by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 23, 2014 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf |
I have been experimenting with some site diagrams of the existing conditions of Long Wharf in Boston. I am mostly interested in introducing texture and depth to diagrams that are typically presented in a more simplified manner using solid colors...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 16, 2014 | Fundamentals |
Adding trees to a perspective can be a daunting task, especially if there are a lot of them. Often what happens is the same tree gets copied over and over again. Everyone does it. It saves a ton of time compared to spending time cutting out several trees that...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 31, 2014 | Styles / Effects |
Ever since I rebuilt this model a few months back, I have been wanting to generate an x-ray image of the Cranbrook project. I was having trouble getting the image to read properly because the design doesn’t lend itself well to the x-ray style that I have...
by Alex Hogrefe | Dec 8, 2013 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 3, Styles / Effects |
Every year around this time, I have made it a tradition to illustrate a winter scene. With the holidays around the corner, this weekend seemed like a good time to try out some different ideas and techniques related to snow scenes. Sitting down this morning, I...
by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 24, 2013 | Portfolio Vol. 3 |
All weekend has been spent working on the cover design for the Project Portfolio Upgrade and it is turning out to be extremely challenging. There is a lot of pressure that rides on the cover. It’s the first thing the audience sees. It’s the...
