new(ish) site

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A New Site

369 days later, I am back. I've reactivated this blog with the development of a new website. Things are slow-going for the moment: finals and a cross-country move are consuming a majority of my time. Over the summer I hope to develop this into a more functional interweb destination.

Final Media Layout

This is my final board for architecture media class. I tried to separate myself from my normal style and really step out of my comfort zone when putting this together. I quickly found that it is much easier said than done, and what resulted is a hybrid of sorts between where I was trying to go and where I have been. Either way, I'm done and happy.

Final Studio Layout

This is my final presentation board for my 284 studio. It's pretty basic, as I had practically zero time to compose it and the drawings had to remain at set scale. I've yet to figure out how to get creative with these restrictions, but next year is another year. On a more positive note, the Gehry printer can print an absurdly bright blue, so the board looks much better in person than on the screen. By the way, it's the biggest thing I've printed to date at 42x60 inches.

Updated Pool Perspective

Super-misty, ultra-emotional perspective. Same deal as last week but easier. Also, a couple of serial vector perspectives moving you, the viewer, through my main pool space. These were easy as well. They might not show up though, Blogger is blowing it right now.

Pool Perspectives

These are the completed Photoshop renderings of my main pool space. These are sketchy compositions meant to achieve a mood rather than realistically represent the space. The first is a basic afternoon-time view, while the second is a more evocative twilight illustration. I first traced a perspective image from SketchUp by hand, and scanned it into Photoshop to achieve a hand-drawn feel. Then, I clipped materials from images on the web and applied them to the surfaces of my building to express texture. I also utilized layering techniques and various Photoshop tools to create lighting and reflection effects.

(The first image will not upload for some reason...)

In-Progress: Pool Perspective

Here is a (preliminary?) Photoshop rendering of my main pool area that I just finished. Critiques welcome.