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    • hellnbakH Offline
      hellnbak
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      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‘

      "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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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
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                                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
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                                    @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
                                          last edited by

                                          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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