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3ds Max fundamentals
From opening the software to your first render: interface, units, importing plans from AutoCAD or Revit, clean architectural modelling, and a scene setup that won't collapse when it gets complex.
Taught from a working studio · no theory
Learn architectural visualization.
A full path through 3ds Max and Corona Renderer: composition and camera angle, lighting and materials, final post-production, and the portfolio that gets you your first client. Everything taught here comes from real projects delivered to architects and developers — not exercises.
8
complete workshops
200+
students & members
30+
hours & project files
Monthly
new drops & live Q&A
Why this, not another course
Most tutorials teach buttons. None teach decisions.
You can learn where every menu lives in an afternoon. What takes years is knowing why one render reads as a photograph and the next one reads as CG — which angle carries the building, how far to push the sun, when a material is doing too much. That judgement is the whole job, and almost nobody teaches it.
Every lesson here starts from a decision made on a real brief, with a real deadline and a client who had to approve it. You see the version that failed as well as the one that shipped.
Demand for architectural imagery keeps growing — residential, hospitality, masterplans — and the number of people who can actually deliver it hasn't kept up. Learning this now means entering a market that is still wide open.
What you'll learn
6 topics · all included02→
Corona Renderer, explained
Corona from zero: physical camera, exposure, the denoiser, LightMix, and cutting render times without losing quality. Includes a practical comparison with V-Ray and when each one suits you.
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Light & time of day
Sun angle, sky models, bounce light and artificial interior lighting. How to stage a sunrise, a blue hour or a warm night as a deliberate decision rather than an accident.
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Materials & surface
PBR workflow, layered materials, imperfection and dirt maps, and the finishes that actually appear on site — limestone, polished concrete, architectural glass.
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Post & colour grading
The EXR pipeline in Photoshop and Lightroom: render elements, LUTs, halation, grain, and the final atmosphere pass that separates an acceptable image from a published one.
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Portfolio, pricing & freelance (soon)
How to sequence your work, write a quote, deal with architects and developers, and price a shot without underselling yourself or losing the client.
The workshops
8 workshops · all unlocked
01 · Beginner
Corona Renderer for Beginners
The right starting point: scene setup, camera, base lighting, and a first clean architectural render in Corona.
02 · Intermediate
Cinematic Interior Rendering 2022
Building interior atmosphere with a cinematic mood: shot composition, window light, and the materials that make a room feel lived in.
03 · Intermediate
Cinematic Exterior Rendering 1
The exterior shot from angle to sky: reading the building, choosing the time of day, and the context that makes the image believable.
04 · Specialist
Furniture Design & Visualization
From modelling the piece to the product shot: fine detail, fabrics and timber, and studio lighting for furniture.
Newest
05 · Advanced
Cinematic Interior Rendering 2
The new and improved edition: a faster workflow, more precise lighting, and a completely rebuilt post-production pass compared to the 2022 release.
06 · Beginner
Photoshop Essentials
Photoshop the way artists actually use it: render elements, EXR files, compositing, and the final colour grade.
07 · Applied
Virtual Staging for Real Estate
A service the property market keeps asking for: turning an empty photo into a convincingly furnished space, matching perspective and light.
08 · Advanced
AI in ArchViz 1.0
Bringing AI tools into a real workflow: faster ideation, context treatment, and the limits worth respecting.
Not into subscriptions?
You can buy any workshop on its own.
Every workshop is available as a one-time purchase if you only want one specific subject. But a single purchase gets you that workshop and nothing else.
What a single purchase misses
✕The rest of the current workshops
✕Every new workshop released later
✕Live sessions and the monthly Q&A
✕Work reviews and the private community
✕Ongoing asset packs and scene files
Bought a course before?
What you already paid still counts.
Anyone who bought a CONTROL course previously gets two codes, both sent on request: one that makes the first month $3 — Patreon's minimum charge — after which the membership continues at the normal $12 a month. And a separate code discounting the courses you already own, so you never pay twice.
Code 1 — first month
$3 first month
Code 2 — previous purchases
based on what you own
Email us with your old purchase receipt and we'll send both codes within 24 hours.
Request the codes →The learning path
From first scene to first client.
A suggested order if you're starting from zero. The membership opens everything at once, so you can jump straight to whatever you need today.
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Month one — control the software
Model a simple building from a real plan and produce your first clean daytime exterior with correct lighting.
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Month two — control light and material
Move into interiors and evening atmosphere, and start building your own material library instead of downloading ones you don't understand.
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Month three — make a publishable image
Master post-production and colour grading, and finish with three shots at Behance-publication standard.
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After that — start working
A portfolio review in the monthly Q&A, plus pricing and how to handle your first paid project.
The membership
One membership opens everything.
No separate courses, no upsells. A single Patreon tier unlocks the whole library — what exists now and what comes next.
✓All eight workshops and every future release
✓Full recordings, watch any time
✓Project files, scenes and asset packs
✓Private community and a monthly live Q&A
✓Cancel any time, no lock-in
All-access tier
$12
/ month
Billed monthly through Patreon. Roughly the price of one course — for the entire library.
Join on Patreon →Secure checkout on patreon.com
Why learn here
The work is the credential.
Nothing here is theory read second-hand. It's what the studio actually produces, publishes, and puts up against the best visualization studios in the world. These are some of the honours that work has earned from CGconnect, the industry's main reference in architectural visualization.
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Architectural 3D Awards
Nominee · CGconnect
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Best of the Week
CGconnect's pick for the week's best work
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Viz Pro of the Week
Artist feature among visualization professionals
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Dubai Design Week
Exhibited work
Best of the Week
Viz Pro of the Week
The instructor
Abdullah Alallah
Founder of CONTROL Studio — a Saudi archviz practice working with architects and developers across the Gulf, Europe and North America since 2019. CGconnect awards nominee and Dubai Design Week exhibitor.
Everything taught here comes from projects delivered on real deadlines. If it's in the curriculum, it has been tested on a client brief before it reached you.
FAQ
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