For the majority of architectural visualizations, we are advised to create realistic and believable images or movies. However, in particular situations, the client or company may not want to be too detailed with materials and other elements essential to create an accurate 3D visualization. From time to time, the client may instead want something relatively simple or more artistic, and we may feel anxious to meet these types of requirements. The previous chapter was dedicated to creating believable architectural visualizations and for that, we covered a wide variety of camera effects and other elements to build layers and layers of detail contributing to a realistic render. Still, it is normal to enquire if Lumion can help us with a different approach to architectural visualizations.

The answer is yes! In this chapter, we will take a step back from the realistic region and move to a more technical, conceptual, and even artistic side...