Feras A. AL-shaikh

Response to comment by Brent Farrar, I have used turpentine and pastels on normal paper. you get a similar effect of watercolour, but the paper does not wrinkle, this was my solution to getting the watercolour feel without all the hassle.

Hey Brandon….thanks for the invite. I use Vectorworks to create landscape designs…..do you know where can I find more information on realistic coloring techniques to use on my Vectorworks drawings so it looks like I used real colored pencils. Are there any other ways to make the drawings look high end? Peace!

yeah baby! And sitting outside when it’s not humid. MAN I miss that! : )

Rolling Rocks for a dollar…

Hi everyone, i’m the new kid on the block from SA.

Wow, 97 members-strong!

oh – and it was Brownbottle Seminar at the Out-r-Inn… : )

hell yeah! (it was a genny cream ale bottle)
My upper lip swelled up like someone in the Simpsons!
…my 15 minutes? ; )

Hey Todd… remember when you got stung by the bee in your pop can, in front of Brown Hall?!

thanks for joining! Couldn’t let all those other schools have a group and not us! : )

hi brent – sketches i will do directly onto watercolor paper. but more complex drawings can be done on vellum or trace, scanned and then printed onto even very heavy wc paper using the (awesome!)epson 3800 printer – amazing – looks just like an original pencil drawing…

if you are doing watercolors by hand, what is the best way to get the architectural image onto a watercolor type paper?

Some answers to a some questions two pages back: I count L. Azeo Torre and William Kirby Lockard….hehe, and Reimon buyco….as inspirations. My weapon of choice for the draw? A Pilot Rollerball for fine lines, any felt tip pen (Pilot or Pentel) for medium weight lines, and any thick marker (Sharpie, inevitably)…all black. On tracing, or plain…[Read more]

Mark
I would absolutely recommend taking a graphics workshop. They can be expensive but they are more of an investment in your self. For me, sketching and graphics is relaxing but also most effective for clear communitcation with the client and saling the design. In 20 minutes I can complete a sketch for a client, make sure we are on the same page…[Read more]

Maybe I shouldn’t greatest designer cause it is very subjective….How about who is your favorite designer……I would have to Jeffery Gordon Smith is a pretty great designer….He is a member of our group…You should check out his work…..

Very nice! I thought I was the greatest designer on the planet…..hehehehehe…j/k….

I will say…..Burle Marx maybe…..

Anyone attend Richards Perspective Sketching and using his techniques that would care to show off their work?

Go to http://www.graphicsteacher.com….He has a list of workshops and dates associated on there…..

Who is the greatest designer of all time besides the obvious answer of Olmsted….?

Where might I find a list of upcoming workshops?