A type of drawing that may be overlooked due to its simplicity, has in fact so many variables to be considered. In this course, you’ll learn how to take plans to the next level!
Watch the first lesson to know more about the course!
We'll explore step-by-step techniques to represent architectural plans.
Discover how to elevate your CAD or BIM drawings using Illustrator and Photoshop, combining vector shapes, effects, and textures to achieve stunning final results.
How to work with Illustrator and Photoshop linked to get the best of both programs.
Create contrast and hierarchy in your plans to guide viewers' attention.
Add patterns, textures, effects, different ypes of shadows and work with brushes.
The non-destructive workflow that will allow you to update and change things easily.
Exploring various techniques to add depth and dimension to plan drawings, making them more engaging and dynamic.
How to work with "major moves" to speed up your work.
Understanding the importance of proper line hierarchy and thickness for clear and easy-to-read plans.
+ a lot more!
To get the most out of this course, take a look at the requirements and extra info.
This course focuses on a workflow. We want to equip you with the skills to to work with any type of plan!
The lessons are designed to be short and easy to follow, with all shortcuts shown on the screen. Lessons range from 5 to 15 minutes, giving you the flexibility to fit them into your busy schedule.
All the models, cutouts, and textures used throughout the course are available for you to download. This way, you can easily follow the lessons with the files on hand.
Once enrolled, enjoy unlimited access to the course. Take your time to complete it and revisit the content whenever you want. Upon completion, receive a certificate as proof of your accomplishment.
Our course is accessible to a global audience with subtitles available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, ensuring everyone can follow along and learn effectively.
Learn at your own pace with lifetime access to over 3 hours of premium content. This course offers a flexible learning experience, allowing you to revisit modules anytime for a refresher.
We have gathered feedback from some of our students who have taken this course, offering you insight into what to expect from our premium content.
Excellent course from start to finish. Great tips about the workflow and shortcuts – that's the best out of this course! Totally recommended!
It's a well-thought-out and organized course, and I dig the extra tips at the end.
As for myself, I really enjoyed the course. It was very well structured and understandable! I recommend doing at least one lesson each day... because of the sheer volume of information, you might forget something that was already mentioned, if you do not keep some consistency. Otherwise, it was great. I definitely recommend going through it!
I had no experience in anything and this course gave me a huge baggage and many possibilities. I bought all the courses at once and this was the first one I took and I'm already loving it!
Easy to follow and detailed course. These are the things I wish my university had taught me, so it's a massive help to finally have a course where these skills are taught. Great stuff, Oliver!
Well-structured courses. Learned a lot from it, great job!
Excellent course! It provides a lot of new tools to improve our architectural representation.
Everything about the course was great. It's easy to follow, and all the classes I took made me more confident about designing my plans and sections. The investment was super worth it!
I loved this course. I have taken two courses from Upstairs, and I don't regret it at all. I'm so happy with my results!
These courses are incredible to increase your representation level. It is only a matter of dedicating a little time, but the tools that you acquire are many.
It's really a step-by-step tour of the workflow Oliver uses. Easy to understand, clear, and structured. I ended up feeling I could do it myself with any other plan drawing. Excellent course!
An excellent course. Good quality and nothing to complain about.
It's a course that will give you a setup to elevate your floor plans to a new height.
Very well-rounded course that was very easy to understand and follow along with. My only suggestion would be to potentially create tutorials with other free softwares, like TwinMotion or other software that students get free access to and can properly utilize, as shown in your tutorials. Still appreciate the content and look forward to learning in future courses!
This is an excellent course for undergraduate students studying architecture. It teaches you how to effectively make drawings for your various projects.
This is an excellent course. Everything is clearly explained. You could offer the same course format for the facades and the other rendering elements.
I am so happy to finally learn a good workflow for plan representation!
This course is exceptional and provides tools, tips, and techniques that are systematic and easy to build toward mastery in a logical manner. Foundations are established and excellent workflow habits are encouraged at each step of the process.
I loved the course, and the Upstairs channel as a whole. It gives me the inspiration to work more with architecture illustration, which I've been falling in love with ever since studying it more. The workflow is not hard, but it might be easier to understand if you already have a basic knowledge of architectural plans as a whole.
I would really like to thank the tutor and his entire team for creating this course. I have always struggled with creating interesting looking architectural plans in the past, but never could understand where to begin from. With this course, I did indeed learn a lot of new techniques regarding smart moves through different software, a non-destructive workflow and most importantly 'Architectural Presentation Style'. Lessons that were made for architects! Just a few & simple edits to a CAD plan can really improve your drawing. I think that subtlety is the key here. Thank you again. Cheers!
Very in-depth course that will improve all of your plans. Teaches the basics like patterns, shadows, fills & Ai + Ps skills, all the way through to tiny details. All of which help your plans emphisise the architecture in a clear, readable way.
A great course where even experienced software users can learn something. The course is well structured and easy to follow, very worth it for the price!
Detailed, articulate, and truly exceptional course!
It was really helpful! Major step up for future projects. Since I'm not so good at Photoshop, it was a bit difficult when you use shortcut keys without explaining what it does and how they work. But it will take time for me. Thanks!
Excellent course. It teaches a great way to work and organize our projects for a more professional workflow and results. Willing to continue learning from this platform!
This was such an awesome course, and I enjoyed doing every part of it. As someone who's never used Photoshop or Illustrator, let alone any sort of Adobe software before, this course provided me with a solid foundation, and I feel a lot more confident in my ability to use these tools in the future as I progress into my bachelor's later this year. I appreciate how incredibly informative and user-friendly the course was, which helped me grasp the concepts quickly. Thank you so much to Oliver and the Upstairs team for preparing this course!
Very well-structured course from which the information is easily learned and absorbed immediately upon completion.
It's been a good course. I really enjoyed the lessons and the way you taught them. Thank you
There's always something new around the corner. You wouldn't know if you don't try and explore how different people work or navigate. I think Oliver has made some crazy effort to condense as much as he could in these courses without overburdening the students going through it.
Every Upstairs course is great. I'll introduce it to my university friends. Thanks a lot!
An amazing course where you'll learn how to represent our plans aesthetically.
Excellent Course! Straight to the point and full of shortcuts and tricks to make your workflow even better. I learned a lot from it and will definitely be using it, not just to create plans and sections but any kind of image using Illustrator and Photoshop. Looking forward to the next course!
It was clear and very well explained! Thank you, Oliver.
A wonderful course. Everything is clear and understandable. All the necessary techniques for creating plans and adjusting them are shown. In my opinion, you need minimal knowledge of Photoshop to complete this coursea.
Great course. Gave me the Photoshop/Illustrator knowledge and aesthetic basis to keep on creating my university projects.
I really enjoy the course. It couldn't be better explained.
