This is a little story on a recent assignment for a House project. The house is published on Google Earth, along with more traditional media (large prints).
Click here to see the 3D model on Funda.nl
The story is about the suggestive power of sketching and the pictoral power of so-called 3D realism.
Both visual approaches nourish one another, they are not opposites.
Contradictions are only in the human mind!
1. First the House was sketched according to the agency's requirements.
Another viewpoint for the same sketch.
2. After laying out the scenery, I worked on the coloring and textures. This step delivered suitable flat presentations for the project.
The result was rendered applying color shifting -and other filters- to give it a napkin sketchy look.
Blueish tints and orange lines give the scene a special crispy yet moony atmosphere.
3. A special version was prepared to integrate into the Google Earth viewer- and put the model on its actual location!
The client liked to fly around the site and see the roadmap that lead to the house. The Google Earth viewer presents the objects into their realistic scale and surroundings (cities, woods, human scale). And the project is readilly available on the web for a wider audience!
Placemarks have been given preset views so they nearly work as animation key frames - in real time.
I think the suggestive power of sketching is available in all techniques.
Both texture-rich 3D models (near-photography) and vector models (with no apparent texture detail) can be used to complete a visualisation project.
The choice all depends on the target platform for the presentations. In this case, both are used as complementary media. The one traditionnally appeals to the more passive use (e.g. just contemplate a picture), the other needs to be acted upon and is highly interactive!
More Google Earth 3D models and articles will be posted regularly on: http://www.mediality3D.com
Click here to see the model on the dutch Real Estate company: Funda.nl
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