I’m no illustrator but I seem to be doing quite a lot of photo-realistic visuals for clients at the minute.
Now I will confess, I am not the worlds best art worker by any stretch but sometimes I am a little proud of my efforts which is why I have saved a couple of images at key steps in this restaurant renovation below. It will hopefully give you an idea of the effort that goes into visual mock ups for jobs like sign fitting.
Step 1. Centring and aligning the original image to be worked on.
Step 2. Brighten the place up a little by removing the old fixtures, fittings and a little blue sky.
Step 3. Consider you design options and make a splash. We’ve added more paint and cleaned up the drive way.
Step 4. Now we can start to dress. We’ve added lighting, menu boards and greenery.
Step 5. Window vinyls will help.
Step 6. The big one.
The design may not to be everyone’s taste, but the aim with a visual of this kind is to inspire our client and show them a realistic impression of what they could and should look like. The external changes are now underway at the Bharat Restaurant in Bradford and hopefully the exterior should start to match the quality of their authentic Indian cuisine.
