A Trio of Concepts

These drawings show what happens when you take an iPad, stylus, laser measuring tool, some good apps and hours of practice, put them together with design ideas and run amok. They’re mostly completed in the field, with a few minor touch-ups in the office. The pieces get put together into a single pdf file, letterContinue reading “A Trio of Concepts”

Annette goes digital. Sort of.

She’s now using an iPad, just the basic bit over 9″ display. It’s already hard to tell she didn’t draw these by hand! She’s using a simple pen with a tip that the iPad can recognize. Paying $100 for an Apple Pencil was not on her radar, especially since it doesn’t really help you learnContinue reading “Annette goes digital. Sort of.”

Consults to Plans: a case study

All these sketches, concepts and plans came together to create a design for one project: a cloud of possibilities that condensed into a detailed concept ready for construction. It’s been a while since we invented a new workflow and adapted hybrid old school and digital creation for more flexibility. The goal was to get moreContinue reading “Consults to Plans: a case study”

The artist’s garden

Artists know that a light color only looks that way when surrounded by dark colors to give it contrast. Likewise, artists use form, line and texture to keep things interesting and depict their subject. These things work in the landscape, too. Most of the time, we start with foliage color, since it’s present most orContinue reading “The artist’s garden”