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

      Bring on the Rain...

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      • jo-keJ Offline
        jo-ke
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        Wow, as usual!

        http://www.zz7.de

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        • A Offline
          Adorno
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          It's beyond me how one person can create all this.
          Fast, high quality production. Your employer must love you πŸ˜„

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

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          • ken28875K Offline
            ken28875
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            @adorno said:

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

            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

            Follow Your Dreams.

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            • A Offline
              Adorno
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              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:

              http://tw.greywool.com/i/t/-VgOc.jpg

              http://tw.greywool.com/i/t/jCI2G.jpg

              http://tw.greywool.com/i/t/7dM60.jpg

              http://tw.greywool.com/i/t/qnx0p.jpg

              http://tw.greywool.com/i/t/XQstx.jpg

              http://tw.greywool.com/i/t/7NIWH.jpg

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

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              • teufT Offline
                teuf
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                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 πŸ˜‰

                Best regards
                Teuf

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                • ken28875K Offline
                  ken28875
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                  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

                  http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Tourism_W2D2_High_Rise_Hotel_02_01_Detailed_Concept_zps6450b531.jpg~original

                  http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Tourism_W2D2_High_Rise_Hotel_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps779979c8.jpg~original

                  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/

                  Follow Your Dreams.

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                  • ken28875K Offline
                    ken28875
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                    @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. πŸ‘

                    @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

                    http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W3D1_Boutique_11_01_Detailed_Concept_zpsf96afa69.jpg~original

                    http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W2D1_BigBoxStore_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps62847454.jpg~original

                    http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W2D1_Ranch_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps7ba57819.jpg~original

                    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/

                    Follow Your Dreams.

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                    • ken28875K Offline
                      ken28875
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                      @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 😲 πŸ‘

                      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 πŸ‘

                      @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. πŸ˜‰

                      @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.

                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Ext_W1D1_DiveBar_01_01_zps426b3370.jpg

                      Burgers and fries, anyone?

                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W2D1_Fast_Food_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zpsf7244572.jpg~original

                      Just a simple apartment building.

                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W2D3_Apartment_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zpsfec2d410.jpg

                      Thanks for visiting! πŸ˜‰

                      _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/

                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                      • ken28875K Offline
                        ken28875
                        last edited by

                        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

                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W3D2_Luxury_Condos_03_01_Detailed_Concept_a_zps6636140e.jpg~original

                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W3D2_Luxury_Condos_03_01_Detailed_Concept_b_zpsdfb93448.jpg~original

                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Landmark_W3D2_BigBenGeorgian_02_01_DetailedConcept_zps48c88d70.jpg~original

                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W3D1_Boutique_09_01_Detailed_Concept_zps318770f8.jpg~original

                        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

                        Follow Your Dreams.

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                        • ken28875K Offline
                          ken28875
                          last edited by

                          Hi there,

                          Here's a couple of trailer homes for Simcity.

                          Have a great day!

                          _KN

                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W1D1_Travel_Trailer_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps510493e7.jpg~original

                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W1D1_Trailer_Park_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zpsb9c1dee5.jpg~original

                          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/

                          Follow Your Dreams.

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                          • pilouP Offline
                            pilou
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                            Very cool as usual! β˜€

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                            • ccaponigroC Offline
                              ccaponigro
                              last edited by

                              Beautifully done. I supose there not ADA compliant ether. (Ha)

                              cfcaia.com

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                              • A Offline
                                Adorno
                                last edited by

                                Impressive. The red car looks kind of small, and it's also a nice car for someone living in a 'shed'. πŸ˜„

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                                • ken28875K Offline
                                  ken28875
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  Very cool as usual! β˜€

                                  >> Merci, Pilou.

                                  @ccaponigro said:

                                  Beautifully done. I supose there not ADA compliant ether. (Ha)

                                  >> Thanks, Ccaponigro. I included ADA compliance in the design of some of my first concepts, but the Art Director told that we can skip it and have a more simplified design since these buildings are for video games.

                                  @adorno said:

                                  Impressive. The red car looks kind of small, and it's also a nice car for someone living in a 'shed'. πŸ˜„

                                  >> Thank you for your kind words, Adorno. Similar to my answer above, vehicles, props and people are also simplified and smaller than real life proportions.

                                  **Hello everyone,

                                  It has been a while I have not posted some stuff for Rift. (http://www.riftgame.com/en/)

                                  So I dug out some older conceptual models I did.

                                  Have a great day! β˜€

                                  _KN**

                                  http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_P_small_temple_new_zps31e28f20.jpg~original

                                  http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_P_small_temple_01_zps1147c677.jpg~original

                                  http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_P_temple_small_01_zps3412baab.jpg~original

                                  http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_P_dwarven_01_sketchup_render_zps78ed54f3.jpg~original

                                  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/

                                  Follow Your Dreams.

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    Middle age Lego! πŸ˜„

                                    Frenchy Pilou
                                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                    My Little site :)

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                                    • ken28875K Offline
                                      ken28875
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      Middle age Lego! πŸ˜„

                                      LOL...merci for your comment, Pilou. πŸ˜‰

                                      Some more Rift conceptual models:

                                      This Elven palisade is a set of modular pieces that can be use to create different designs. This was one of my first projects when I started working for Trion world.

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_F_elven_palisade_modular_set_zps2355e5a6.jpg~original

                                      Sometimes when I was not assigned to come up with the design, I built conceptual models based on another concept artist's art. The left images in these two following images were done by the lead concept artist. What I did was build the conceptual model and solve problems like perspective, interior section, etc. I also was able to come up with my own designs for parts that were not well thought out.

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_D_lanternhook_01_zps8612e766.jpg~original

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/A_D_harlans_lament_01_zps8adef7e6.jpg~original

                                      Thanks for visiting.

                                      Have a great week!

                                      _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/

                                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                                      • ken28875K Offline
                                        ken28875
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                                        Hello everyone,

                                        Here's a conceptual model that I did for the game Rift more than 3 years ago. This is one of my favorite and most detailed models.

                                        It is called Caer Mathos and is located in Mathosia. It is a fortress of some kind of evil knight or something. Due to the change of design directions (new stories) and a new art director, Caer Mathos was unfortunately cancelled.

                                        But I really had fun working on it. It took me a couple of days to finish it...J/K πŸ˜„ maybe a few weeks.

                                        I have some bird's eye renders as well as interior concepts that I will post soon.

                                        Cheers!

                                        _KN

                                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/CaerMathos_persp_front_zps89842297.jpg~original

                                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/CaerMathos_persp_front_skp_zps71b63f2f.jpg~original

                                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/CaerMathos_persp_back_zpsf8c89401.jpg~original

                                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/CaerMathos_persp_back_skp_zps33e01b88.jpg~original

                                        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/

                                        Follow Your Dreams.

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                                        • cottyC Offline
                                          cotty
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                                          @ken28875 said:

                                          ...This is one of my favorite and most detailed models.

                                          My first thought too πŸ˜‰
                                          I hope there are some components in there 😎

                                          Nice model!

                                          my SketchUp gallery

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                                          • ken28875K Offline
                                            ken28875
                                            last edited by

                                            @cotty said:

                                            @ken28875 said:

                                            ...This is one of my favorite and most detailed models.

                                            My first thought too πŸ˜‰
                                            I hope there are some components in there 😎

                                            Nice model!

                                            **>>Thanks for your comments, Carsten. Yes, lots of components. I use components in all of my models all the time.

                                            Have a good day!

                                            _KN**

                                            Follow Your Dreams.

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