What makes a beautiful render?
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Before we start to look at the different steps lets talk about references.
References will provide you with a visual guide for accuracy. It helps you capture the essence of materials, lightning conditions and will enhance the projects realism. Find a reference picture that influence you in a way you'd like your viewer to react, that's a good start. You could use different reference pictures for different purposes, one could illustrate the light while the other could reflect the pulse you'd like to achieve.
Choosing the right angle is cruciual when creating a visually striking render. The perspective should define the composition but also influence how the viewer reacts when seeing it. It should highlight the key features of the architecture, and maybe also hide a part that you haven't thought through. There's different composition guidelines you could apply and master, the most common is and
Composition plays a vital role in guiding the viewer's eye and emphasizing key elements in your project. The human eye attracts to strong colors, humans and activity, place props and lights according to this principle. Pay attention to the references you're using and how that's guiding your eye.
Lightning is the sculptor of space in a architectural visualization. Consider the time of day, natural or artificial lightning sources, and the mood you want to convey. It comes down to what we'd like to showcase with our project, is it a texture, the interior, a playground or the life in the first floors?
This will guide us how we choose light, if we'd like the viewer to notice the interior, then a overcast view might be best in order to create warm contrasts of the interior. Daylight view suits good when you want a material to be represented, or to create life in a playground. It's also very appealing when you have contrasts in your render, it helps with enhancing the form of the architecture and avoids the outcome to look flat. Take a look at the example under.
The mood for the visualization sets the emotional tone and narrative. Type of props, composition, people and activity contribute to the mood. Break down the purpose of the projects essence and tailor the visualization to evoke specific emotions to ensure a compelling and immersive experience for the viewer. Could be a rainy day when parents are dropping off children to school or a afternoon when parents enjoying a cup of coffe at their balcony, this things sends messages to the viewer!
Detalis and realism will elevate the quality of the render. Attention to small details like textures, subtle imperfections adds character to the image. Realistic details not only enhance the visual appeal but also contribute to a more immersive and believable experience.
Example of details you can add easily in Lumion -
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