Laith Wark

Hello Brandon – Many thanks for the two suggestions. Simutis’s work effectively simulates traditional watercolour (it may actually be watercolour). I had a bit of trouble navigating the Bowen Studios site, but that’s probably just me. Cheers, Laith

Hello Jeffrey – Many thanks for adding this suggestion of Alex’s work. An expressive style and some subtle effects. Have added a few of Alex’s illustrations to the collection on Pinterest. Cheers, Laith

Hello Llia – Thanks for adding to this discussion. I can see you have used accurate 3d models for the plants in the illustrations. Would love to see examples of larger scenes as well. Thanks for the contribution. Cheers, Laith

Hello Robert – Thank you for contributing to this discussion. Luis Callejas’ graphic communication style crosses over the lines of illustration, graphic design, and visual art. Intellectually beautiful work. Cheers, Laith

Hello Robert – Many thanks for adding to this discussion. Spine3d have done some great work. Some of the interior illustrations are really amazing, nice quality of light and atmosphere. Cheers, Laith

Hi Vic – Many thanks for taking the time to add to this discussion. Cheers – Laith

Hi Thomas – Many thanks for your input, a good suggestion. I have been in contact with Nick already and yes his work is good. Cheers, Laith

Hi Daniel. Apologies for this late reply. That’s great news you offer this service. Could you post a link to your on-line portfolio? The link in your Land* leads to a page in Japanese? Thanks. 

Hi Bob.
Thanks a lot for your input.
Ahh, yes. The great Daniel Tal. Mr Tal does very nice work. I think he is more into training and instruction than producing renderings for other companies. I could be wrong here. Worth checking this.
Laith

Hi Matt
Thanks a lot for the suggestion. The style is interesting. Thanks also for the link to the blog post. I’d like to read this as well.
Laith

Hi Peter
Many thanks for the suggestion. The work on their website is world class, and yes, it would be interesting to know the cost.
Laith

Hi Brian. Many thanks for the suggestion. I’ll look them up. Cheers, Laith

Is this software a commercial produce for sale? I checked the website but could not find a link to purchasing information. Thanks in advance for your reply.

Hi Eric. Thanks for the reply. How does Vectorworks handle other elements such as

• railings and fences (linear elements)
• landscape structures and furniture (compenents)
• wall finishes
• sub-surface drainage

Also which LinkedIn group is the discussion?

CivilCAD 3D is the “Revit” of the civil engineers world and has many applications for landscape architecture. It is the tool for any land modelling, road or pathway corridors, drainage etc, what you would expect from a package for civil engineers. You build the site as a “dyamnic model” and the software produces the documentation which is a major…[Read more]

For quanitity take offs this sounds good. We use LandFX which could be similar. Kind off BIM for site (SIM).

We use data from past tenders. We want a tool to manage this data to use for new “estimates”. For example, we can extract a relevant rate for granite paving given a certain quanity based on rates from past tenders.

Hi Keith

For the record we call an estimate an “Opinion of Probable Cost”. However we try to get these as close as possible, within 10% of the tender price, is good.

thanks for your input. Really appreciate it.

We also use Excel which is great for storing data like rates for each item. But we find it has limitations in managing complexity. Prices vary due to the scale of the project, location etc. We are looking for something more database-like to manage the data.

Dennis.
Thanks for your input.
Laith