This workflow is inspired by Russ Tyson, who shares a lot of amazing drawings like this on his Instagram. His work has inspired many, including me. After studying his techniques closely, I’ve broken down his process into 10 simple steps that you can learn in just 10 minutes.

I'm on the land development/engineering side of things, but I want to incorporate my iPad as a faster way to create "constraints maps" -- they are high level GIS views that incorporate overlays, call outs, and other graphics to visualize the value of projects. Used to determine construction & financial feasibility as well as get buy in from investors/potential partners. Think Procreate can handle this job?

Hello, I am an architect who retired after a 30-year career with the NYS housing agencies but want to keep dabbling in a few projects a year. Currently I have a professional office to home conversion project that I drafted with Morpholio Trace. MT is a great program, but I was stretching its limits using it this way. I’d like to invest in and learn Sketchup and am wondering if it would work well as a drafting program. It would be great to stay in one program for 2D drafting and 3D modeling. I’d like to stay with an iPad platform, so I am also wondering how Sketchup for iPad compares to the desktop version. I never fully learned Autcad and feel it is too robust and complicated to justify investing in it. PS: I do not have a photo of my work space, if I did post one, it would be a picture of an iPad as I work wherever convenient and comfortable.

I’m no architect, but I visualize construction projects with conceptual illustrations…drawing out possibilities with investors/owners and taking co-created designs as far as I can before bringing in the official engineers & architects. I’ve worked throughout the DC Metro, Seattle, and now growing my real estate development firm in Charleston, SC.

Hey there, it's Henry Gao! 👋 I'm based in the Bay Area, California, hanging out with my lovely family - two kiddos and our golden retriever boy. Though I did the whole architecture school thing in both Canada and the U.S. (yeah, twice!), I discovered that teaching is my true calling in life. Drawing has always been a passion of mine, and now, I've seamlessly transitioned from pen and paper to the wonders of the iPad. When I'm not busy shaping young and old minds, you can find me hitting the trails for a run, exploring nature on hikes, or catching up with our church family. My goal here is to ignite your interest in the iPad scene. But I'm not just about design and drawing! If you've got any burning questions or just want to chat about life beyond architecture, shoot me a message. I'm all ears and ready to share whatever wisdom I can offer. ✨