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Notes on drawing, computing and building.

How the tools work, the workflows they fit into, and what we learn making them.

The building rendered photorealistically at dusk, warm light spilling from the lobby
Image generation

From a hand sketch to a dusk render, with the geometry intact

A line sketch carries proportion, openings and structure. Here is how a render pass keeps all three and changes only the light, the materials and the season.

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A mood board of travertine, bronze screening, marble and fabric samples with a colour palette
Image generation

Directing materials with a mood board instead of a prompt

Words are a poor way to describe travertine. A reference board says it at once - and the render reads it as material, not as a picture to copy.

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