Sketchup

In this post I will be talking about all courses of SketchUp that I have watched (essential, architectural fundaments, Vray). They are all about the same program, so If ounf it logical to connect them.

ketchUp looks like a game (For example, Sims). That is why I received it as the easiest program from all of those. From what I have seen this program is not enough comfortable for making some new crazy forms as Rhinoceros, but it can be really useful in modeling different architectural places. I think it was made for those kind of tasks. The most amazing part is of course Vray. It is so near to being photo! I did not expect that program can do so realistic rendering of model.

AutoCAD

AutoCAD and Rhinoceros has got a lot of similarities. That is why it was enough easy to understend how works this program.But because of their likeness there are also some problems. I automatically receive it as Rhino, so I try to use it totally as Rhino. Those two programs have some differences, so every time on those differences I make same mistakes. It makes me crazy. It is a little bit hard to get out of the habit. Hope that with time I will get used to it.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator/ 13.07.15-20.07.15

Photoshop and Illustrator are a bit similar programs. That is why I have putten them together in one post. Also it would be easier to compare them that way.Photoshop is one of those programs that I can use enough good. So I want to start with it. I did not expect that I could learn that much from Photoshop online course. I thought there would be base information for those who do not know anything about Photoshop. I have learned a lot of different technics that  could be used, so I was impressed by it. 

For example, I wanted to learn about masks and, lastly, I have understood them.

Now let's talk about Illustrator. I have not used it before. I just knew that it is something like vectoral Photoshop. It has same interface. Farther, their main control commands are similar. I thought that because of vectoral system  Illustrator is not available to do too complicated forms, so I did not want to learn it at the beginning. I still think that Photoshop can do more, but now I know that Illustrator has enough potential to create interesting things. So I hope that in the near future I will often use it.

Below you can see a few pages from my notes and certificates of those two programs.

Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture /06.08.15

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On our workshop I have met a girl, that studies in Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute. One day she has taken all of us to show her Institute.

 It also has got its own museum. This museum has got exhibits on different topics. Unfortunately, we came pretty late, so we could not see everything.

After we had walk in studios and classes. Unfortunately, institute needs restoration (it was established in 1757), so some places were in bad condition. 

Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy (Baron Stieglitz's State Academy of Monumental and Industrial Arts and Design in St Petersburg)/ 27.07.15-9.08.15

While I was on workshop in Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy, I have seen a lot of interesting things, so I decided to make individual post about this great academy.

That's how it looks.

Academy is pretty popular for its interior. A few films were taken here.

The most famous place is the Youth hall.

The Academy has got rich history, that is why it has own museum. In old times it was used as collection of examples for students. Nowadays it also works as normal museum. Here is some interior from museum part.

Also I have seen some of cathedras.
Cathedra of ceramics:

Cathedra of sculpture:

Cathedra of  iron: