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Unless your considering a career change with more “Hollywood” attached to it than continuing to slog it through this crushing economic time warp we are in ( in the current profession we assume you to be in) your choice of discussion topic seems a little vapid.
Still, with the comment by our resident film critic, the plug-in head himself, Mr. Ni…[Read more]

I am somewhere. between using Flash (really basic rudimentary application e.g. no coding)
and WordPress. to do my portfolio website Yours sounds spectacular and should be given your effort and time Can you offer this neophyte any pointers on how to get something a little less polished and snazzy as what Nick has done here and not get too.mired in…[Read more]

Nick:
 
Very impressive stuff, the cocktail napkin sketches are more than a nice touch !! You probably are aware of the book of back of the napkin sketches from architects …..
 
I do not know flash at all and have hours and hours of tutorials that will help me get to some point of arrival in even designing and posting a digital portfolio like y…[Read more]

You can also access, download and use all the Lynda programs for Autocad without paying for them.
Yes, this is a torrent site, so you know exactly what your doing, at least I did. But I downloaded every AutoCAD tutorial program from Lynda and VTC, and at no cost.
You need a torrent downloader program like BitTorrent or BitComet.
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Anwwer to your fair and honest question.
 
I never did follow-through on the “are you working or not” thread and, as, you state here, “pushed it along”.
I am not looking to write a book, just seeking a variety of opinion on a complicated and difficult choice and crossroads to take.
Thank you for calling me out on this one.
 
 

Please continue to offer me your views and insights.

thank you.

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Please keep the comments coming they have been very beneficial and insightful. I appreciate all who have
chimed in so far.
 
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Thank you. That was very helpful to me. Your right, as long as I don’t get dispatched to do any downtown redevelopment in Libya or nuclear plant bio-remediation work in Japan, I should be OK.,
 
 

Thanks for the commentary and interest please keep it coming
 

Which rendering program do you use for lighting and finish effects ?
 

• Podium
• Twilight
• Kerketheya ?

I have all three and never have used a single one.

Besides Daniel Tal’s book (Google SketchUp for Site Design)  and Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture any other guidebooks or training manuals that you would recommend to help me get to the level your at (yeah I know … lots and lots of practice)
 
How do you do the distortion on the architectural facades ?
 

• find one with the right or…

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Thanks for the commentary. Keep it coming

For instance, how and where do you get your architectural skins for the sketchup buildings and how do you apply them ?

Very nice work Kody. Can you briefly outline your steps from the SketchUp model and the rendering techniques methods you use for Photoshop for the ones on the right ?

Thanks for the commentary. Keep it coming.
 
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Thank you for your commentary. Your resume is knock-out impressive so your in an upper class by yourself.
The firm principal in the Shanghai office has admitted that they do some evenings and weekends when required.
 
You used the word “very” three times before long hours, and that is a tad scary. I understand that the speed by which projects are…[Read more]

Keep the constructive commentary coming. Everything so far is much appreciated.
 
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Nick :
 
Thank you for your insight and real time experience with this. So far I have been advised of sometimes long hours (not a regular feature) and a design pace that is accelerated. They are paying my way over, so far and helping me find a suitable place to live near their offices. This is my only viable prospect and as we both know, it has…[Read more]

I looked at the website and it seems you might have some opportunities directly up my alley. Your right, a very cool company. I noticed one in particular with your West Chester branch. I have some good contacts, but they may not be geographically what the company might be looking for. Tell me more and please send me your direct email address.

Those are very smart fields to pursue, because jobs in our profession, unless you go to other highly productive economies in other parts of the world right now that are generating  our kind of jobs (China 7-8% GDP this year, 10% last year, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong slightly less) you had damn well better look into other avenues.
 
I m…[Read more]