University of Oregon - Department of Architecture - ARCH 424/524 Cheng - Advanced Design Development Media

8 Rendering


Objectives:

I. Rendering & the Design Process

Photographic analogy: Lights, Camera, Action!
Artificial Stage sets rather than accurate portrayals

  1. Create the Model
  2. Find Camera views
  3. Set up Lighting, test
  4. Assign Materials & background
  5. Map textures
  6. Choose Rendering Mode: Quality vs. Time
  7. Render, save to file
  8. DESIGN: Revise model, lighting, materials
  9. Re-render
  10. Post-process with image processing

 Troubleshooting Renderings

 

II. Light

A. Light rays hitting our eyes allow us to see objects reflecting or radiating light.

Shade: non-lit surface

Shadows: Projected darkness

Examples from Lachmi Khemlani's book:

B. Types of Light sources

C. Using Lighting

D. Rendering Settings

IV. Perception and Point of View

From the geometry of a 3D model we can extract all the traditional architectural projections.
Each 2D view reveals and conceals: distortion of angle, dimension or visual relationship must occur.

A. Parallel projections:

B. Oblique projections hold either the elevation or the plan constant while lines in depth are taken at an angle. Projection lines are parallel but not perpendicular to the picture plane.

C. Perspective projections are created by projection rays from the subject converging to the viewers' eye.
Converging diagonals provide a focus for the picture

D. Eye height determines the viewer's relationship to the subject.

E. Depth of field (inverse to the size of the cone of vision) determines

As the depth of field goes to infinity, the projection rays become closer to parallel and the picture goes towards an orthogonal or axonometric projection.

F. Slight changes in eyepoint, target point, depth of field and cropping can completely alter the composition of a picture.

Cropping focuses the viewers attention. Tight cropping provides the viewer with little context. (Sheeler & Piranesi use tight cropping to exaggerate the dynamic tension of juxtaposed geometry).

III. Materials

A. Material attributes = Surface qualities

B. Texture mapping

C. Alpha Channel: greyscale or black and white stencil

D. Decals w/ backgrounds (Centered Texture)

IV. References

3D Animation Workshop by Rob Polevoi (see lessons 17-21 on rendering & lessons 54/55 on texture mapping)

 


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