by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 18, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 10 Prairie Office |
Every now and then, I need to switch things up. Sometimes this means not thinking too much about what the end result will be and just seeing where things go. I needed a break from “realism” and the focus on high res textures, accurate lighting, etc....
by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 24, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Styles / Effects, Uncategorized |
I have been developing several illustrations for the Porter Sq project the past couple of months and have finally finished one of the section diagrams. I decided to go a little old school with this one and keeping things monotone. With this style of illustration I am...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 9, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 24, 2016 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 04 Cliff Retreat |
For the past few weeks, I have been producing section illustrations of my cliff retreat design. As is often the case, the final result took a complete detour from what I originally set out to produce. I began the spreads rendering out two large detail perspectives...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jul 19, 2015 | Fundamentals, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 03 Crossroads Pavilion |
This week, I have begun piecing together the floor plans of the Train Pavilion Project. When it comes to visualizing floor plans, I have always leaned towards a simple representation. Maybe it is because I have spent so many years working in offices where the...
