Adobe Tutorials

Dear blog,

Hope you are still in one piece because I have not posted anything since June. The reason I update the blog because today is the last day of the year 2014 and I want to check up on you to see that you've done what you should be doing all this while...

I have been trying to brush up my Adobe Illustrator skill lately for some printing job because Adobe Illustrator is geared more for printed documents than Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop is easier to use as compared to Adove Photoshop. Nevertheless, I shall master Adobe Illustrator for good reasons :D Adobe Illustrator is good for illustration as there are no pixels and so it is in vector-based format, documents produced by Illustrator are safer for resizing, which means crisp and clean picture! Many graphics artists use to produce commercial quality logos and graphics, such as business cards and printed newsletters. Yup yup yup, in my opinion, when it comes to printing. Hopefully, colour printing is alright! p/s: CMYK refers to the four inks used in some color printing: cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (black).

Alright. Time's up. I shall back to run some tests.

Testing Revit

I wondered how it works so I went to Autodesk Revit Workshop conducted with friends last Friday. 

It's like doing building structure activity. We learnt to set the gridlines, generate floor plan views, elevations and produce of a simple 3D model.

As usual, got to wait for the Start-up screen...can't believe so multiple software on computer lab desktop

Choosing US Metric template

Creating gridlines

It is a bit different from autoCAD but the commands are quite the same. For example, trimming parts. Still not used to it.

Due to time factor, I gotta go somewhere else.

Normally, I just use the computer print-screen those drawings then rearrange them in Microsoft PowerPoint but it's so time-consuming so I decided to try out Sketchup Layout.

It definitely helps :)

3ds Max Design 2015

Long time no see...

Just reformatted my laptop not long ago so it's time to install 3ds max again.

I'm installing 3ds max 2015. Autodesk always has a new version whenver it's time for me to install the software again so there are few updates such as Autodesk Backburner for rendering queue manager and other Autodesk stuff...can't wait to try it. Hopefully the interface is better than previous one ^_^

Till next time

Understanding The 'Scary' Skeletal Structure

Yes, I'm back to blog something I've just done.

It's an animated image what I've captured in the time lapse of model testing for Building Construction 2.

I enjoyed doing the project. It's so much fun to test the strength of our popsicle sticks tower during model testing session haha. Glad we made it but we had to see the popsicle stick tower being destroyed in the end :(

see how's our lecturer reacted

Time lapse photo of the model testing

First attempt:

 Second attempt:

So here's the video of Popsicle Stick Tower Strength Test Part 1: http://youtu.be/7v72LPsjj0w


Building Construction 2 Project 1: Understanding Skeletal Structure
NO GLUE or any adhesive material is used.

Height: 35 cm
Weight:75 g
The Popsicle sticks tower sustained 53.75 kg in 2 minutes.

Efficiency, E=Load Held (Grams)/Mass of
Tower (Grams)x Height of Tower

Efficiency: 25.08

Popsicle Stick Tower Strength Test Part 2: http://youtu.be/u0wQlgcNN2I (still thinking how to rotate the video)

Building Construction 2 Project 1: Understanding Skeletal Structure

NO GLUE or any adhesive material is used.

Height: 35 cm 

Weight:75 g

 The Popsicle Tower sustained 82.25 kg of load

Yeah so this is it for now!

Software Installation AutoCAD Architecture and SketchUp Pro 8

Good morning, world! It's me, Angeline and it's nearly the end of the month of April already. Time flies and I'm still alive. No time didn't blog anything here. I miss blogging sigh. Need to brush up my blogging skill heh.

Haven't slept yet because I got too excited about my computer application project . I need to either upgrade my laptop or considering of getting a personal desktop computer or both ahah!

AutoCAD architecture installed few days ago!

and after had some trials and errors to activate the SketchUp Pro 8...

I can use Sketup Pro 8 whenever I want hehe. 

Hints: Need to get serial no. and activation code.

Here's what I did when the license is expired and I still can't activate the program and I still want to use SketchUp Pro.

So here's what I did (took me 10-15 minutes to do system restore)...

AK's Tips 4U: 

1. Restore your computer system to earlier time. You can find it at Start> Accessories> System Tools> System Restore but be mindful that you better save the important files first before doing system restore because you might lost some of the files.

So I gotta continue to do my design project and will come back to blog soon :)

P/S: Does anybody know where is this place?

Chinese New Year and Valentine's

  Happy Chinese New Year. Fun times passed by so fast and it's day 5 already and Happy Valentine's Day too, peeps! Don't ever forget to spend this lovely day with your loved ones. Make everyday Valentine's Day. Appreciate each moment you share with them. Always show how much you care and love your dear ones throughout your life. Love, peace and joy to you all ♥

 Finally, came back from 6 Days 5 Nights Malacca field trip last Thursday..It was just two days before Chinese New Year. Oh gosh, it was the worst experience of my travelling life but thank God I met good friends during this field trip to help me to get through all the traumatic events. Meanwhile, I needed to do something with my hands so I was playing the the painting techniques these few days as. Was trying to do monochrome painting. Excuse me for my noob skills ><

I need to adjust the tone in the painting. so yea need to practice. Practice makes perfect or at least makes deeper learning.

I still have lots of sketches to do so till next time.

AutoCAD is Fun!

Ayee! Long time no see. The holidays ended too soon. Time to learn autoCAD! 

21.3.2013 MONDAY 9.00-1.50 p.m 

AutoCAD is not auto at all but it's fun...a more advanced version of paint. Well , we learnt to identify what's in it and few basic commands. Lastly, we had got to create a football field drawing, After about half an hour introduction, we started to type some commands. Somehow, it reminded me of logic gates hmmh...

Description- Keyboard shortcut

COPY- CO
SCALE- SC
POLYLINE EDIT- PE 
JOIN- J
MIRROR- MI
SCALE- SC
FILLET- F

my reference:
http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2011/ENU/filesACR/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-4b3a.htm

====================================================================

23.1.2013 WEDNESDAY 2.00-5.30 p.m

Today's autoCAD tutorial was fun and relaxing. We learnt few of the commands. Then, we put what we have learnt into good practices.

ARRAY-AR

RECTANGULAR AR- HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL

POLAR AR- CIRCULAR PATH BASED ON CENTER POINT

To see the whole zoom out screen:

Z > SPACE BAR > A> SPACE BAR

OFFSET- O

O> SPACE BAR

Here's 1 of the autoCAD drawings I've done today...Hello Kitty!

autoCAD 2011 version

autoCAD 2009 version

I prefer to use the newer version as the grid lines are more visible as compared to the grid dots in 2D drafting and annotation mode

Can't wait for the next lesson! Okay, I'll go and learn few more examples. 

Till next time :)

First Post of The Year

It's 2013. Happy New Year! Here I am to recall back projects that I have been involved last year. Spring cleaning time so yeah need to clean off the remainder before the coming projects that are measured drawings and documentation. I don't want my folder monster to hunt me during night time :/

May Semester Break

It's Sunday, which the last day for my semester break...but it's actually not really our holiday break because almost everyday is like a working day.

Monday morning- Site measurement for the final design project

Tuesday morning- Culture and History assignment, Design comm. workshop

Wednesday- Group meeting, SWOT analysis

Thursday evening - Start making 1:50 scale site model (build the experimental theatre, multi-purpose hall)

Friday noon till  Saturday morning- continue making model, add details, ...

Saturday morning till Sunday morning- continue making model, add details, railings, ...

then FINISHED!

but that's not the end of the project yet.

Here comes the first individual part of the project, whIch we will have to identify the profile of our selected client, conduct research on their background.

I feel like a stalker XD

Anyway, this will help me to identify possible functions to design spaces for the proposed site, which is just behind the MPH.

The design will need to be grafted onto a wall surface.

Then, I have to show the user's profile on this coming Wednesday!

Basically, we build the site model and utilized it in the development of the design.

Then, we have 1 week to express our idea by construct a 40 sqm conceptual model 

and

2 weeks to translate ideas into space by produce models and sketch.

Last, we got to do 3D graphic visualization.

1 manually rendered axonometric/ perspective sketch, drawings of plan, sections, and axonometric.

Whoaaaaaaaaa there's a lot of stuff to do so I'm gonna stop here.

Take care.

<3,

Angeline K.

Be Brave

Having the bravery to face difficulties is the hardest step; working through the problem is often easier than you think. 

The first step is always 

the hardest.

I have to face problems however difficult they are.

4th week

It's my 4th week. I was so busy with my assignments. It's coming non-stop so we will have to effectively schedule our time so we can get on the track. I have to brush up eyes and hands coordination skill. On Sunday, we stayed at the design studio to finish the model. We had a 1:20 scale model design studio submission on Monday, 4 sketches for design comm. on Thursday.

For design studio submission, we waited for about 1 1/2 hour  for our lecturers to evaluate our model. Quite amount on money spent on the models. I can buy a lots of clothes with that already. T_T. I got a shock of my life ><. A numbers of models were chosen to be built for project 2A: Hide and Peep. Then, we grouped ourselves again into 14 members and we got the plastic model. Well, I can't wait to do model exploration :)

Not forget to mention design comm. same like previous time, we placed our presentation board on the drafting table and the wall of the room and then left for 2 and half hour for our lecturers to do evaluation.

Also, Friday submission of the essay draft of the precendent study right after the lecture. Everything happen so fast. First time of my life, I slept less than 5 hours in a week so I very glad managed to get some rest this weekend. I slept for 10 hours yesterday X)

K till next time.

<3,
Angeline K

.

3rd week, 3 submissions

3rd week, Thursday 

Time flies

and

it's the 3rd week already  

3 submissions done.

haven't got to sleep well for the past few days @@

I can't feel myself already.

I like listening to the lecture because lecturers share their life experience with us

There's a lot of interesting examples for us to see.

At the same time,

More assignments rushing in...

Gotta submit 4 sketches, 5 models as a group of 4 members, 15 variations of own model

using previous design principles like repetition, aggregation, order, rhythm, subtraction, or others like balance, asymmetry, hierarchy, ...

OK

It's tracing and rendering time!

<3,

Angeline K

Design Communication

Day 2

A rainy to begin my day.

Design communication.

Brief talk

orthographic drawing, axonometric drawing, tonal values, ...

Convey ideas

through sketch, plan, elevation, section, ...

Inspiring ideas and sketches

On-site drawing on campus.

Surprised to see a book fair bee walking in front of me while sketching in the library.

Things to take note:

shade and shadows

tones

composition

perspective

proportion

annotation

brief description

architectural lettering

Gotto practice a lot of sketching!

You can do better than this ><

<3,

Angeline K.

First day of studio class

It's the first day of studio class after some short breaks. I got into group A so it's a morning class session. We had a brief talk. Some terminologies were introduced to us. Nothing much happened. We remained in our seats and just to be able to relax and listened to our lecturers till the class was dismissed.


Things to bring: A4 sketchbook , A3 butter sketch book, balsa strips, foam board, paperboard, wire mesh, rubber sheet a.k.a rubber mat, skewers a.k.a Satay sticks...and not to forget other model-making materials and tools like glue, superglue, scissors, rubber sheet, ...


Welcome to Taylor's University Lakeside Campus my new friends.

It's time to start my engine and get it to full throttle.

Gotta go!

<3,
Angeline K

X-field: Cross disciplinary practice

Hello! I miss SABD lecture series so much! Hmmm when is the next lecture series? Okay, let me share with you something about the lecture. I saved the blog post as a draft in Windows Liver Writer and I leave it until now. So here's what I typed after attending the SABD Lecture Series in last year...

"Today, I went to the SABD Lecture Series at LT12. It’s about the X-field: Cross disciplinary practice. Well, it is not a compulsory attendance. My curiosity towards the cross disciplinary brought me there.

So, there’s not much people attended the lecture, probably because it was conducted during lunch hour but it was short and understandable. Basically, the invited speaker presented the projects by RMIT students and lecturers. I was fascinated by her interest in taking photographs of mops and collecting the oranges around the world.

What I remembered the most during her lecture was she said that we must do observation such as the movement of people, the lights, the shadow of wind, etc, rather reading tons of books.

She also encouraged us to join talk, discussion, so that we can interact and find out more about Architecture. All the memories had been brought up to my mind when she was showing the collections of Ephemeral Architecture like miniature arts.

She introduced a little bit about landscape architecture. And so, she showed us some aerial photographs and told us that the architects walked 100 miles to do site analysis, sketch the pics, build the house that adapts the environment. the shadows of the trees fall on the wall of the building during the dawn or dusk. She also talked about political architecture, like what makes you to decide designing the structure."

What's the name of the lecturer ? I remembered that she's a lecturer from RMIT. Do you know "her"?

Pls tell me if you do so.

I'll be back.

<3,
Angeline K

Music is my soul

After a long tired day, I'm back to playing music again

The 3 Things

3 important things to keep in mind.

Goal, Priority, Balance.

Holidays are coming to an end...

Time flies.

In the twinkling of an eye, holidays are coming to an end. 

I would share with you a bit of my trip to Tasik Perdana, KL.

I could vividly remember that it was a sunny day.

Yup, a good weather to go for a trip.

It's an eye-opening trip for me.

Travelling helps me open my mind and adopt a new perspective.

It has been almost a year since the trip actually.

I started to pay attention to details, pattern, texture, ...

therapeutic

All in all, a pretty good trip.

That's all for now

I shall sleep, like a boss tonight.

Good night.

:)


<3,
Angeline K

Google Sketchup

I got Google Sketchup installed on my laptop some time ago. I was interested in trying Google Sketchup. Finally, I got the chance to try it out. So here's the simple 3D visualization I did just for fun :)

The house model very a basic one...not according to any rules. Please don't follow aiiks...what a bad example >< . Next time, I'll show a better one. So yeah, I would like to learn more about Google Sketchup so shall I start practicing the mouse skills so that I can catch a mouse? I need to estimate completion time accurately. More shortcut keys should be learned to make our life easier in doing architectural modelling. There's also quite a number of tutorial videos on the web. Overall, Google Sketchup is fun and user-friendly. Quick and easy ketchup. Opps! Google sketchup sounds like ketchup. Hmm, the person who named must have been eating a lot of ketchup. XD

Okay, enough is enough.

Coming up next: Blender VS Google Sketchup VS CAD VS Rhino VS Vray VS Indigo. Which one will win. By the way, I'm reading a forum http://blenderartists.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-205360.html. I like this quote "...just hate when things like this degenerate into "A must be used for this, B must be used for this, A is better than B, B is better than A, etc.". I think the best judge of what a program can do is to take a look in its user gallery or see how it integrates in other artists' workflow. I like modeling my windows in Blender for the most part because I'm a bit OCD when it comes to keeping my mesh sparkly clean. That said, I'm also guilty of hacking out quick study models in SketchUp (even though I barely know how to use it, hard to be interested in it). I've also seen very clean models done in SketchUp that are a breeze to work with, so that's why I find it very hard to say what is best. I'd rather stress good modeling practice and discipline, as those can be applied to either or :P"



I'll be back...to be continued......

Snail

Hello! Hello! Hello! I can't believe it's mid March already. I'm having enjoyable holidays. But, I feel like my muscles are weakening so time for me to get my butt off and start running again!

I promised myself to be strong. So, I went out for a walk.

Yes, it's fun to talk a walk in the early morning.

Look! what I found during that time!

It's a snail.Sails are slow but they have strong muscle as a result of steady movement.

I like the natural colour of the shell. Look at the unique texture of the shell. Wonderful! It looks good, doesn't it?



p/s 1: How's new logo for my photo signature?
p/s 2: Actually, this photo was taken for quite some time ago during first of October last year. HAHA!

That's all for now.

Take care.

<3,
Angeline K.