More Non-Representational Images Using SketchUp
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Tried a few new ideas this week. All these were done with the Follow-Me tool. Some of the work is visually interesting. I'm mining my old SketchUp models for most of the textures. The images below are in the sequence they were created.
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Looks good, it reminds me of the sixtys.
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that last image is phenomenal! thank u soo much for sharing!!!
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David and Jenu, Thanks for the comments!
David, the images definitely have that wild free-form energetic look of a lot of sixties art where people were throwing paint on canvas. Jackson Pollock was perhaps the premier exemplar of this style. When I'm creating the freehand lines for the Follow Me tool I'm swooping the mouse around in a way quite similar to how he would swoop a paint laden brush over his canvas. It's groovy man.
Jenu, the last image is definitely very rich with color and texture. The textures are from four models I made last summer. I put a lot of time and effort into these and it is satisfying to be able to get some additional use out of them. For anyone interested, images of these models are located here .
Fred
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Fred,
The last one has "captured" me. I love that it has me wanting to go back and look in and around it again and again.
Your work is so unique - I now make a point of not missing any of your posts. I can't say I love everything, but there are many that just fascinate me to the point where I want to examine and explore them in depth - and isn't that really the point!
Thanks for sharing your artowk with us!
Bytor
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Dean,
Thanks so much for the thoughtful, kind and useful feedback! Much appreciated.
That third image definitely has some depth and complexity which the eye likes exploring. The curvy follow-me shapes in some places create smaller "framed" areas that seem almost like glimpses into other spaces that would be fun to poke around in. Three of the four textures had a common element of gold colored threads/lines/tubes, and these seem to play off each other well. If I continue to experiment with these I'll put more effort into creating/choosing compatible textures.
A large version of the image is available here .
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Pilou,
Thanks for pointing out TopMod. It looks amazing, as do the models created with it. The thing I like about SketchUp is that it puts the fewest barriers between me and the computer model. What SketchUp lacks in tools and capabilities it more than makes up -at least for me- in simplicity, intuitiveness and fluidity.
Fred
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