architectural floor plan and building section

assignment five: photoshop compositions

for my first composition, I started by editing the perspective using all the steps we talked about in class on last thursday.  I used the burn tool to create shadows, the dodge tool to lighten areas, the gradient tool to create shadow on the floor, and made adjustments in levels, curves, hue, saturation, and a couple other things.  I then lowered the opacity in the section cuts and the floor plan to make the perspective stand out even more.  next, I added text to the composition, and then linked the layers that held the sections and the floor plans to the text that went with each one.  the last thing I did was add the title and information below it, and arranged the composition, dividing it using the shape tool.

 I used the same steps on this composition, but just arranged the composition differently.

I again used the same steps but just arranged it in a different way.

pine tree composition

8 photos of light/reflection

 reflections on floors:  I chose this photo because it clearly shows the exterior light reflecting on the floor and also shows the lines from the border of the door on the floor.

reflections on floors:  in this photo, the sculpture as well as the natural and artificial light is reflected on the shiny floor.

 vertical surface reflections:  I chose this photo because the mirror on the floor shows the complete depth of the store and it is an interesting angle.

vertical surface reflections:  I took this photo outside of the weatherspoon art museum to show the reflections of the pillars on the glass doors.

 daylight shadows:  I chose this photo because it shows the shadows from outside coming in through the blinds.

daylight shadows:  in this photo, there is a clean, strong shadow coming in through the window that is represented on the floor.

 artificial light:  I chose this photo because the light not only shines on the wall, but also reflects on the metal pipes.

artificial light:  in this picture, there is also a clean, strong shadow that is cast from the overhead lights on the cabinets.

one-point perspective and in-class sketches

lobby spaces

lobby desk 

lobby space 1

lobby space 2

more on assignment one: name tag

assignment four: understanding a space

poster design competiton

image

assignment two: perspective

concept: pine tree [two point perspective]

concepts, principles, and elements, oh my!

concept: pine tree

when I first thought about a pine tree, I thought about the pine needles and its color.  I then thought about how it has a tall trunk, and then the branches spread out in a triangle shape.  the tree also has symmetry and would be nearly identical if you were to split it in half.  in terms of proportion and balance, the expansion of branches at the top of the tree mimic the growth of the roots underground.  there is a rhythm to the pine needles, and also the pine cones that grow on the pine tree.  the bark is coarse and tough, while the pine needles are pointy but smooth.  the way the light shines through these needles creates a very interesting effect that I am hoping to portray in my perspective drawings.  but what I mainly want to focus on is the expansion of the tree both upwards and downwards.

citation:
http://www.delange.org/PineAfghan/PineAfghan.htm
http://www.danheller.com/images/California/KingsCanyon/Misc/Slideshow/img7.html

nametag [tuan vo]

when I first sat down with tuan, he told me he would like his nametag to be simple and abstract, and that he wanted the colors to be blue, white, and green.  his desk is in line with the window so I decided I would make his nametag stick to the window in some way.  I was originally going to do his name in clean, plain lettering but then I played around with the lengths of some of the letters and how that worked with the proportion and balance of the composition as a whole.  I chose to fade from dark blue, to white, then to dark green as you read his name from left to right.
the N is where the two colors meet at white, and the T and O are the two darkest letters.  the lengths of the lines in the letters put more emphasis on some of them but I think they balance each other out.

first draft: