A program like Lumion needs a great graphics card with at least 2gb of memory. Think of a pc or laptop a gamer would need and that’s what you need for this software. I’m going to link to Lumion support page that as all the specifications but my advice for a pc is if you…
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How do I use Canva in my business
More and more you need to be present in the social networks as garden designers or landscape architects. And guess what we’ve got a great “material” that we can use, plants, social networks love beautiful things. We love to go to our Instagram feed and see interesting places, gardens, plants, outdoor decoration and other amazing…
How do I organize my projects, step-by-step.
So this is my actual project step-by-step in a project, I just wanted to share this to clarify that renderings do not substitute any step. They had an important step; this is an essential element that, together with the storytelling of your design is going to sell your project to your client. So let me…
Changing seasons in the garden
Giving a sense of seasonality to your project can be important specially if your project is flower rich. Showing your client a more tamed, in terms of colours, of your project can be helpful to make sure he knows what to do expect in the off season, wich by the way can as beautiful as…
Giving a sense of scale to your renderings
It’s really important when you think about renderings, not only the angles of your images, but use 5 to 7 images to give a sense of scale. So the easiest way to achieve this is to use people in your renderings. I use 3d silhouettes black with transparency at 45 % but you can use…
The importance of georeferencing
So why is it important to geographical locate your model there for your rendering images as well? The sun position is different in the UK from Australia or South Africa, so it affects the light and it’s impact on your garden. In the images I give as an example of different locations and timezones all…
Using real outdoor furniture in your projects
When talking about rendering images for your project it’s really important to create context and to accessorize. Context as to do with the architectural elements that exist or that are going to be built in the garden. These elements are going to influence your project and at the same time, they give a sense of…
How do I use Pinterest with my clients
I’m a big fan of using every bit of software and apps available online if they help speed up your work and if they help to communicate better with your clients. For me, Pinterest came to replace the traditional mood boards. So for each client, I create a mood board/panel in Pinterest with inspiring images…
So how long does it actually takes to produce a rendering image?
Once you’ve finish your project in sketchup, which by the way is the most important part in terms of measurements and fundamental to get it right, you upload your model to lumion. It’s here the real fun begins and why you ask? Because modeling in lumion is like you are in a game environment, you…
Use apps and software like Dropbox to better communicate with your client
We all know that gardening and garden design is a very hands on job, the contact with the plants and materials as well as the personal contact with the client is very important. But when developing the project is becoming more and more important not only to speed the process up but to make it…
The choice is yours
Our course is coming along, this small video is just to show that are a lot of different styles to choose and more importantly to customise. You can record your style so in the future you can used it again in another project. Soon I’m going to share how I organize my work from concept…
Great renderings need great materials
Did you know that to get great images for your projects you need great materials!! So how to get them? It’s really important when choosing the materials to be as close as possible to the real ones, the ones that are available in the market and that you going to suggest to your client. Materials…
Creating your clients Dream Garden
Can better renderings change the way you work and communicate with your client? I belive so, specially if your sketching skills are not great our maybe your portfolio is not quite ready. Maybe you want to create a different style for your design practice, good quality renderings can communicate this message, of course that you…
Sounds and context
Think about using sounds to create an atmosphere to the garden, or maybe if it’s an urban space traffic noise may be used to create a more realistic garden. Sounds can be located in the exact spots they originate in the real world so you can realize how it would feel in the garden in the back…
Rendering and animations
If you already doing your projects in Revit our Sketchup there is no reason not to go that extra mile and up your game. With animations and renderings that are accurate geographically so you can show your client the garden in diferent times of the day or the year for example.
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