Striped King
Posted in Bed Comforter Sets on 05/23/2006 05:10 am by admin
THE KING OF POP IS DEAD, SO IS ELVIS – IT’S UP TO ME TO ROCK THE BOAT
I love Architects. I need to have a badge made, I do. They’re creative. They’re visionary. They’re intelligent in an “un-sad”, non-engineer (ie deathly boring) sort of way. They’re all-round nice guys but boy their 3D sucks!
You know that private cringe you feel right before Simon Powel tells a prospective Pop-Idol that he’d better keep his day job? The subtle eye-roll you do when someone over 50 insists on using the word “dude”? The “does he have a mirror?” popup you get when the fashionless try mixing cheques and stripes? That’s my overwhelming feeling when the untrained try their hand at 3D Visualizations.
If you want a decent plumbing job, you’d go to oh…let say a plumber. Need quantities? Well, then my recommendation would be to pick a QS for the job. Want an opinion about the acidity of a substance (not including this article)? I’d go for the chemical engineer or some such. You catch my drift?
Sadly, architect’s (and their clients who are prepared to pay for and publish substandard work) are not the only culprits. Some of our fellow animators just have no talent or training. Some, however, are well versed in “fly-by-night”, “make-a-quick-buck” and “rob-you-blind”.
In a perfectly orchestrated, combined effort, the first and the latter are ruining my industry.
- This is especially true for Architectural viz since the 3D medium lends itself beautifully to truly photoreal interior and exterior architectural images, accurately built on spec and from plan.
Another common misconception is that software maketh man. I know many people who own an oven, and a guitar, and a taxi…
3D software is only as effective in generating a good 3D image as the animator using it. A copy of Autocad does not make you an Architect – much less than a copy of 3D Studio Max, Maja 3D, Lightwave or any of the architectural 3D packages (and of course being a professionally registered architect) make you a Visual Communication Artist (or 3D dude).
Let me categorically state, that designing in 3D is wholly exempt from this rant. I would trust an architect that does his design in 3D. Generating a photorealistic 3D image is, however, a different kettle of fish.
So next time you commission a 3D project, get the low-down on your animator’s relevant qualifications. Or if you consider doing your own 3D, check the framed qualification on your wall. If it says B.Arch or even M. Arch, you’re not qualified.
Bachelor of the Arts in Visual Communication is a recognized, 4 year degree. Give your 3D animator the same professional courtesy that you would expect for your profession.
Research the 3D studio’s background. You need a sustainable service with a proven track record of good 3D and after-sales service. You want the studio to have the capacity to handle minor and major jobs. Make sure that 3D visuals are what the company specialize in. Ask for a full portfolio of their work. It is very easy to spot bad quality. Please make sure that 3D is not done as an add-on to or a byproduct of architectural design. This is not Verimark and 3D visuals are not 6 free steak knives.
If you cannot generate an image to which the response is “where did you take this photo”, you’re doing it wrong. You’d be far better off using a traditional paint and brush artist to give you an impression of what your design might look like or sticking with CAD drawings.
About the Author
Hester le Grange is the Customer Liaison Manager for a South African based 3D Visualizations and Graphic Design Studio
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