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A complete professional course to learn and generate an Architectural Portfolio.
Great course. Gave me the Photoshop/Illustrator knowledge and aesthetic basis to keep on creating my university projects.
Great course! Comprehensive and efficient at the same time.
This is an excellent course. Everything is clearly explained. You could offer the same course format for the facades and the other rendering elements.
You can reach a professional level, learn a lot of new visualization skills, and have fun at the same time. Highly recommended!!!
So, I’ve been using Blender for about 6 years now, and when I heard D5 Render works with it, I thought, “Why not give it a go?” The render engine, the colors, the whole ease-of-use thing they advertise... it all looked pretty sweet. But I knew I’d need to get up to speed, so I went looking for a solid course. That’s when I stumbled across "Learn Upstairs." Not gonna lie, it wasn’t cheap, but honestly? Worth every cent. Oliver explains everything so clearly that it just clicks. By the end of it, I felt like I could dive into D5 Render without a hitch. Massive thanks to Oliver. Brilliant course, mate! It’s been a pleasure!
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.
Love it. Thank you so much. Really like your clear language of words and teaching style. Very well organized and structured the lessons. The graphics during the lessons like screen zooming, pop up words, highlight, underline, shortcut legend, and emphasizing other important elements are fantastic!
This course was really helpful. I picked up a lot of tips for post-rendering image production and Photoshop techniques! Thank you!
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!
Clear and concise course.
Oliver shows an easy and fast way to understand Photoshop through architectural visualization. This will help any beginner user to boost their designs and renders big time. Thanks, Oliver!
A really great course if you want to manually render your site (without using pre-built features like Lumion).
It was a pleasure to take this course. The content, the instructor, and the methodology have been invaluable in my growth as an architectural visualizer.
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.
A well refined course that lets you master D5 in a short period of time.
The course is good for anyone's work related to the architecture industry. Diagrams may seem additional and not as important compared to 3D archviz, but as a good designer, the diagram is essential to show your ideas and how the design was developed. This course helped me add the quality of presentation report and slides to my client. I really enjoy it and hope Upstairs will come out with more courses... maybe the next one will be an animated diagram? Cross fingers.
Very well-paced and organized, gradually increasing in detail while guiding you through all the technical aspects of D5. An amazing course for anyone looking to level up their archviz knowledge. Thank you to Oliver and the Upstairs team for the outstanding work!
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!
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!
Perfect for understanding Photoshop's workflow and tools if you've never used it before, just like me.
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!
Really good course. It goes in depth on a lot of important topics.
Good tips and in general gives a critical view of portfolios. It is overpriced, though, especially as it is aimed at students.
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.
This course is great for learning a powerful tool like D5 Render!
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 LOVED IT!!! Straight from Nigeria. I learnt a lot and it was well paced. I know in total it says it's 2 hours. it took me 5 days to complete due to work and a spice of laziness but nonetheless, eventually I was victorious. Off to practice what I have learnt but if you are looking for a sign on whether to take this course or not, I HOPE THIS ALL CAPS WRITING IS A SIGN BOLD ENOUGH FOR YOU!!!
It's an interesting and useful course for learning Photoshop and how to use it for architectural visualization.
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.
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.
I'm a graphic designer learning to work in the context of architecture. Although I'm well educated in the ways of Illustrator and Photoshop, it was valuable to learn the workflows and make working with buildings and isometric diagrams less intimidating. Thank you!
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.
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 really good course with great explanations and amazing quality results.
Very, very good! The colors, textures... everything is perfect!
Sincerely, everything was fantastic. Maybe some more free small cutout packs given would be perfect!
Well-structured post-production course.
I found everything I needed to create a great portfolio!
AWESOME!! The best post-production course of all time, nice brother keep it up!
I really liked this course. It was useful and to the point. I highly recommend it.
Excellent course. Learned a lot.
Honestly, the course is packed! Maybe even a little too long for me at first haha. But I get it, there's a lot to learn in D5 and Post-production Photoshop! I appreciate that I can take it bit by bit though, which very helpful for someone with a busy schedule. The structure is nice, it doesn’t throw everything at you all at once, so I can always come back and pick up where I left off. That makes it way less overwhelming in the end. I'm really glad I signed up for this course!
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!
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!
Great content and really well presented! The videos were clear, concise, and enjoyable to watch. I'm a practicing architect and I learned many new tips & tricks that I'll be incorporating into my workflow. Thanks again!
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!
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!
Great course, with a lot of details on how to use InDesign specifically for portfolios. Usually, online courses talk a lot about stuff you never use and don't even need to know. There are a lot of tips on how to build a portfolio and what to focus on as well.
Like usual, it's packed with things you didn't know you needed, but it takes your rendering to the next level with ease.
Great content! Keep up with the good work.
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.
Detailed, articulate, and truly exceptional course!
Ideal for students!
The post-production course taught me so many skills and tricks in Photoshop and has allowed me to develop an efficient workflow when it comes to post-production. The course also comes with additional resources that you can use for your own projects. If you're an architecture student, I can't recommend this course enough!
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!
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.
Very informative and worthful moneywise.
If you are looking for something that will make you improve your diagrams representation in a huge way, this course is exactly what you are looking for, and more. Oliver is an excellent architect and teacher. This course is perfect! It's made for architects, it's excellent and well-structured. He's leading you step by step so you will never have doubts at each point. It'll blow your mind with all the lessons.
I have been watching Oliver's tutorials since OU Graphics and it has always helped me, so for this reason I decided to try out the isometric masterclass and photoshop courses and without any doubt, it lived up to my expectations. It's packed with a lot of useful information and techniques. And I've been applying them to my drawing for a while now and I'm extremely happy with the workflow I've learnt from Upstairs.
Very well-structured course from which the information is easily learned and absorbed immediately upon completion.
Very informative course!
It really improved my Photoshop and post-production skills to a whole new level! I 100% recommend this course.
Very valuable course for someone getting ready to create an architectural portfolio. The course focuses on the essential tools needed, as well as proper formatting. Highly recommend it.
I learned a lot from this course. Thank you!
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!