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The Art of SketchUp - part 2: Sci-Fi

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  • S Offline
    Stinkie
    last edited by 4 Jun 2014, 19:56

    Indeed. Great stuff. πŸ‘

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    • K Offline
      ken28875
      last edited by 12 Jun 2014, 10:30

      @boofredlay said:

      Amazing work.

      Thanks for your kind words, Eric. Have a good day!

      @unknownuser said:

      Indeed. Great stuff. πŸ‘

      Thank you very much for your comment, Tom. Take care.

      Follow Your Dreams.

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        Daniel
        last edited by 12 Jun 2014, 13:29

        Maybe we should have a subfolder under "most impressive Sketchup modeling" and have Ken post all his work there.

        My avatar is an anachronism.

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          ken28875
          last edited by 23 Jun 2014, 19:40

          @daniel said:

          Maybe we should have a subfolder under "most impressive Sketchup modeling" and have Ken post all his work there.

          LOL...thank you for your kind words, Daniel. But I believe there are many talented people in this forum who deserve their own "most impressive Sketchup modeling" subfolder. I have seen lots wonderful models and renders. Keep them coming. You all inspire me.

          All the Best,

          _KN

          Follow Your Dreams.

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            Bryan K
            last edited by 25 Jun 2014, 21:51

            @unknownuser said:

            Moebius' perspective! πŸ˜‰

            http://www.pixelcreation.fr/fileadmin/img/sas_image/galerie/illustration/moebius_fondationcartier/11%20Moebius_fondationCartier.jpg

            http://decentventriloquists.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/moebius-ltm-02.jpg

            Is that from "Blank Incal"? Oh, I just Googled it. Yes it is. I used to have that series.

            See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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              pilou
              last edited by 25 Jun 2014, 22:48

              Yes the Golden age πŸ˜„
              I can't imagine that Moebius would create with Verve? πŸ˜‰
              A so funny free prog of painting! 😎

              http://s6.postimg.org/8bva043ip/verve38.jpg

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

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                ken28875
                last edited by 27 Jun 2014, 11:24

                Hi there,

                Here's another personal project using some of my space fighters, the one posted above and the one below.

                SketchUp + Lumion + Photoshop

                Have a great Friday and weekend ahead! β˜€


                Sci_Fi_ext_environment_01.jpg


                Space_fighter_02.jpg

                Follow Your Dreams.

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                  pilou
                  last edited by 27 Jun 2014, 14:31

                  Speed and action! β˜€

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

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                    ken28875
                    last edited by 6 Jul 2014, 09:42

                    @unknownuser said:

                    Speed and action! β˜€

                    Thanks for your comment, Pilou. πŸ˜‰

                    Have a good day!

                    _KN

                    Follow Your Dreams.

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                      Bryan K
                      last edited by 7 Jul 2014, 22:15

                      Impressive as always. πŸ‘

                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                        ken28875
                        last edited by 16 Jul 2014, 16:04

                        @bryan k said:

                        Impressive as always. πŸ‘

                        Thank you for your kind words, Bryan.

                        Hi everyone,

                        Here's a couple of concepts I did for the latest Simcity expansion: Cities of Tomorrow, that was released last year. (http://www.simcity.com/en_US/buy/ep1

                        These buildings are a bit more futuristic compared to the ones I posted before.

                        The designs below are based on Minimalism.

                        SketchUp + Vray for Skp + Photoshop

                        Hope you like them.

                        Have a great day! β˜€

                        _KN


                        R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_01_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                        R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_01_01_skp.jpg


                        R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_03_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                        R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_03_01_skp.jpg

                        Follow Your Dreams.

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                          pilou
                          last edited by 16 Jul 2014, 17:00

                          Modular! β˜€

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

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                            cotty
                            last edited by 21 Jul 2014, 16:13

                            Great designs!

                            my SketchUp gallery

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                            • pbacotP Offline
                              pbacot
                              last edited by 21 Jul 2014, 17:09

                              enjoying it all Ken! Love the little red space ship and the futuristic buildings. thanks for sharing.

                              MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                ken28875
                                last edited by 21 Jul 2014, 17:52

                                @unknownuser said:

                                Modular! β˜€

                                Merci, Pilou. Bonne journee! πŸ˜‰

                                Hi everyone,

                                I hope you had a great weekend.

                                Here's a couple of other buildings for Cities of Tomorrow.

                                Take care,

                                _KN


                                R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_02_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_02_01_skp.jpg


                                R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_04_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                R_Fut_W3D1_minimal_04_01_skp.jpg

                                Follow Your Dreams.

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                                  TK0001
                                  last edited by 28 Jul 2014, 18:00

                                  Ken,

                                  I want you to know that I pop into this thread whenever I want to see what is really possible with SketchUp (maybe not humanly possible....have you been tested?). It is tremendously inspiring to see your work, as well as humbling when going back and looking at my own.

                                  If I could one day model something half as cool as what you could put out in half a day, I'll be a happy man.

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                                    ken28875
                                    last edited by 4 Aug 2014, 08:48

                                    @cotty said:

                                    Great designs!

                                    Thanks, Carsten. I am glad you like them. πŸ˜„

                                    @pbacot said:

                                    enjoying it all Ken! Love the little red space ship and the futuristic buildings. thanks for sharing.

                                    Thank you very much for your kind words, Peter. πŸ˜‰

                                    @tk0001 said:

                                    Ken,

                                    I want you to know that I pop into this thread whenever I want to see what is really possible with SketchUp (maybe not humanly possible....have you been tested?). It is tremendously inspiring to see your work, as well as humbling when going back and looking at my own.

                                    If I could one day model something half as cool as what you could put out in half a day, I'll be a happy man.

                                    Thank you for your kind comments, Mark. Very happy to hear that my work can be an inspiration to you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. And no, I have not been tested, but if I were, you would find out that I came from a galaxy far, far away... πŸ˜„

                                    Hi everyone,

                                    I hope you had a terrific weekend.

                                    Here's a concept I did using one of my droids.

                                    SketchUp + Lumion3D + Photoshop

                                    Have a wonderful week!

                                    _KN


                                    destroyed_city_05.jpg


                                    Combat_Droid_01.jpg

                                    Follow Your Dreams.

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                                      andyc
                                      last edited by 4 Aug 2014, 09:08

                                      More great stuff Ken.

                                      Would interested to know how much of the scene is 3D and how much is comprised of 2D elements. Love the tilted camera-angle and composition πŸ˜„

                                      cheers,

                                      A

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                                        ken28875
                                        last edited by 17 Aug 2014, 16:05

                                        @andyc said:

                                        More great stuff Ken.

                                        Would interested to know how much of the scene is 3D and how much is comprised of 2D elements. Love the tilted camera-angle and composition πŸ˜„

                                        cheers,

                                        A

                                        Hi Andy, Thanks for your kind words and interest in the making of my art works.

                                        As you can see in the images below, I'd say 90% 3D and 10% 2D.

                                        SketchUp changed my life as a concept artist. And the day I found out about Lumion3D, it was a game changer in the way I do visual developments.

                                        Besides these programs mentioned above, I also use E-On Software's Vue for natural environments (see some of the older concepts from the The Art of SketchUp - part 1: Fantasy - e.g. Gods and Heroes concepts).

                                        Anyhow, back to this current image. The techniques I used are very similar for all of my visual developments.

                                        I combine/compose all the pieces in SketchUp or Lumion3d. Working in 3D allows me to move elements around quickly to see if the composition works. I can also play with lights and shadows. That would be impossible to do in the old days (just using Photoshop only).

                                        I have a library of tons of 3D models that I use in my work to save time. I only build some of the unique 3 assets or things that I don't already have.

                                        When I am satisfied with the overall composition and mood lighting, I bring it into Photoshop.

                                        Paintover: FX (fire, smoke, dust, muzzle flash, shells, etc.), color correction, hue/saturation, contrast, etc.

                                        I hope this helps. I will post some more concepts soon.

                                        Have a great week!

                                        _KN


                                        destroyed_city_05_lumion3d_raw.jpg

                                        Follow Your Dreams.

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                                          ken28875
                                          last edited by 24 Aug 2014, 08:27

                                          Hi guys,

                                          It has been a while I have not posted some of my military vehicles.

                                          These were done whenever I have some free time for a span of several months last year. I will eventually render them like I did for the other vehicles that I posted earlier in this thread.

                                          Thanks for viewing.

                                          Have a great weekend! β˜€

                                          _KN


                                          military_vehicles_set_01.jpg


                                          military_vehicles_set_01_skp.jpg

                                          Follow Your Dreams.

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