I’ve been experimenting with a local AI workflow for turning existing architectural renders into more realistic images.

The goal has been to keep the original architecture as intact as possible geometry, camera, composition, windows, balconies, etc. while allowing AI to improve materials, vegetation, lighting, atmosphere and overall realism.

I’m particularly interested in how other archviz artists are currently using AI in their workflows.

What parts of the process do you still find difficult to get right with AI?

For me, the biggest challenge has been getting more realism without the AI starting to redesign the architecture.

I’m redesigning my bathroom, and I swear I spend more time looking for objects than actually designing anything.

I just want to browse the available models and see what my options are. I’m not looking for a specific brand or product. I just want to scroll through a decent catalog of bathroom sinks, faucets, wall-mounted taps, etc.

But somehow, finding even basic stuff feels impossible. I couldn’t even find a proper sink category, and don’t even get me started on wall-mounted faucets. Do I need to learn Chinese to find a damn faucet? 💀

I feel like the models must be there somewhere, but the categories and search system make it ridiculously difficult to find anything.

Has anyone figured out a trick to make this easier? Is there a way to browse all available models by category, use better filters, or access the full catalog without spending three hours searching for one damn tap?

I’d really appreciate any tips because at this point, redesigning my bathroom in real life might be less frustrating than doing it in Homestyler😭

P.S. I’m not an architect or a professional designer — I’m just designing my own bathroom for myself, and I have the Premium version. So I’m wondering if I’m missing something obvious or if finding stuff in this program really is this frustrating.

Hey everyone

I recently finished my master’s in architectural visualization and I’m now trying to break into the field professionally. I’ve been building my own work — dropping a recent conceptual piece (Agora Coffee, made for the Rookie Awards) in a comment so you can see where I’m at.

My question is less about the render and more about the path in:

1. For those working in studios — how did you land your first job? Cold applications, LinkedIn, referrals, ArtStation/Discord visibility…? What actually worked?
2. For freelancers — where do your first clients really come from when starting out?
3. Any studios or regions (I’m in Barcelona / Europe) known for hiring juniors?

I’m comfortable in Unreal Engine 5.5 and 3ds Max. Trying to be smart about where to put my energy instead of spraying applications blindly. Any honest advice is hugely appreciated

So for interior renders I don't have any issues to create view to see through the window but while rendering exterior scenes like yk we just can't always add mountains and trees to hide the background or create an environment. How do you guyz tackle this issue?.like you create the environment according to the site? Or just add glass blocks? I could find any tuts or sometime valuable to add to my workflows... And when I see exterior renders it's like the surrounding is there just as it is in the site so is it necessary to model the surroundings too???