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I was really skeptical because I've tried like a million Notion templates and always gave up after a week because they were too complicated. This one is different because it's made for architecture. It's simple enough that I actually kept using it, and the course made setup so easy, I was done in one afternoon. I use it every single day now for studio, my deadlines, all my class notes, even stuff outside of school but that is related to my course. The fact that everything connects is what got me. Thank you so much Gui and the Upstairs team!
It really improved my Photoshop and post-production skills to a whole new level! I 100% recommend this course.
It’s a really excellent course, I really liked it! To be honest, Upstairs is, for me, the most trustworthy platform for architectural visualization. With Upstairs, you’re not just buying courses; you’re investing in yourself. That’s how I see it.
Really great refresher for Arch viz after a bit of a hiatus. It has helped me re-establish a good workflow.
Thank you for the great course! Complicated workflow, but easy to follow! It really helped me to better understand the tools and software to create a diagram for myself. Plus, the replies to the questions asked are quick and great, so I could easily solve any problems encountered while doing the course!
It's a course that will give you a setup to elevate your floor plans to a new height.
I was very excited when I first saw on Youtube that this course was made, and after taking it I feel more confident to start my first portfolio. Thank you very much for all the lessons, comments, and recommendations.
It helped me achieve a design I would've never imagined I could do in Illustrator.
Perfect for competitions.
It really did exceed my expectations. The attention to various details is exactly what I wanted, and this course absolutely delivered that.
Huge time saver, filled with high quality figures. easy recommend.
I'm in my final year and going back with the notes for the past years trying to fill it up. That says everything really. It really feels like it was built by someone that went to architecture school... that's something not everyone understands.
Well-structured post-production course.
Amazing software and great class! Thank you!
I learned tips for rendering in vray and how to organize layers, add backgrounds, vegetation, textures, cutouts, light and so much more in Photoshop to make amazing compositions for our architecture projects.
Great content! Keep up with the good work.
The Urban Drawing Bundle is incredible for any type of Isometric drawing, it's all you need in terms of assets to populate a scene without loosing too much time. I prefer to use it directly from Illustrator so I have more control over the asset's final look. Highly recommend it!
I’m so glad I took this course! Before this, I was just trying to figure things out on my own with D5. Now I have way more control over the whole process, really learned a visualization workflow, and my renderings look much more professional. Plus, even though I had some Photoshop knowledge, the tips on post-production were game-changers for me. Oliver made everything easy to follow. Really recommend it!
A complete course, with technical and aesthetic concepts. It not only teaches the needed tools for creating a portfolio, but also explains important composition criteria. All of that explained with examples. Excellent course!
The course is excellent, even for beginners like myself who have never used this engine before. Oliver thoroughly explains the tools and his process for creating renders. It also includes an explanation of how to use AI as an enhancer, a highly effective tool for adding more realism to images. Additionally, the course covers post-production techniques for both images and videos, which I found extremely useful.
It was a very enjoyable and helpful course! Everything was well explained and to the point so everyone could follow along. I really appreciate the effort put into it. Even the graphics were amazing and creating a more exiting learning environment. It motivate me to create an awesome portfolio and actually be confident about it! Thank you, Oliver and upstairs team!
It's a well-thought-out and organized course, and I dig the extra tips at the end.
I never used Notion before and was kind of scared of it lol. But the onboarding walks you through everything. Very simple now that I got this basic knowledge. 10/10
Cool classes. Pretty useful shortcuts and tricks that save a lot of time. Great bonus material, like plants, textures, cutouts of people, etc. Very happy.
Short time to learn, but a lot of knowledge gained.
Sincerely, everything was fantastic. Maybe some more free small cutout packs given would be perfect!
It was a very well-structured course, especially for beginners. Speaking to myself, I'm an architecture student and I didn't have any experience with Photoshop and Illustrator. Also, I have always wanted to create diagrams, but I didn't know where to start. So, finding this course was a gift. If you want to learn the basics of these two programs and also diagrams, then this course is perfect. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
All great exercises from the first one. As the classes go by, general difficulty and detail levels increase, showing various ways of getting to the same result.
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!
Great graphics for architectural competition diagrams.
It was a nicely structured course to teach you a lot of things about post-production in Photoshop. Maybe some more experienced artists will find it easy, but it was a great course for users new to the Photoshop side of things, well explained all the way.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Isometric Diagram Masterclass. The course content was clear, well-organized, and provided a solid foundation for both beginners and more advanced learners. The step-by-step approach, combined with real-world examples, made the complex concepts much easier to grasp. I especially appreciated the focus on practical applications, as it helped me see how these skills could be applied in professional settings. The visual aids and resources were top-notch, but perhaps more interactive exercises or assessments could further reinforce the concepts. Overall, this masterclass has significantly improved my understanding of isometric diagrams, and I look forward to more courses from Learn Upstairs!
I really liked this course, he teaches you many tricks to create a good portfolio, but what I liked the most was the fact that he explains everything with examples of real portfolios. Another plus point was that English is not my first language, and yet I had no problem understanding everything and helping myself with subtitles. I also had a small problem that I couldn't open a file and he solved everything very quickly. Totally recommended!
A complete professional course to learn and generate an Architectural Portfolio.
I like how the majority of the videos in each module are broken down into consumable information and prepare you for creating your portfolio. I also appreciate the examples of others' work in portfolios and on different styles to explore. I would like to emphasize starting your portfolio after watching a couple of videos in the module, since that is what I did every time I completed one of them. As a beginner on starting my architecture portfolio, I understood more than when I first began the course and especially from my four years in university, so it's well worth it!
It was clear and very well explained! Thank you, Oliver.
Everything about how to create architectural renders in Photoshop from scratch to a level where you can able to do anything. Most importantly one can learn how to categorise the layers which does not disturb the workflow. Totally loved it.
Perfect course, thank you for this valuable knowledge.
Loved the course. Very well explained and had a lot of great tips & tricks. I've been using photoshop for years and still learned a lot. Thanks!
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!
Very helpful and seamless, which is exactly what I'm looking for in post-production textures.
For sure, the best course I have taken on post-production.
I bought the course knowing the bare minimum about Photoshop and Illustrator. Seeing a good workflow made the learning process much easier, not only from the software but from the concepts. I had already been following YouTube, and this course was pretty useful for deepening my knowledge. I like how it's taught with great synthesis power and incredible visual organization.
This course was perfect. I enjoyed how you explained it very clearly. Hopefully, I will take the other course if there's another chance. Thank you, Upstairs.
This course is excellent. It is very good because it explains in detail the different types of workflow to achieve different results and types of illustration diagrams, from basics to more complex ones. Such a thorough and comprehensive course is not easy to find! Learned a lot! Thanks!
A very complete course. I learned D5 and started using it in my workflow in less than two weeks!
These lessons are crucial for architects to tell a story of their project, it's both fun and inspiring to learn the lessons and apply them to a real-world project.
The course covers the basics of InDesign in a way that is easy to understand. I also found it very helpful to see other examples of portfolios and see how the tips given during the lessons could be applied to my own portfolio. Overall, great course!
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!
Amazing pack! Definitely high quality.
Unlike the tutorials on axonometric drawings and renderings, this course mainly focuses on introducing InDesign technology, which accounts for the majority of the content.
Been using it primarily for AutoCAD and very happy with the friendly look it adds to my plans.
The most helpful course for Adobe photoshop post production!! You taught me many great shortcuts to make my life easier for PS workflow, thanks Oliver!
A brilliant course worth its price. Teaching was effective and you learn a lot especially if you are a beginner. The course pace isn't too fast, meaning beginners won't fall behind. By the end, you will be able to use the techniques in this case study in your own designs.
This course was exactly what I was looking for to begin learning Photoshop! I am currently an architecture student and was not too good at Photoshop. Still, I feel a lot more confident in my ability to create renderings using Photoshop for class projects and my work-study!
I started the course without knowing anything about InDesign, but after taking the classes, it helped me a lot to develop my first Architecture Portfolio. I'm happy with it!
A great course. Perfect for both beginners and those who want to learn a few more tricks. You will learn how to organize your workflow, and you will truly understand how masks, layers, and filters can maximize the potential of your images and renders. Totally worth it, for sure!
This material is exact and concise with content that is meaningful. The insights and explanations are outstanding. The level of detail is just right without distractions or unnecessary tangents. In addition, there are no plugs for buying the assets but those too are excellent and well worth the modest cost. I would definitely encourage a link to the store in the various lessons as those assets are amazing and add to the sophistication of the final projects. Thank you for the fantastic learning opportunity.
I found everything I needed to create a great portfolio!
This course 1000000/1000000! So nice and cool, and I'm so happy for the results I got!
After these lessons, I feel confident to start my portfolio!
If you were like me, a person who knew nothing about the importance/power of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, this course will teach you so much. The level of depth and experience of Oliver and the team at Upstairs, is absolutely amazing. Not only do they teach about how to manage computer software, but they also instruct about the profession of architecture, the reason we are even here, to begin with. The amount of work, patience, and drive is self-evident in their work, and I as a student, appreciate it so much. I've also looked around for similar content on the web, and nothing compares to the work at Upstairs.
Made me better at my work.
Hi Oliver, thank you for the course it was incredibly insightful and gave me a fresh perspective on portfolio design! I do have one suggestion that could make it even more helpful: adding a session on how to prepare materials before starting the portfolio. While others might already have their work ready, as a student who’s new to this, it would be really valuable to learn how to refine technical drawings, renders, or visuals to align with the portfolio’s theme similar to how you explained adjusting an image’s color to fit a concept. It would also be great to get tips on selecting what to include, especially since you mentioned not putting every drawing, render, or representation into the portfolio. Guidance on deciding if new visuals are needed or adapting technical drawings and presentation boards into a cohesive portfolio would also be incredibly helpful. I think a session like this could provide practical insights, especially for those starting from scratch. Thanks again for such an inspiring and valuable course!
This course gives you a start-up for designing your portfolio. Also, what you should and shouldn't avoid. Great course, thank you!
The course is really easy to follow. It will make you able to communicate ideas very easily. It's a must-do. A great weapon to have in your arsenal. I loved it.
The vegetation pack is very helpful because it is simple and beautiful.
The course was great! In a few minutes, you can significantly improve your post-production skills. It's full of tips that will make your workflow faster. Awesome. I loved it!
Not a detailed course like the isometric course he has, but it teaches you how to learn from other portfolios and make wise design decisions. This course is more about portfolio making than learning to use InDesign, so for the most part, InDesign felt irrelevant.
Oliver did an amazing job walking us through his process with creating diagrams. He was clear and reinforced important details throughout the course, making sure to help build good habits. His emphasis on "big moves" really helped to think about the diagram creation process as a bite sized problem. I would recommend people invest in this course because if you are a student learning how to represent your ideas, the skills available in this course will help you.
The course is a great fundamental guide for architectural illustrations. The step by step guide and emphasis on workflow has been very helpful for efficiency, and has helped me take my drawings to another level.
I stopped losing my notes and more importantly I feel like now I have a place to concentrate everything. Wish I had this in first year.
I got the bundle with all Upstairs Packs and it is one of the best investments I’ve made as an architect. It includes everything I need for my drawings, collages, and illustrations (scale figures, textures, vegetation, and even isometric objects). The variety and quality are outstanding, and the files work across all my software. I’ve been able to improve my presentations and even speed up my workflow significantly. Thank you Upstairs for making these resources available to us! I learned so much from you on Youtube.
D5 Render Visualizing Architecture course is an absolute game-changer for anyone in the architectural visualization field. Oliver's teaching style is not only clear and concise but also incredibly engaging, making even complex topics feel approachable and exciting. The course is structured perfectly, guiding students through the essentials of D5 Render while seamlessly transitioning into advanced techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned professional, the tips and tricks shared in this course are invaluable. Oliver’s deep knowledge of the software and the architectural visualization industry shines through in every lesson. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to take their visualization skills to the next level. Thank you, Oliver, for creating such an outstanding course!
As a complete beginner to Adobe Illustrator, this course has helped me a lot! The practice of different types of diagrams and the workflow tips gave me a good idea of how to utilize the software more efficiently. Thank you, Upstairs!
You are never quite sure what to expect with these courses, as the quality varies wildly. I could not be happier with this one. Oliver does such a great job clearly explaining the tools and techniques so they are easy to understand. If for some reason, you don't understand, he is quick to respond to all comments. He has set the bar high for online courses and is clearly extremely talented and knowledgeable. I was able to drastically improve my rendering skills and had zero experience with D5. My clients are thrilled with the results. This is THE D5 course and a great value for the money. THANK YOU, OLIVER! Keep up the good work.
Excellent way to enhance your skills and knowledge with purposeful and intentional instructional steps.
This course is really well-structured, starting with basic tips and finally arriving at the features that make the difference for an architectural image. I recommend this course. Thanks!
Good quality product.
Excellent and easy to use, it helped me with my axonometric diagrams for my Masters Thesis and the feedback from my professors were exceptional!