by Alex Hogrefe | Dec 19, 2018 | Break Down, Project 08 Mountain Lodge |
For this year’s Winter Special illustration, I decided to create a series of images partly because I couldn’t decide on one view, but also to experiment with the effects of thick snow at different view angles. I was less interested in the architectural...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jul 22, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 25, 2018 | Break Down, Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Dec 19, 2017 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 06 Philly Bridge, Styles / Effects, Uncategorized |
Even though I have started the new desert house project, I jumped back to the Philly Bridge project to generate this year’s winter special. This was a view that I had planned on illustrating months ago but ran out of time. Luckily, it works perfectly for...
by Alex Hogrefe | Sep 24, 2017 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5 |
Aerial architectural renderings in a city environment are some of the toughest images to create. For one, you are dealing with a ton of texture, geometry, and complexity when it comes to the context. The ideal way to manage this is to hire a photographer to take...
