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An open vault of articles, guides and teardowns on composition, perception, light and the craft of archviz. Browse freely, take what you need.

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A growing resource for learning and building.

A curated collection of free resources built from years of writing, teaching, and sharing. You'll find foundations on composition, light theory, color perception, and business insights. Everything here is made to help you think deeper.

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The same 9 Diamonds the course is built on.

D1

From The Ground Up

Diamond 1 is an introductory diamond that tries to expand your understanding on what composition can be and how this expansion can help you catch a glimpse of what is possible to do in the field of archviz. It also invites you, in the same dynamic as the whole course itself, to question all the most basic concepts that you thought understood, in order to rediscover their true meaning, and set stronger foundations to grow as an artist.

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D2

Perception

Diamond 2 is the closing chapter of the fundamentals and focus on perception. Without perception, you can't build any images, because you can't see the actual components at play. This diamond tackles extensively all the different weights and tensions that can take place into an image and how they impact our perception of it, our reading, and our feelings and emotions.

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D3

Intent

Diamond 3 tackles the fundational component of composition. By identifying clearly how intent acts as a filter for any image, and understanding it complexity, we can start to grasp the possibility of more fulfilling and compelling visuals.

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D4

Frame

Diamond 4 is about framing and tries to expand the topic beyond almighty rule of thirds. By dissecting the topic into all the sub components of what it is to frame a subject, we get a better understanding of what we need to think about and how the pieces come together when we are trying to frame our subject and how it relates to the intrinsic architecture we are depicting, and our intent.

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D5

Light

Diamond 5 deals with the topic of light. By understanding the weight of light and shadows, and the flexibility light has in the 3d world, we dive in to the many scenarios natural and artificial light have to offer, what kind of atmosphere and emotion they can evoke, and how we can tie them with our intent and brief.

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D6

Color

Diamond 6 is focused on the topic of color, how our brain and eyes perceive it and how we can leverage this knowledge to anticipate how our viewers will see our images, build more advanced color palettes by tying them naturally to specific lighting scenarios.

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D7

Creative IO

Diamond 7 deals with the topic of creativity, how to analyze efficiently the world and art that surrounds us, and how to integrate it into a good system that will help us discover and refine our own artistic style. The Diamond is also filled with in-depth analysis of masters' works in the Learning From The Masters series.

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D8

Clients & Career

Diamond 8 deals with how to manage your business, grow it according to your own ethics and ethos, and deal with clients in order to build long lasting and enjoyable business relationships. More down to earth aspects like pricing, contracts and scheduling are also extensively covered with case studies.

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D9

Process

Diamond 9 is an extensive dive into each step that come into crafting an image or series of images from A to Z for a commission project. This includes the research process, the discussion with the client, and the different technical aspects of the actual workflow.

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