A cool day

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After looking at photos of the project, I developed a vision and color pallet in my head. I wanted minimalist almost monochrome cold image with the corten facade being the warmest element. I decided to go with cloudy almost overcast mood.

After deciding on mood, I roughly gave materials to scene, because I believe it is difficult to judge light by clay model. I picked and HDRI map from Vizpark collection, with overcast skies and sun seeping through clouds.

I had extra challenge due to time limits. When I started, I had only 3 day to complete this image. So I couldn’t afford to detail very wide area. This pushed me to search for good composition with less visible area, but still being visually rich and compelling.

After setting light and angle, I detailed materials. The hero material, is for sure oxidized panels. I created procedural texture based only on two bitmaps. Stains of oxidation and burnt out areas are controlled by specially dedicated splines, i.e. they are parametric. I also paid attention two variations on the ground, filled in interior to give lively
feeling.

In postproduction and color correction, I remained loyal to the main idea, realistic but minimalist colours with cool feeling.

Overall, although the process was really fast and intense, I liked working on this project. It forced me to find different ways of expession in an already well defined project with every possible photoshot available. So finding a different approach was a good challenge.

I hope you enjoy my image and good luck to all!

THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC LOOK: THE DUALITY

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This has been a great experience for me to take time to practice and to think about art, composition and architecture. Besides, It has been enriching because I have been able to work on developing and building ideas.
In the given model there were some details like the windows that had to be worked and added so that it could match the real nature of the building and in this way the image would be reflected as it is. I think that something that it was difficult for me was to manage the time to organize all of this and being able to work on all the details of the image. Another thing that took time was building the concept as a whole so that it could represent the greatness of the building and going beyond the composition. Something challenging for me was capturing the essence of the material of the building, the corten. I had to research about its components and how this reflects when exposed in different types of lighting. Besides, it was important for me to take into account the difference between the mood and the concept. Something that I would do different is that I would have used a substance painter so that the process of painting the pieces would have been faster. I’m very thankful for having an opportunity like this, thank you Tomorrow.

The Blind Test

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Good architecture looks beautiful and is functional.
The amazing architecture makes you feel. Through textures, forms, and volumes architecture evokes emotions. It makes us stop and wonder.
Majority of people perceive only visual part of architecture,but that’s just a touch on the surface.
Once, I met a blind person who truly fell in love with architecture. Through touching and walking around, with echo and sounds inside the building, he could tell if the building was well done or not. He is the true verification of architecture because you can’t deceive him with impressive visual elements. He could get closer to the soul of the building.
I imagine him near this school, I imagine him walking around the building with his hand pressing to the walls. And that’s a quintessence of what the architecture can give to people.

School of Architecture

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My idea for this assignment was very simple: I wanted to highlighted the round form on the building with the warm sunset light and dark blue of the evening light (you can see how the shades of light changes in the sky and on the building going through yellow into dark blue). It was very important to me to show the corten exterior and how it changes with the different lightning (in the natural and artificial light). Within all of this, my goal was also to get the picture in the highest quality which can be compared to the photos of the building. I kept in mind not to change the beauty of this building and to be as close to the reality as I could.