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How long did it take you? I would just have done it in photoshop since the drawing is not to detailed. Besides you would get a far more hand drawn look in photoshop then sketchup to be honest. I love sketchup to do quick models but I always import them back to photoshop to render, do to the flexibility of PS. I would as Yekaterina tighten up the lines in the render they are a littlle too loose. just my 2 cents.

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Mike lin 2 week was very good next I would like to do the Richard Scott one. Brandon how do you thing they compare to each other?

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Branden
Thanks for the link, the refills are cheep! I always have a problem getting refills, I go to Graphaids for copic suplies because students get 30% off but they are always back ordered every time I need them.

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Stephanie
The software issue was only a example and would not tip the scale alone, I guess I was not clear on that.
I agree I feel being able to hold down a day job and have the option to go to school at night is optimal, this is one of the reason’s I am in the program.

Last time I checked a majority of the States require a B.S.L.A. and a required a certain amount of years experience. I am not sure if this has changed the last time I checked was about 5 years ago. I hope I am incorrect about this because that would be a bummer. The main state I want to practice in is Hawaii and I am researching what I need to do to be licensed there.

My main point was that there seems to be some prejudice towards certificate programs over Degrees no matter how good the program is. I just wanted to get input if others in the program felt the same or not.

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Yeah I love Vectorworks but I dont think many firms use it. If they was more of a demand it would be my first choice as I perfer it over AutoBAD.

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Heads up they are filled with xylene which is pretty toxic and a lot of old schoolers that used them have shaky hands because of it, and on top of it if you use them to long you get a headache. If I were you look into copic markers I cant stress enough how incredible of a marker they are bar none. I am no rep I just love them and have about a 180 of them. They are refillable which is big for me since the refills cost as much as the marker and refill them about 8 times, plus they are color tested 10 times so you always get the same color, you can buy blanks and mix your own colors I can go on and on but you be the judge. Look at the sketch marker the have a brush tip on one side and an regular marker on the other

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I dont think it is possible for that to happen. I think digital illustration is a tool like any other. If you want to be a good 3d artist you still need a artists vision to make it regardless whether its by drafting your idea or by constructing it with composited images. When you look at artists like Feng Zhu, Nick Pugh or any other artist who is featured on gnomon they are all first and foremost artist’s in the traditional sense. They have only become extremely good in a digital canvas because of there artistic skill. I as well hope that as designers of the landscape that we start to become more familiar with all the tools available to us as designers traditional and digital. I feel its a great way to advance the industry and make us better and more interesting communicators of our vision. I have always had a passion for water colors and markers but in the last five years have been into programs like painter, photoshop and cinema 4d, but my interest in those digital media’s only make me want to be a better artist. You want to understand lighting and photography which is very important with 3d and you want to understand color and composition which you need from the masters and a good art teacher. To sum it all up we need to have a understanding of both for us as Landscape Architects to move forward. You cant just rely on hand graphics all the time as its very time consuming and clients want the work yesterday, thats when digital media is great. At the same time you must have a understanding of drawing to know how to make short cuts how to imply something with the fewest strokes. It benefits us all to know both and not get left behind by progress.

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Thanks Vivian
I some times get the overwhelming feeling like I should do the right thing and get a masters etc, but I actually like UCLA Extensions program better then most schools I looked in to. I do feel how ever that for being such a solid program that it gets over looked and disregarded because no degree is attached to it.
As for Land F/X I thought that was poor judgement on there part I am studying Landscape Architecture why wouldnt you want me to use your program? I am going to end up at a firm or in business for myself silly really isn’t it.

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Land Arch I was part time but with no job full time :p I am also taking more with digi graphics and permaculture.

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I am going back to school full time. I have been looking for a basic internship but no luck.

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if you want to save money get CS3 and upgrade later no life altering changes in CS4. Oh and I would second the recommendation on sketchup looooove that program

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