by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 1, 2012 | Styles / Effects |
A student in Chicago emailed me a while back asking how I created the back cover of my undergraduate portfolio. The image was a collage of all of my projects Photoshopped together into a single composition. As time consuming as it may look, I probably only...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 4, 2012 | Styles / Effects |
I used to draw a lot when I was younger and all but stopped sometime in college. I’m not sure why, but I always find myself trying to recreate hand drawings through Photoshop. I’ve noticed that the workflow that I use to recreate drawings follows a...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 26, 2012 | Over Time |
I tend to use a lot of line work generated by Sketchup models as overlays for architectural illustrations. Because of this, it’s often crucial that the line work in my Sketchup models read clearly and appropriately. Before exporting the line work, there...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 19, 2012 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 2 |
I received a question on my Facebook page asking what service I used for my website. I liked the question and it made sense to devote a post on the topic. The thing is, there are so many free services available that there is no reason not to put you stuff...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 12, 2012 | Break Down |
There is something really nice about the simplicity and clarity of an architectural line drawing. A friend of mine was showing me some old school drawings by guys like Bernard Tschum and Lebbeus Woods. It’s amazing how fast drawings like these are being...
