EXPERT in Open or American Kitchen Design

U1: Stories and trends in American kitchen design

→ Stories from American Kitchens
→ Current Trends in American Kitchens
→ Examples and References of American Kitchens
→ Types of American Kitchen Layout
→ General Concepts and Introduction to Indoor Zoning
→ Organizational Charts and Organization of Interior Environments in Domestic Architecture
→ The Importance of Zoning in Contemporary Interior Design
→ Keys to Distribution in Interior Design and Decoration Projects
→ Introduction to color in interior design
→ The Importance of Color in Our Interior Designs
→ Warm Colors and Cool Colors in Decoration and Interior Design Projects
→ The Relationships between Colors when Designing and Decorating Indoor Environments
→ Chromatism in Interior Design. The Color Range.

U2: Theory and practice of American kitchen design

→ Designing an American Kitchen: Dimensions, Circulation, Zoning and Tips
→ The Dimensions You Should Know When Designing Kitchens
→ The Distribution, Organization and Functioning of a Contemporary Kitchen
→ Specific Furniture in American Kitchens: Types and Brands
→ Materials in American Kitchens: Floors, Walls, Ceilings and Furniture
→ Fundamental Concepts in the Projection of Floors, Pavements and Flooring
→ Finishes on Current Walls, Partitions and Vertical Walls.
→ The Finishes and Materials in Ceilings, Slabs and Roof of the Project
→ Lighting in American Kitchens: Natural and Artificial
→ Accessories and Props in American Kitchens

U3: General Concepts of Architectural Technical Drawing

→ General Concepts of Architectural Technical Drawing
→ The importance of the line in Architectural Drawing
→ The Scale of Architectural Graphic Documentation
→ The Main and Most Important Tools and Equipment for Technical Drawing
→ Data Collection on Site and Survey of Interior and Architectural Plans
→ The Most Important Systems of Architectural Graphic Representation
→ Graphic Representation of the Floor Plans of Our Interior Design Projects
→ Correct Representation of Doors, Windows, Stairs, etc. in Our Plans
→ Classic Tools of Technical Drawing: The Set Square and the Protractor.
→ How to Correctly Dimension Our Architectural Project.
→ Representation of Elevations and General Views of Our Projects
→ Section Planes and Their Graphic Representation
→ How to use a scale ruler.
→ How to Correctly Represent the Carpentry of the Architectural Project
→ The Main Graphic Elements of Graphic and Execution Documentation
→ Correct Use of Typography in Construction Plans and Documents

U4: Computer Aided 2D Drawing with AutoCAD for kitchen design.

→ Download, Install, Configure and Run the Software: AutoCAD
→ Configuring the AutoCad interface and workspace.
→ Select entities in AutoCAD.
→ Let's learn the main two-dimensional (2D) drawing tools in AutoCad.
→ Modification and Manipulation of Objects and Entities in AutoCad.
→ Model Space (Work) and Presentation Space (Lay Out) in AutoCAD.
→ Image Files as External References.
→ The Plan Scale: Graphic and Numerical.
→ Activity: Drawing an Interior Space.
→ Activity: Basic Drawing Techniques.
→ Creating, Editing and Inserting a Label in Our Plans.
→ Printing Graphic Documentation.

U5: 3D design of American kitchens.

→ Installing 3D modeling software: SketchUp
→ The Main Keyboard Shortcuts and Functions of SketchUp Pro.
→ 3D Space, Visualization Tools and Camera Types in SketchUp.
→ The Most Important Selection Methods in SketchUp.
→ The Main 2D Drawing Tools in SketchUp.
→ 3D Three-Dimensional Modeling with Sketchup.
→ Working with layers in SketchUp.
→ Group and Component Concepts in SketchUp.
→ Apply Material Textures with SketchUp.
→ SketchUp's Famous Visual Styles.
→ Creating Viewpoints and Cameras in SketchUp. Scenes and Animation.
→ What are SketchUp Plugins and What are they for?
→ How to Properly Install Plugins (Extra Tools) in SketchUp.
→ A Must-Have Plugin. Make Face (Create Surfaces Automatically).
→ What is Lay Out (SketchUp) and what is it used for?
→ Creating a Piece of Furniture with SketchUp.
→ How to Create a 3D Model in SketchUp from an AutoCAD Plan.
→ 3D Modeling of a Complex Architectural Element.

U6: 3D design of American kitchens.

→ The essential fundamentals of the VRay rendering engine I
→ The essential fundamentals of the VRay II rendering engine.
→ Materials in VRay: Fundamentals and previous considerations.
→ Render parameter settings: Dimensions and Resolution.
→ The VRay Frame Buffer.
→ Adjust Lighting, Materials and Render Options.
→ Lights in VRay: Light Sphere, Spotlights and Presence Lights.
→ VRay Camera Settings: Exposure, Blur and Field of View.
→ Final Rendering of our 3D Scenes with VRay.

U7: Photo editing of our projects and designs in Adobe Photoshop CC.

→ How to download and install Adobe Photoshop CC correctly
→ The Photoshop interface.
→ Adjust Brightness/Contrast with Photoshop.
→ Adjust Exposure with Photoshop.
→ Adjust Levels with Photoshop.
→ Adjust Vibrance, Hue and Saturation.
→ How to Convert your Images to Black and White Correctly.
→ How to apply attractive photo filters to photos of your surroundings.
→ My Favorite Adjustment: Photoshop's Gradient Map.
→ How to Apply Vintage Vignettes to Your Images.
→ Learn How to Create Realistic Lens Flare Effects.
→ Protect your Work by Creating Watermarks and Signatures with your Logo.
→ Configure Photoshop to use Advanced Actions.
→ Import and Install Photoshop Actions and Components.
→ Photoshop Action "Sketch Style": Sketch Architecture 1
→ Photoshop Action "Sketch Style II": Sketch Architecture 2

U8: Layout and presentation of our Lay Out Design proposal.

→ What is Lay Out for SketchUp and what is this software for?
→ Download and install the Lay Out Graphic Layout program (SketchUp)
→ Document Setup Layout
→ Preparing the 3D model for Lay Out.
→ Initial setup: units, format and orientation in Lay Out.
→ Import external objects: diagrams, 3D, photographs, renders, logos...
→ Select, move and copy objects in Lay Out.
→ Create, distribute and group shapes with Layout.
→ Colors, Shape Styles and Fills in LayOut for Sketchup.
→ Update scenes in LayOut.
→ Text, dimensions, measurements, notes and legends on the drawing with LayOut.
→ Layers in LayOut

U9: Resources for Kitchen Design Expert Users

→ Glossary of Open or American Kitchen Design Terms
→ Main Advantages and Disadvantages of Open or American Kitchens.
→ Help manual
→ List of Websites with Resources for your Projects and Designs.
→ Recommended Bibliography
→ Free Three-Dimensional (3D) Model Downloads for your Creative Projects
→ Download Free Images and Textures for your Designs and Creations.
→ Download CAD Resources in DWG format for your Projects
→ Download Fonts and Typefaces totally Free for your Designs and Projects
→ Download Icons, Anagrams and Logos Totally Free for Your Designs
→ Download Royalty Free Images to use in your Designs
→ Download Vector Resources for your Designs totally Free.
→ Protect your projects. Always keep your backups safe in the cloud.
→ Collection of Useful Online Resources: Direct Downloads.
→ Devices, Technology and Gadgets for Creative Designers.
→ Keys to Managing Open or American Kitchen Design Projects
→ Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to Kitchen Design projects
→ Main References and Experts in Kitchen Design
→ Mistakes and bad practices to avoid when designing open or American kitchens
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