The Art of SketchUp - part 2: Sci-Fi

ken28875 · 10 Jan 2011, 18:01

Hi guys,

For those who followed the WIP and final submission of my Eve Online Create A Starship Contest a few months ago, you probably remember my entry here:

There was a huge protest in the Deviant Art community as many great designs were not selected. Listening to the complaints, CCP (the company that does EVE Online) reopened a new contest. Once more, people were disappointed. A lot of us did not know if our entries were reviewed by the CCP art staff as we could not see all the submissions and compared them against each other.

Here's my revised submission. It was a much simpler presentation with a color render added. I also changed the name to Pandemonium. Thanks to Bryan for letting me know about the second contest and suggesting the new name of the starship.

Again, my sharship was not amongst the finalists, but the ones below were selected with 40 something other designs.

One thing for sure, I don't think I will do any contests organized by Deviant Art or CCP.

But at least the contest was a great opportunity for me to create that starship. I will probably sell the 3D model in some sites like Turbosquid.

Have a great week!

_KN

My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
My interview with ASGVIS/V-Ray:
http://software.asgvis.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=886&Itemid=466&utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winning%20Subject&utm_term=Read%20more%20about%20Ken%20Nguyen
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

StilTeg · 22 Jun 2011, 07:38

I am amazed !! Great Job !

Bryan K · 22 Jun 2011, 08:42

Oh hell. Just kill me now.

Fantastic!

liam887 · 22 Jun 2011, 08:49

Nice work as always Ken, Just got my replacement Wacom pen so planning to try some digital paint compositions cant wait!

ken28875 · 27 Jun 2011, 08:10

Hi guys,

It's nice to be back. I apologize for the lack of updates the past half year. Things have been quite hectic.

My grandfather passed away a few months ago. I spent a few days in Los Angeles with my family to attend the funeral.

Back to San Francisco, I was really busy finishing the game Rift that was shipped on March. You can check out the website here if you're into MMO: http://www.riftgame.com/en/. So the NDA was lifted and I now can share some of my concepts/Sketchup models that I did the past 3.5 years. You can see them in the Fantasy thread: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028

I also worked on some sci-fi stuff for Trion's Defiance MMO: http://www.defiance.com/en/. However, since the game is not out yet, I cannot show you my Sketchup models due to NDA.

But here are some personal projects.

As usual, modeling was done in Sketchup; texturing inside Sketchup and done in Photoshop; rendering with VRay for Sketchup; postworks in Photoshop.

Thanks for viewing and have a terrific day,

_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&start=75

tensai.always · 8 Jul 2011, 11:23

i have to say.. i am speechless. great work man

ken28875 · 21 May 2012, 09:44

**Hi guys,

Wow, I can't believe it's almost a year that I last posted something on this thread. Sorry for the lack of update.**

@stilteg said:

I am amazed !! Great Job !

>> Merci Matthieu. Thanks for your comment.

@bryan k said:

Oh hell. Just kill me now.
Fantastic!

>> Thanks, Bryan. Have a fantastic week!

@liam887 said:

Nice work as always Ken, Just got my replacement Wacom pen so planning to try some digital paint compositions cant wait!

>> Thanks, Liam. How are you doing? Looking forward to seeing some of your digital paint compositions.

@tensai.always said:

i have to say.. i am speechless. great work man

>> Thanks, Mohd. I am glad you like my work.

**For those of you who read my other thread (The Art of sketchup - part 1: Fantasy), you probably have seen the interview I had with Nomer.
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html

There were a few images that were not posted anywhere else, but exclusively for this interview, like the ones below.**

**Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful week!

_KN**

The Art of sketchup - part 1: Fantasy
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
Interview with Sketchupartists.org
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

michaliszissiou · 21 May 2012, 13:49

Beautiful work Ken
As always.

ken28875 · 25 Jul 2012, 09:14

@michaliszissiou said:

Beautiful work Ken
As always.

Thank you, Michalis. Hope all is well.

_KN

Interview with Sketchupartists.org
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
Interview on Nomer's blogspot.
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html

ken28875 · 2 Aug 2012, 09:21

Hi there,

Here's a personal project.

Sketchup + Photoshop

Have a great day!

_KN

My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
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&start=75

jenujacob · 2 Aug 2012, 16:33

wow.. this is an epic thread! wonder how i missed this for soo long!

ken28875 · 3 Sept 2012, 02:55

@jenujacob said:

wow.. this is an epic thread! wonder how i missed this for soo long!

Thanks, Jenu. Have a great day!

_KN

My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
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&start=120

ken28875 · 7 Dec 2012, 11:07

Hi there,

I just dug out a few 3d concepts I did for a sci-fi game a few years ago. I cannot name the name of the game yet.

These are some kind of alien devices. Modeled in Sketchup and rendered with Vray.

I will post some more soon.

Have a great day!

_KN

My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
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&start=120

pilou · 7 Dec 2012, 12:55

Hoover of the new century!

liam887 · 9 Dec 2012, 22:20

@unknownuser said:

Hoover of the new century!

Ha I was just about to say hi-tech hoover buy you beat me!

ken28875 · 19 Dec 2012, 07:48

Thanks, Pilou and Liam for your comments.

Here are some more alien assets.

Have a great day!

_KN

My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
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&start=120

boofredlay · 19 Dec 2012, 15:10

Very cool Ken. I like your concepts.

orgelf · 24 Dec 2012, 09:04

your coloured Alien's attack in the city is great !!

ken28875 · 28 Dec 2012, 00:37

@boofredlay said:

Very cool Ken. I like your concepts.

>> Thanks, Eric. Glad you like them.

@orgelf said:

your coloured Alien's attack in the city is great !!

>> Merci, Orgel. I had lots of fun doing the alien render.

**Hi Everyone,

So as I have mentioned before, my contract with EA/Maxis working on Simcity 5 has ended last November. Unfortunately, I cannot post anything yet.

Not having job is not so fun as I still have to pay bills and support my family. On the other hand, I can do what I want. I finally have some free time to work on personal projects different from what I would do for work. I did a bunch of vehicles (sci-fi and realistic contemporary/ Tanks, boats, airplanes, etc.).

Keep watching for this thread as I will add some of more my recent concepts.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Best,

_KN**