Drawing & Painting | Planetizen Courses

Artful illustration of plans and proposals can have a powerful impact on stakeholders and policymakers. Learn the tools and techniques you need to make your documents stand out visually. Whether you want to improve your hand drawing technique or learn the latest illustration software, Planetizen Courses has all the expert guidance you need to get started.

Drawing & Painting Courses

ink drawing of buildings and people in foreground

Drawing in the Landscape: Pen, Pencil and Watercolor

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

100 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

site plan created in autocad

Jaymes Dunsmore

63 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

street perspective in audodesk sketchup for urban planning course

Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

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

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

3d model created in autocad

AutoCAD for 3D Modeling

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

drawing of master plan colored in marker

Hand Drawing Master Plans

70 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

site plan created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 3

Jaymes Dunsmore

50 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

mountains and trees at dawn

Drawing in the Landscape: Painting Color

68 Mins

AICP CM

closeup of a hand holding a pencil and architectural drawings on a desk

The Site Plan

55 Mins

bus created in sketchup

SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 2

Jaymes Dunsmore

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

watercolor of house and trees

Drawing in the Landscape: Water and Oil

44 Mins

AICP CM

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

64 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

image of building manipulation in photoshop

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction

85 Mins

site plan layout created in adobe indesign

InDesign for Planners - An Introduction

103 Mins

CNU-A

photo manipulation created in photoshop

Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

58 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

image manipulation created in photoshop

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate

130 Mins

map created in indesign

InDesign for Planners - Intermediate

73 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

screenshot of photoshop manipulation

Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

62 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

Top Drawing & Painting Instructors

Mike Ernst

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

Jaymes Dunsmore

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

Darryl Jones

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

JJ Zanetta

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

Brad Neumann

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

Daniel Garcia

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

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Right of Way: How Racial and Class Disparities Created a Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths

This course presents a panel discussion hosted by the Security and Sustainability Forum and Island Press in September 2020.

4.53

96 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

Principles of Materiality, Responsiveness, Inclusivity, and Impact

Instructor: Carlos Zapata

In this course, students will take a deep dive into the AA1000 AccountAbility standard and its four Principles: Inclusivity, Materiality, Responsiveness and Impact and how they integrate to develop a very well thought out framework.

4.32

61 Mins

CIP

AICP CM

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

The 2011 documentary film “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” documents the rapid rise and fall of a housing complex in St. Louis. Pruitt-Igoe became a symbol for the failure of public housing policy in the late 20th century.

4.69

84 Mins

AICP CM

Film

Transportation Planning: Principles and Practices of Transportation Finance

Instructor: Richard Willson

This course explains principles of transportation finance and reviews the general structure for funding transportation projects. Learn about the history of U.S. funding, from strong local funding to state and federal involvement to regional funding sources.

4.36

62 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD

Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity

Instructor: Emily Talen

This course reviews the various ways to measure both segregation and diversity at the neighborhood scale.

4.17

56 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A

Transportation Planning: The Role of Transportation Systems in Social and Economic Life

Instructor: Richard Willson

By the end of this course, you will have a strong understanding of the way in which transportation systems interact with society and the economy.

4.39

47 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD

Leadership in Planning: Strategic Decision-Making in the Public Interest

Instructor: Jeff Levine

At the end of this course, you will understand how to turn planning theory into practice in the real world.

4.27

60 Mins

AICP CM

CNU-A

SACPLAN CPD