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    Quick & Easy "Dennis Method" renderings [TUTORIAL]

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      rmendiola
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      im startin in sketchup and this is a great tutorial, easy to follow and great results

      thank you very much

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        pilou
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        It's very hurting for the pleasure of the eyes! ๐Ÿ˜ž
        I don't understand that for a firm who promote artistic feeling! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

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          Dennis_n
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          thank you for the pointer.
          To tell you the truth, I was focusing on architecture component of my business last couple years. The rendering part really needs more of my attention.

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            Crankston Shnord
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            Thanks Dennis!!!

            That is really cool!! I was wondering if there was a way to do this (that you know of) in a program such as Gimp instead? Not all of us can afford Photoshop, after all! Thank you!

            Crankston Shnord

            Crankston Shnord
            Sketchup Modeler,
            Blender Designer,
            Renderer
            My Models

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              Gaieus
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              Hi Crankston,

              With Gimp, you basically do the exact same steps as with PS (I do not have PS either). One thing maybe; you need to add a transparency channel to your top (B&W) layer as Gimp does not seem to add it automatically.

              I made this one - a pdf for a presentation I made the other day - with Gimp (although obviously not as artistically as Dennis and used a rendered image instead of a raw SU export and also I did it somewhat differently)
              https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0ByaU4EfzYOTSOWI2NjhlYTEtMTYyMS00NjQwLTlmMjQtNDZlM2Q2ZmQ3NmZm&hl=en
              and also this one - where I kept the linework on the rendered image as well


              Ortorony11.png

              Gai...

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                Crankston Shnord
                last edited by

                Thanks!! I am somewhat new to Gimp, but I will give it a whirl later and see how it works.

                Crankston Shnord
                Sketchup Modeler,
                Blender Designer,
                Renderer
                My Models

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                  locdown01
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                  Great post. Had always wanted to know how these renderings from sketchup were done!

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                    Hasbro
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                    Dennis,

                    The one thing I'd like to add that is a game changer is using layer mask in Photoshop. There is no need to ERASE anything and lose it forever. By using the mask you can reveal what is below and if you don't like what you revealed you just switch the color of your brush to white instead of black and paint on the layer mask and you reverse the technique. You can change the opacity and flow of the brush to give all sorts of effects.

                    Hal

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                      aarondavies
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                      An elegant simplicity to your technique, Dennis, with a great effect. All too often, at the exploraty stage, clients get stuck on the hard edges or overly 'realistic' aspects of a model, which stops them entering into the spirit of the proposal. Your technique, without being overly labour intensive, gives them a way in. Thank you for sharing your creative thinking ๐Ÿ˜„

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                        tonticus
                        last edited by

                        I have tried this and it is great way to generate a presentation from the 3d drawings!

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                          Archaholic
                          last edited by

                          A simple but expresive enough technique. That was the first technique I learnt. Thanks, Dennis.

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                            avinash1990
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                            Thanks, it is helpful.

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                              frederm81 Newcomers
                              last edited by

                              @dennis_n said:

                              So, here are the step by step instructions for what became known as the โ€œDennis Methodโ€

                              1. We start by switching to the Hidden line mode and turning off your shadows. Make sure that your background is white.
                              2. Line up a view that looks the best with these particular settings.
                              3. Save the scene.
                              4. Export the scene as .PNG file 4000 pixels wide. (.PNG files compress the SU graphics without loses).

                              Thankyou so much for sharing

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                                majid
                                last edited by

                                It seems that links to the tutorial is lost or inaccessible to me.

                                My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                                • Rich O BrienR Online
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  With the advances in rendering and compositing DennisN's wonderful output can be produced in an image editor or in some cases even extensions

                                  FluidRay's SketchFX is a good example...

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                                  SketchFX - SketchUp Artistic Rendering in 1-Click

                                  SketchFX extends SketchUp capabilities with a complete set of compelling visual effects. No learning required.

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                                  Fluid Interactive (www.fluidinteractive.com)

                                  It overlays your viewport in SketchUp with layer effects and the results are very impressive. Creating painterly type images is quite quick. Nothing can replace human handskill but this is a good alternative.

                                  Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                                    majid
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                                    @rich o brien said:

                                    .. Nothing can replace human handskill but this is a good alternative...

                                    Rich, I use hand sketching neck by neck during the design process. By the way it seems that it is an obsolete skill in nowadays architectural universities...

                                    My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                                      joana76 Newcomers
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                                      @dennis_n said:

                                      Thank you everyone for stopping here to read about my little graphic trick.
                                      My name is Dennis Nikolaev, I am a licensed architect, AIA member and a big fan of SketchUP.
                                      Here is a quick and effective method of creating an artistic image from your SketchUP model. It was posted way back in 2005 on the original SU forum. The thread became so popular, it was active for over a year and a half and still could be found here
                                      http://groups.google.com/group/pro-gallery/browse_frm/thread/ac10461fa662ede0/2181e36017e1604fq=dennis+method+review&lnk=ol& .
                                      Here are a few examples:

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                                      Thank's for this share

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