What to Send a Rendering Studio: Inputs Checklist

The fastest way to a good first draft is a complete brief. Most delays come from a missing elevation, an unchosen material or a viewpoint nobody described. This page lists what to send for each type of job, with a checklist at the end. Not everything is needed on day one, and a partial set is a fine start: tell us what is missing and we say what it affects.

For every job

• Your name, company and the project’s purpose: planning, pre-sales, investor deck, competition, marketing.
• The delivery date you are working to, and where the images will be used (web, brochure, hoarding, planning submission).
• A site address or location, so we can match sun angle, planting and surroundings.
• A share link (Dropbox, WeTransfer, Google Drive, OneDrive) rather than email attachments.

Exterior rendering

• Plans, elevations and sections, or the 3D model.
• Site plan and any context: neighbouring buildings, road, levels.
• Facade materials and colours, with samples or product references where the choice matters.
• Landscape intent: planting, paving, boundaries, cars and people if wanted.
• Viewpoints: marked on a plan, or a photo of the angle you want. Time of day (day, dusk) and season.

Interior rendering

• Plans, interior elevations and the ceiling plan, or the 3D model.
• Material and finish schedule, furniture and fixture selections with images or links.
• Lighting intent: daylight direction, warm or cool, feature lighting.
• Camera positions marked on the plan, and any reference images for mood. The finishes sheet does not need to be complete: missing items are proposed in the first draft.

3D floor plans

• A dimensioned plan (PDF, CAD or a clean scan), with unit numbers and areas if they are to be labelled.
• Furniture style, flooring and colour direction. The number of unit types affects the price, so list them.

Animation and walkthroughs

• The model or drawings, and the route you want: start, points of interest, end.
• Length, aspect ratio and where it will play (web, sales suite, event screen).
• Any narration, titles or logo you will supply.

Photomontage

• Site photographs taken at the viewpoint, with the camera position noted, and the model or drawings of the proposed building. See photomontage from $399 and photomontage versus a verified view.

Checklist

Tick what you have and send it with the brief.

• Plans, elevations, sections (CAD, PDF) or 3D model
• Site plan and surrounding context
• Material and finish list, with samples or references
• Furniture and fixtures list (interiors)
• Viewpoints marked on a plan or reference photos
• Time of day and season
• Intended use and output sizes
• Delivery date
• Share link to all files

Ready? Send the list and files through the contact form, and we confirm scope and price in writing before work starts. A first draft usually arrives in 3 to 5 business days after a complete brief, finals in about 11 business days. Renders start from $199 per image; see pricing.