Best for: Those working on home renovation, regulatory approval, and real estate presale or those larger-scale rendering projects such as townhouse renders, resort hotels and budget of the project is not the primary concern, but the final quality and turnaround time.

Ask Yourself Before Starting:

• How long have they been in this business?
• Does the quality and environment of their previous work meet your project requirement?
• What is their turnaround time?
• Are their projects international or are they local based?
• Whom do you contact if you start the project?
• Do they seem knowledgeable and professional?

3. High Tier Pricing – $5000- $15,000

This tier is appreciated by those large corporations or those IPO companies that place a high value on quality. It’s perfect for those who are looking for more detailed architecture renderings for design planning, conceptualization or regulatory approval of those grand scale properties like: A high-rise development, super mall, skyscraper and more.

Tips to consider before commencing the project:

• Have the service provider worked on large landmark projects before?
• Have they work with the top brands in your industry before?
• Do they guarantee on quality or quick turnaround time?
• Does their portfolio looks too good to be true?
• What is their monthly projects capacity?
• Is there a long waiting line?

Part 3. What factors affect the 3D rendering price?

If you’ve ever tried outsourcing a 3D render project, you will note that most 3D archviz studio doesn’t precisely list their price on their website, some shows the starting fee, while some show the price range. Please note that it doesn’t necessarily mean these companies are trying to fool you with hidden prices or additional terms of service. Actually, it is because of the essence of the industry: There’re many factors that affect the price of a 3D rendering, depending on what kind of visualization and quality you are expecting.Check the following factors that vary the 3D rendering price:

1. The architecture visualization type you are expecting

3D animation are more expensive than image rendering; exterior renderings are more expensive than interior renderings; commercial or high-rise rendering are more costly than residential buildings; aerial renderings are costly than person view renderings.

2. The number of viewing angles you need

For static 3D renderings, if you need several views rendered, you will need to tell the project manager and mark down the selected viewing angle in the brief so that you will get a more precise price quote.

3. The complexity of your project

If you need more details for the final renderings, for example, custom design needed to be done by the 3D artists (that needs more time on 3D modeling before starting the 3D rendering), or you need a larger resolution of the final images (The regular resolution fo the final image is 4K pixel and 8K pixel for VIP customers, if you need larger resolution, that needs more detail and render time to finish the work. You can ask for it before the project start )

4. The time left for the project

Deadline is also the key elements that affect the price. If you have an urgent project that needs to be done in short without sacrificing the quality, the 3D archviz agencies need more hands working on your project or appoint more experienced 3D artists that can do high-quality renderings more efficiently – usually a senior 3D generalist manager with over 6-10 years of experience.

5. The completeness of your project brief

On any project rendering industry, you will be asked to submit a project brief that includes all the requirements and expectation references of the project. The more complete and contextual the project brief is, the smoother and higher-efficient the rendering project can be.

In short, architecture rendering fees are affected by rendering types, labor cost and render time. While rendering cost (labor and technology cost) are quite fixed, rendering time can still be reduced a little bit, without sacrificing the quality of course, by implementing on a smooth workflow with the rendering service provider:

Part 4. Tips to Reduce Rendering Cost

1. Send Detailed Briefs

Before the project begins, a project brief with all plans, drawings, mood boards or environment references is required. The more information you provide, the better the rendering service provider will understand what you need. Some rendering studios also offer discounts for clients who send high-quality 3D modeling files which can be used directly for rendering. Here’s an example of what to include in a rendering project brief.

2. Avoid Major Design Change

Major design changes can result in a complete redo of the previous work. Some architectural visualization studios, will consider it a new project if the design change exceeds 60% of the work.

3. Include All Comments Per Time

If the client asks for a revision, all the views in your project need to be re-rendered. More redo is needed if a revision is requested after post-production because both re-render and 3D render Photoshop post-production has to be modified. It’s advisable to include all comments per time to save total rendering time. Architectural rendering companies tend to give loyal clients discounted prices.

4. Avoid Tight Deadlines;

Great things take time! Elaborate renderings require more time, and a tight deadline means a huge workload compressed into limited time and will require the services of more experienced 3D artists, therefore, outsource your project as early as possible to allow sufficient time for elaborate renderings.

If you do have a tight deadline, Imagist3ds would be your ideal choice. We can deal with any architectural rendering service, tight deadline or not. There’s no long waiting line, and we have sophisticated Project Managers to keep you posted on progress updates.

5. Outsourcing by Project;

If more than one rendering type is required, you can consider outsourcing them by project because in most cases, elements created for the project can be reused for different rendering types or views. For example, if you need both 3D animations and still 3D renderings from different views, the rendering company can reuse some elements, and material they used for the animation without going through the hassles of re-modeling the design all over again.

With so many factors affecting the price of a rendering, it’s hard to simply set a fixed price as the answer to the inquiry: How much is a 3D rendering? The price mentioned above can only be reckoned as a pricing guideline. 3D architectural rendering is tailor made to clients’ specific needs, in other words, it is totally customized. Therefore, it is important to get directly in touch with us for a more accurate quote.