Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects
Pdf contour lines
A course by Fernando Neyra Moreta , Architect and illustrator
Joined September 2019
About the video: Pdf contour lines
Overview
“As a first step to edit the axonometric image we will obtain the contour lines exporting a graph in 2D .dwg, from Sketchup. Once in Autocad, we will export an image in Pdf to work in combination with the base render obtained in Sketchup's Vray.”
In this video lesson Fernando Neyra Moreta addresses the topic: Pdf contour lines, 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
“PDF Contour LinesCONTOUR LINES The first step in editing our axonometric image, is to get the PDF contour lines from SketchUp, and we will combine it with the final render in Photoshop. A very useful resource is to obtain the contour lines, which are the lines along the edges of each of the volumes. The outlines will make the image look more like a drawing, and less like a classic render. It’s as though we're drawing the border of each piece that has been draw created in 3D. But first, we will delete some lines that are overloading our image and making it too crowded. We will remove the hum...”
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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
Córdoba (Argentina) native, Fernando Neyra, is an architect and illustrator that specializes in architectural graphics, a discipline that combines his two passions: architecture with an illustrated representation of projects.
His clients mainly comprise of architectural studios all around the world such as, Gehl Architects, Studio Precht, among others. His goal is to communicate the project to his clients and give a better understanding of what the end result will look like, through the use of illustrations that combine both realism and imagination.
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