Environmental art needs more software than visual communication, but it also emphasizes creativity. The software you need to know is: 3DMAX V-RAY renderer CAD PS (software that everyone needs to know when learning design), if you want to.
If you deliberately pursue technology to make your work more brilliant, the later software will deliberately learn: AE FUSION NUCK. As long as it can achieve the basic effect, don't delve into it.
In English, as long as the art class has passed Grade A, it is the legendary Grade 3.
If you want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, you'd better pass Band 4.
From the perspective of prospect, environmental art is greater than visual communication.
In terms of employment opportunities, the two are the same at this stage, but the visual communication is saturated.
When you go to college, you must first know how to make friends and deal with the relationship between classmates. Don't quarrel with your classmates over trifles. After all, college friends are friends who influence the later development.
In fact, what I learned in college and school is not as much as what I learned in mutual communication. It is better to have an exchange meeting with seniors, but don't be fooled by bad seniors. (It is a good choice to investigate the reputation of seniors first)
How to learn: for example, learning software, PS, a book is enough, as long as there is a network (our school is not normal for freshmen and sophomores), PS is not a fool to get started in a month.
The basic course in the environmental art 3DMAX V-RAY website plus an advanced V-RAY book.
As long as you are easy to learn, you can't watch high-end tutorials hanging on the Internet.
I can guarantee that you will become a semester in January and your drawings will reach the medium level.
Summary (Learning to design any technical network is better than any training. If possible, be sure to get a laptop wireless network card. If you can make trouble, you can rent a house off campus)
Finally, I wish you success (University of Technology 20 10 New Art Group QQ: 922 14420)