Tag: sketch up

Architectural Visualization projects of Samir Al Qeisi, Consultant Architect, Urban Designer & Lecturer at University of Nizwa.

Our target is to achieve photorealistic 3D visualizations for individual clients, companies, large institutions and anyone interested in the 3D industry.

Skatter is the new extension plugin for Sketchup that allows creating of photorealistic vegetation. The plugin is still under development in the beta stage and is promised to be available on the market this autumn.

Twilight Render team recently announced the new release of their plugin for photorealistic (biased and unbiased) rendering in Sketch Up.

Light is the most important in CG, above modeling and texturing; it gives the render right emotions, even without textures.

The difficult thing is to keep up with growing visualization technology. You have to keep learning to be on top.

Learn from the real world, watch, understand the nuances and only then start on your pc and watch the monitor.

For an architect it's necessary to enter the 3D-field to clarify your ideas and finalize your designs to the client.

Looking back on my education process, i wouldn’t take back all the sleepless nights dedicated to tutorials, design articles, and so on, as they all, along with the university i attended, shaped me into the artist i am today.

The most difficult was the fact that I did not have a computer when I started. I borrowed one from my aunt, at the time it was very good, so I did pretty well

There are endless possibilities and artistic creativity, it is closely related to industrial design (which I love) and interior design and architecture. I feel comfortable in 3D, and it has certainly a wonderful atmosphere.

I never regret the hard work, investigation, and trial and error that I have gone through. I think the best is to experiment and exchange ideas as well as information with other users.