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Mountain Lodge Diagrams and Elevations

Mountain Lodge Diagrams and Elevations

by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 20, 2018 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge | 17 comments

I have been working up some drafts for a few diagrams and elevations for the mountain lodge project. I am testing out some graphically minimal styles that contrast the highly textured and atmospheric perspective illustrations seen here and here. I don’t normally...
Mountain Lodge Ground Study

Mountain Lodge Ground Study

by Alex Hogrefe | Jul 22, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge | 20 comments

This will be a quick post, but I wanted to show another image that I have been working on. This illustration was put together to study the ground around the base of the tower. I wanted to iterate on some ideas I had for the landscape/hardscape relationship as well as...
Mountain Lodge Light and Shadow

Mountain Lodge Light and Shadow

by Alex Hogrefe | Jul 6, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge | 34 comments

As I continue to develop my Mountain Lodge Project, there are a couple of areas that I am using visualization to study the design a little more closely. One of the key moments is a bridge that connects the tower to the mountain side. I had envisioned this space to be...
Mountain Lodge Intro

Mountain Lodge Intro

by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 10, 2018 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge, Uncategorized | 18 comments

Below is a sneak peak of my next project that I will be illustrating over the next several months. As with all of my projects, I have tried to setup several scenarios that I am interested in visualizing. For this project, specifically, the overarching concept is of a...
Desert House Spreads

Desert House Spreads

by Alex Hogrefe | May 20, 2018 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa, Uncategorized | 12 comments

The Desert House Project is nearing completion and I have begun looking at how I can piece together the different images into portfolio spreads. Setting up these spreads help me to clarify what images still need to be generated to fill in the narrative gaps. They also...
Desert Abstract Interior Studies

Desert Abstract Interior Studies

by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 21, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa, Styles / Effects | 28 comments

I decided to go abstract with this latest post. With this set of illustrations, I have been studying the interior spaces of the Desert House. I tend to prefer interiors with minimal color and material, so I generated these studies as a way to force me out of that way...
Desert Night Tutorial: Part 2

Desert Night Tutorial: Part 2

by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 25, 2018 | Break Down, Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa | 18 comments

Part 2 of this tutorial will break down the Photoshop side of this illustration.  In terms of Photoshop complexity, this image is relatively simple and minimal in layers. However, I think it is a good example of how a compelling image can be generated with just a few...
Desert Night Tutorial: Part 1

Desert Night Tutorial: Part 1

by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 4, 2018 | Fundamentals, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa | 6 comments

I have had a ton of people asking me to create a more thorough breakdown of one of my images and it seems the desert house dusk shot would be a good candidate. I like this image because not a ton of Photoshop is needed for the illustration, but the little Photoshop...
Desert House Vignettes

Desert House Vignettes

by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 11, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa, Styles / Effects | 17 comments

This week, I got back into the Trench House project by generating some exterior vignettes. I wanted to use these images to emphasize the vastness of the context and also to explore some color combinations. Since this project sits in the middle of a desert in Nevada,...
Desert Site Plan

Desert Site Plan

by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 9, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa | 9 comments

    After a few more weeks of studying, iterating, and modeling, the design of the desert house has been more or less finalized. I have now begun thinking about the visuals and how I want to present this project. This has been difficult at times because the...
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