July 18th and 19th, Austin, TX - (click here for a printable PDF)

SKETCHUP / PHOTOSHOP (PERSPECTIVE WORKSHOP)

SketchUp is a quick and powerful 3D modeling tool. Photoshop is the industry standard photo-editing and digital drawing tool. Put together, they create a versatile set of tools that allow you to quickly create perspective sketches for client meetings or render presentation quality images for public meetings.

This workshop shows how to effectively use these two programs together to increase your ability to produce effective perspective images of your designs. This workshop will teach you how to incorporate perspectives and sketches into your everyday workflow, without having to have dedicated "computer guys" to illustrate your project ideas.

Some basic experience with SketchUp and Photoshop is suggested.
In addition to giving you a thorough understanding of how the programs work and showing you numerous time-saving tips, the workshop will cover the following topics and many more:
- Using SketchUp PhotoMatch with Photoshop to integrate your 3D model into an existing site photograph
- Creating your own 2D tree components from your existing Entourage tree files
- Integrate your SketchUp models into Google Earth and send them to a client
- Advanced Masking Techniques in Photoshop to create Atmospheric Perspective
- How to use the powerful plug-ins called Ruby Scripts to automate tasks

 
Workshop Itinerary and Content
Friday, July 18th - starts at 9:00am
  • Lesson 1. Core SketchUp: Tips, Tricks and Techniques
  • (breakfast provided)
  • In-class project: Sketching a housing development from scratch
  • Core SketchUp (how SketchUp "thinks" and time-saving tips, how to draw with accuracy using keyboard inputs, how to draw arrays, etc.)
  • Working with Groups and Components in SketchUp (how organize your drawing to speed up your work and keep objects from "sticking" together)
  • Working with Large Files (how to work of large files without slowing down your computer)
  • 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break (on your own)
  • Lesson 2: Integrating SketchUp and AutoCAD
  • In-class project: Creating an Urban Design Massing Study from AutoCAD linework
  • Importing AutoCAD linework (how to prepare AutoCAD files for import)
  • Coloring your model: materials (paint bucket, altering materials, reversing faces)
  • Rendering options (styles, shadows)
  • Animating with sketchup (pages, tourguide, exporting)
  • Lesson 3: PhotoMatch - Using SketchUp and Photoshop Together
  • In-class project: Matching an existing site photo with a 3D SketchUp model (see example here)
  • Using PhotoMatch in SketchUp (choosing photographs that are easy to use, how to deal with difficult photographs, how to scale your model and photograph)
  • Exporting PhotoMatch to Photoshop (using multiple exports to make model and photograph blend together)
  • Finishing the image in Photoshop (using and scaling people and plants in the image)
  • Workshop ends at 4:30pm, Q&A Session
Saturday, July 19th - starts at 9:00am
  • Lesson 4: Creating Presentation Quality Perspectives with Photoshop (using a SketchUp Base)
  • (breakfast provided)
  • In-class project: Create a perspective in Photoshop using a SketchUp base (see example here)
  • Advanced masking in photoshop for Atmospheric Perspective effects (channels, levels, Quick Masks and Gradient Masks)
  • Photoshop image manipulation (selections, adjustment layers, image disassembly, clone stamp, shading)
  • 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break (on your own)
  • Lesson 5: Creating Terrain with SketchUp from Contour Maps
  • In-class project: Create a terrain map and place a road and building into the site
  • Sandbox Tools (learning how to use the sandbox tools to create a terrain map)
  • Manipulating the Terrain (tools for changing the terrain: what works and what doesn't with work-arounds)
  • Placing Buildings and Roads (how to place a building created in SketchUp into the model and techniques for dealing with roads)
  • Lesson 6: Advanced SketchUp and Photoshop Tricks and Techniques
  • Creating 2D tree and people components in SketchUp from Photoshop images (with corect shadows!)
  • Integrating SketchUp with Google Earth
  • Using Ruby Scripts (what they do, which ones to use, where to find them, and how to install them)
  • more tricks and techniques...
  • Workshop ends at 4pm
Comparison

This is a hands-on workshops, meaning your hands on a computer. The workshops are small, limited to 15 people, so you will receive individual attention. We provide the computers, all you need to do is show up with a desire to learn.

Comparison

The Radisson Hotel & Suites, Austin - Town Lake
111 E Cesar Chavez St
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-9611

  • Workshop Registration $1095.00
  • Early Registration $995.00 (7 days in advance)
  • Group Registration $795.00 each (groups of 3)
  • Full-time student $795.00
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