sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    ℹ️ Licensed Extensions | FredoBatch, ElevationProfile, FredoSketch, LayOps, MatSim and Pic2Shape will require license from Sept 1st More Info

    The Art of SketchUp - part 1: Fantasy

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Gallery
    304 Posts 64 Posters 123.1k Views 64 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • 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.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • CoreMaster110C Offline
        CoreMaster110
        last edited by

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

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • 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.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • 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.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • ken28875K Offline
              ken28875
              last edited by

              Hello everyone,

              I hope you had a great weekend.

              I forgot to mention that I have started another contract with Electronic Arts/Maxis, the people behind Simcity.

              Indeed, a few weeks ago I got an email from the Development Director with whom I worked on Simcity 5, who said they needed my help with concepting architecture for their next project and offered the job.

              It is an unannounced game, and due to Non-Disclosure-Agreement, I cannot say anything yet. But I have been working on it for the past two weeks and I am quite excited about it.

              I hope to show some Sketchup models/Renders in the near future.

              _KN

              Follow Your Dreams.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • A Offline
                Adorno
                last edited by

                Sounds exciting. Looking forward to it.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • cottyC Offline
                  cotty
                  last edited by

                  @ken28875 said:

                  ... and offered the job.

                  great news! Congrats πŸ‘

                  my SketchUp gallery

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • ken28875K Offline
                    ken28875
                    last edited by

                    @adorno said:

                    Sounds exciting. Looking forward to it.

                    >> Thanks, Adorno.

                    @cotty said:

                    great news! Congrats πŸ‘

                    **>> Thanks, Carsten.

                    Here's another concept for luxury apartments.

                    Have a good day!

                    _KN**

                    http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W3D2_Luxury_Condos_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps57b5ce26.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.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • ken28875K Offline
                      ken28875
                      last edited by

                      Hello there,

                      Here are some of the first concepts I did for Simcity 5 during my first week on the job at Electronic Arts/Maxis office.

                      Just some simple townhouse designs.

                      Have a good week!

                      _KN

                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_gen_W2D2_townhouse_06_01_DetailedConcept_zps751e8768.jpg~original

                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_gen_W2D2_townhouse_07_01_DetailedConcept_zpsd7ad2472.jpg~original

                      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_gen_W2D2_townhouse_08_01_DetailedConcept_zpscdc8cecf.jpg~original

                      Follow Your Dreams.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • ken28875K Offline
                        ken28875
                        last edited by

                        Hi there,

                        After 3 different design of buildings (e.g. the ones above) are approved, I am assigned to generate a dozen of new quick concepts.

                        The ones below were examples of new townhouse concepts generated based on the footprints from the 3 initial approved detailed concepts.

                        Have a great day!

                        _KN

                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W2D2_Townhouse_01_01_concept_sketches_set_02_zpsaa2678d4.jpg~original

                        http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W2D2_Townhouse_01_01_concept_sketches_set_01_zps2050da2e.jpg~original

                        Follow Your Dreams.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • DanielD Offline
                          Daniel
                          last edited by

                          Ken, your work is fantastic. It would be nice to see all these buildings assembled in a scene.

                          My avatar is an anachronism.

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • pbacotP Offline
                            pbacot
                            last edited by

                            Great buildings. πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                            MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • H Offline
                              heavengreen2000
                              last edited by

                              hello mr.Ken . I stumbled across this topic of yours tonight and couldn't help myself writing this reply . Basically , I'm amazed by your works , I read them all from the beginning and I just want to let you know that you just gave me a lot of thoughts and inspirations . I also noticed that this topic is made 3 years ago and the newest post was just 3-4 days ago . Isn't that cool that a topic could live this long ? This fantastic topic have been going strong for 3 years and i wish your work is going well and you can keep inspiring more people like me by showing more of your beautiful works and keeping this topic alive forever πŸ‘

                              little question : are you Vietnamese ? cause that would make you super awesome in my book of inspiration ! 😍

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • ken28875K Offline
                                ken28875
                                last edited by

                                @daniel said:

                                Ken, your work is fantastic. It would be nice to see all these buildings assembled in a scene.

                                >> Thank you, Daniel. Actually, you can see some of these buildings in a scene by searching images for Simcity 5. You should see lots screen grabs from the game and might recognize some of my buildings. πŸ˜‰

                                @pbacot said:

                                Great buildings. πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                                >> Thanks for your many πŸ‘ . Glad you like them.

                                @heavengreen2000 said:

                                hello mr.Ken . I stumbled across this topic of yours tonight and couldn't help myself writing this reply . Basically , I'm amazed by your works , I read them all from the beginning and I just want to let you know that you just gave me a lot of thoughts and inspirations . I also noticed that this topic is made 3 years ago and the newest post was just 3-4 days ago . Isn't that cool that a topic could live this long ? This fantastic topic have been going strong for 3 years and i wish your work is going well and you can keep inspiring more people like me by showing more of your beautiful works and keeping this topic alive forever πŸ‘

                                little question : are you Vietnamese ? cause that would make you super awesome in my book of inspiration ! 😍

                                **>> Thank you very much, Green. Please call me Ken. πŸ˜„ I really appreciate your kind words. I am always happy to see that other people are inspired by my work and learn and enjoy my models as much as I learn from other's wonderful models and renders.
                                To answer your question: Yes, I am originally from Vietnam. With a last name like Nguyen, it's not hard to guess. πŸ˜† However, I left the country when I was 4 back in the late 70s. I actually grew up in Paris/France, then moved to the USA. I am therefore a dual French/US citizen.

                                Alright, here are some more concepts I did for Simcity 5.

                                This one if one of my favorites. This is actually my future house whenever Electronic Arts pays me $$$$$ in royalties for helping them designing tons buildings for their game...j/k πŸ˜„**

                                http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/R_Gen_W3D1_Modern_Mansion_01_01_Detailed_Concept_zps39b784bd.jpg~original

                                Below are some luxury boutiques. I did post them before, but they were the wrong images (older versions). These are the final approved concepts.

                                http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_W3D1_Boutique_11_01_Detailed_Concept_zpsed68e762.jpg~original

                                http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_W3D1_Boutique_09_01_Detailed_Concept_zps820f01db.jpg~original

                                I also have added the different designs. I usually do 15 different concepts for each category.

                                http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Simcity 5/C_Gen_W3D1_Boutique_04_Linesketch_all_zpsd5ff366a.jpg~original

                                **Hope you like them.

                                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.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • pbacotP Offline
                                  pbacot
                                  last edited by

                                  Just wow on those buildings! You could definitely be an architect, but I think you will be happier if you don't and stick to what you are doing. Would love to see large pictures of the house. This and the fantasy work is re-inspiring me to model more (outside of work).

                                  MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • ken28875K Offline
                                    ken28875
                                    last edited by

                                    @pbacot said:

                                    Just wow on those buildings! You could definitely be an architect, but I think you will be happier if you don't and stick to what you are doing. Would love to see large pictures of the house. This and the fantasy work is re-inspiring me to model more (outside of work).

                                    Thanks for your kind comments, Peter.

                                    I actually graduated from architecture school and worked as an architectural designer for about 5 years. I was in charge of conceptual and schematic designs and design development of projects; presentations and meetings with clients; and design boards for competitions.

                                    I loved to draw and wanted to work as an artist for video games and movies ever since I was a little kid. That's why I quit my architecture job to make the dream of my childhood come true. 😍

                                    Here are some more hotel concepts for Simcity.

                                    Have a great weekend! β˜€

                                    _KN


                                    C_Tourism_W3D1_Hotel_02_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                    C_Tourism_W3D1_Hotel_01_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                    C_Tourism_W2D1_Hotel_02_02_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                    C_Tourism_W2D1_Hotel_01_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg

                                    Follow Your Dreams.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • ken28875K Offline
                                      ken28875
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi there,

                                      Here's something a little bit different.

                                      I used the Sumerian City by LordGood from Google warehouse.

                                      Sketchup + Lumion3D + Photoshop.

                                      Have a great weekend!

                                      _KN


                                      Babylonian City_skp.jpg


                                      Babylon_01.jpg


                                      Babylon_02.jpg


                                      Babylon_03.jpg

                                      Follow Your Dreams.

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • Bryan KB Offline
                                        Bryan K
                                        last edited by

                                        Incredible as always. πŸ‘

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

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          Lara Croft revival! β˜€

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

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • A Offline
                                            Adorno
                                            last edited by

                                            Wow 😲
                                            Nice lighting. What's with the Lara Croft character? πŸ˜„

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • 1
                                            • 2
                                            • 9
                                            • 10
                                            • 11
                                            • 12
                                            • 13
                                            • 14
                                            • 15
                                            • 16
                                            • 11 / 16
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Buy SketchPlus
                                            Buy SUbD
                                            Buy WrapR
                                            Buy eBook
                                            Buy Modelur
                                            Buy Vertex Tools
                                            Buy SketchCuisine
                                            Buy FormFonts

                                            Advertisement