Thinking about becoming a Freelance Interior Designer???

Thinking about becoming a Freelance Interior Designer???

Are you thinking about becoming a Freelance Commercial Interior Designer???

2020 has been a wacky year! (To say the least!) Covid-19 has really transformed many industries and the architecture and design industry is no exception. Whether by circumstance or by choice, some designers are having to rethink their career paths. I have had a couple of designers reach out to me asking about what it’s like to go freelance. I decided to put some of these thoughts on paper to share with anyone who may need it. My intent is not to be a Debbie Downer, but to give you a realistic picture of what it requires to start a freelance design business. I have found this career path to be very rewarding, but like most good things in life, it does take some preparation and hard work to make it succeed.

Making an All White Furniture Typical Pop

Making an All White Furniture Typical Pop

If you haven’t already, check out my post below that has tips for rendering an all black task chair. A lot of these tips are similar, but all white has its own challenges. Really, any monochromatic furniture typical is going to be the most difficult to get the right contrast and lighting.

Here are my tips for getting all white typical to look dynamic and interesting.

Post Processing for CET Renderings

Post Processing for CET Renderings

Once you get a good rendering done, there are many ways to edit and manipulate in the post processing stage. Here are a few tips I use enhance and/ or manipulate my renderings.

First, create a high quality rendering with good lighting- the less post processing you have to do the better. For this purpose I rendered this image in 1920 x 1080 - 1080p. Make sure your Outline Overlay is selected as ON before you render. You can turn it off if you don’t like it, but it’s nice to have that option available.

How to create Photo Realistic renderings when you are short on time

The Blog Post contains tips for quickly setting up Photo Realistic Renderings.

I love beautiful renderings with all the architectural details like you see from the winning renderings from the CET Designer contest.  They are fun to do too! 

However, the reality is, that if you are working for a dealership and you have an RFP due, time is (usually) not on your side.  You want a fabulous presentation, but need to get it done quickly.  Here are some tips I use in creating my photo realistic renderings for presentations.  These are steps I take once all the furniture has been laid out in the space.