The Lumion for Landscape Design short course is a practical training program that teaches participants how to use Lumion as a powerful tool for real-time rendering and visualization of landscape projects. With its intuitive interface and extensive library of materials, plants, and environmental effects, Lumion enables designers to transform 3D landscape models into photorealistic images, animations, and immersive presentations in just minutes.
Throughout the course, students will learn how to import landscape models from software such as SketchUp or Revit, apply realistic materials and textures, and populate their designs with vegetation, water features, and site elements. They will also explore Lumion’s lighting and environmental controls, enabling them to simulate different times of day, seasons, and weather conditions.
The program further emphasizes presentation skills, teaching learners how to create still images, animated flythroughs, and panoramic views that engage clients and stakeholders. By the end of the course, participants will be able to produce professional, high-quality visualizations of landscape designs that are both creative and technically impressive.
This course is ideal for landscape architects, designers, urban planners, and students who want to enhance their workflow with fast, effective, and visually compelling rendering tools.
The Lumion for Landscape Design short course introduces learners to the use of real-time rendering technology to create stunning and professional visualizations of outdoor spaces. Unlike traditional rendering software that can take hours, Lumion allows designers to instantly transform 3D landscape models into photorealistic environments with natural lighting, vegetation, and atmospheric effects.
In this program, participants will learn how to import 3D landscape models, apply realistic textures and materials, and enrich their scenes with Lumion’s extensive library of plants, trees, water features, and site furnishings. They will also explore lighting and environmental controls, simulating different times of day, seasonal changes, and weather conditions to bring their designs to life.
The course places strong emphasis on presentation techniques, where learners practice creating still renders, animated flythroughs, and immersive panoramas to effectively communicate design ideas to clients and stakeholders.
By the end of the course, students will be able to confidently use Lumion as a fast, powerful, and creative visualization tool that enhances both the design process and client presentations, making it an essential skill for landscape architects, designers, and urban planners.
Get an overview of Lumion’s role in landscape architecture. Learn the interface, workspace navigation, importing 3D models (e.g., from SketchUp), and the basics of real-time rendering.
Optimize 3D models for Lumion use. Work with terrain and topography, import CAD or 3D site models, and manage scene setup with correct scaling.
Apply Lumion’s built-in material library to projects. Customize materials such as grass, stone, wood, and water. Explore realism tools like reflection, bump mapping, and transparency. Practice: design a material palette for a park scene.
Use Lumion’s vegetation library (trees, shrubs, plants) and customize plant growth, density, and placement. Learn how to import external vegetation models. Practice: build a planting scheme for a garden.
Create water features such as lakes, rivers, ponds, and fountains. Design pools and water effects, and add site furniture like benches, lights, and pathways. Practice: integrate water and site details into a project.
Control natural daylight, sun positioning, seasons, and weather. Add artificial lighting for nighttime scenes. Practice: create day vs. night renders of the same site.
Set up camera views and perspectives. Create smooth animations and flythroughs, applying composition rules for professional outputs. Practice: design a client-ready camera path.
Configure Lumion rendering settings for stills and videos. Use render passes, optimize output quality, and apply effects such as fog, depth of field, and lens flares. Perform basic post-production adjustments within Lumion.
Apply Lumion workflows to a real-world landscape project such as a park, plaza, or garden. Integrate vegetation, lighting, and effects. Prepare still renders and animations.
Complete a full landscape visualization project. Deliverables: still images, flythrough video, and panoramas. Present the final project, receive critique, and gain professional tips for portfolios and client presentations.
Overview of Lumion in landscape architecture
Navigating the interface and workspace
Importing 3D models (SketchUp)
Understanding real-time rendering basics
Optimizing 3D models for Lumion
Terrain and topography basics
Importing CAD or 3D site models
Scene setup and scale management
Applying Lumion’s built-in material library
Customizing materials: grass, stone, wood, water
Reflection, bump mapping, and transparency for realism
Practice: designing a material palette for a park scene
Using Lumion’s vegetation library (trees, shrubs, plants)
Customizing plant growth, density, and placement
Importing external vegetation models
Practice: building a planting scheme for a garden
Creating lakes, ponds, rivers, and fountains
Designing pools and water effects
Adding site furniture: benches, lights, and pathways
Practice: adding water and site details to a project
Setting natural daylight and sun positioning
Simulating seasons and weather conditions
Artificial lighting for landscape scenes (night effects)
Practice: day vs. night renders of the same site
Setting up camera views and perspectives
Creating smooth animations and flythroughs
Rules of composition for professional visual outputs
Practice: creating a client-ready camera path
Lumion rendering settings for stills and videos
Render passes and optimizing output quality
Using Lumion effects (fog, depth of field, lens flares)
Basic post-production adjustments in Lumion
Applying workflows to a real landscape project
Designing a park, plaza, or garden visualization
Integrating vegetation, lighting, and effects
Preparing still renders and animations
Students complete their landscape visualization project
Deliverables: still images, flythrough video, panoramas
Final presentation and critique session
Professional tips for portfolios and client presentations
Landscape Designer
Landscape Visualizer
3D Visualization Specialist
Rendering Artist
Architectural Visualizer (Landscape Focus)
Urban Space Designer
Virtual Staging Specialist (Outdoor Projects)
Freelance Landscape Rendering Consultant
201901011352 (1320680-K)
