by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 6, 2017 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5 |
The next two illustrations that I have generated for the Philly Bridge explore the procession across the bridge. The design incorporates different types of program and landscape depending on the path you choose and the activities users plan to partake in. Therefore, I...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 6, 2017 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 5, Uncategorized |
As old school as they are, GIFs can still be a low tech, highly shareable solution to communicate an architectural idea. In this case, I was having trouble deciding how to illustrate the operable shade system of my research lab design. Enter the GIF. The obvious...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 24, 2013 | Fundamentals |
Not everyone has the capabilities to render huge models with a ton of lights. I am one of those people where more times than not I have to manually add light to my illustrations because I don’t have the computing power. At first, this method can seem tedious....
by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 5, 2012 | Final Moves |
I thought I would pull another move from the Bob Ross play book. He was always great at creating depth in his paintings by saturating and darkening the elements that were closest to the viewer and then lightening the hills and mountains further off in the distance....
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 21, 2012 | Fundamentals |
I have posted in the past on how to create interior elevations/sections by only using Photoshop, but I never posted on exterior elevations. The workflow that I use for exterior elevations really isn’t much different than the workflow that I use for interior...