what's happening ladies and gentlemen this is Minh for architecture inspirations
Today I'm gonna show you the 5 levels of exterior renderings in Lumion let's get started
level 1 for this level users will just import the 3d models and go straight to the photo mode to render
this will most likely be for those users who don't have much time to spend on their renders
and just want some quick mock-ups of their designs
even at this level Lumion is still very useful for creating quick renders
at level 2 you can quickly improve the quality of your scene
by upgrading the materials of the imported objects by using the Lumion materials library
just go to the materials tab and click on the surface of an object
now you can choose any material in the library
Lumion has thousands of materials that you can use and they are very realistic
just do this for any material that you like to change
when using Lumion materials you can double click it to customize it even more like changing the color
also take advantage of the materials with displacement maps such as bricks and stones
there are also other useful materials such as leaves
which is great for creating hedges like these
for the grass material I can either use the landscape material
which will help blend the imported material seamlessly with the Lumion landscape
if you want something that's higher quality and has more customization
then you can use the 3d grass material
which will let you turn your 2d texture into 3d grass with just a click of a button
there are many presets that you can choose from
if you double click the material you can get more options to customize the grass
as you can see with some quick adjustments to the materials our scenes already look so much better
as for the render you can easily improve it by using Lumion styles
which are basically presets built with different effects
so with one click you can change the look of your render
there are lots of different styles that you can use
you can also make some quick changes such as the real skies backgrounds and its position
for the scene I will keep it as a daytime render
now that we're in level 3 I'll show you the importance of composition
so let's adjust the camera angle a bit
first I will increase the focal length so that the camera angle is not too wide
I can also double click the slider and type in a specific value like so
then I can change the height of the camera view here
next we need to make sure that the verticals are straight up and down
so I can click this button to align the camera parallel to the ground
now we can move it to a good position like so and click here to update the view
there we go even just changing the camera angle can make a huge difference
next let's use Lumion's asset library to populate our scene with some 3d assets
I'll start by adding some trees to the scene
when adding a 3d object you can hold L to change the size of the object
and if you hold R then you can rotate the object before placing it
Lumion also has really useful tools that you can use to place multiple objects at once
here I'm using the mask placement tool to add some trees
this will help me quickly place multiple types of trees like so
for trees that are closer to the camera I can use the fine detail nature assets so it looks better
sometimes you also need to use the landscape tool to transform the environment to make it fit your design better
here I'm using this tool to transfer the terrain to blend it with my 3d model
if you want you can use these tools to create mountains lakes and even oceans
besides the mass placement tool there's also the paint placement tool which is also really useful
and there we go that looks great
besides adding vegetation I will also add some outdoor and indoor furniture for the scene
Lumion has thousands of high quality objects so you can choose
and as you can see adding 3d objects to your scene is very important
in some cases you might need to add some surrounding buildings to your scene to help provide some context for the viewer
you can also use 3d entourage and vehicles which are perfect for urban scenes
either way 3D assets are essential for making your scene more lively and realistic level 4.
For level 4 you need a true understanding of how the Lumion style and effects can change the look of your render
a user who truly understands what each of these effects does
will be able to create renders that stands out among the rest
here I'm going to go in and make some more adjustment on the existing effects
such as hyperlight
skylight
shadows and reflection
you can see that the change is very subtle that's because we were using one of Lumion's presets
which already looks really good
but if we compare it to the render without any effects you can see that there's a huge difference
remember when creating multiple views in your project
you can copy and paste effects using these options here
this will let you experiment with different settings without having to recreate them again
next I'll create a night scene using one of the sunset real skies
this looks great but we can add some lights to the scene to make it look even better
for the lights I can change the material to make it emissive like so
then I can add some spotlights under each light fixtures
and repeat this process for the lights in the scene
I can also add some outdoor light fixtures to light up the exterior
with some quick work I can turn the night renderer from this to this
pretty cool huh
finally level five
at this level you can use other Lumion effects to create a perfect atmosphere for your scene
for example I'll use the Precipitation effect to create rain
I also change the Real Skies effect to a different background that's a better fit for a rainy day
I will also add some reflection planes on the wood deck and the ground for more accurate reflections
that looks good
with the precipitation effect you can easily switch between rain and snow with a single slider
similar to the rain effect you can change additional settings
such as particle quantity and size and even add fog to your scene
if you organize your objects in layers you can control their visibility with the Layers effect
for example here I can render the scene with the lights off to see which one I like more
there's also the Autumn Color effects which let you change the color of the leaves in your scene
just select one of the presets and choose the correct layer where you place all your trees
if you have grass and leaves materials then you might need to go back to the build mode
and give them an orange tint so that all the vegetation have the autumn colors like so
For night scenes you can also use the Aurora Borealis effect however you can see that the
Real Skies background is covering the effect so I need to turn it off and add the sun effect
then set the scene to night time
there we go now I can see the aurora effect better
however it's still blocked by clouds so I will add the sky and clouds effects and reduce the cloud amount to zero
that's better
and those are the 5 levels for Exterior Renderings in Lumion
leave a like if you enjoyed the video
and comment below and let me know which level you're at
and if you have any cool tips to share
anyway that's all for today guys
stay inspired guys and I'll see you
next time