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Atmospheric Architectural Drawings


Ever wanted to add atmosphere to your plans and section but don’t know how? This course will teach you all you need to know about adding shading and effects to your architectural drawings to give it that extra zest you are looking for. You will learn to work across multiple programs such as CAD and BIM Programs as well as Adobe CC Photoshop and Illustrator to get the desired effects you want to express in your drawings.
Best for:

Designers looking to add atmosphere to any PDF plan, section or isometric drawing.

Difficulty:
Duration:
4 Hours

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Learning Objectives


  1. Learn how to add and edit image in Adobe Photoshop
  2. Learn how to adjust lines and line weights in Adobe Illustrator
  3. Learn how to work with multiple dimensional images in Adobe Photoshop
  4. Learn how to find and edit images of people, furniture and the environment and place them into an image.

Course Modules



A quick introduction into Photoshop and Image Editing.
  • 01 | Course Introduction
  • 02 | Photoshop Basics
  • 03 | Photoshop Shortcuts
  • 04 | Import Images into Photoshop
  • 05 | Finding Materials Online
  • 06 | PNG, JPEG, Vector and Raster Images
  • 07 | Scale and Quality
Learn how to add atmosphere to a plan drawing.
  • 01 | Seamless Materials
  • 02 | Adding Flooring
  • 03 | Adding Furniture
  • 04 | Vegetation
  • 05 | Blending Options
  • 06 | Creating Shadows
  • 07 | Natural Lighting
  • 08 | Adding Text
  • 09 | Finishing the Image
Learn how to add atmosphere to a section drawing.
  • 01 | Ground Plane
  • 02 | Internal Wall Faces
  • 03 | Adding Glass
  • 04 | Adding Timber
  • 05 | Artificial Lighting
  • 06 | Natural Lighting
  • 07 | Adding People
  • 08 | Context
Learn how to add atmosphere to a perspective isometric drawing.
  • 01 | Manipulating Materials
  • 02 | External Walls
  • 03 | Adding Glass
  • 04 | People and Furniture
  • 05 | Building Shadows
  • 06 | People Shadows

Skills and Careers




Architectural Design


Design Experience


Image Editing


Produce Photo-realistic Renders


Visual Effects


Visualisation

These are some great careers that this course will prepare you for:

3d Parametric Design And Visualisation Specialist, Architectural And Urban Design Specialist, Architectural visualiser, Creative Design Assistant, Designer, Freelance Creative/Graphic Designer, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Product Design, Product Designer, Product visualiser, Visual effects artist

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Our members report on average they save 4.4 hours a week per person on design after taking our training. We also provide time-saving plugins to eliminate manual work.

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Our ArchiStar expert team and massive ArchiStar community are here to support you. We answer any question you have within 24 hours (normally a lot faster).


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Increase your expertise and become a successful professional, check our courses:

Architect designing

You'll design faster and more accuratelly


Our members report on average they save 4.4 hours a week per person on design after taking our training. We also provide time-saving plugins to eliminate manual work.



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We have over $25,434 worth of members discounts on most popular software programs. Also, with the design time savings you can take on more projects without adding new staff.



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You'll be supported


Our ArchiStar expert team and massive ArchiStar community are here to support you. We answer any question you have within 24 hours (normally a lot faster).





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