Photoshop Architectural Site Plan Course – A Guide to Creating Beautiful Master Plans, Site Plans and Urban Plans in Photoshop
About Course
If you have ever watched a Successful Archi Student YouTube video, you’d have noticed that Kyle is engaging, informative and entertaining.
His fast-paced, to-the-point teaching style is complemented with concise explanations, aided by comprehensive animations, images and exciting story telling.
In his first online course, you’re going to learn how to create beautiful site plans using Photoshop.
About the instructor

Kyle is a fifth year Master of Architecture student with experience in commercial and residential architecture and design firms. Kyle has been teaching architecture online since 2019.
Course Curriculum
Getting Ready
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Getting Ready
0:38 -
Model Your Site (in Less Than 2 Minutes)
2:05 -
Creating Contours
2:56 -
Working with Templates
0:25 -
Correcting the Scale of Your Drawings
4:18 -
Getting Ready Checklist
Base Layer – Gradient Underlay
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The Gradient Underlay
0:39 -
Creating a New Photoshop File
0:15 -
Importing the PDF Templates
0:15 -
Creating the Gradient Underlay
2:53 -
Adding Contour Lines
0:43
Base Layer – Grass Texture
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The Grass Texture
1:36 -
Google Earth Reference Image
0:50 -
Fixing the Grass Texture
0:56 -
Adding Highlights and Shadows
2:09 -
Importing the Google Earth Rerference Image
0:33 -
Manipulating Colour and Contrast
1:20
Surrounding Buildings
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The Surrounding Buildings
0:41 -
Importing the Context Templates
0:33 -
Adding Surrounding Context
0:58 -
Adjusting the Buildings
1:12 -
Adding Shadows
0:52 -
Inserting Your Design
0:22 -
Adjusting Your Design
0:34 -
Organising the File
1:03
Paths & Roads
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Adding Paths & Roads
3:27 -
Adding Materials
0:15
Detailing the Ground
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Adding Details to the Ground
0:46 -
Adjusting Contour Lines
0:48 -
Adding Details to the Ground Layer
1:12 -
Layer Masks
0:48 -
Adding Dirt/Soil
1:23 -
Adding Long Grass
1:45 -
Adding Sand
1:25
Trees
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Adding Trees
0:20 -
Tree Type 1
0:44 -
Fixing Shadows and Highlights
2:35 -
Tree Type 2
1:45 -
Tree Type 3
0:40 -
Adjusting the Trees
1:05 -
Adding Variance with the Clone Stamp Tool
1:14
Finishing Up
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Final Touches
0:53 -
Recap
0:53 -
Thank You!