Is There A Way To Do This?

solo

If you are rendering then no problem, use bump and displacement.

If you want the model to look like that then I'm afraid SU is gonna die as the poly's alone will cripple SU.

I'd suggest z-brush or 3D Coat.

Jim

Assuming you don't mean to create that rough texture, you could use SketchyFFD to deform a sphere.

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=25801

SketchUpNoobie

Yeah, I didn't need the texture so much as just the general shape. I didn't make that clear in my post. Sorry Solo. Thanks Jim. I'll try this plugin out.

mitcorb

I understand you to mean you wish to deform a sphere.
Window>Components>scroll and select SimpleSphere02 for instance. This is a UV type sphere with latitude and longitude lines.
Place it in the model space.
Right click edit component.
Select any part, move, pushpull or whatever.
Alternatively, use Scale, or Fredoscale on preselected loops perhaps.
You can finagle the selection box by tilting(twisting) the camera with Ctrl+Orbit to select loops very accurately.
Once selected, you can move the geometry selectively and sequentially along the red green or blue axes. If it refuses to budge, hit Alt key+ move.