Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

Regardless of your area of expertise, it’s always nice to reach the stage where you become fairly confident in delivering the goods.  And usually when you reach this level, you are at risk of becoming comfortable and dare I say it, complacent. Take my 3D work as an example: I always produce 3D visuals of […]

Breezy, Modern Kitchen Anyone?

Breezy, Modern Kitchen Anyone?

I was recently tasked with the responsibility of producing a photo-real 3D visual of a modern kitchen design: it was fresh, modern and full of charm.

3D Visualisation – FAQs

3D Visualisation – FAQs

I receive a lot of emails from peeps considering a career in 3D Visualisation or who are new to the industry. They ask me lots of general questions that range from useful resources when trying to learn this skill, to details on the software I use and everything in between. So, without further ado, take […]

How to be Creative with Your Interior Images

How to be Creative with Your Interior Images

Sometimes it’s nice to take a step away from the precision and accuracy of photo-real and experiment with different (creative) effects.

How to Create a Digital Concept Board

How to Create a Digital Concept Board

I share my top tips when creating digital concept boards.

The Seedy World of the 3D Visualiser

The Seedy World of the 3D Visualiser

To honour my obsession with Ryan Gosling I’ve undertaken some essential and very thorough research (stalking). I even put my Photoshop skills to good use by creating a fantasy world where Ryan took me to red carpet events…

3D Visualisation Service – The Process Explained

3D Visualisation Service – The Process Explained

I thought it would be interesting to write a post explaining the process of how I create 3D visuals for my clients; from the moment I’m commissioned to undertake a new project, to the creation of the final presentation.

Glass Appreciation Society – New Members Welcome

Glass Appreciation Society – New Members Welcome

My most recent 3D Visualisation commission, whilst slightly labour intensive highlighted a very important lesson when trying to aim for that all elusive photo-real effect…

R is for Recognition

R is for Recognition

When you get an email from Maxwell Render asking if you’d like to have your work featured on their website, it’s a pretty special occasion.

BHS Is Getting Its Freak On!

BHS Is Getting Its Freak On!

I’m thinking that maybe there’s been a huge shake-up in the management structure or something because there’s been some pretty drastic restyling within BHS…and it’s all good!

Pushing the Boundaries of 3D Visualisation

Consider this my very first ‘photography’ exhibition. These spaces and their design elements do not exist. But they are very real in my mind.

Brushing Up On Photoshop

Brushing Up On Photoshop

Becoming newly acquainted with Photoshop can usually be broken down into 3 separate stages of development. The first stage requires effective utilisation of deep breathing techniques, regular comfort breaks, and determining that your general state of anxiety is the result of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Naturally, all of the above will have occurred before you’ve even determined how to […]

Oops, I Did It Again…

I like words. And consequently, I like letters. So it should come as no surprise that I like incorporating letters into the design of my personal space.

Period Property Photoshop Overhaul

I came across some pretty awesome photographs uploaded by a fellow Designer and when I clapped eyes on them I couldn’t resist doing a little bit of tweaking to exaggerate their vintage and extremely characterful properties.

Photoshop is King

Photoshop is King

There’s no denying it. Photoshop is probably my most favourite acquisition at the minute. I, like a lot of people used to fear the word ‘Photoshop’. I blame Microsoft – we’re so used to the MS interface that when we’re shown something different we’re instantly intimidated by it. And when I heard about the term ‘layers’?  What??  You […]

Get Your Font Out!

I’m studying design, right? And that means I’m also interested in presentation techniques in general, from a graphic design point of view. So why on earth have I only recently become aware of the fact that there are zillions of fonts available online, that can be downloaded FOR FREE!!!! I’m so annoyed with myself, right now! My days of sticking to […]

Post Processing – Who Knew?

Post Processing – Who Knew?

As a self-taught devotee of all things CAD related, I’m continually finding myself on a journey of discovery even though I’ve been dabbling in the ‘art’ of 3D rendering for well over a year now (trust me, it’s an art – my hair-pulling, feet stomping and sulking can vouch for that!!). But I’ve stumbled upon something […]