15 Gifts for an Architecture Student

In some haphazard order of importance. 

15 Pens - Rapidographs , Koh-I-noor , Microns ,Calligraphy pens,Gel ink and even Ball points are great. Re-fill ink is another idea.

14 Pencils and Markers - Prismacolour markers,pencil crayons and Pastels.For pencils get a range of pencils 6B to 6H
13 Paints - Acrylic , Watercolour , Gouache ,Oil paints, Ink . Its good to ask what medium they prefer.

12 THE BORING STUFF - Sketch Pads, Erasers , Sharpeners, Set Squares, all the run of the mill things that sound like lame presents but ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS NEED THEM. (Moleskines :D )
11 Large format Portfolio - To hold all their art and materials [24x36"]

10 A Place to sleep other than the ground -Cots , Inflatable beds , Sleeping bags
9 Coffee. - Get them some JABLUM. Best in the world

8 Electronics - Headphones to get in the zone,Camera to take pictures of your work , Scanner , Laptop, Printers the list goes on...

7 Drafting Table - Now they can work at home...sometimes

6 Power Tools -Get things cut and get them cut fast., Hand-held , Nothing huge and clunky,
Rotozip Saws [Recommended] ,Mini Circular Saws , Jig Saws etc

5 A sweater - ♫ For those cold lonely nights ♪

4 Arch Mag Subscription - Reading material is always great
3 A graphics tablet - Cannot stress how useful these are. Wacom sells these
2 Architectural books - Please see #4

1 Sleep. Give em a break sometimes

Bait Up # 2 - DarCHComic

I coloured this you can see it here.Personally I prefer the mostly monochrome one

Im a HOERS!

Seriously though these are things I'm going to remember and bring up even at a reunion or some dinner party somewhere.The lulz shall be summoned.

Bait Up 01 - DarCHComic

Those who know...will know. LOL #Thatisall also #Twitter

This was actually pretty easy to do...Being Monochrome and all.

Also a part of my fasting from Photoshop.I have #2 almost done should drop tomm.

Also those who dont know...this may seem like a very odd comic lol

The Architecture Student's bed - DarCHComic

If Stuff still getting cut off so click to view full size.

This was kinda hard.

JUST installed illustrator, just started testing it out so i'm mostly walking blindly in the dark .I like the program though. Vectors are powerful.

Sketch up + Illustrator.Voila

Trinispeak - DarCHCOMIC

A little bit got cut off.so you can click to enlarge if you want.

Starring: T-Roy and Chin.

this was actually fun to do...took me awhile though.A couple of days work after you get the background down and the first page it really isnt that hard.

Also Ideas anyone? Drop them anywhere. In the ask me anything section, my fb page, twitter where ever.

Trini asks you something and you didnt understand? just say 'Doubles Jed Hoss' :D

Where all my stuff runs off to - DarCH Comic

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Where all my stolen lost runs off to overnight. Right guys?
How I like to think of it
An Exodus of sorts

Starring Pedro ,Guardian Tribal KEn
Bob Senior the Knife , Blacks the mouse , PoNahl the Vanilla Flavoured glue and others