Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects
Basic material configuration
A course by Fernando Neyra Moreta , Architect and Illustrator
Joined September 2019
About the video: Basic material configuration
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to explain how to make a quick configuration of the materials before rendering. For this, the Vray tool provides us with a menu where you will be able to alter the main characteristics of each material. In this lesson I am going to help you configure the basic aspects of the materials.”
In this video lesson Fernando Neyra Moreta addresses the topic: Basic material configuration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects. Learn to portray spaces in a semi-realistic way and create a bridge between the technical and the artistic.
Partial transcription of the video
“BASIC CONFIGURATION OF MATERIALS In this lesson, we'll learn how to apply a basic configuration to materials and textures. We will use the V-Ray rendering engine from SketchUp. As expected, we will create an aerial view so that we can appreciate the whole project and its distribution, from a single image. We will position the camera, without vanishing points, in the Parallel Projection. I could use the program’s default perspective, which is isometric, but with this angle, we see a lot of the back walls, and we lose a bit of the interior image. For this project, I prefer to raise the angle ...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Lumion, SketchUp -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Digital Architecture, Digital Illustration, Landscape Architecture

Fernando Neyra Moreta
A course by Fernando Neyra Moreta
A native of Córdoba, Argentina, Fernando Neyra is an architect and illustrator specialized in architectural graphics, a discipline in which he combines his two passions: the practice of architecture with the illustrated representation of projects.
His clients are mainly architectural firms from different parts of the world such as Gehl Architects, Studio Precht, and more. The main objective of his work is to give the space's potential residents a convincing look at what the end result would be like with a realistic illustrated presentation.
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