Aaron Morley

Best of all Brain Lin will be hosting a Graphic Workshop!

What is LAbash?
LAbash (landscape architecture bash) is a student run conference that serves as a platform for students from various universities to converge, exchange ideas and celebrate their passion for landscape architecture.
LAbash was conceptualized in 1970 by three students from the University of Guelph looking for an opportunity to…[Read more]

Early registration for FIU LABASH 2012 has been extended for 1 more week, don’t miss out register today!

Hi, Are there any PDF files available that can be sent to me to aid me in rendering and quick perspective drawing techniques? thanks

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is gaining momentum with an announcement they have certified the nation’s first three projects.  As a landscape architect professional, would you become a SITES AP?

Hi Oona, I was involved in the Redwood Empire Chapter when I lived in Sonoma County. It did help me with networking and learning about specific sustainability topics. Suzan

Are you involved in your local USGBC chapter?  How has it benefited your career, if at all?

thanx mike, i will try this and tell u

In setting up perspective in mounds or terrains, you must assume they are in a square box, locate their base points on perspective and find their height, then do connect from each base point to the top.  Hope this help.

i have doubt in perpesctives & sketching for mounds, terrains, iam not getting proper shape or profile of the mound in 3d 

A beautiful landscape plan nicely rendered by our member Romella Edgmon who took our workshop in July 2007. She contributes the entire rendering process below to share with our members.  Thanks to Romella.
It was a pleasure coming up with a conceptual design for a water feature in honor of philanthropist Walter Annenberg. A water…[Read more]

                               
Drawing with a Good Attitude                    
 
 
Many people feel they are unable to draw or sketch well either due to the lack of talented background or missing proper guided graphic skill. I have spent over 35 years of my life teaching people how to draw well with confidence, often I have seen people walke…[Read more]

Improvement of B/A drawings in just 7 days?

Before: Bad perspective, no gradual value change and lack of details on walls, ceiling and floor.  Requires nicer design with more furniture, bad person that was scaled too short, need more colors like blue, purple, and orange.
After: Good perspective, good details on walls with nice gradual value…[Read more]

LEED GA – is it worth it?

How to render a sofa with markers

Left Sofa: (Rendered as Designer’s sofa): Outlined sofa lightly with a red or #B pencil, then render each surface of cushions by applying Chartpak Colorless Blender first and use the value sequence of Sunset Pink, Salmon, Deep Salmon, Scarlet and Maroon to achieve a nice Graduate Value Change to White Space. …[Read more]

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How to draw Bubble Diagram and Marker Lettering: 
1. Use circle template, apply one circle with Sharpie and another one with Thin     Pen (don’t forget Professional Gap within circle), two circles offset to each     other with small gap in between. 2. Use different shades of green and blue markers and apply stripes with Over     The Edge just a b…[Read more]

Dear Land8Lounge Member,
I just come across an outstanding watercolor artist Jack Tia Kee Woon, his paintings are incredibly phenomenon.  Each painting is so alive, colorfully glow with all six colors, and loosely expressed in style of its own.  I upload 4 of his painting under photos.  There are over 60 of his masterpieces on my web site at [Read more]