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I would suggest downloading a trail edition of Land f/x.  The trail edition comes with thousands of sketch-up trees which are free for you to keep.

Since this thread has been picked up again, I thought I would let y’all know what I decided:
I DID end up taking Mike’s course and found it to be well worth it. He urges his students to sketch daily, just as many have suggested, but he also imparts great tricks, tips and wisdom that helped my skills jump forward immensely. Starting the fall…[Read more]

“A great distance separating work and home creates intolerable rifts in people’s lives” -Christopher Alexander in The Timeless Way of Building”  Well, it was something like that.  Though that may be seen as more of a planning quote.  He has some other good ones, such as the need for south-facing outdoor spaces.

“Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of the wolf.” Aldo Leopold, “Thinking like a Mountain”

The Hotel Del Coronado. Salk Institute in La Jolla. Drive up to LA to see the Getty. Balboa Park and Old Town are pretty yawn-inducing, IMHO. The Zoo is a pretty  famous horticultural collection, aside from the animals..

Indeed, I am a true believer on having quick ideas with hands that can put down on paper instantly, this way our right brain (the creative side) will engage more. As long as I can breathe, I will continue to push the hand graphics to where ever I can reach.

First, do not ever go to Mike Lin’s workshops. Terrible. You would be better served pencil sketching daily. Look at shadows and light and line weight – that is all there is. Mike Lin is a gimmick. Do not spend your money. If you have trouble designing-practice over and over. It is a muscle. You will succeed, you will fail. The ratio will fall in…[Read more]

Hi Deryn, I am browsing around the Land8 web site and found your discussion only after you have taken my workshop in Las Vegas this past May.  I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed not only you but the other two students from your school.  The improvement from three of you were stunning and amazing. I also appreciate your invitation to your s…[Read more]

Hi Andrew, I was browsing around your web site and saw your comment on my workshop with great comment.  Thanks.  I always enjoy your site and keep up.

Hi Steve, thanks for your opinion, well said.  Hope to see you in one of our graphic workshops.

I want to thank everyone who shared their views on graduate school and beyond.  It is amazing to see how some answers are very similar while other people had a completely different experience.  At this point after weighing some of the responses I think I am going to hold off on graduate school.  And if I do end up going back I would look at al…[Read more]

5th year BLA’s often do a large exit project which is called a thesis in some schools.  I would be careful to compare it to a graduate school thesis that is rigorously reviewed by a committee and then becomes a published document by the university.  Most major universities catalog their theses in their library.  BLA project typically are no…[Read more]

was just reading some of these responses and saw that you stressed the 5 year BLA. that is what i will be graduating with come may, however, we ARE doing a thesis. i understand it may not be quite as in depth as a master’s thesis, but i am not currently considering grad school. the push i’ve heard is experience over academia. does the thesis still…[Read more]