Quiz No. 3 - Make-Up

Quiz No. 3  - Make-Up:

Date: 12-1-2012

Time Limit: 1 hour to be received in email.  Any late submittals will result in a grade reduction (the later it is, the greater the reduction).

Instructions

1: File - Save as - [Last Name][First Initial]_ARC4058_Quiz_3_[image type, ie. Superstudio Objects, Musee d'Orsay Front Perspective, etc.]  Be certain the JPEG file is saved with this format!

2: Photoshop: New File - 11" x 17" - Resolution at 200 pixels/inch - Color Mode at RGB Color - Margins as per the Layout Sample

3: Groups: TBD.   Be certain to work on the Quiz version that is assigned to you!  Working on the incorrect version will result in a lower grade.  The groups will be announce on the day of the exam.

4: Assignment: Create + Render a Rhino model based on the image(s) posted for Quiz 3

• Build the image assigned to you in Rhino with the appropriate layers. Create 3 rendered views (front elevation, side elevation, perspective) of said image(s). Save them as PNG's so that the background does not show when brought into Photoshop (assuming you have it set as such in Vray for Rhino).  
• Rhino Output: try to have all the viewport renders similar, if not equal, in size / scale (especially the side / front views).  To give you an idea of the resolution you should have, an 11" x 17" Sheet in Photoshop (at 200 dpi) has a resolution of 3400 pixels x 2200 pixels.  Use this as a base to guarantee great image quality.  
• Materials for your model: 
• wood_1: dark brown wood with natural grain
• wood_2: light brown wood (think plywood)
• glass_1: blue-grey glass with 30% opacity (70% transparent)
• glass_2: green-grey glass with 30% opacity (70% transparent)
• aluminum_1: light grey aluminum
• aluminum_2: dark grey aluminum
• plastic_1: light blue plastic
• plastic_2: light red-orange plastic
• marble_1: grey marble (with reflecting surface)
• marble_2: pink marble (with reflecting surface)
• The images may further be tweaked in Photoshop. 
• The 3 views should be spaced evenly within the Photoshop file. 
• Each view shall have a child / children interacting with the rendered objects.  They shall be scaled appropriately, shadows placed where necessary, and be relevant to the viewport rendered.
• Grading will be based on both completeness + quality.

5: Save to JPEG - Quality = 8 (if you do not know what this means, try creating a jpeg from Photoshop.  You will be prompted to select the output quality.  Bring it down to 8)

6: Submittal: JPEG file shall be submitted to ecalil@fiu.edu before the hour's end

* Note: if you cannot make it to the day of a Quiz, you may make it up the week after.  A more difficult drawing will replace the one of the original date and the same time limit will be given during class time.  If you know that you cannot make it to class on any particular day, please comment below with the date(s) you will be absent and I will do my best to not have a Quiz on that particular date.  Once the date of the Quiz is posted online, it will not change.

My Recommendations:

• use the Quiz No 3 Sample Image as a reference for what you may be doing on the Quiz
• have a Rhino + Photoshop file ready for it with the layouts ready to start
• have a materials library with the listed varied set of materials ready for use, seeing as how you will not know what materials you will be using on the Quiz
• have your Layers in Rhino to already have the desired materials set to them, as that step will save you some time
• do NOT wait until the Quiz to do these things as it is not the time to figure these things out or worry about setting these things up.  They should be ready at your disposal beforehand so that your main preoccupation is building the model
• Read the instructions on the Quiz beforehand as well so that you know exactly what you need to do!
• I also recommend practicing with the posted Sample Image or with your Assignment 4 + 6 model interiors / fixtures to better prepare for the Quiz

Good Luck!

Quiz No 3 Images - Sample

Sample Images:

Group: Sample Image

Architecture for Dogs

Atelier Bow-Wow
Materials: light brown wood (structure + platforms + ramps)

Quiz No. 3

Quiz No. 3 :

Date: 11-19-2012

Time Limit: 1 hour to be received in email.  Any late submittals will result in a grade reduction (the later it is, the greater the reduction).

Instructions

1: File - Save as - [Last Name][First Initial]_ARC4058_Quiz_3_[image type, ie. Superstudio Objects, Musee d'Orsay Front Perspective, etc.]  Be certain the JPEG file is saved with this format!

2: Photoshop: New File - 11" x 17" - Resolution at 200 pixels/inch - Color Mode at RGB Color - Margins as per the Layout Sample

3: Groups: TBD.   Be certain to work on the Quiz version that is assigned to you!  Working on the incorrect version will result in a lower grade.  The groups will be announce on the day of the exam.

4: Assignment: Create + Render a Rhino model based on the image(s) posted for Quiz 3

• Build the image assigned to you in Rhino with the appropriate layers. Create 3 rendered views (front elevation, side elevation, perspective) of said image(s). Save them as PNG's so that the background does not show when brought into Photoshop (assuming you have it set as such in Vray for Rhino).  
• Rhino Output: try to have all the viewport renders similar, if not equal, in size / scale (especially the side / front views).  To give you an idea of the resolution you should have, an 11" x 17" Sheet in Photoshop (at 200 dpi) has a resolution of 3400 pixels x 2200 pixels.  Use this as a base to guarantee great image quality.  
• Materials for your model: 
• wood_1: dark brown wood with natural grain
• wood_2: light brown wood (think plywood)
• glass_1: blue-grey glass with 30% opacity (70% transparent)
• glass_2: green-grey glass with 30% opacity (70% transparent)
• aluminum_1: light grey aluminum
• aluminum_2: dark grey aluminum
• plastic_1: light blue plastic
• plastic_2: light red-orange plastic
• The images may further be tweaked in Photoshop. 
• The 3 views should be spaced evenly within the Photoshop file. 
• Each view shall have a dog / dogs interacting with the rendered object.  They shall be scaled appropriately, shadows placed where necessary, and be relevant to the viewport rendered.
• Grading will be based on both completeness + quality.

5: Save to JPEG - Quality = 8 (if you do not know what this means, try creating a jpeg from Photoshop.  You will be prompted to select the output quality.  Bring it down to 8)

6: Submittal: JPEG file shall be submitted to ecalil@fiu.edu before the hour's end

* Note: if you cannot make it to the day of a Quiz, you may make it up the week after.  A more difficult drawing will replace the one of the original date and the same time limit will be given during class time.  If you know that you cannot make it to class on any particular day, please comment below with the date(s) you will be absent and I will do my best to not have a Quiz on that particular date.  Once the date of the Quiz is posted online, it will not change.

My Recommendations:

• use the Quiz No 3 Sample Image as a reference for what you may be doing on the Quiz
• have a Rhino + Photoshop file ready for it with the layouts ready to start
• have a materials library with the listed varied set of materials ready for use, seeing as how you will not know what materials you will be using on the Quiz
• have your Layers in Rhino to already have the desired materials set to them, as that step will save you some time
• do NOT wait until the Quiz to do these things as it is not the time to figure these things out or worry about setting these things up.  They should be ready at your disposal beforehand so that your main preoccupation is building the model
• Read the instructions on the Quiz beforehand as well so that you know exactly what you need to do!
• I also recommend practicing with the posted Sample Image or with your Assignment 4 + 6 model interiors / fixtures to better prepare for the Quiz

Good Luck!

Quiz No. 2 Make-up

Recreate the scenario below with the image sample provided.  Create a grid using hatch patterns in AutoCAD and plot as a separate PDF.  Insert said grid TO SCALE according to the dimensions given.  The grid pattern should be 10' x 10' square.  Manipulate the grid so that it works with the perspective.

In addition to this, you will follow the instructions from the original quiz.  However, 3 people will be required in the FOREGROUND now.

Quiz No. 2 Images

sample environment for ratio / scale

object to actually draw and place within the environment

Quiz No. 2

Quiz No. 2 :
 Date: 10-10-2012
Time Limit: 1 hour to be received in email.

Instructions

1: File - Save as - [Last Name][First Initial]_ARC4058_Quiz_2 .  Be certain the JPEG file is saved with this format!

2: Be sure that the PSD (Photoshop) File is an 11" x 17" with the same margins and layout as the Midterm.  200 dpi.

3: Groups: There are no groups for this quiz.  However, the environments + people within each file SHOULD be different.

4: Assignment: 

• Insert an environment as your backdrop.  The 3 options for the backdrop will either be:
• Mountain: 50% mountain (diagonal).  50% sky.  Just like you saw in class.
• Ocean: 67% ocean (2/3 bottom horizontal).  33% sky.  (1/3 top horizontal).
• Dessert: 67% dessert (2/3 bottom horizontal).  33% sky. (1/3 top horizontal).

• Draw the object perspective presented in the image (either in CAD or Photoshop) as they are posted on the blog.  (If drawn in CAD, save it as a PDF and bring it into Photoshop.  There are 2 mandatory lineweights.  That of the exterior (.35 thickness) and the interior of the object (.15 thickness).
• "Reflect" part of your environment on the facade of the drawn object. This reflection may be slightly blurred for a better effect. 
• Add Materials to the Object (I recommend creating a white layer behind the object with the Pen Tool first).  The material may be:
• Concrete
• Wood (Paneling)
• Steel
• The materials will be specified during the quiz.

• Add at least 2 individual people into the environment.  
• Shadows as appropriate for the people + object. (Be consistent with the light source).
• Partly Desaturate the backdrop, people + object to your liking (NOTE: the object and the Backdrop need to have different levels of saturation.  You also need to Filter for effects. This website has some advice of how to give your image a "vintage feel").  You may add multiple filters.  
• Make the final product your own!

5: Save to JPEG - Quality = 8 (if you do not know what this means, try creating a jpeg from Photoshop.  You will be prompted to select the output quality.  Bring it down to 8)

6: Submittal: JPEG file shall be submitted to ecalil@fiu.edu before the hour's end


* Note: if you cannot make it to the day of a Quiz, you may make it up the week after.  A more difficult drawing will replace the one of the original date and the same time limit will be given during class time.  If you know that you cannot make it to class on any particular day, please comment below with the date(s) you will be absent and I will do my best to not have a Quiz on that particular date.  Once the date of the Quiz is posted online, it will not change.

Quiz No. 1 Images - Make-Up

Holland Pavilion at the Hanover Expo 

Architect: MVRDV

Retake Quiz

Professor Calil,
I was wondering if we can retake the quiz and if so when? Also I was wondering when you will post the grades for Assignment 1 and Quiz 1. Thanks!

Quiz No. 1 Images

GROUP A

GROUP B

Assignment No. 2 + Quiz No. 1 Layers + Lineweights

Plot Style Table Pen Assignments (Line weights):
Color 1 - 0.18
Color 2 - 0.18
Color 3 - 0.25
Color 4 - 0.13
Color 5 - 0.10
Color 6 - 0.45
Color 8 - 0.05

Quiz No. 1

Quiz No. 1 :
Date: 9-10-2012
Time Limit: 1 hour to be received in email.

Instructions

1: File - Save as - [Last Name][First Initial]_ARC4058_Quiz_1 .  Be certain the CAD + PDF files are saved with this format!

2: Be sure Units is on "Architectural", "Decimal Degrees" & "Inches"

3: Groups: The Quiz is separated into 2 different Groups.  Group A will be responsible for drawing the assignment designated to them.  Group B is responsible for theirs.  Failure to do the assignment designated to your Group is an instant 50% drop to the Quiz grade.

GROUP ASSIGNMENTS FOR QUIZ No 1:
Group A:  Student ID ends in an odd #
Group B:  Student ID ends in an even #

4: Assignment: Draw the elevations as they are posted on the blog.  You may use the image as an external reference in your drawing.  

5: Plot - DWG to PDF - Plot with Layers - assignment_2_layers - 11" x 17" at Scale: (scale represented in the image)
    (this will have been updated the week of the Quiz with additional Layers)

6: Submittal: BOTH the AutoCAD + PDF file shall be submitted to ecalil@fiu.edu before the hour's end


* Note: if you cannot make it to the day of a Quiz, you may make it up the week after.  A more difficult drawing will replace the one of the original date and the same time limit will be given during class time.  If you know that you cannot make it to class on any particular day, please comment below with the date(s) you will be absent and I will do my best to not have a Quiz on that particular date.  Once the date of the Quiz is posted online, it will not change.