Paolo Ortiz

Thanks Noelia! Feel free to ask questions and contribute.

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.

great idea this group! it is exactly what i was looking for! 🙂

Mr. Lin,
 
when will your next 7 day workshop be in the United states?

Dear All

I am working In Dubai,,,on my own projects ,,,,,and I am looking for ,,,landscaping hand sketchers ,,,and landscape architect ….please send what do u have to the following e mail kiwanlandscape@gmail.com

Denis – try “From Concept to Form in Landscape Design” by Grant Reid.  It’s a good starting point for what you’re talking about.

Hello! I am looking for manuals on Design itself – especially combining forms and shapes(geometry), getting beatiful lines, proportions and finally getting harmonious composition. Any good books or e-books? The best free available on-line:) Waiting for advices!

hello guys…
 
glad to join the group.

hi guys,
 
glad to join in the group.
 
am presently working as a landscape designer here in abu dhabi. u.a.e.
 
have a good day…

hi I’m Cliff, doubt it is possible, but does anyone know how difficult it would be for a middle age guy from California to get a land/arch job in Phil? i have always wanted to go there, after knowing some of the many friendly Filipino people here in US… Wonder if there will be any companies think about hiring Americans? thanks for your help..

Dear All,

I am looking for Landscape Archiyects for my office in Jeddah- Saudi Arabia, if you or some one you know interested please send your Cv to : aa.algilani@gmail.com
Salary based on experiance, benifits include, housing allowancw, helth insurance, and transportation. please forwared to those who might be interested, new graduates and those…[Read more]

Hello- I’ll being going to Bacolod in June to visit my Lola. Anyone in Bacolod? I would love to meet some other LArchitects and to checkout some of the work going on in the archipelago. Also, I’ll be spending a day or too in Manila. I am about to finish my Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture here in Seattle at the University of Washington.…[Read more]

barlow, I would really be interested in seeing what European style sketches are and what one would percieve is the common american style of drawing?

Anyway we can get some quick sketch technique (marker, colored pencil, pastel etc) and rendering tutorials on here ?

tim-

you bring up a good point..atmosphere is difficult to convey in hand drawn work. all I can think of at the moment is airbrush..

anyone know the best way to convey “god rays” in drawn perspectives? thanks

Hi, ngayon ko lang nabasa to. Hi Kuya/Sir Giovanni, dito na po kayo sa Australia? Anong state?

Hi James,
Actually, my professor introduced me to your work this past summer, my first semester in LA, and it was he who let me know about your rendering techniques and color usage. In fact, our first shot at perspectives involved 20 minute perspective-making sessions that aimed to emulate your graphics.
I could only hope that if he hadn’t told…[Read more]

Hi Vanessa; glad you’re having success with the colored pencil techniques. You have a good eye! I do use a cream pencil combined with peach on almost all buildings and hardscape at the very beginning of coloring a drawing, then wash over them with whatever color will best depict the material I’m envisioning…terra cotta, slate blue. etc. The…[Read more]

Nick,
Thanks! I’ll probably be doing more of these in the future and I would like to seed them be as representative of the true design as possible.

Thanks!