Using SketchUp as an art medium

fbartels

I've been working for a while now on using SketchUp to create abstract art works. I thought I'd share a couple of exports here and see if people have any reactions.

jenujacob

ah so thats u Mr. Fred Bartels. i am a fan!
hope u dont mind me posting ur 3dWh gallery!!
a real pleasure to see ur works!! please do post more of ur art work here!!
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d64f9fd934a566437fff1e42c246688a

alpro

Wow, that's pretty cool And yet another use for SU!

Mike

Edson

beautiful work! congratulations. it is amazing what one can do with SU.

SchreiberBike

Is there no end to what you can do in SU?

I'm especially impressed with the ones which you can orbit around and look at and through from many angles.

fbartels

Thanks to all of you who provided positive feedback. It is very much appreciated.

Fred

tinanne

Wow! That is really beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing.

todamgood4U

I agree, your work is fantastic. I found your work in the warehouse and after downloading a few of your files, was amazed at how you used difference materials and linework to produce the images you show. Very creative and imaginative...I am a definite fan of what you have done!

not registered yet

those are beautiful!

i can't imagine how the second one was done. the first one is easier to understand because of the shadows.

mark

poster-mford

fbartels

Mark,

Thanks for your comment.

The easiest way to understand how the 2nd image was made is to take a look at the model.

I've placed a copy of it at the bottom of the following web page.

http://dws.editme.com/SeptOct2007

It's called klee3.skp.zip

Fred

CraigD

Incredible work Fred! You have some fans on the SketchUp team!

It's always amazing and very gratifying to see folks use the tool you work on to create incredible things outside of the intended use! I suppose that's one of my favorite aspects of SketchUp...that it is an extremely versatile tool. All you have to do is figure out creative ways to make it do what you want! The work on this forum is testament to the very creative SketchUp community!

Your work is fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,

 - CraigD

not registered yet

thanks. wow! uff! what? how? it just leads to more questions.
so many materials. many organic shapes, and free flowing lines. they all come together harmoniously. now this is really getting me curious. and inspired.

mark

poster-mford