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    • ken28875K Offline
      ken28875
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      @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
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          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
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            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
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                Beautifully done. I supose there not ADA compliant ether. (Ha)

                cfcaia.com

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                • A Offline
                  Adorno
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                  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
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                    @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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                                  • ken28875K Offline
                                    ken28875
                                    last edited by

                                    @coremaster110 said:

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

                                    Thanks, Karl. I appreciate your πŸ‘ and kind comments. Yes, it does look like a Gothic Church because I was inspired by images of Gothic Church when I designed it. πŸ˜‰

                                    Have a nice day!

                                    _KN

                                    Follow Your Dreams.

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                                    • ken28875K Offline
                                      ken28875
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi guys,

                                      Here are some more interior concepts of Caer Mathos.

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_interior1_zps2ba067f0.jpg~original

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_interior1_skp_zps5878c9d9.jpg~original

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_interior2_zpsa74f73de.jpg~original

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_interior2_skp_zpscc6506bb.jpg~original

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_interior3_zps2d9bcead.jpg~original

                                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Rift Concepts/Caer_Mathos_interior3_skp_zps472eff60.jpg~original

                                      Have a great day!

                                      _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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                                      • CoreMaster110C Offline
                                        CoreMaster110
                                        last edited by

                                        http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=828449187&stc=1&d=1337872935

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                                        • ken28875K Offline
                                          ken28875
                                          last edited by

                                          @ CoreMaster110: Thanks for your kind "comment, Karl. πŸ˜„

                                          Hi guys,

                                          I have not posted some Simcity concepts for a while.

                                          So here they are.

                                          For those who play Simcity, you know you have many options for one building style.

                                          As an example, below I have 3 different designs for the "Chicago Style" buildings.

                                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W1D3ChicagoSchool_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zpsb19621a4.jpg~original

                                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W1D3ChicagoSchool_02_01_Detailed_Concept_zps5f1fac8e.jpg~original

                                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W1D3ChicagoSchool_03_01_Detailed_Concept_zps33632777.jpg~original

                                          And here is a strip mall.

                                          http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W2D1_Strip_Mall_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps593162f3.jpg~original

                                          Have a great weekend!

                                          _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

                                            Hi guys,

                                            I have posted this one a few months ago, but the image was really low rez due to Non-Disclosure-Agreement when Simcity was not shipped yet.

                                            So here's a larger size.

                                            Have a great day! β˜€ β˜€

                                            _KN

                                            http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W3D2_Luxury_Condos_02_01_Detailed_Concept_zps55e45218.jpg~original

                                            Follow Your Dreams.

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