01_01. Create a conceptual Rendering for a single family home

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

01_02. Using_the_sample_files

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

02_03. Client_requirements

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

02_04. Inspirational and Reference Images

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

02_05. Sketch_and_draw

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

02_06. Work_in_3D

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

02_07. Blocking_and_massing_in_3D

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

02_08. Consider_rooflines

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_09. Modular_workflow

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_10. Foundation

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_11. Development of this floor plan

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_12. Block out a floor plan

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_13. Exterior_walls

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_14. Interior_walls

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_15. Add_a_roof

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_16. Door and Window Openings

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_17. Arrange_windows

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_18. Exterior_details

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_19. Interior_details

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

03_20. Add basic color and Texture

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

04_21. Create_floor_plans

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

04_22. Create_elevations

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

04_23. Develop_concept_art

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

04_24. Walkthroughs_in_software

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

04_25. Video_walkthroughs

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

05_26. Import assets in Unity

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

05_27. Work with lights and materials

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

05_28. View using game navigation

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

05_29. Setup Virtual Reality

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

05_30. Teleport in VR

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

06_20. Next Steps

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines

07_20. Exercise_Files.zip

Description

Learn residential design. Find out how to create a conceptual design for a single family home and generate 2D and 3D floorplans and walkthroughs.

Released: 8/27/2018

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Topics include:

Finding inspiration
Sketching and drawing
Working in 3D
Conceptualizing the structure, from foundation to roof
Adding color, texture, and detail
Creating 2D floor plans and elevations
Creating video walkthroughs
Creating virtual reality visualizations using game engines