Is it even worth it? (General Question about ArchViz)

[anonymous_user_672a1c23]

@RI3DVIZ;371120

No it’s not worth it. Every Architect coming out of Architecture school now knows how to do 3D renderings, you will be competing against the entire world where people get paid dollars a day. I have been in the Architecture field over 30 years and made a HUGE mistake of going down the path of 3D, I make less now than I did in my 20’s.

All that said some people do well in the field but you really need to be in the Architecture field for awhile imo, you have to know how to read drawings well, understand photography, composition, lighting, products and on and on. If you really want to get in though you should get a job at a Archviz studio and see what it’s all about.

As far as how long does it take? It all depends on your 3D skill level and how much you expect to make. You can get $200.00 for a rendering that takes you 30 hours in probably a short time but to charge $1,000.00 for a rendering you’re looking at years.

Just had a good read through this thread, some really interesting points of view… RI3DVIZ, I thought when I started reading this you were being sarcastic (maybe I’m too used to the people over at Cgtalk!), I’m not going to disagree with anything you’ve said as this comes from your experience. What I wanted to know is if you knew it would be a mistake to head down the 3D road what would you of done instead? - something completely different? - I have doubts myself about what I am doing but being an ‘artist’ I don’t think I could program, I couldn’t number crunch as an accountant and I’m not quite good enough to be a professional footballer! I realise thinking what one could of done isn’t going to help much now but would be interested to know