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flyingarch · August 26th, 2007

That element about "the ability to read architectural drawings," I have found, is key. This, I feel, is part of that "middle ground," since have have taken a digital art class in Photoshop and am very familiar with working on a PC. Do you think some training in Autocad would help? My concern here is that if I don't have more fundamental training in architecture, the training may be too advanced. I think I'm going to have to knock on a lot of doors, but finding a mentor would probably work best for me. Thanks for your advice, James!

August 26th, 2007	#3 (permalink)
flyingarch Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 10 Name: Chip Lewinthal	Re: Advice on Becoming an Architectural Illustrator That element about "the ability to read architectural drawings," I have found, is key. This, I feel, is part of that "middle ground," since have have taken a digital art class in Photoshop and am very familiar with working on a PC. Do you think some training in Autocad would help? My concern here is that if I don't have more fundamental training in architecture, the training may be too advanced. I think I'm going to have to knock on a lot of doors, but finding a mentor would probably work best for me. Thanks for your advice, James!