30X40 Design Workshop
Quick, Sketch Rendered Site Plan Tutorial In this video Eric Reinholdt walks you through a fast, sketchy, painterly technique for creating a basic rendered site plan. He uses this for quickly representing schematic site layouts for clients.
| Length | 13:38 |
| Price | Free of charge |
| Subject | Architecture |
| Languages | English |
| Video Transcripts | English |
About the video
The workflow is:
1) Export linework from CAD
2) Overlay linework on your titleblock of choice
3) Create the sketchy base layer (I used colored fur for mine)
4) Invert linework (as necessary)
5) Select areas to receive color “washes”
6) Apply color adjustment layers and fine tune opacity for desired effect.
7) Layer on text, arrows, north arrow, additional information.
8) Select area for vignette effect, feather selection by 100 pixels
9) Invert selection, add “Levels” adjustment layer and tweak to suit your visual taste. (NOTE: this can also be done with a gradient, I just find the levels method to be more precise and easier to change.)
Meet the instructors
Eric Reinholdt is a founder of Thirty by Forty Design Workshop which was established in June 2013 in a home he designed overlooking Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. In 2016, he designed and constructed the Long Studio to complement the Longhouse and serve as a full-scale model of his design principles and the latest in building science; this is the home for 30X40.
“My work celebrates humble materials, subtle contrasts and finely-crafted details. I have a strong interest in modern regionalist design, local materials and familiar building forms juxtaposed against modern, open floor plans. I employ a minimalist, Shaker-like palette of details inspired by the site and natural surroundings.”
Video syllabus
Methodology
Site Planning
Useful Tools