Photo Shop x-refs?

[Sawyer]

Ok I am using ps 7 & I am working on a few files - one of the files is basically a colored 1/4" elevation the other file is a 1/8" site elevation that has the same files inserted as layers. Of course we are still making changes so I have to update the one file 1/4" & then copy it back into the large file (really large file it prints out over 7'). What I was wondering is file there is a way to link the files so changes are automatic between the files just like an x-ref.

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[MegaPixel]

Hey Sawyer - Me again :ebiggrin:

 

So you've got this huge "honkin" .psd file with a culmination of all of your MAX renderings right? And everytime you tweak something in MAX, you have to re-render it, then update that particular layer in Photoshop correct?

 

[scratches his head for a moment :???: ]

 

Are you familiar with creating actions? I'm thinking you should dedicate a directory for this projects MAX renderings only. Then, I would create an Action which opens a file (whatever format you render to) out of that new directory. Then proceed to record any other automatic tweaks which you make to newly opened renderings like Image Adjustments (Color or Levels). Stop recording and your Action is created. Now, go to File/Batch Processing - Load the Action you just created and select that destination directory. BAM!! Every Image in that folder will automatically be pulled in and cleaned up to your liking. Ovcourse you can run this Batch Process everytime you re-render a series of images.

 

I hope I understood and addressed your question for you. If I was waaay off, then I'm sorry. If I'm onto something, but you need further explination, then just let me know. I'll walk you through it. Later, Mega

[Sawyer]

Awsome tip Mega-p. That may be what I be needing. :angerazz:

 

Actually I do a bit of production type "renderings" that really are just cad line elevs that are colored in photoshop. Often these act as prelim renderings before I do the max work. Or they just work alone. I don't post them here because I find them purely descriptive and not really artistic. Bread and butter kind of stuff. But they are really fast and cheap for the client.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Cheers

[nisus]

Hi Sawyer,

 

Still I'd love to see a few examples of these

 

rgds

 

nisus

[Sawyer]

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=frontelevcopy.jpg

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=smallsite2.jpg

 

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/forum/filepush.asp?file=finalcopy_1.jpg

 

 

Here are a couple of images. The first one is the moset recent one - 2nd one shows the whole site. This is what I wanted help with the x-ref idea. This one prints over 7' long!

 

 

3rd one was 1st one I did & I still like it the best. I had time to add contours for the stucco and soft shadows where I wanted.

 

The problem I have with these is this:

 

So many architects offices I have been to have these lame pencil colored cadd elevations. Most of the time it looks like a kid just quickly colored between the line and that is it. Just working elevation with color. Then I started doing these and it seemed like there was a good new technique here. But like with many things the amount of time I am given just drops and what they need is more "something to show" than "something to show off". So the quality of these has dropped as well till it seems to be just a step above colored pencil colorings.

Still its fun shouldn't really complain.

[MegaPixel]

Sawyer, I completly agree with you about the statement that Architects tend to want something to show rather then show off. The Architect I used to work with would just print out his Cad views and use Marker to hand render it in about an Hours time. I like your technique and have used it quite a bit over the past year. I will create an .eps file of my Cad views and then pull them into Photoshop for colorization & texturing. It's not quicker then the hand sketch technique, however it's not that much longer either. Plus, once you have the layers created, changing color schemes and textures around is a snap. Oh and a... Nice images btw :ebiggrin: