In architecture, Photoshop (often accompanied by a drawing tablet, or not) is predominately used for image and graphic creation, helping to produce architectural renders, visualizations and diagrams for presentations and client documents. Photoshop can be used to create renderings and visualizations from just a SketchUp model through photo montaging or used to provide the final touches to an externally rendered image through a post-production process. Another area where it helps with architecture visualizations is the placement of people within an image. A tricky process to do well, but once mastered, will really help take your images to the next level.

This course is aimed to help you understand how you can use only photoshop to produce presentable drawings from generic 3D scenes or hand drawings and produce basic presentation boards to better communicate design concepts, thought processes and site analysis information. Once you master the essentials, creativity is just a few clicks away.