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209 South Peter Drive Rendering
It has been a busy January! 209 South Peter Drive isn't my first completed new year's project, but it is one of my favorites. I have been so busy I haven't had time to post, so I grabbed this one because I love the design.
This month we moved from upper Minnesota (minus 31 degrees) to Lower California (77 degrees). After we arrived in California, one of the first houses that caught my eye looked very familiar to the 209 South Peter Drive home, so I chose this one to share with you to start the new year.
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Alpine Village Renderings
From large projects to small projects, each one has a story. The Alpine Village Renderings is a mid-sized project with its challenges. There are a lot of factors when it comes to a project, and every project is unique. I create a game plan with each project, which helps secure its success. A project like the Alpine Village renderings needs proper file management. With fifteen different houses, dozens of tree and plant species, along with people, and cars, the file needs to be managed from start to completion.
The marketing manager for the Alpine Village Renderings wanted to show the development 15 years from now, with mature trees, bushes, and lots of activity. Lifestyle images were the goal for this set, and I think we aced it.
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Chaos Vantage
I absolutely love Chaos Vantage. With my Titan RTX, I can render these grayscale turntable animated for them in minutes. There is no better way to verify my modeling than with a 3D animation.
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Private Rental Villa Renderings
Client testimonials makes for a good day!
“Hi Bobby,
I really appreciate the fact that you celebrate God as a part of your Christmas Miracle! God is at the center of my life as well and has blessed us in our business to continue to employ so many in our area, we kept them employed during the pandemic and we have been able to donate 4 - 5 night stays at charity events over the years and we have raised over $500K for charities around the world. We take great pride in this. This is God’s work!
God put you in our path as well. Your renderings were critical to our success. We raised over $700K in pre-sales of our private rental villa (www.villapuntodevista.com) before it was completed and without that money we simply would not have been able to complete the building! Talk about important renderings!
So THANK YOU Bobby not just for your role in our success but in all the charity we have been able to offer so many as a result of that success. You are a part of that miracle as well!
Merry Christmas to you Bobby and thank you! Hope you and your family might enjoy a trip to Costa Rica someday to come and see us...
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Merry Christmas 2021
The significance of these images is epic. I moved here (upper Minnesota) from Chicago in 2004, got a job with a local design firm, and after 11+ years, was laid off due to the housing crash of 2008. Now, I took pride in being one of the last people to be laid off in 2015, but it was still a life-turning event. I have worked since I was 15, and before then, with my father growing up. Having said that being out of work for the first time was a big deal. So I got my box, packed it up, and walked out of my job (just like you see on TV). I got in my car, a little numb, and on my drive home, my phone rang. The call was from a design firm in the UK, who saw some of my work online and wanted me to take on one of their projects. I did nothing to initiate this; remember, I was gainfully employed with the same firm for over a decade. Before that, all my jobs were long-term; I had no reason to be looking for work. Needless to say, I hit the freelance market running before I even got home, and miraculously, the phone hasn't stopped ringing, 7 years later. So I don't say miraculously lightheartedly... it was a God moment. I mean, on my way home from being laid off after 20+ years of continuous employment in the same field. How else can you explain that phone call from someone across the globe who couldn't have known my situation?
This all happened 7 years ago this week, which, yes, is weeks before Christmas. I say this was my Christmas miracle.
May the true spirit of Christmas shine in your heart and light your path.
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Andy Albrecht House Rendering
The Andy Albrecht House Rendering will be a gift from husband to wife. This is their dream home, which is being designed for them. The architect’s client reached out to me to illustrate the house to frame it as a gift for his wife. What a great idea.
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Black Oak Modern House Rendering
Many of the modern homes I render are nice, but not my cup of tea. The Black Oak Modern House Rendering is something I really like. I kind of wish more rooms were requested to render since so many rooms are so nice. For now, I rendered the front of the house, the back of the house, the great room, and the kitchen. Hopefully, they’ll return for more rooms.
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86 Mayo House Rendering
Such a cute little house. 86 Mayo is considered a small project, however, not without its challenges. I back up my backups to an extra hard drive, an external drive, and in the cloud. However, thanks to a glitch in my software, I lost my work on this one. The project was done, but my client came back with a request outside of the scope. I always tell potential clients that cheap always comes out expensive. If you go with a cheap architectural illustrator, and times get rough, they’ll disappear and ghost you. Although I had to start over, I delivered the project to my client with her change, with no initial fees. I take pride in taking care of my clients, even if it means starting over on a project, like on the 86 Mayo House Rendering.
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Grove 2095 House Rendering
A lot of house renderings come through my desk. Most are nice, but some, like Grove 2095, are outstanding. From the weathered brick to the house symmetry, it is all nice. I really enjoy doing rustic homes. They are generally more complicated, with organic and natural materials, but the hard work always pays off.
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806 Wisconsin Street Renderings
Wisconsin is one of my favorite states. I have had family members live in Wisconsin, and whenever I go back home to Chicago, we drive through Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a beautiful state, and the 806 Wisconsin Street house is lovely. The tiny house in the back is a neat feature. I suppose they call this a mother-in-law suite.
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86 Mayo Road House Rendering
What a pleasure to do this architectural rendering. I have been working on massive projects sprinkled with these single houses, which is a welcome break. Don’t get me wrong, they still take a lot of work, but one house, with one view, is a treat.
Do you have a house to be rendered? Please, reach out to me and get on my schedule.
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Elliott Home Renderings
Buying a new home is exciting. I have purchased three homes, one being new construction. I wish I had a good gallery of homes to choose from like Elliott Homes is providing their customers. When I had my home built it was based on a set of 2d plans. Had the builder invested in some good quality renderings, I think I might have made different choices.
My parent had my childhood house designed by a local architect. The 2d drawings looked great and were approves. Once built, so many things were not as expected. Again, a rendering would have avoided these costly design bloopers. The experience of seeing my parents go through this process, and my childhood love of drawing, is what got me started in the architectural illustration business.
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Longview Modern Farmhouse Rendering
I am happy to present the Longview modern farmhouse rendering. It is nice to see an American house without a garage door off of the front.
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Client Quote
“I want to tell you that having the rendering done was the best decision ever! And this is in spite of not having a high definition finished product (my fault, I do need to make the final choices on the house color). People are in awe when they see the picture, they actually think it is the real thing. There is not one day of the week that I look back at your design for reference, to help me choose trim and color for the outside”. - Johanne Ferguson
The Hucksley House Rendering
This is another wonderful house design from one of my favorite clients. I don’t do many green homes, but I do like it. My last home was green, so maybe I have a bias. What is your favorite color house? What color would you like to see on this one?
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House 2506 Rendering
These stock home plan designers have come a long way. Years ago, stock home plan designers didn’t want to pay more than a few hundred dollars for a rendering. I pre-qualify all clients, and when I would visit potential clients’ websites, you could tell that that was all they were willing to spend. I still had many who chose to invest in high-quality renderings, but the majority would decide on the cheap overseas alternative; however, that has changed. Today, house plan designers are willing to invest, and this is an example. A great design deserves a superb rendering.
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Troubadour 228 House Renderings
I love the Troubadour 228 House! First, anything with brick is good with me. I am from Chicago, and we like brick, so I have a fondest for it. Today, I live and work in upper Minnesota, and we simply don’t have bricks.
Sometimes my client gives me incomplete information about colors and materials, so what you see is of my choice, from the brick to the siding, roof, and stone retaining wall. I can imagine things will change, and I’ll be sure to post an update, so please check back often.
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Osprey Heights Renderings
What can I say? Someone will be blessed to live in this home. I do hundreds of house rendering a year, thousands over my career, and the Osprey Heights house is probably one of my favorites. I appreciate the architecture, but it is the location that sells this house, in my opinion.
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The emphasis must be on the work
The emphasis must be on the work, never on yourself or the desire for recognition. You are fusing your mind with the work itself, and any intrusive thoughts from your ego, doubts about yourself, or personal obsessions will interrupt the flow. Not only will you find this flow immensely therapeutic, but it will also yield uncannily creative results. These are words that I try to live by. When my ego starts to seep into my work, I know it is time to step back, go for a walk, bike ride, or hike, to ground myself, and once my mind is cleared, I can’t back to creating some awesome stuff.
Since this post is just a thought, I decided to add some arbitrary eye candy. These are digital watercolors that I did about a decade ago. One thing about watercolors is it is timeless.
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What makes a good rendering?
Many elements in an architectural rendering come together to make an architectural rendering be considered "good." Some of these elements include but are not limited to lighting, the rule of thirds, lines, shapes, texture, patterns, and color. All of these things play an essential role when it comes to architectural renderings.
One of the most important of these elements is lighting.
Lighting is one of the most essential elements of an architectural rendering. If you make an architectural rendering with terrible lighting, the architectural rendering you are trying to produce will automatically be terrible as well.
Another vital element used to make a good architectural rendering is the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is basically a rule of thumb that architectural illustrators use as a guideline for placing the subject in the architectural rendering. Rule of thirds is also used to make the architectural rendering visually appealing, more interesting, and catch the viewer's eye. You can also use this guideline horizontally or vertically, depending on the architectural rendering itself.
The leading line is another element that architectural illustrators use to make architectural renderings more appealing to the eye. The leading lines may not seem very useful or essential, but they significantly add to the overall composition. They also serve two purposes in architectural renderings. That is to lead the viewer's eye around the architectural rendering and keep the viewer's attention.
One other element that architectural illustrators use to make an architectural rendering better is shapes. Most architectural renderings contain one or more shapes. Still, those architectural renderings where the architectural illustrator uses shapes in exciting and unique ways really stand out and make an excellent architectural rendering even better. Much like lines, shapes also help catch the viewer's eye.
The texture is also an element that is used when making a "good" architectural rendering. The texture is the surface of an object with shapes, lines, color, patterns, and depth. While capturing texture in an architectural rendering, details are crucial. If an architectural illustrator captures the fine details, it makes the architectural rendering more lifelike.
Architectural illustrators also add patterns to an architectural rendering to add to the composition. Patterns are a repetition of colors, shapes, and objects. Using a pattern is the key to having a good composition in an architectural rendering. Patterns also give added interest to an architectural rendering. Architectural Illustrators add patterns to architectural renderings to keep the viewer's attention and draw them in.
One more element that architectural illustrators use while architectural rendering is color. Believe it or not, the color wheel is something that architectural illustrators use as a guide to which colors go best together in an architectural rendering. Colors on the color wheel are often referred to as hues. Colors opposite from each other on the color wheel typically go best together. Architectural Illustrators also usually use cool or warmer colors to give off a certain mood that they are trying to accomplish.
Many elements in an architectural rendering come together to make an architectural rendering be considered "good." Factors like lighting, the rule of thirds, lines, shapes, texture, patterns, and color all work well together to add interest and a great deal of composition in architectural renderings. These things all add to architectural renderings in their own unique way, and architectural illustrators typically use them to their advantage to improve their rendering and make them as well and professional-looking as possible.
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