Hand vs. Computer Renderings

Published on 23 Dec 2006 at 12:36 pm. 2 Comments.


This posting is not supposed to debate on hand drawings vs. computer drawings (anyway, when designing, nothing beats a concept model), besides this subject was over-discusses on so many forums. It is just surprising to see that after Sketchup, Autocad 2007 comes up with a “3D sketch engine”! I obviously welcome this feature, but I can only ask myself: Do clients really ask for these fake hand drawings? 

The truth is, it is beneficial in so many situations to present the idea in a more sketchy form than a finished, ultra-photoshopped computer generated photograph. It is sometimes easier to send a message via human generated sketches than using a cold computer generated image. Besides, the price of producing raw 3D documents is low and therefore recommended in early stages of design.

2 Comments to ‘Hand vs. Computer Renderings’:

1. tom on 23 Dec 2006 at 1:39 pm: 1

   I am junst wondering if Revit has something similar. I know Archicad does.

2. Anonymous on 5 Jan 2007 at 7:38 pm: 2

   I like the rendering.
   Nice design!

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