Wednesday, March 21, 2012

SketchUp Rendering: Computer Lab

 bird's eye view in perspective

 isometric- parallel projection

 isometric- perspective

 section cut

 hidden line perspective

top orthographic view


Saturday, March 3, 2012

AutoCAD, Photoshop, & Illustrator: What I Would Like to Know

AutoCAD:

-Better ways to rotate entire plans (without AutoCAD freezing)
-How to array more effectively
-Relearn layer properties and what exactly they do (freeze vs. on/off etc.)
-How to open Design Center on my version for Mac/ relearn how to use Design Center
-How to duplicate layouts

Photoshop:

-How to use layers more effectively
-How to make more textures
-Relearn how to save a texture as a pattern
-What history brush tool is
-Relearn how to make different shapes (stars, arrows, etc.)
-Relearn burn & dodge

Illustrator:

-Mesh tool
-Symbol Sprayer tool
-Slice tool
-Blob Brush tool
-More effective ways to apply color