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Architectural visualization helps architects and designers work collaboratively and communicate ideas more efficiently.
This course, regardless of your industry background, will share basic concepts of Architectural Visualization. The course will use Blender,a free and open source tool, to demonstrate the concepts in this course, including:
- Rigid Modeling
- Soft Modeling
- Cycles Render Engine
- Cycles Materials
- Cycles Shaders
- Texturing and Light settings
The course will help learners to:
- Model objects with precision
- Simulate the effects of light and sciography in internal and external environment
- Add textures, finishes, and color schemes
- Achieve a final output
Prerequisite
Participants must have completed the course: “SKARC101Ax”
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Rigid Modeling
- Modeling rigid objects
Chapter 2: Soft Modeling and introduction to Cycles render engine
- Modeling organic objects
- Introduction to Cycles render engine
- Applying Cycles Materials- Basic process
Chapter 3: Understanding Cycles Shaders
- Types of Shaders
- Creating Cycles materials
Chapter 4: Texturing and Light settings
- Applying textures to right scale
- Understanding ways to illuminate a scene
- Rendering the final output
Chapter 5: Mini Project
Instructors
Sameer Sahasrabudhe
Senior Research Scientist
IIT Bombay
Kaumudi Sahasrabudhe
Freelance Animator and Illustrator
Kavita Narvekar
Founder
Beehive 3D Works
Content Designer
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