The Art of SketchUp - part 2: Sci-Fi

[CoreMaster110]

Nice! I love that submarine hangar one.

[ken28875]

@unknownuser said:

Amazing!

Merci, Pilou.

@olishea said:

absolutely spectacular. seriously blown away!! The interior is incredible. I'm running out of adjectives.
I hope you finish it some day, what a project! when you finish, please post some large images so I can drool!

Thanks, Oliver. Really appreciate your kind words. Honestly, I don't know when I will have time to finish it. I have lots of WIP that I need to work on, too. Since I have so many images to post, I have been trying not to post huge images so that my Photobucket account won't explode.

@unknownuser said:

@olishea said:

absolutely spectacular

Indeed.

Thank you, Tom.

@coremaster110 said:

Nice! I love that submarine hangar one.

Thanks for you comment, Karl. I have another WIP of a hangar for my spaceships. I will post it soon.

Here some old Sketchup conceptual models for the game Defiance (http://www.defiance.com/en/) that I worked on in late 2009 to mid 2010.

I did not do the Photoshop background painting. It was done by another in-house concept artist.

Have a great week!

_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
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]

Hi there,

Here are some misc sci-fi props done for the game Defiance.

Have a great weekend!

_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
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/

[jason-hanson]

love your work, but do you think you could help me with mine cause I'm a bit stuck

[ken28875]

@jason-hanson said:

love your work, but do you think you could help me with mine cause I'm a bit stuck

Hi Jason,

Just ask me your question(s) and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I am always busy, and it might take days, but you will get a reply.

Take care.

_KN

[ken28875]

@unknownuser said:

Thx for the precisions!

You're welcome, Pilou. Bonne journee!

That sci-fi/steampunk submarine I did before needed a hangar.

So here it is. A WIP, it has been over 4 months and I still have not had the time to go back to it, but I will finish it someday.

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]

Hi there,

Here's another tank from my military vehicle concepts.

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]

Hi there,

Some more conceptual models I did for Defiance (http://www.defiance.com/en/game/).

Have a great day!

_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/

[pilou]

Epic!

[olishea]

awesome ken! I may buy the game just so I can see your models

[ken28875]

@unknownuser said:

Epic!

Merci, Pilou.

@olishea said:

awesome ken! I may buy the game just so I can see your models

Thanks, Oli. Actually you won't see these models. There were done back in 2009. They got some new designers and a new Art Director on board the next year, and they changed most of everything based on the new directions. I was back to working on Rift at that time.

Here's another personal project in my series of Sci-Fi interiors.

Skp + VrayFS + Photoshop

Have a good day!

_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]

Hi there,

More stuff from the game Defiance. They were done a while ago back in 2009.

Have a great day!

_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/

[iichiversii]

As usual Ken, nice work

[andyc]

Lovin' your work Ken

Especially the giant, sculptural machines a few posts above.

Some of your more orgainc stuff reminds me of Sparth's paintings - http://sparth.tumblr.com/

Was wondering if he was an influence Either way, awesome work - I always check out your threads first when I visit this site.

A.

[ken28875]

@iichiversii said:

As usual Ken, nice work

>> Thanks for your kind words, iichiversii.

@andyc said:

Lovin' your work Ken

Especially the giant, sculptural machines a few posts above.

Some of your more orgainc stuff reminds me of Sparth's paintings - http://sparth.tumblr.com/

Was wondering if he was an influence Either way, awesome work - I always check out your threads first when I visit this site.

A.

Thank you for your compliments, Andy. Yes, I know Sparth's concepts. Very inspiring.

Here are some more conceptual models of alien stuff from Defiance game.

**Have a great day!

_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/

[Adorno]

It certainly looks very organic, like insects.

[cotty]

Reminds me of something else

I like your clean meshes!

[ken28875]

@ Carsten: Thanks for you comment. LOL...Snoopy, good comparison. Thanks for the laugh.

@ Adorno: Thank you for your comment.

Have a wodnerful day!

_KN

[pbacot]

Love following your work here. It's great you share them with us!
These last ones lead me to ask have you experimented with structures that grow semi-organically or fractal-like like space stations or Paolo Soleri concepts?

[ken28875]

@pbacot said:

Love following your work here. It's great you share them with us!
These last ones lead me to ask have you experimented with structures that grow semi-organically or fractal-like like space stations or Paolo Soleri concepts?

**>> Thanks for your kind comments. Since you ask the question, I'd thought I post some more of my personal projects/sci-fi environments during the in-between job period. I hope this will satisfy your question about fractal.

This is one of my favorite sci-fi models. Lots of details and challenges.**

The alien spaceship is one of my alien vehicles from my earlier posts.

Just for fun, I exported into Lumion3D to add glass material.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful week!

Best,

_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/