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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.
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.
Good tips and in general gives a critical view of portfolios. It is overpriced, though, especially as it is aimed at students.
Amazing pack! Definitely high quality.
Very good course. The quality of the classes and the explaining method is great.
It is an excellent course where you can learn all about Photoshop for architecture. I really appreciated the lesson with the recap of the shortcuts. I try to use them in every program I use, and I found the last lesson very useful. Thank you.
The course is amazing! Helped me a lot in terms of my production and workflow! Highly recommend!
Great course! Easy to follow, but I got to say, be prepared, it has a lot of info.
Highly recommended for post-production of architectural photos! Just found it here.
This course 1000000/1000000! So nice and cool, and I'm so happy for the results I got!
Excellent and easy to use, it helped me with my axonometric diagrams for my Masters Thesis and the feedback from my professors were exceptional!
This is an excellent course for undergraduate students studying architecture. It teaches you how to effectively make drawings for your various projects.
Very informative course!
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!
I am so happy to finally learn a good workflow for plan representation!
Really good for students who are approaching architectural visualization for the first time!
Excellent course!
I really enjoyed this course, it's exactly what I needed. Very easy to understand, well-structured, and not very long. Also, with some textures and cutouts that I would definitely use in the future.
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 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 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!
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!
It's an excellent course, it gives you the tools to make very good diagrams, and also the workflow and ethic allow you to make further diagrams in the future as you like, not just the ones that are in the course.
Great course. Gave me the Photoshop/Illustrator knowledge and aesthetic basis to keep on creating my university projects.
Perfect course for beginners like me. I learned a lot! Really worth it. Thank you!
Explains everything there is to learn about InDesign from an architectural standpoint and even goes further into giving us tips and tricks on how to improve our portfolios...GREAT COURSE OVERALL!
I learned helpful shortcuts to speed up my workflow and new techniques to improve my diagrams.
Amazing experience, great for beginners and people who are migrating from a simpler rendering software like Lumion and Twinmotion, highly recommended.
It was clear and very well explained! Thank you, Oliver.
Every Upstairs course is great. I'll introduce it to my university friends. Thanks a lot!
I found the course very concise and to the point! It sort of demystified Photoshop for me, and I feel better about tackling a new image!
An excellent course. Good quality and nothing to complain about.
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.
It improved the look of my work!
I found everything I needed to create a great portfolio!
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.
Sensational content. Straight to the point and with fundamental tips!
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.
Overall, the course provides a great introduction to creating and developing isometric diagrams that can be used in a multitude of different situations or scenarios. By being clearly labeled and organized, Oliver has made it very easy to move from step to step without getting confused, and he reiterates many key points throughout the course so that by the time you finish, there are already some key concepts that are ingrained in your brain. All in all, if you are looking for an informative course on architectural diagrams that is both informative and entertaining, this course would be perfect for you since the course is so detailed while remaining light with technical jargon that allows people from all skill levels to learn something.
Excellent way to enhance your skills and knowledge with purposeful and intentional instructional steps.
This course delivers what it promises. We all need workflows and Oliver has given us a flexible workflow that can be adapted to any project. Because the render can come from any source, the post-processing is adaptable to any BIM authoring and rendering software.
I learned a lot from this course. Thank you!
Huge time saver, filled with high quality figures. easy recommend.
The modules were well organized and easy to follow. The modules' videos weren't long and boring at all. I was excited to learn every stage. The portfolio examples shown were the cherry on top, providing us with a good balance between technical aspects of InDesign and what to expect when designing an architectural portfolio. I enjoyed it so much, such great content. It's worth the investment!
It really did exceed my expectations. The attention to various details is exactly what I wanted, and this course absolutely delivered that.
This is a very practical pack for making diagrams and collages in an easy and fast way. It's been great so far, it has saved me plenty of time and effort. I don't have to be looking for high resolution vegetation anymore.
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.
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.
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!
Another truly great course! Thanks a lot!!!
A really good course with great explanations and amazing quality results.
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!
Great quality work.
For sure, the best course I have taken on post-production.
Great course! Very clear and well structured.
Fantastic course and channel! I've learned a lot with the content and already apply it at college. Brought me results and recognition. Congrats!
Made me better at my work.
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.
This is an excellent course. Everything is clearly explained. You could offer the same course format for the facades and the other rendering elements.
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!
This course gives you a start-up for designing your portfolio. Also, what you should and shouldn't avoid. Great course, thank you!
What I appreciated about the course instructor was that he was generous enough to provide an additional module that delved into portfolios, besides the course being about the InDesign software. Moreover, it was very practical in terms of providing actual examples of selected portfolios online.
Easy to use & adds life to illustration.
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!
Thank you very much for the course - well made. I haven't found anything like it in other places.
This Upstairs Pack has been a game-changer in my architectural workflow. It saves me hours of searching for high-quality, diverse cutouts and allows me to focus on the design itself. The variety of figures, especially the inclusion of people from different cultural and social contexts, helps me create more inclusive and contextually rich visualizations. I highly recommend it to architects, students, and urban designers looking to enhance the storytelling aspect of their design presentations.
Wonderful beginner tips and tricks to start developing a personal style in archviz. While technology has advanced and 3D assets have gotten better, everything in this lesson is a true base to work from. If you're a beginner in Photoshop or V-Ray, this is a phenomenal first step.
This course improved my workflow a lot on how to make the best use of Adobe softwares.