'I graduated in civil architecture, which led to me focusing on architectural illustration. 'I started my archviz career in 2014, during my college days,' he reflects.

In more recent years, artists like Sanchaniya have emerged in a community that's more connected than ever. Regardless of the things we do, our mission is to evangelise the industry and elevate professionals in the field so they can pursue rewarding careers.' I think that's my favourite project I work on each year. 'We also host the 'Oscars' of our industry in the CGarchitect 3Dawards, now in their 16th year. 'We write and publish articles, feature top artists, advocate for the industry and regularly survey the field to provide the most up-to-date information.' 'CGarchitect has become many things to many people,' he continues. Sites like Mottle's have helped to cultivate the lively archviz community of today. 'The industry has grown exponentially since then, but CGarchitect has stayed the course and continues to be the leading and central hub for pros around the world looking to connect, advance their careers and learn,' he explains. Victor Bonafonte gathers inspiration from cinema, painting, traditional photography, videogames and concept art 'I also had a lot of interest in computers and all things technical, which I guess naturally led me into archviz.'įor freelance visual designer Mohit Sanchaniya (opens in new tab), the appeal is similar: 'The best thing about archviz is that it brings out your creativity, imagination and showcases architecture through an artistic masterpiece.' What's the appeal of archviz?īack in 2001 there were very few resources available to those that wanted to indulge their passion for archviz, something that prompted Mottle to start his online magazine CGarchitect, which caters to the architectural computer graphics industry.

But what attracts talented artists to this vast corner of the CG industry? 'I've loved architecture from a very young age and always knew I wanted to be somehow involved with it,' says Mottle. It appears that the only defining factor of archviz is that architecture is, in some way, visualised. A still from Beauty & The Bit’s animated short film, Landmark

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