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what software do you use to model and render?

13 years ago
Cinema Court Affordable Housing · More Info

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    13 years ago
    It is a combination between: sketchup, form-z, and photoshop. We first use form-z to draw the building masses, then import it into sketchup (for building color, building details, and trees), and then finally into photoshop where we add vegetation and sky.
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