Challenge: Can a single designer replicate top-tier studio quality 3D visuals in under 4 hours?
I've always admired Buck's work for Airbnb and wanted to see if I could achieve that level of
"3D neighborhood" aesthetic without opening C4D or Blender.
Here is my experiment, "Rooms":
⚡ The Workflow:
1. Reference: Analyzed architectural photography for structure.
Beautiful reference from Buck ⬆️
2. Base Gen: Midjourney for the foundation and lighting.
Napkin sketches..
Give it to Midjourney with prompt
and....Get a good one!
3. Refinement: Used Jimeng (即梦) for granular in-painting.
I manually selected and regenerated specific areas to fix AI hallucinations and perfect the details.
I utilized Jimeng (by ByteDance) for its superior processing of native Chinese prompts.
To maintain high fidelity, I adopted a modular approach: isolating and regenerating each room
individually. This avoided prompt overload and ensured precise control over every detail.
4. Polish: Photoshop for final color grading + adding my own icon designs.
The Result: A high-fidelity 3D visual created purely from scratch in an afternoon.
It’s not just about prompting; it’s about Art Direction.
AI allows us to skip the modeling wait times and focus purely on visual storytelling.
Fun fact: No actual polygons were harmed in the making of this image. 🤫 Just pixels and a bit of magic.