Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects
Modeling structural elements with Sketchup
A course by Fernando Neyra Moreta , Architect and Illustrator
Joined September 2019
About the video: Modeling structural elements with Sketchup
Overview
“Now we will see the beginning of the modeling, we will start with the main elements those that structure the project.”
In this video lesson Fernando Neyra Moreta addresses the topic: Modeling structural elements with Sketchup, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects. Learn to portray spaces in a semi-realistic way and create a bridge between the technical and the artistic.
Partial transcription of the video
“3D MODELING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS We will now begin with the modeling. We’ll start with the main elements of the structure of our project. First, I will delete this cube which we used as a reference to orient the views, and we will now begin to model our project. The first thing we'll do is the floor. To do that, we’ll select the Floor layer, and we’ll select the Rectangle tool which will allow us to draw plans. Then we will select a reference point inside the plan. It can be any point. In this case, I’ll use this point, and I’ll move across the whole surface and select another anchor point. ...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Lumion, SketchUp -
Areas
Architectural Illustration, Architecture, Digital Architecture, Digital Illustration, Landscape Architecture

Fernando Neyra Moreta
A course by Fernando Neyra Moreta
A native of Córdoba, Argentina, Fernando Neyra is an architect and illustrator specialized in architectural graphics, a discipline in which he combines his two passions: the practice of architecture with the illustrated representation of projects.
His clients are mainly architectural firms from different parts of the world such as Gehl Architects, Studio Precht, and more. The main objective of his work is to give the space's potential residents a convincing look at what the end result would be like with a realistic illustrated presentation.
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