We love to see your tricky projects and cleaver uses of SketchUp! Please keep posting these work-flows and I'll continue to try and get them into the SketchUp Blogs and Newsletters! Cheers, - CraigD

Alexander: yes, lots of PS, using a Wacom tablet. Colour and Black/white versions exported from SU, then lots of layering-up and hand 'painting' The trick is, as with traditional markers, to keep the pen moving. I always keep the whole image visible on the screen,and work on the image as a whole, without zooming in and getting obsessed with the details. The beauty is that, within reason, the faster and looser you work, the better it looks A. LOL - Paul Russam

@schreiberbike said: Wowzers. I keep looking over at my little inkjet printer and imagining such a project coming out of it. I looked at it and had a wild idea. The corner blocks look like the teeth of a zipper. Next time you do one of these , maybe you could play that up with a zipper pull and teeth on the fold down. J ha ha, yes that would be a great Idea with the zipper, but as I have written before, this "loose end" style is not my idea, a designer from our office thought of that;-) I did the modeling and rendering and composing/post processing part. I think it would take you 20 sets of toner to print this thing out, and then it would be all blown away with the first wind;-) thanks for the comment

I know but I want direct recalc in the window I have open, I know both units and understand them no problem however it's just annoying

! Reminds me of some i've made ! [image: t954_02-newFold_003a2sm2.jpg] [image: kbPi_02-newFold_002d2sm2.jpg]

Well... Why not go to the KT website and find out for yourself? [spoonfeed] http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=1[/spoonfeed]

thanks guys..much appreciated... i will definitely hope to render these down the road when i'm bored and looking for something to do.. it always helps when you already have a model done but for the time being, this is it.. client really just needs the model.. just producing these images as examples for you guys and for updates for the client..

@unknownuser said: jonathan, the forum has been acting weirdly lately and the post notifications are taking forever to reach me. i apologise for not commenting before. i like the concept very much. the boxes are like small buildings and the space around them like urban space where a lot of activities can happen. it could make for a very enjoyable living space. i wonder if there is a client for this project. in the place where i live it would be very, very difficult to get away with it. people would say they like it but would prefer the traditional way. let us know how it progresses. Edson, Thanks for the comments. I, too, wonder whether there is a client for this, though there are some interesting residential projects going on here (Minneapolis, MN) Jonathan

@3lii said: Nice pics any tutorial for this style? I cannot recall which name, but it's based on either a Grant or Marshall technique. It involves taking a simple white image from SketchUp and a colored in, material and shadows image. Take the two of them and put them in Photoshop on two different layers (with the white being on top). Erase a bit of the white and you get that blended look.

Thanks for the compliments! Yes, K is a very nice rendering program and its free! I have no idea why more are not using it. The second image, I agree is the better of the two. However turning the exposure up to 1.5 washed out the sky which I would say is better in the first image. How can I reconcile this? @Allanx you are correct, I could have made a smoother curve on for the window frame. I didn't notice until I finished the render. Smoothing the curve would definitely improve the quality of the render. @Fredrick, Yes it's one of Fletch's global skies inserted in K. Thanks again!

this is amazing work;-)))

@unknownuser said: @andrija posarić said: Ok, this is when I get borred of architecture, I model and render stupid things, for fun;-) I only wish my "stupid things" looked that good. Great stuff. Keep 'em comin'. ha ha, i will post more;-) thanks

%(#0000FF)[very nice needs for more dicoration & color change] [maya]

@solo said: Thats an awesome model, and great rendering. I use vray and Max9 for site ads and brochures but find the time setting up all textures cumbersome, do you have any advise? Have you tried vray for SU yet. thanks for the comment;-) Well, there are few ways of exporting your model with textures directly to max. (uff, I wrote a couple of tutorials couple of years ago on the old forum, but they are deleted, so here me go again, but short version;-))) Ok step one, model your model, and texture it in SU. then click/ export / single object (if you use SU 6, or "by geometry" if you use SU 5 (recommended for export is SU 5)) materials; export texture maps / preserving texture coordinates (all of your geometry is smooth in max) if you export "velding vertices", than you will have faceted faces in max, and you don't want that;-))) units MUST be set on meters.... click EXPORT Ok, when in max Import your model, click materials (M), then choose pick tool, and you will get a subdivided material box. (for example three materials), go one by one, click; Default/ chosse vray mtl, and open ; DIFUSE, and click on the texture taht should carry the same name as your material, and click (show material, that little blue rubic cube;-))) you shoul be able to see your SU material, which have the ability to gain your VRAY attributes and that is it, enjoy;-)) I hope this helped you a bit, if you don't understand, send me a PM, an I will be more than happy to help you;-) cheers

Those look great, Ross. What light value did you give the ceiling?

Ah, that was the "no render needed" or what topic's building, right? Really nice (although you must have done something to it finally). To me (maybe just because the sun is now shining onto my screen) it is a bit dark so I could not get many details.

Very cool! I love how you framed the rendering.

dylan, why don't you use the installer? it extracts the files in the right folders. just remember to delete the old exporter. not only does it have a toolbar, after exporting, it asks you, if you want to open the file in kerkythea...

gonna mess with this a 'little' more... but its really been keeping me from my 'work' this week..haha.. i did really want the logo ball to be different.... it was supposed to be orange, but ended up way too close the red..and i like the red balls too much to make them another color i will give the DOF a whirl..and maybe try moving the branch to the lower right..i suck with composition...oooooorrr..i might just leave it like this and keep it simple added some hooks [image: ballsrackrev1x3lr5.jpg]

You're right Scotty they are very addictive, its almost like collecting beer mats, you just have to get the next one . Then I get into what if I try this setting or that setting, check out the forums for tips etc. and then hey the days gone! :esurp: Richcat