Inca 4 (Gimp + SketchUp)

andrea.bianco · 27 Nov 2010, 20:47

Hi there, it's a while I'm not posting here because I sadly had not enough time to spend on SketchUp. I just installed the release 8 and I did this fast concept for warming up and trying to remember shortcuts etc. I then painted over the model using Gimp.

That's basically my usage of SketchUp, a way for laying down the base for paintings -- but I'll probably have to start using it for architectural pre-viz soon and it looks like a fascinating topic! I'll take the time to browse through the forum, I'm sure it's stuffed with useful info and resources

I hope you like it, have a nice time people!

Original post with more images: http://blog.andreabianco.eu/?p=35

Rich O Brien · 27 Nov 2010, 20:49

Exquisite post processing. would love to see the steps involved

andrea.bianco · 27 Nov 2010, 21:00

Thanks for the comment

It was quite a fast concept so I didn't save the steps and I kept overwriting the same file. I just have a screen-shot of the project I took when I was starting working on values, here it is :

Have a nice time!

shura · 27 Nov 2010, 22:14

oh, I really like this, great work Andrea!

michaliszissiou · 27 Nov 2010, 22:17

Impressive work, please keep searing your work here.

andrea.bianco · 27 Nov 2010, 23:09

Thanks to everyone for the great feedback

ken28875 · 30 Nov 2010, 06:29

Welcome to the forum, Andrea.

Very nice concept.

It's great to see that more concept artists are using Sketchup for their artworks.

Looking forward to seeing more!

Best,

_KN

My interview with Sketchupartists.org :
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028
Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030

pilou · 30 Nov 2010, 11:10

So at the end you paint on a 2D image?
You don't need the entiere 3D painting model for other thing?

andrea.bianco · 30 Nov 2010, 12:50

Thanks for the nice feedback James & ken28875

@Pilou : I'm basically a 2D artist, most of the time I use 3D packages to make it easier composing a correct perspective if the subjects are complex or if I don't have enough time. Creating a simple 3D model and repainting it is quite a common time saving task actually By having this ship as a 3D model I can take as many screenshots as I want, in various light/shadow/fog/perspective/camera settings, and paint over it creating in very few time an effective concept for the subject. SketchUp is very good for that too

pilou · 30 Nov 2010, 14:12

thx for the infos!