The Art of SketchUp - part 1: Fantasy

ken28875 · 4 Apr 2013, 00:53

He would have been a fool not to hire you.

Someday they're gonna have to do a study of your brain to see where all these amazing ideas come from. And then hopefully clone that portion and have it implanted in my poor little excuse for a brain.

Hi Mr. M. LOL, thanks for your comment. Yes, please do study my brain. I would also love to find out what's in there. I keep hearing voices in my head telling me to build crazy Sketchup models. The more fantastic, the better.

@cotty said:

Congratulations! I would hire you too if I were a company.

Thanks for your kind comment, Carsten.

@ely862me said:

You are a true artist, I love your imagination ! Keep it up !

Thank you, Elisei. Much appreciated.

Good day/evening/or night to you!

_KN

pilou · 4 Apr 2013, 15:28

I suppose some are yours ?

ken28875 · 4 Apr 2013, 15:38

[quote="Pilou"]I suppose some are yours ?

Oui, oui. Some of them are mine. Do you play the game, Pilou?

@ Pete (Solo): in case you read this post, were you finally able to play and enjoy Simcity?

Good day to you.

_KN

pbacot · 4 Apr 2013, 15:40

Love all of your work, Ken. I appreciate the artistry you used in using the Skylander style in various ways, so all the models carry the same graphic and fantasy world character! Then you are doing all the composition and coloring for a finished presentation-- all with the same feel.! Wow!

pilou · 4 Apr 2013, 15:44

@unknownuser said:

Do you play the game, Pilou?

No Sorry, I had play the old versions in the past!

I prefer now more zen game!
10 minutes for learning rules, 9 lives for arrive to the nirvana!
(it's not me

ken28875 · 6 Apr 2013, 16:54

@pbacot said:

Love all of your work, Ken. I appreciate the artistry you used in using the Skylander style in various ways, so all the models carry the same graphic and fantasy world character! Then you are doing all the composition and coloring for a finished presentation-- all with the same feel.! Wow!

Thanks for your kind comment, Peter. Glad you like them. It really enjoyed working on them. Something whimsical and fun, kind of different form the realistic hardcore fantasy style I always do.

@unknownuser said:

I prefer now more zen game!

Interesting game. Maybe you should build that in Sketchup and render it.

Here are some older stuff from Rift.

This tree is huge, spanning hundreds of meters. You can actually walk inside the trunk to go from one side to the other.

Have a wonderful weekend!

_KN

Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030
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/

ken28875 · 15 Apr 2013, 08:11

Hi guys,

I hope you had a great weekend.

Here's something different from the other conceptual sketchup models. Instead of doing detailed Sketchup models, I sometimes sketch on top of simple Sketchup models to add details that would take a long time to do in Sketchup.

Have a wonderful week!

_KN

Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030
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/

pilou · 15 Apr 2013, 09:51

@unknownuser said:

add details that would take a long time to do in Sketchup.

But forms are yet massively present

ken28875 · 25 Apr 2013, 00:09

@unknownuser said:

But forms are yet massively present

Thanks for your comment, Pilou.

Here are some more sketches of fantasy architecture done for the MMO Rift.

As usual, they are sketched on top of Sketchup models.

Take care,

_KN

Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030
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/

hellnbak · 6 May 2013, 07:17

It's completely inconceivable to me that one person could churn out so many fantastic creations. You are like an amazing-idea factory, and in comparison I'm like a guy puttering in his garage.

WOW

iichiversii · 6 May 2013, 10:30

Ken as usual I'm in awe looking at your work, looking forward to seen some more

jo-ke · 7 May 2013, 15:53

Wow, as usual!

Adorno · 11 May 2013, 13:42

It's beyond me how one person can create all this.
Fast, high quality production. Your employer must love you

Would be cool to see actual renders of the Dive Bar and Maxis.

ken28875 · 14 May 2013, 06:37

@adorno said:

It's beyond me how one person can create all this.
Fast, high quality production. Your employer must love you

Would be cool to see actual renders of the Dive Bar and Maxis.

Thanks for your kind comments, Adorno.

Your profile says "SketchUp use: game and/or sci-fi modelling". I would love to hear more about what you do with Sketchup if you don't mind my asking. Thanks!

Have a great day!

_KN

Adorno · 14 May 2013, 11:51

I make models for (historical) mods (the little known indie game Mount&Blade), and fun.
But very poorly - not even close to your level.

Here are a few models:

Anyway, back to you now. This thread is great inspiration and motivation

teuf · 17 May 2013, 19:12

Hi Ken

Wow !
My eyes fell and are rolling on the floor... I can't understand how can someone achieve a such a high level. You are awesome.
And you are as good artist than good technician.
Thanks to share this, it's good feed
Before I thought I was an human now I realize I'm only an ant

Best regards
Teuf

ken28875 · 28 May 2013, 19:51

Hi there,

I hope you had a great weekend (long one for the people in the US - Memorial Day).

Here's a couple of hotels.

Cheers!

_KN

Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
Texturing Tutorials:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/tutorials/sketchup-and-photoshop/art-of-sketchup-texture-workflow/

ken28875 · 28 May 2013, 20:01

@adorno said:

I make models for (historical) mods (the little known indie game Mount&Blade), and fun.
But very poorly - not even close to your level.

--> Hi Adorno. Your models are great. I like them. They reminded of the works I did on Gods and Heroes (Mythological MMO from the Roman Empire http://godsandheroes.com/). Your project (Mount&Blade) looks pretty cool.

@teuf said:

Hi Ken
Wow !
My eyes fell and are rolling on the floor... I can't understand how can someone achieve a such a high level. You are awesome.
And you are as good artist than good technician.

--> Bonjour Teuf. Merci beaucoup for your kind words. Bonne journee!

Hello everyone,

Here are some more Simcity concepts.

Have a good day!

_KN

My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
Texturing Tutorials:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/tutorials/sketchup-and-photoshop/art-of-sketchup-texture-workflow/

ken28875 · 28 May 2013, 20:07

@hellnbak said:

It's completely inconceivable to me that one person could churn out so many fantastic creations. You are like an amazing-idea factory, and in comparison I'm like a guy puttering in his garage.

WOW

Thanks for your kind words, Mr. M. You might be puttering in your garage as you say, but I saw the stuff that came of that magic garage of yours: wonderful car models and super renders of gas station and other buildings...from Sketchup without any rendering engines! Wow

@iichiversii said:

Ken as usual I'm in awe looking at your work, looking forward to seen some more

Thanks for your nice comment, iichiversii. See below for more images.

@jo-ke said:

Wow, as usual!

Thank you very much, jo-ke!

A few more Simcity concepts:

This Dive Bar below was the first assignment on my first day at work @ EA/Maxis.

Burgers and fries, anyone?

Just a simple apartment building.

Thanks for visiting!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
Texturing Tutorials:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/tutorials/sketchup-and-photoshop/art-of-sketchup-texture-workflow/

ken28875 · 28 May 2013, 20:10

Hi guys,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

So I finally got the green light to post the concepts I did for Simcity 5 (http://www.simcity.com/).

Here are some of them at larger resolution than the ones I posted earlier. Keep checking this thread as I will add more concepts whenever I have time.

For those of you who have played the game, you may recognize some of the buildings.

Comments + questions are welcome.

Thanks for stopping by.

_KN

Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html