Hello.
I wanted to ask, to those of you who do buy archviz models, what do you buy most often? (e.g. couches? etc.)
What do you look for when deciding to buy an asset?
What info do you want to see in the adverts for an asset?
I have made a few assets, some are rather niche in application (and were mostly driven by my desire to learn how they are made). I’ve had a few sales - actually in assets I didn’t think would sell much - but I wonder if I am focusing on the wrong things. For example, I make a point of showing wireframes and adding face count etc., but it seems a lot of others just ignore this. Maybe it’s not important. A lot of adverts also emphasize how the model will “save your time”. Does saying it will save time actually sway you?
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Hello!
I don’t buy individual Archviz assets and rather use this one asset platform called iMeshh. It’s essentially a platform where you have to pay a subscription to get access to their assets.
Regarding your questions - I typically use sofas, beds, and plants (it’s depending on what interior you’re making). These assets make a difference for us Archviz artists because they make the room feel like someone lives there. Finally, if I were to find an advert that would pursue me to buy an asset, I’d probably want something that mentions the price and how high quality the asset is.
I hope this helps!
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Thanks for the comments - very helpful.
It does seem quite hard to compete with these sorts of services for assets (not necessarily in quality, but quantity for price). I’ve been using Blendermarket but I wonder if any archviz users even visit that site, given there is no quality guarantee.
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Hi there!
Interesting question. I am a subscriber too to iMeshh, and their quality is top notch. Previously I also bought the chocofur all furniture pack and some other small packs but to be honest, for 95% of my work I use iMeshh assets. What I do do is buying specific single models like for example a specific coffee maker that my client requested (off blendermarket). Although this doesn’t happen very often.
I think that you correctly said that it is quite hard to compete in terms of value for money, as you would have to build up a quite big catalog of models before you can compete. What I dislike about iMeshh is that all assets are always delivered in very high texture resolution, filling up my vram very quickly. Useful of course for close ups but no client is paying for closeups of plants or a sofa if they are a real estate developer so the only high res textures I need are floorings or something else. Not the plant in the corner of the room next to the sofa 
If you don’t plan to create a large catalog of high quality, its probably easier to find customers for single models in a niche.
As I said, personally I value high quality but only where it is needed! I downsized my iMeshh plants texture resolution to 1k and could not tell a difference in my renders when rendering in 4k (plants placed in the mid- or background of the image).
Dont know if that helps you in any way, but I thought I’d give my 2 cents on the topic.
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This is good to know. It’s not too much hassle to export textures in different sizes. It’s a shame imesh doesn’t seem to be hiring though 
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