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Created on Apr 3, 2023
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Artistic Visual Modes Merged

Having a "looser" visual style between raw model surfaces and a finished rendering is critical to the process of design communication. A presentable visualization will massively increase the value of your software, IF AND ONLY IF you can match the Architectural line drawing style. An imitation of the Photoshop "Find Edges" filter will not suffice (like in your demo GIF above). NO SOFTWARE HAS YET MADE AN ACCEPTABLE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS STYLE. Freehand "Artistic" rendering styles are a particular tradition and techniques architects are trained in to communicate specific concepts. Below are reference resources that we will judge your work against.watercolor - good example of what we use watercolor for: it's not literal representation, its emotion, the feeling of a place that doesn't exist yet: https://store.aia.org/products/steven-holl?_pos=7&_sid=79be96b1e&_ss=r&variant=16398746625rough sketches - this is the gold standard every student starts with: https://store.aia.org/products/design-drawing?_pos=7&_sid=b31f79fc8&_ss=r&variant=29173714059309Pen Art effect - Quick linear alternative to watercolor, typically over a line sketch to indicate surface and shade. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Architectural_Rendering_Techniques/7k9rMhic9uYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=architectural+marker+rendering+manual&printsec=frontcoverAgain, the techniques above are trained into young architects at the start and have traditions and conventions hundreds of years old. the are the base of our training and no software has got it right yet.