How to render easy geometric shapes

Most design renderings usually have combinations of these simple geometric shapes. Let's review how shadows affect a cylinder, a cone and a sphere, video.

How to draw a recliner

In this video you will learn how to draw a recliner, making sure that the vanishing points are kept in check, video.

How to represent textures

In this small video you will learn how to represent effectively textures and shadows over an area rug, and how to create highlights and texture on a coffee table, video.

How to draw windows

Quite often we overlook how to draw a window in a perspective with enough detail to show how it operates. Take a look at this video that will show you how we can quickly add more detail to our windows, video.

How to work with Adobe Photoshop on rendering

Rendering using Adobe Photoshop can be very fun, especially if you are looking to work with reflections and highlights, video.

How to draw shadows on a floor plan

Figuring out how to do our shadows properly in a floor plan can take some practice. Take a look at this quick trick that will allow you to situate most of your shadows correctly, using tracing paper, video.

How to render stone

Creating interesting a stone wall that looks three dimensional in an elevation can be challenging. In this video we will cover how to work with our shadows and lineweights, video.

What is an elevation?

Quite often as we start to study interior design, we get confused on what is an elevation and what is not. In this demonstration we are showing how an armchair and a circular table can be drawn in an elevation, and will show some common mistakes that can happen,  video.

How to render a brick wall

In this demonstration you will learn how to render a convincing brick wall on an elevation, video.

Working on a sofa design with a lamp

In this video we worked on a sofa design with a lamp behind, making sure that it looked soft and comfortable. Drawing the edges well is especially important, video.

Working with reflections

In this video we discuss how to work with a highly reflective floor; the window frames appear on the floor but in reverse, right under the floor grid, video.

Giving depth to an elevation

In this video you are going to learn how to give some depth to a bookcase with some open cubbies that otherwise would look flat on an elevation,

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Starting a perspective of a living room

In this video demonstration we are going to learn how to start a perspective of a living room, from the ground up, video. Notice how we started with the bare walls and how the furniture footprints were added on the floor and then vertical lines were added.