The last few posts have been focused on diagramming the existing conditions of the site. In this latest post, I have shifted to studies for the new design. The overall concept and form of the Sketchup model is established, but now I am interested in exploring texture. I trid to keep things abstract before getting too specific with thoughts of actual materiality and color. The above black and white approach was one way for me to keep thinking conceptually without losing myself in the details.
As much as this image looks “finished”, the workflow was very much a loose and explorative process. Many iterations and ideas were tested. Changes in line weights, shadows, and hatches helped define hierarchy and texture qualities.
From here, I expect the illustration to continue to evolve as the project is refined and more decisions on form and material are made. The process of creating an image like this in Photoshop is “sketchy” in nature which lends itself well to exploring ideas along side 3D modeling. Later on down the road, I may begin introducing color as ideas of materiality become more concrete.
Below is a quick breakdown of how the image was created. Everything was made in Photoshop except for the initial line work and shadows which were exported from my Sketchup model. For the most part, I used the Brush Tool to create most of the elements. I also applied drop shadows and strokes to the elements when needed.
1. Sketchup Line Work 线图工作
2. 从Sketchup中导出阴影
我通过控制色阶,将阴影从灰色调成黑色。
2. Shadows Exported from Sketchup
I adjusted the levels to take the shadows from grey to black.
3. 水
我小心地降低水部分的明度来更好地说明水与陆地的关系。
3. Water Poche
I darkened the water slightly to better clarify the relationship of water to land.
4. 剖短线和控制线
通过添加浓重的剖短线来强调出设计中重要的元素。
4. Profile Lines and Guide Lines
Thick profile lines were added to punch up important elements of the design.
5. 抽象的船
简单的矩形带上一些阴影就可以用来抽象地表达船体。这些方块被多次复制来表示船的移动。
5. Abstract Boats
Simple rectangles with shadows were used to represent the boats in an abstract manner. These were then copied many times to imply movement.
6. Thick Dashed Line Work
The thick dashed lines represent an abstraction of several elements of the existing site. Density and location were determined by topographical changes and potential pedestrian traffic.
7. Thin Dashed Line Work
A second layer of thinner dashed lines were added. These are hierarchally weaker than the thick dashed lines and could represent a change in material among other things.
8. Poche
最后一层阴影添加到突出绿色空间的潜在位置。
8. Poche
A final layer of shading was added to highlight potential locations of green space.
Though the workflow has been broken down into a very systematic explanation, the actual process of creating this image was not as clear cut. As mentioned above, it was a very iterative process where all of the element were slowly built up together through additive and subtraction means. There was a lot of copying, pasting, transforming, and scaling. Less focus was placed on craft and more on a relaxed and experimental process.