing photographs of existing architecture and try to recreate them digitally. Just make sure you give proper citations. If you make a great rendering of Fallingwater or the Barcelona Pavilion no one is going to think you have designed it yourself. The point is clearly to show your modeling and visualization skills.

[Nic H]

yep dont bother copying..

90% of arch vis is dudes just remake the farnsworth house again and again with a few bits of deisgn connected furniture in the foreground

when i see this i just think what a waste of time

 

if you are going to copy find a photo and do that

[heni30]

I found free or low priced models online that you can download. These are everything from houses to small office buildings to high rises. Take one and apply your own materials, lighting and entourage. This will save you a lot of time and show off your rendering skills, which is primarily what you are going to be judged on.