Architectural Photoshop

Master Architectural Visualization Skills with Photoshop

Architecture & Industrial Design 4.8(82)3h 40m19 lectures2 sections

What you'll learn

Understand color theory
Learn the Photoshop interface and selection tools
Export from AutoCAD to Photoshop
Render the architectural plan with colors, materials and brushes
Render the section and elevation with the collage method
Render the isometric view and the architectural perspective
Render with artificial intelligence
Correct colors
Make a portfolio and a mood board

About this course

This course explains architectural Photoshop and how to present architectural projects using Adobe Photoshop. It starts with an introduction, then color theory, the user interface and selection tools, then exporting from AutoCAD to Photoshop. After that you learn to render the architectural plan with colors, explore realistic materials and brushes, then render the architectural section, render the elevation with the collage method, render the isometric view with the collage method, and render the architectural perspective. The course then covers rendering with artificial intelligence and color correction, and ends with presentation skills, making a portfolio and making a mood board, with downloadable working files. It suits architecture students, architects and designers, and no previous Photoshop experience is needed because it starts with the interface and the tools. By the end you will be able to present plans, sections, elevations and perspectives professionally, correct their colors and prepare a portfolio to show your work. The explanation is practical and gradual, and you apply each step to architectural projects until you master the style.

Expected outcomes

Present professional architectural projects that meet client requirements.
Design high-quality plans, facades, and sections.
Master techniques for blending textures and using brushes professionally.
Enhance your skills to deliver visually stunning projects.

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Course content

Architectural Photoshop

18 lectures

Course IntroductionIntroduces the architectural Photoshop course: rendering plans, sections, elevations and perspectives, post-production, day and night lighting, and preparing a portfolio and mood board.1:26
Color TheoriesExplains color theory and the color wheel with its relationships, primary, secondary, analogous and complementary colors, their effect on visual composition and architectural rendering, and the difference between additive RGB and subtractive systems.7:13
User InterfaceExplains new document settings in Photoshop: dimensions, units and orientation, resolution in ppi and the RGB color mode, and choosing sizes suited to print, screen or social media.7:48
Selection ToolsExplains Selection tools in Photoshop, such as the elliptical marquee with Alt and Shift, tools suited to complex shapes like the Pen Tool, and cutting out an element such as a car and copying it.9:38
Exporting from AutoCAD to PhotoshopExplains preparing an AutoCAD drawing before moving it to Photoshop: making sure lines are closed and materials are separated, plotting to monochrome PDF with proper line weights, then importing it into a new file.7:17
Architectural Plan Rendering 1 (Color Method)Explains rendering an architectural plan with the color method: selecting walls and floors with the Magic Wand and filling each with a solid color layer above the plan, using a coherent color palette and gradients.8:05
Architectural Plan Rendering 2 (Realistic Materials Explanation)Explains rendering an architectural plan with realistic materials: applying marble and ceramic patterns to floors using the Magic Wand, adjusting their scale, and adding shadows and gradients at edges and windows.14:03
Architectural Plan Rendering 3 (Brush Explanation)Explains furnishing an architectural plan in Photoshop: bringing in top-view elements such as beds and trees, cutting them out, copying, rotating and resizing them, and stacking layers for realism.13:52
Architectural Section RenderingExplains rendering an architectural section in Photoshop: adjusting AutoCAD lines and outlining the ground, coloring parts in different grays and materials, then adding the background and trees at the building's scale.14:24
Architectural Facade Rendering Collage MethodApplies the architectural collage style in Photoshop to render a facade: selecting the glass with the Magic Wand, coloring elements with Solid Color, adjusting opacity and layers, and adding elements and softening edges.18:11
Isometric Perspective Rendering Collage MethodApplies the collage style to an isometric view exported from Revit: coloring elements with Solid Color, adjusting opacity and shading between heavy and light areas, and downloading ready-made brushes for trees and details from a free and paid site.13:58
Architectural Perspective Rendering 1Starts a realistic architectural perspective render in Photoshop: selecting parts with the Lasso tool, applying realistic paint, wood and parquet textures, scaling textures, using Camera Raw Filter, and adding a glass material with natural reflections.10:56
Architectural Perspective Rendering 2Continues the architectural perspective by adding iron and dark and light wood materials, selecting parts with the Magic Wand, adjusting texture scale, perspective and edges, then adding a dark layer, tonal gradients and lighting for realism.19:52
Rendering with Artificial IntelligenceUses AI to render the project realistically: uploading the image to platforms like ChatGPT and requesting a realistic Corona Render style, adjusting image size, retrying when needed, and comparing platforms.10:55
Color CorrectionExplains color correction in Photoshop for exterior and interior shots using Camera Raw Filter: controlling Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Texture, Clarity and color tones, and turning daytime lighting into night lighting.10:43
Presentation Skills and Portfolio Creation 1Explains building an architectural portfolio page in Photoshop: choosing a visual identity between black and white or color, dividing the page with lines, cropping images, arranging projects, converting them to black and white, and writing a project summary.16:52
Presentation Skills and Portfolio Creation 2Explains using ready-made Mockup templates to present a portfolio: downloading a file from a free site, opening its pages in Photoshop, and placing project images, details and summaries inside the template with an attractive layout.15:24
Creating a Mood BoardExplains the mood board and its role in presenting an interior design style to a client, then gathers element images from websites, removes their backgrounds, and arranges them in Photoshop with correct proportions on a suitable background color.20:08