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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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          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
              last edited by

              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
                last edited by

                @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
                        last edited by

                        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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                            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
                                    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
                                      last edited by

                                      @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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                                        • ken28875K Offline
                                          ken28875
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi there,

                                          An interior section of the fortress Caer Mathos.

                                          Have a great week!

                                          _KN

                                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_section_all_zps4649db97.jpg~original

                                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_section_all_skp_zps70dd34c9.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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                                          • CoreMaster110C Offline
                                            CoreMaster110
                                            last edited by

                                            WoW nice! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘
                                            I love that Caer Mathos. It does look a lot like Gothic Church.

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