GD209 | Importing images – Oxford College of Garden Design

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Importing images

Lessons

GD100 | Introduction to design composition
- GD101 | Introduction to draftmanship
- GD102 | The design principles
- GD103 | Graphical communication
- GD104 | The design process
- GD105 | Genius loci: spirit of place pt.I
- GD105/pt II | Genius loci: spirit of place pt.II
- GD106 | Geometry of shape
- GD107 Exercise 1 | Setting up the drawing board
- GD107 Exercise 2 | The circle & the square
- GD107 Exercise 3 | Freehand letters
- GD107 Exercise 4 | Drawing equipment letters
- GD107 Exercise 5 | Picture frame template
- GD107 Exercise 6 | Modern art
- GD107 Exercise 7 | Exercise 1 & 2 interlocking shapes (slide show)
- GD108 | Exercise 3 & 4 patterns to gardens
- GD109 | Introduction to section elevations
GD200 | Sketchup make essential training
- GD201 | Introduction to Sketchup Make for Windows
- GD202 | Introduction to Sketchup Make for Mac
- GD203 | Manipulating objects
- GD204 | Drawing in Sketchup Make
- GD205 | Measure & labelling
- GD206 | Organising your workspace
- GD207 | Understanding components
- GD208 | Working with colour & texture
- GD209 | Importing images
- GD210 | Rendering & animation
GD300 | Evolution of the modern landscape
- GD301 | Early landscapes tutorial
- GD302 | Medieval and Renaissance gardens & the English landscape movement
- GD303 | The Victorians
- GD304 | Modern garden movement
GD400 | Basic photo manipulation & Picasa
- GD401 | Introduction to image manipulation
- GD402 | Introduction to Picasa
- GD403 | Editing with Picasa
- GD404 | Importing photos from the Web
- GD405 Introduction to Photoshop Elelements
GD500 | Urban spatial development
- GD501 | The site in its setting
- GD502 | Recording space: tools and techniques
- GD503 | The Psychology of Space
- GD505 | Intuition and analysis
- GD506 | Plotting and scale (drawing up the survey)
GD600 | Hard landscape portfolio
- GD601 | Introduction to the hard landscape portfolio (HLP)
- GD602 | Free standing rendered wall
- GD603 | Terrace and retaining wall
- GD605 | Raised bed & brick pergola
- GD606 | Formal pond
- GD607 | Raised brick pond
- GD608 | Timber jetty
- GD609 | Terrace, pergola & water feature
- GD610 | Deck, pond and patio
GD700 | Design detail and creative planning
- GD702 | Levels, survey and setting out
- GD703 | Technical drawing
- GD705 | Concrete for garden design
- GD706 | Fences: design and function
- GD707 | Garden paths and drives
- GD708 | Introduction to stone
- GD709 | Materials for walls
- GD710 | Timber: construction
- GD711 | Timber: the material
- GD712 | Wall design and workmanship
- GD713 | Formal water gardens
- GD714 | Natural Ponds & Lakes
GD800 | Garden photography
- GD801 | Using a DSLR camera
- GD802 | Making not taking photographs
- GD803 | Garden documentary photography
GD900 | Soft landscape and colour
- GD901 | Introduction to Planting Plans
- GD902 | Plant Form & Habit
- GD905 | Principles of Planting Design
- GD906 | Design Considerations for Plant Selection
- GD907 | Herbaceous Perennial Planting
- GD908 | Colour Theory
- GD909 | Planting Plans
- GD910 | Trees in relation to buildings
- GD915 | Planting Style & Theme
- GD916 | Buying & Supplying Plants
GD1000 | Masterclasses
- GD1001 Five Seasons – The Gardens of Piet Ouldolf
- GD1002 | John Brookes garden plans
- GD1003 | Anthony Paul Masterclass
- GD1003 pt.II | Anthony Paul Masterclass Pt.II
- GD1004 | Sculpture In The Landscape
- GD1005 | Luciano Giubbilei Masterclass
- GD1006 | John Brookes masterclass
- GD1007 | Designing with John Brookes lesson 1
- GD1008 | Designing with John Brookes lesson 2
- GD1009 | Designing with John Brookes lesson 3
- GD1010 | Designing with John Brookes lesson 4
- GD1011 Garden Plans – Background & Rational
GD1100 | Rural spatial development
- GD1101 | Plan of works
- GD1102 | Specification writing
- GD1103 | Setting out plans
- GD1105 | Steps and ramps
- GD1106 | Standard draft specification
- GD1107 | Site safety
- GD1108 | Contour manipulation
- GD1109 | Surface and water drainage
- GD1109a | Drainage revision webinar
- GD1110 | Piped drainage and soak-a-ways
- GD1111 | Land drainage
- GD1112 | Swimming pool design
- GD1113 | Tennis court construction
- GD1115 | Irrigation design
- GD1116 | Garden lighting design pt. 1
- GD1116 | Garden lighting design pt. 2
- GD1116 | Garden lighting design pt. 3
- GD1116 | John Cullen Lighting Design
GD1200 | Business and professional practice
- GD1202 | Setting up a design business
- GD1203 | Marketing for garden designers
- GD1204 | Contract law
- GD1205 | Professional practice and fee scales
- GD1206 | Written communication for professional practice
- GD1207 | Town planning and consents
- GD1208 | Costing projects
- GD1209 | Telephone technique
- GD1210 | How to conduct the first client meeting
- GD1211 | Website design
- GD1212 | Social media marketing
- GD1213 | JCLI contracts for garden designers pt.1
- GD1213 pt.II | The consultancy agreement
GD1300 | Introduction to CAD for landscape designers
- GD1301 | Setting up your workspace
- GD1302 | Setting up the drawing area
- GD1303 | Resource Manager
- GD1304 | Drawing basic shapes
- GD1305 | Drawing irregular shapes
- GD1306 | Understanding surfaces
- GD1307 | Using X and Y Coordinates
- GD1308 | Resizing and reshaping objects
- GD1309 | Move by point tool
- GD1310 | Duplicate along a path
- GD1311 | The Attributes Palette
- GD1312 | Text Attributes and Labeling
- GD1313 | Dimensioning Your Drawing
- GD1314 | Layers & Classes
- GD1315 | Sheet Layers
- GD1316 | Viewports
- GD1316a | Additional notes on viewports
- GD1317 | Additional viewports
- GD1318 | Printing
- GD1319 | Importing a site survey
- GD1320 | Drawing up the site survey
- GD1322 | Plotting existing trees
- GD1323 | The hardscape tool
- GD1324 | Creating a hard landscape report
- GD1328 | Adding furniture from the resource manager
- GD1329 | Introduction to planting in Vectorworks
- GD1330 | Customising plants using default plant data
- GD1331 | Planting graphics
- GD1332 | The plant tool
- GD1333 | Creating new plants
- GD1334 | Landscape tool: bulbs & wild flowers
- GD1335 | Creating a plant report
GD1400 | VW videos
- GD1401 | Mouse interaction
- GD1402 | User interface
- GD1403 | Palettes & workspace
- GD1404 | Introduction to classes
- GD1405 | Introduction to layers
- GD1406 | Snapping
- GD1407 | Tool & command interaction
- GD1408 | Navigation & views
- GD1409 | Document organisation
- GD1410 | Object types
- GD1411 | The hardscapes tool
- GD1412 | Creating hardscapes
- GD1413 | Hardscape settings
- GD1414 | Introduction to landscape areas
- GD1415 | Creating landscape area
- GD1416 | Landscape area settings
- GD1417 | Introduction to site modelling
- GD1418 | Creating a site model
- GD1419 | Site model settings
- GD1420 | Introduction to site modifiers
- GD1421 | Creating site modifiers
- GD1422 | Site modifier pads
- GD1423 | Site modifier grade limits
- GD1424 | Site modifier texture beds
- GD1425 | Site model contour editing
- GD1426 | Site model from imported survey file
- GD1427 | Site survey from imported DWG file
- GD1428 | Creating a property line
- GD1429 | Parking along a path tool
- GD1430 | Railing fence tool
- GD1431 | Introduction to planting in VW
- GD1432 | Placing plants
- GD1433 | Plant definition graphics
- GD1434 | Plant definition settings
- GD1435 | Plant instance settings
- GD1436 | Plant tags
- GD1437 | Plant tag images
GD1500 | Architectural rendering techniques
- GD1501 | Introduction to drawing materials
- GD1502 | Chartpak pens
- GD1503 | Marker pen colours pt.II
- GD1504 | Introduction to sketching
- GD1505 | Introduction to shading
- GD1506 | Plant graphics (pencil/drafting pen)
- GD1507 | Plant graphics pt.II
- GD1508 | Plant graphics pt.III
- GD1509 | 3D rendering
- GD1510 | 3D rendering pt.II
- GD1511 | 3D rendering pt.III
- GD1512 | Final 3D rendering
- GD1514 Advanced Photoshop Rendering Techniques
Homework
- Week 1 Homework Alphabet letter designs
- Week 2 Homework Design exercise 1 & 2
- Week 3 Homework Design exercise 3 & 4
- Week 4 Homework Site survey & photo
- Week 4 Homework GD411 Project 1
- Week 5 Homework Mood boards
- Week 5 Homework Critique
- Week 6 Homework Critique
- Week 7 Additional Reading (optional)
- Week 7 Homework Planting plans
- Week 8 Homework Bubble diagrams & site analysis
- Week 9 Homework Hand in project 1
- Week 10: Homework Project 2 site survey
- Week 11 Homework Project 2 critique
- Week 12 Homework Sketchup model
- Week 12 Homework Project 2 critique
- Week 13 Homework P2 Final crit.
- Week 20 Homework
- Week 21 Homework Drainage
- Week 22 Homework Specification
- Week 23 Homework Cascade plans
- Week 24 Homework Costings
- Week 25 Homework Irrigation
- Week 26 Homework Contours
- Easter Half Term Homework
- Week 31 Homework Position house
- Week 32 Homework Anthony Paul
- Week 33 Homework JB Speed Design II
- Week 34 Homework Car Parking Exercises
- Week 35 Swimming Pool & Tennis Court
- Week 36 Assignment: Rural Design Project 3
- Week 40 Homework Photography
- Homework Final Crit and Timetable
Assignments
- Week 2 Assignment: Urban Design Project 1
- Week 9 Assignment: Urban design project 2
- Week 13 Assignment: Hard Landscape Portfolio
- Week 38 Assignment: Rural design project 3