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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Yup. that's it. Z-fighting. You have different groups there with several, overlapping faces.

      Right click > Explode...
      Keep repeating this until you do not have the Explode menu item available. Then the faces will merge and you can paint everything just fine. At the end, you can still select all and re-group the whole thing to be able to work it conveniently.

      Gai...

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        SketchUpNoobie
        last edited by

        Thank you so much Gaieus! Finished it. It's pretty bad, I know, but I'm getting better.


        lamp.JPG


        lamp.skp

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          So is that a lampshade you are trying to make here?

          Gai...

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          • S Offline
            SketchUpNoobie
            last edited by

            Ha ha. Unfortunately, yes. It's not connected at all to the stand, pretty basic. About the shade, I just did regular colors at 99 opacity. I was going for more of a stained glass effect such as this. http://www.americanblankets.com/cimage/images/dtif/8655-551-lg.jpg Any suggestions?

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              Maybe you can use the lattice Maker by Tig
              That is useful for stained glass window.

              You can also use my alternative πŸ˜‰
              Multiple face Offset by Remus is a very useful plug β˜€

              And if you want random colors try the Random Painter by Chris Fullmer πŸ˜‰

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Are you going to render it with some photorealistic rendering package of "just" use it with native SU? (The lampshade effect will vary from rendering app to rendering app of course).

                Gai...

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                  SketchUpNoobie
                  last edited by

                  I am going to render it in Kerkythea.

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Good. Kerky has some really good material tweaking possibilities for such things.

                    Gai...

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                      SketchUpNoobie
                      last edited by

                      Ok. Also fairly new to Kerkythea so any tips would be appreciated. Also, how do I get more materials for use in Kerky?

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        Over the Kerkythea site there is a download section with a bunch of materials that have been created with physically accurate settings. Also, on their forums there are a lot of materials shared by users.

                        It is a very friendly place with a bunch of helpful people, I can recommend registering and looking around there.

                        Gai...

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