Technique Documentation- performance modeling

In Rhino there is a command to set the Gradient in the background of the viewports. Select the GradientView command. With this tool the visibility of gradient can be altered. For changing the settings input –GradientView, and then you can change colors. This is useful when the grasshopper definition is subtle, and the changes in the grid […]

Producing the Effect of Going through Clouds and Scenes in Adobe After Effects

+ import and place pictures or scenes use pen tool to choose the zone we need on each picture – don’t forget to feather change the layers of these pictures into 3D layers change the locations of each layer and rotate them a little bit change and rotate the layers in their z coordinates – […]

FENCE CONSTRUCTING/ ADDING / ANTIMATING USING  3DS MAX A fence was modeled to allow for an animated separation between the road and levee infrastructures. Additional video and elements were compiled in After Effects following the constructing of the fence. The final video is influenced by the works of Pan Chan-wook and Michel Gondry. My video […]

Narrative through Compositing

I used the technique of compositing to construct a narrative on the ecology, infrastructure, and environment around the interstate that traverses the Atchafalaya basin. More specifically, my narrative deals with a proposal introduced to improve the ecology of the region.  I created my narrative by overlaying the model built in 3ds max over site photographs. […]

Annotations and diagrams on drawing

Annotation and diagram on drawings could make them clear for the viewers or the readers, what the thing is, how the thing work, what is the relationship between each part, etc., happening on the boards. Drawings(even some constructive ones) could give the viewer subjective feelings by composing the object, then hue, saturation and brightness. Light, […]

Grayscale as an Emotive Palette

While not a hard science, there is a wealth of theory surrounding the psychology of color. Many suggest that black and white images give the viewer a sense of nostalgia. This is in part due to the history and original capabilities of image making and photography. However, the color range of an image goes beyond […]

Collage in the Digital Age

The term “collage” comes from the French word cooler (meaning to glue).  Traditionally, final pieces were produced using an assemblage of different forms.  Although, the technique can be traced back hundreds of years, it found popularity as a “novelty” art in the early 20th century thanks to artist such as George Braque and Pablo Picasso. […]

Technical Illustration

Hidden Line rendering in 3ds max is a tool to create an alternate vision to aid in the modeling process. The option is located under render setup, clicking the Quicksilver renderer (New with 2012 edition) and creating a Visual Style by choosing Hidden Line from the menu. This view does not require materials,  and unlike […]

Modeling the Impact of Dredge Canals

I focused on studying dredge canals and pipelines and their impact on deltaic coastal marshes and barrier lands ecoregion. I started out by mapping manmade interventions like pipelines, highways, railroads etc. in GIS. Through my research and mapping I realized that most of the infrastructure runs east to west whereas the natural drainage pattern is […]

Acrylic + Laser Cut

After receiving this assignment, I was attracted by the spot where two canals join together, where next to the drown plantation Kristi ever told about. The ecotones of the given site are narrow holocene meander belts surrounded by deltaic coastal marshes. Due to the severe sea erosion, people living here tend to move to highland. […]