Yes, I know, they are quite bad, but they did help me pass my diploma exam back in 2006 : ) I think they were made using 3ds Max with Scanline but also with V-Ray too. Since then even though I worked in architectural and interior design companies, I consider myself to be always learning and exploring. I just found it amazing that with the help of a computer I could express my designs in a much faster and cooler way.

That was the moment when a new world unraveled for me and I fell in love with it. In my second year of university, so 2003 – 2004, I discovered Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, ARCHICAD, Allplan Nemetschek, Autodesk AutoCAD and 3ds Max with V-Ray as we started using all of these for drafting our projects. So I decided to become one of them.Īfter studying industrial design in high school I went to Bucharest in 2002 to study architecture and interior design. So I went back to the drawing board, literally, as I found out that those sections of wall lifted and placed properly by cranes in order to become buildings are designed by people called architects. But, back then (I don’t know how it is now), in order to be accepted at any school or university for acting it was mandatory to be able to sing too – I can’t do that even if my life depends on it. After actually being in some plays, I wanted to be an actor. I don’t know what they’re building, but they sure have some cranes! : ) Cranes have been an inspiration for FlorinĪnother example, maybe more artistic, would be that before starting high school I was very drawn to the idea of acting on stage. I don’t have a photo from that time, but this one depicts the construction site that I’m passing by every day, right next to where I live now. Even now I still like cranes a lot and dream about giving it a try. That was amazing for me as a 10-year-old kid and I got really determined to become a crane operator. When I was a kid, across the street from where I was living, there was this huge construction site with a lot of cranes picking stuff up, like sections of precast walls from trailers and placing them where they should go. Despite this, architecture and the world of Archviz were not always my passions or something that I wanted to pursue.

I remember growing up with a pencil in my hand, drawing and sketching pretty much anything, on anything! Including the walls of the apartment buildings back in Craiova, my hometown. He’ll also discuss what inspires him, from early childhood memories to more recent holidays and films, and how these influence his life and work today. In this post, Florin Botea takes us through the process used to create his striking series of cloud images.

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