https://arielsmarin.com/categories/archviz/Recent content in Archviz on Ariel Marin — Architectural VisualizationHugoen-USarielsmarin@gmail.com (Ariel Marin)arielsmarin@gmail.com (Ariel Marin)Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0300https://arielsmarin.com/blog/a-practical-linear-workflow-for-archviz/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0300arielsmarin@gmail.com (Ariel Marin)https://arielsmarin.com/blog/a-practical-linear-workflow-for-archviz/<p>Most &ldquo;my render looks flat&rdquo; problems are not lighting problems. They are color management problems that <em>masquerade</em> as lighting problems.</p> <h2 id="the-short-version">The short version</h2> <p>Your renderer computes light in linear space. Your monitor displays gamma-encoded images. Every texture, light value and post-production step has to respect that boundary — or you end up compensating with ever-stronger lights and crunchy contrast.</p> <blockquote> <p>Fix the pipeline once, and stop fighting every image individually.</p> </blockquote> <h2 id="where-it-goes-wrong">Where it goes wrong</h2> <ol> <li>Albedo textures imported as linear when they are sRGB.</li> <li>HDRIs double-corrected on import.</li> <li>Post-production applied to already display-referred images.</li> </ol> <p>A quick sanity check for albedo values:</p>