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Drawing & Painting Courses

parking structure created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures
Jaymes Dunsmore
70 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
image manipulation in photoshop
Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions
Mike Ernst
64 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
image of building manipulation in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction
Mike Ernst
85 Mins
site plan layout created in adobe indesign
InDesign for Planners - An Introduction
Mike Ernst
103 Mins
  • CNU-A
photo manipulation created in photoshop
Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques
Mike Ernst
58 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
image manipulation created in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
130 Mins
map created in indesign
InDesign for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
73 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
screenshot of photoshop manipulation
Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques
Mike Ernst
62 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
before and after of image manipulated in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
115 Mins
documents created in adobe indesign
InDesign for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
60 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
image manipulation created in photoshop
Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations
Mike Ernst
75 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
map illustration created in illustrator
Illustrator for Planners - Introduction
Mike Ernst
99 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
grid overlay on landscape drawing
Drawing in the Landscape: The Adventure Begins
Darryl Jones
36 Mins
  • AICP CM
model created in sketchup
SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Introduction
Jaymes Dunsmore
44 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
vector maps created in adobe illustrator
Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
101 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
ink drawing of buildings and people in foreground
Drawing in the Landscape: Pen, Pencil and Watercolor
Darryl Jones
57 Mins
  • AICP CM
3-d model site plan created in sketchup
SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Site Planning
Jaymes Dunsmore
39 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
vector map of new york created in adobe illustrator
Illustrator for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
100 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
site plan created in autocad
AutoCAD 101
Jaymes Dunsmore
63 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
street perspective in audodesk sketchup for urban planning course
Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners
JJ Zanetta
72 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-d house created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - An Introduction
Jaymes Dunsmore
39 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
site plan created in autocad
AutoCAD for Site Planning
Jaymes Dunsmore
74 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
Sketchup model in google earth pro for urban planning course
Conceptual Drawing for Planners
JJ Zanetta
73 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
building created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 1
Jaymes Dunsmore
54 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...

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Jaymes Dunsmore

Jaymes is a planner and urban designer who recently completed a Master in City Planning and...

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Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones is an artist and filmmaker based in Oakland, CA.

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JJ Zanetta

JJ is an architectural illustrator working in traditional and digital media.

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Brad Neumann

Brad Neumann is a MSU Senior Extension Educator who serves as an educational resource for local...

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Daniel Garcia

Daniel Garcia is a freelance urban designer. His most important works deal with the auto-constructed city...

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Hand Drawing Master Plans Sign Up

Hand Drawing Master Plans

Instructor: Daniel Garcia

This course provides an introduction to urban design sketching by teaching how to draw urban design sketches and master plans using a mix of colored and black ink. These drawing techniques can be used to create plans that are detailed and expressive enough to use both in academic and professional presentations.

4.31
70 Mins
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
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AutoCAD for Site Planning

Instructor: Jaymes Dunsmore

This course establishes a workflow for an illustrative site plan, including how to represent existing conditions and create detailed plans for specific areas within a larger project. Building on AutoCAD 101, learn to draw  more complex plans using aerial imagery, photography, and hand-drawn sketches as the base layer.

4.11
74 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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