LA LETTER - GA Chapter · Eric Shade, ASLA Member-At-Large Joe Hoyle, ASLA Member-At-Large Kamara...

THE L.A. LETTER Official Newsletter of the ASLA-Georgia Chapter. Volume XXII, Issue I. www.GaASLA.org

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The ASLA-Georgia Chapter gratefully acknowledges the support of our 2011 SILVER SPONSOR: PAVESTONE.

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Cities with 1 MemberAlmaAsheville NCBloomington MNBogartBowmanBuchanonChambleeCherrylogClarkesvilleColumbusCommerceCovingtonDaltonDanielsvilleDawsonvilleDestin FLDillardDublinDunwoodyEast DublinEastmanEatontonEllijayEvansForsythFort Worth TXGrayson

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Naturally, most of us work and live in Georgia; but, not all of us. One of every twenty members lists another state or country as a primary address. Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Minnesota each have two members. California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, and New York each have one member.

Internationally, a member may be found in Canada, New Zealand, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Trinidad & Tobago.

With ninety-five percent of the membership in Georgia, metropolitan Atlanta dominates the roster. The capital city claims 116 members, with Marietta (19), Decatur (17), Alpharetta (10), Roswell (9), Norcross (9), and Smyrna (5) adding to a total of 185, among metro cities with at least five members.

Athens is represented with the next largest contingency. The “classic” city has 33 members with neighboring Lawrenceville and Watkinsville adding another 12 members.

Savannah is the fifth largest with 16 members and Macon has six. The remainder live or work in towns with four or fewer members.

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JonesboroLoganvilleSt. Simons IslandSuwaneeWoodstock

KennesawMadisonPeachtree CityStone MountainThomasville


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Award Submissions AcceptedThe 2011 Tri-State Awards Competition is officially underway.

We have received 35 Professional Award Applications; 17 each from Georgia and South Carolina, and 1 from North Carolina. The breakdown of the categories is as follows; Analysis & Planning (4), Research (1), Communications (1), General Design (25), and Residential Design (4).

I am pleased to report that 13 Student Award Applications were received; 5 each from Georgia and North Carolina, and 3 from South Carolina. The schools participating in the competition include UGA, NSCU, Clemson and SCAD.

Please remember that the deadline for Award Competition Submittals is Wednesday, February 9, 2011. As fair warning, this is a firm deadline and we will not accept submittals after this date. Please plan accordingly.

Thank you to all the applicants for their participation, and best of luck.

Charles Sears Chairman, Honors & Awards Committee [email protected]

This month, YLa will be participating in a collaborative design charrette with members of ASLA, AIA, IIDA, USGBC, CSI, and ASHRAE to develop a sustainable community recreation center prototype for the City of Atlanta. The charrette will focus on retro-fitting and rehabilitating select areas of the Adams Park property in southwest Atlanta.

Adams Park is a 158-acre park with an indoor recreation center, greenspace, ballfields, a batting cage, lake, cascading stream, picnic area and many stone paths, walls and bridges. Originally designed by William L. Monroe Sr. in the mid-1930s, the park was recently featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Garden Citings, the Cherokee Garden Library Newsletter. Pictures from a site visit conducted last October can be found at: www.YLaAtlanta.com/home/volunteer.

The charrette will take place at the Adams Park Recreation Center on Saturday, January 29, 2011 from 9am to 5pm. Members of ASLA|GA, please contact Charles Sears if you are interested in participating at [email protected].

Charette for Adams Park

Invitation to Submit PresentationsThe ASLA-Georgia Chapter is currently accepting proposals from

motivating and engaging presenters for dynamic educational sessions during the 2011 Tri-State Conference. The deadline is 5 p.m. on January 6.

Presenters should submit topics in support of the conference theme: “Design of the Times.” We envision this theme to include topics related to current shifts in the role of landscape architects in sustainability, organization, and innovation.

Contact: Joe Hoyle Conference Education & Tours Chair [email protected]

The ASLA-Georgia Chapter gratefully acknowledges the support of our 2011 BRONZE SPONSOR: SESCO LIGHTING.


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Book Excerpt: Drawing Plan Graphics on the Computer

Drawing a Tree Mass

Step 1: Draw the basic form of the tree mass.

Draw the basic form of the large trees within the tree mass.

• Create a new layer and name it Brush 100-50.

• Choose a paintbrush for the Brush Tool and draw a circle by simply touching the brush to the canvas.

• Master Diameter = 100 px

• Hardness = 100%

• Tip: Because the diameter is 100 pixels and the resolution is 200 pixels per inch (ppi), the diameter will be equal to one-half inch.

Draw the basic form of the smaller trees.

• Click on the layer Brush 100-50 to choose it.

• Choose a paintbrush for the Brush Tool and draw a circle by simply touching the brush to the canvas.


• Hardness = 100%

• Because the diameter is 50 pixels and the resolution is 200 pixels per inch (ppi), the diameter will be equal to one-quarter inch.

The following is a step-by-step example of drawing a tree mass. It was adapted from my book, Drawing Plan Graphics on the Computer. The original drawing was done in Adobe Photoshop and drawn at a resolution of 200 pixels per inch (ppi). —C. Carlyle Rood, Editor


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Drawing a Tree Masscontinued from previous page

Step 2: Add an outline around the tree mass.

• Reduce the opacity of your fill so that you can see your work in the next steps.

• Opacity = 50%

Draw an outline around the tree mass.


• Select > All

• With the Move Tool, hit the [up arrow] on your keyboard, then hit the[down arrow].

• Change the foreground color to black (#000000).

• Create a new layer and name it Outline.

• Edit > Stroke

• Width = 5px

• Location = Inside

• Click the [OK] button.


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Copy the basic form of the tree mass to create a shadow.


• You can copy the selected layer by either:

• Hitting the right mouse key, selecting “Duplicate Layer...” from the pop-up menu, and then clicking [OK] on the Duplicate Layer dialog box.

• Or, you can simply drag the layer to the “Create a new layer” icon.

• With the Move Tool, shift the copied layer up and to the left.

• Rename the copied layer Shadow.

Trim the shadow.


• Select > All


• Select > Modify > Expand...

• Expand By = 5 pixels


• Click on the layer Shadow to choose it.

• Hit the [Delete] key to erase the shadow within the selection.


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Step 3: Erase gaps from the outline.

Erase from the outlines so that there are gaps.

• Click on the layer Outline to choose it.

• Chose a brush for the Eraser Tool and erase from the outlines of the symbol.


• Hardness = 100%

Step 4: Distort the line work.

Distort the line work with a filter.


• Distort > Filter > Ripple...

• Amount = 200%

• Size = Medium


Step 5: Add shadows.

Distort the basic form of the trees, just as you distorted the line work.


• Distort > Filter > Ripple...

• Amount = 200%

• Size = Medium

• Click the [OK] button


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Step 6: Add color to the tree mass.

Add color to the tree mass.

• Change the foreground color to light olive (#CCFF26).

• Change the background color to dark green (#0D4000).


• Select > All

• With the Move Tool, hit the [up arrow] on the keyboard, then hit the[down arrow].

• Filter > Render > Clouds

Step 7: Add a soft color glow along the edges.

Select the area you want to paint within.


• Select > All


Paint soft, subtle colors along the edge of the selection.

• Create a new layer and name it Soft Glow.

• Choose a paintbrush for the Brush Tool and touch the edges of the selection with various accent colors.


• Hardness = 0%

Step 8: Add accents.

Add accents to the symbol.

• Create a new layer and name it Accents.

• Using various brush sizes and colors, add accent dots and strokes to the symbol.

Charles Sears, ASLA, LEED APHonors & Awards

[email protected]

Mark Bullard, ASLAEvents Committee

[email protected]

Kamara Williams, ASLABanquet Chair

[email protected]

C. Carlyle Rood, ASLA, LEED APNewsletter [email protected]

Joni Payne Young, ASLAAtlanta Section Chair

[email protected]

Madie Fischetti, ASLANE Georgia Section Chair

[email protected]

Charles Anderson, ASLASavannah Section Chair

[email protected]

Joe Hoyle, ASLAMember-At-Large

[email protected]

Eric Shade, ASLAMember-At-Large

[email protected]

Chuck Taylor, ASLAMember-At-Large

[email protected]

Gregg Hudspeth, ASLATrustee

[email protected]

Tanya Mandel, ASLASecretary

[email protected]

Andrew O’Neill, ASLATreasurer-Elect

[email protected]

Brandon P. White, ASLA, LEED AP President

[email protected]

Scott Jones, ASLAPresident-Elect

[email protected]

J. Adam Ragsdale, ASLAPast President

[email protected]

Meet Your 2010-2011 Executive Committee


David Gjertson, ASLATreasurer

[email protected]

Marina MathesonStudent Chapter President

[email protected]

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