What would you charge for this?
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"they learn with me and in the end the job is very rewarding for both. "
I don't take creative licence except for hobby. Most of the time I have been given very detailed specifications. Right down to Latin names for vegetation.
There is no flat ground anywhere in my province but I am expected even with the retail units to geo-locate and scale accurately. The projects are sponsored by the government/townships and so the workflow is very formal.I think in many ways we are alike but just in different stages of our career....we want to learn, we want to produce work, we want our clients to be happy and impressed.
We want to be paid because we are skillful and we have some hard earned knowledge.I've learned that keeping healthy requires that I keep busy.
I will never turn away the opportunity to build a model....for example here is one from a week or so ago....ha...does that look like architecture to you.[img]
http://www.ibuildmodels.com/images/filter_water_3.jpg[/img]As far as the technical work goes. I have a very fast workstation. I have very powerful and very quick software. I have amazing speed with models that require a lot of rectangles...
lol.
I have rendering software that cuts hundreds of images by the minute if necessary so I don't render in a classic ray-trace fashion at all.
The quality I acquire is not ray-trace but with a little handiwork it can look close enough for the average person..... as in the example above of the water filter.
Because of those things I gain a lot of time per unit depending on my competition by a full order of magnitude. That gives me a very large margin.
It takes about 100$ of my time to put together a retail front. I mark that up to 200. It is then the property of the Architect for what ever purpose.You see as you know JQL, you are an Architect/Artist...I am an image factory.
My life isn't all that boring here is an on-going...the developer has just made the land purchase. I will be doing all the exteriors and interiors in this park. These image are from the first set I made when investment was being sought.
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"they learn with me and in the end the job is very rewarding for both. "
I don't take creative licence except for hobby. Most of the time I have been given very detailed specifications. Right down to latin names for vegetation.
There is no flat ground anywhere in my province but I am expected even with the retail units to geo-locate and scale accurately.
The projects are sponsored by the government/townships and so the workflow is very formal.I think in many ways we are alike but just in different stages of our career....we want to learn, we wamt to produce work, we want our clients to be happy and impressed.
We want to be payed because we are skillful and we have some hard earned knowledge.I've learned that keeping healthy requires that I keep busy.
I will never turn away the opportunity to build a model....for example here is one from a week or so ago....ha...does that look like architecture to you.
As far as the technical work goes. I have a very fast workstation. I have very powerful and very quick software. I have amazing speed with models that require a lot of rectangles...lol.
I have rendering software that cuts hundreds of images by the minute if nesessary so I don't render in a classic raytrace fashion at all.
The quality I aquire is not raytrace but with a little handywork it can look close enough for the average person..... as in the example above of the water filter.
Because of those things I gain a lot of time per unit depending on my competition by a full order of magnitude. That gives me a very large margin.
It takes about 100$ of my time to put together a retail front. I mark that up to 200. It is then the property of the Architect for what ever purpose.You see as you know JQL, you are an Architect/Artist...I am an image factory.
My life isn't all that boring here is an on-going...the developer has just made the land purchase. I will be doing all the exteriors and interiors in this park. These image are from the first set I made when investment was being sought.
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Sorry guys...I can't edit that mess....!!
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Please don't get me wrong Roland, I think your job is very well achieved and very to the point. I miss that solidity some times. If I wouldn't have the luck of doing what I do, I wish I could do what you do...
Certainly I would do it differently, but my concerns would be very close to yours.
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@solo said:
@unknownuser said:
8 - I'd try to find the right man for the job later
I'm available
I could use the help. If you are between projects let me know. I have 12 of these left to complete. To tell you the truth I'm a little burnt out.
Ill put you in touch with the architects and you can take it from there. I have worked for them for years. They will pay you immediately for your work.
Solo, let me know if you are serious so I can explain what is needed and we can establish a cost per store front.
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I sent you an email.
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How did I miss this thread! - great discussion JQL & Bruce. Working on your own certainly requires a fine balance between having enough artistic interest in your work, satisfying clients, and paying the bills
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@unknownuser said:
having enough artistic interest in your work
I take on all projects with a lot of enthusiasm. This year I took on a job that amounted to building 100 store fronts. The first 10 I was learning, The next 20 I had the workflow down, the juices were flowing and I was making good time. The next twenty I was hoping the barn door was coming up soon. The next twenty I felt like I was on kilometer 30 of 40k. I only made it to 80 or so. The last 10 just about killed me. I was seeing double and all the colors and shapes seemed to be melding. I had to force my hands to the keyboard.
It is a good project....I just lost my mind with it. I reached a threshold of repetition that I could no longer cope with.
Thankfully someone here has taken over the project and he is doing a great job of bailing me out of trouble.....I won't mention a name.
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@roland joseph said:
It is a good project....I just lost my mind with it. I reached a threshold of repetition that I could no longer cope with.
And yet it seems we keep finding a lot of things in common!
That is the sort of feeling I get at 80% of project completeness when I have to map all doors, windows, closets and bathrooms of a project... It is plainly boring and it looks like that work, wich should be dead easy, is taking as long as the whole design of the building. I just can't focus...
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@unknownuser said:
plainly boring
I just try to remember that I am lucky to have a job and that many others have jobs that are worse. Could you imagine being a pilot in the twilight of your career. Falling asleep would not be an option.
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JQL. Boy I'm with you on that one! As much as possible organize that work to be more automatic (that i, you just group those repetitive tasks, put on some music and click away). And of course "boiler-plate" development pays off at the end of projects. I have never had just boiler plate sheets, but now I am tempted to put all those notes I keep pasting in here and there (and the plan checker looks for ) on a sheet and forget about it, except to update.
I have had the privilege to do menial work of the physical kind and this still beats that--but it IS easier to get sleepy.
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I know there's worse... but that IS bad! Fortunatelly it is just a small part of the job... the rest of it is really great!
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