These are examples of computer graphics I've done in the last few years at the University of Michigan. Since I've been teaching, I haven't really had the need to make models or graphics of my own, and haven't really had time for it, with all the grading to do, software demos to give, etc. But no one seems to believe I can do it unless they see some pictures. So here are some images to convince the doubters. The page is pretty incomplete so far, but it will become more complete as I have more time.
This bit of architectural blasphemy was created as a demonstration for my CAD Fundaments I class at the University of Michigan. Obviously, this building (Le Corbusier's pilgrimage church at Ronchamp) does not belong at this location (the site of Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water" house for the Kaufmanns at Bear Run, Pennsylvania). I was demonstrating how to combine two images to make a convincing composite-- "convincing," in this case, in a "that looks like an actual photo, but I know that can't be right" sense.
This image was created by taking an image of Ronchamp (Corner, Donald, and Jenny Young. 2005. "Great Buildings Online Image - Notre Dame du Haut, or Ronchamp." Available on the web at: <http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Notre_Dame_du_Haut.html/cid_2399158.gbi>. Viewed June 6, 2005.), and combining it with an image of Fallingwater (Wright, Steven. 2001. "Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright: Kaufmann house above the waterfall." Available on the Web at: <http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/frank-lloyd-wright/fallingwater-pictures/large-fallingwater-photos/05SWL-lookout-fallingwater.html>. Last updated December 1, 2001. Viewed June 6, 2005.) using Adobe® Photoshop® image-editing software.
The building from Ronchamp was pasted on a new layer from in front of the Fallingwater background, then vegetation from the waterfall was copied and pasted onto another layer, "sandwiching" the building. The size and contrast of the building were altered to better fit the background. (I should have blurred the focus a little, too, but I didn't want to take up too much class time with it.) I used the "clone stamp tool," more copying and pasting, the "blur tool," and other tricks to soften up the "seams" and blot out a few remaining parts of Wright's building.This demonstration was given (1) to teach students about raster graphic images, and (2) to show them some techniques they might use in studio, for instance, to show a physical model or digital model as it would look on a building site. Projects that students did for this assignment can be seen here;. More students wound up combining images of themselves with friends or celebrities than doing architecturally-themed projects, but the same basic techniques were used.