Architectural Illustration: Bring Design Concepts to Life
Masking Process
A course by JJ Zanetta , Architectural Illustrator
About the video: Masking Process
Overview
“The first lesson in this unit is to cover the first step of the rendering process, which is the masking process. ”
In this video lesson JJ Zanetta addresses the topic: Masking Process, which is part of the Domestika online course: Architectural Illustration: Bring Design Concepts to Life. Explore the fundamentals of architectural illustration, from perspective drawing to 2D composition, and use them to render engaging design solutions in Procreate or by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“Masking Process I hope everyone is feeling ok. Getting to this point, the bulk of the process and the most brain power is in getting to this point. From here on, the rendering process will be fun, coloring the numbers, and enjoyable hopefully. In this unit, we'll take the first step in the rendering process, which is called masking. We'll be taking each object or material in our drawing and separating it into its own layer. There are a few ways we can use Procreate to complete the masking process. I'll show you a few that I use, and you can employ them in different ways, and whatever is mos...”
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Course summary for: Architectural Illustration: Bring Design Concepts to Life
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
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Procreate -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Digital Architecture, Drawing, Spatial Design, Traditional illustration

JJ Zanetta
A course by JJ Zanetta
JJ Zanetta is an architectural illustrator. He grew up in Pittsburgh and began drawing from a young age, recreating the illustrations he saw in books. In high school, JJ began pursuing his love for architecture by creating drawings inspired by his city. He later went on to study art education at Mercyhurst University and began his career as an architectural illustrator at Urban Design Associates in 2007 before going on to establish his own studio, Zanetta Illustration.
Since then, he has spent more than 10 years working for clients including architects, urban designers, landscape architects, developers, and municipalities. JJ has also won multiple awards from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators, among other organizations.
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