Marq Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hi I'm starting to get interior modeling and rendering jobs from a client, and i need tips on how much to charge them because i never did "interiors only" projects, i made a couple before but as part of a presentation with exteriors as well. What do you think should be the cost of an interior compared with an exterior, is there at least a general rule, do they usually cost more, less?. Im confused because on one hand, interiors can be more complex..furniture, lights, objects, etc. but on the other hand i dont know if its reasonable that, for example, the interior of a living/dining room be more expensive more than the exterior of the whole house. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illyrianeye Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 When i do interiors, i charge more usually they are more complicated and required more lights to render, more materials to play with. in general, if an exterior costs 200, the interior 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dollus Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Usually I charge more for exteriors. Interiors are very cut and dried. For exteriors you have to deal with context and that can be subjective leading to more changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 we usually charge about the same for interior/exterior. lighting, and attention to detail are more important (and more difficult) on the interior when compared to an exteior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Nelson Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I usually charge more for interiors, but of course it will always depend on model complexity and lighting & material conditions. When doing interiors, i usually have to model specific furniture pieces based off of photos only. That can take a fair amount of time by itself. Also, interior rendering times are much higher than exteriors because I do so much post-production of exteriors with landscaping. There isn't really an easy way to fake interiors, so you have to model everything, and you suffer the waiting time. Plus, i've found that there is a lot more coordination of interiors involved than exteriors. There can never be a rule for it though, because there do exist such things as simple interiors, and very complex exteriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcahunak Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 U see Marq - two people - three opinions... I say take a look at the plans, calculate you time acording to the quality demands and price it just the way you are used to. Interior, exterior... its all modeling + materials + light + render + PS If I asked you guys to work 10 hours on an iterior model would you charge any different than working 10 hours on an exterior one...? Calc your time man, its all about your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Homeless Guy Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Originally posted by bigcahunak: If I asked you guys to work 10 hours on an iterior model would you charge any different than working 10 hours on an exterior one...? Calc your time man, its all about your time. exactly. i usually figure 4 days for an interior, and 4 days for an exterior for my average projects. so we usually charge about teh same for interior/exterior. the interiors may take longer than the exteriors at first, but once you start to build your interior texture and model libraries things will speed up. it will also take a handful of projects until you get a feel for lighting interiors. lighting an exterior is a walk in the park compared to an interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marq Posted August 8, 2003 Author Share Posted August 8, 2003 Thanks for all replies, and yes, absolutely, a lot fo different opinions, which i expected because ive been reading previous threads about fees and it is really a difficult issue, but it was very helpful because now i have at least a general idea about this. I think based on the time it takes to make both interiors and exteriors, in my case i´ll have to charge about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dollus Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 Yup. I spend 3 days on most interiors and 5 days on exteriors with a site. If it is just a still, exteriors can be the same as interiors but most of my work is animated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnuhong Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 interior firm normally do not have much budget compared to architectural firm ... (even though interior is more difficult to do) [ August 20, 2003, 05:08 AM: Message edited by: gnuhong ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_sul Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 this is for all you guys : why dont u guys give an approximate range of fees charged in your respective currencies in your respective locales for doing an interior view of a large bedroom with standard furniture like a master bed, wardrobe, dressing table , etc .. so we can get a good comparative .. quality considered will be the best and deadline is like say four days .. so let the quot begin .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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