Tools better than photoshop for rendering ideas?

I was asked to take a shot of a building recently acquired to see how it would look to take out the front conference room in 2 different manners. I used CS5 to do this, but it was pretty intensive work, and I am not great at that kind of digital surgery. Are there tools that can take a picture and allow elements to construct/deconstruct throughout the image?

This is what I ended up with, and it worked for the general contractor to give a quote, but still, it isn't good. There has to be better ways.

Hi Teamspeed,

there are always better options they just usually aren't cheap. The easiest way for that view would be to get the office modelled in 3d and then its just a matter of lighting it and rendering it to show the different effects you want to achieve. For something as simple as that one room it would probably take longer for you to measure the walls than it would for a cgi visualizer to draw it. For something free to play with look at sketchup.

The reason your last image looks "strange" is because your ceiling no longer matches the vanishing points of the rest of the building. You would have found this easier if you had leveled your camera so you were creating a two point perspective rather than three and that would have helped with the roll as well. But you got the job so thats what counts.

All the best

You could try with something similar first since you have been familiar with Photoshop. Thus, I'd recommend Sketch for starters that has a similar tools layout. Download a trial and try maneuvering around with what's there. There are plenty more Photoshop alternatives to be honest as long as you're open to trial and error.

Hello,

I think what you are looking for is a 3D rendering program such as Solidworks, or Fusion360. However, 3D modeling and design is a whole new ball game, and requires a lot of learning and practice.

https://www.sketchup.c​om …-and-pricing#for-personal

Don't use it but know people who liked it. I assume you would need a paid plan in order to get a decent level of detail on a model.