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    • pbacotP Offline
      pbacot
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      Aftermath: BIG party at the White House?

      MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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      • ken28875K Offline
        ken28875
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        @pbacot said:

        Aftermath: BIG party at the White House?

        Thanks, Peter.

        This concept below is actually called Aftermath.

        SketchUp + Lumion3d + Photoshop

        Have a good weekend!

        _KN


        Aftermath_01.jpg

        Follow Your Dreams.

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        • Bryan KB Offline
          Bryan K
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          โ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

          Keep posting Ken. I'm learning a lot. Thank you.

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

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          • ken28875K Offline
            ken28875
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            @bryan k said:

            :enlight: ๐Ÿ˜„ ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

            Keep posting Ken. I'm learning a lot. Thank you.

            You're very welcome, Bryan. ๐Ÿ˜‰

            Hello everyone,

            Finally, I am able to post the concepts I did for the video game Skylanders Trap Team (http://www.skylanders.com/home?utm_campaign=skylanders-trapteam-launch-us%26amp;utm_medium=search%26amp;utm_source=google%26amp;utm_term=skylanders-trap-team-exact.

            It was shipped last week.

            I really had a great and fun time working on it. My art style is usually realistic, but it was nice to do something different, more stylized and whimsical.

            Here's one of the concepts. Stay tuned for more.

            SketchUp + V-Ray for Skp + Photoshop

            Have a good day!

            _KN


            325_Flynn_XP_view_06.jpg


            Level_325_Flynn_XP_view_06_skp.jpg

            Follow Your Dreams.

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            • Bryan KB Offline
              Bryan K
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              Wow. Some serious polygon work there.

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

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              • pbacotP Offline
                pbacot
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                Nice ruins. Have you been able to travel to archeological sites?

                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                • ken28875K Offline
                  ken28875
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                  @bryan k said:

                  Wow. Some serious polygon work there.

                  Haha, yes a lot...thanks Bryan.

                  @pbacot said:

                  Nice ruins. Have you been able to travel to archeological sites?

                  Thanks, Peter. Yes, I have been to Cancun archaeological sites (Chichen Itza, Tulum). I wish I could visit the Roman ruins in Italy, the Parthenon/Acropolis and other Greek temples, the Egyptian pyramids, Angkor ruins, etc.

                  What about you? Have you been to any of them?

                  Take care,

                  _KN

                  Follow Your Dreams.

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                  • pbacotP Offline
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                    I've been to ruinas all around Mexico. Uxmal and Palenque are especially fantastical. Also Native American southwest ruins. Chaco Canyon is mind-altering.

                    Would like to see more in Asia. They've discovered more incredible city sites in Cambodia.

                    Scaled Borobudur in Java.

                    Although NOT ruins, I have also visited Balinese temples. Their work is fascinating.

                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                    • ken28875K Offline
                      ken28875
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                      @pbacot said:

                      I've been to ruinas all around Mexico. Uxmal and Palenque are especially fantastical. Also Native American southwest ruins. Chaco Canyon is mind-altering.

                      Would like to see more in Asia. They've discovered more incredible city sites in Cambodia.

                      Scaled Borobudur in Java.

                      Although NOT ruins, I have also visited Balinese temples. Their work is fascinating.

                      Hi Peter,

                      Wow, that's awesome. I did not know you are into ruins and visited so many of them. ๐Ÿ‘

                      Hello everyone,

                      Here's another concept that is part of that ruin level in Skylanders Trap Team.

                      The color concept shows the background sill in blocking phase. The SketchUp wireframe was taken later therefore showing the finished model. I will post final color renders of that background in other views later.

                      Have a good week!

                      _KN


                      Level 325_Flynn_XP_view_01_concept.jpg


                      Level 325_Flynn_XP_view_01_skp.jpg

                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                      • NemesisN Offline
                        Nemesis
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                        Hello Ken.

                        As an engineer I like your industrial buildings for Sim-City, they look very accurate and have nice balance of details. Did you use some references for them?

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                        • hellnbakH Offline
                          hellnbak
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                          I really love your End of the World scenes. I read a lot, I have an entire room just for my books, and the biggest section is for my End of World books. They are all I've read for many years. I personally believe our demise will come about as a result of a Pandemic. Not from Ebola, but from a Superbug brought about by our overuse of antibiotics.
                          Did you know that the EMP from just two nukes placed properly above the U.S. would effectively throw us back to the stone age. Frankly I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.
                          Guess it hasn't, my computer seems to be working ๐Ÿ˜†

                          "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                          • F Offline
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                            Thank you for this detailed and inspiring images. To build entire cities with this city kits and visualize this, should be fun. But be sure to check before the "Brandenburger Building Code (BbgBO)" ... ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                            • ken28875K Offline
                              ken28875
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                              @nemesis said:

                              Hello Ken.

                              As an engineer I like your industrial buildings for Sim-City, they look very accurate and have nice balance of details. Did you use some references for them?

                              Hi Max,

                              Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I used references to design the Simcity buildings, but my architectural background certainly helped, too. Indeed, I worked as an architect doing designs for several years before quitting my job to become a concept artist in the game industry.

                              @hellnbak said:

                              I really love your End of the World scenes. I read a lot, I have an entire room just for my books, and the biggest section is for my End of World books. They are all I've read for many years. I personally believe our demise will come about as a result of a Pandemic. Not from Ebola, but from a Superbug brought about by our overuse of antibiotics.
                              Did you know that the EMP from just two nukes placed properly above the U.S. would effectively throw us back to the stone age. Frankly I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet.
                              Guess it hasn't, my computer seems to be working ๐Ÿ˜†

                              Hello Steve,

                              Thank you, glad you like the End of the World scenes. And thanks for the interesting anecdote of our demise. ๐Ÿ˜‰

                              Here are some of concepts for Simcity. You may have seen the color ones before. They were done for London. The black and white concepts are different options for London, Paris and Berlin.

                              Have a good day!

                              _KN


                              R_london_W3D2_bigBenGeorgian_03_01_linesketch.jpg


                              R_london_W3D2_bigBenGeorgian_01_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              C_london_W3D2_bigBenGeorgian_04_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              R_london_W3D2_bigBenGeorgian_02_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              C_paris_W3D2_eiffelHaussmanApt_04_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              C_berlin_W3D2_BrandenburgTimber_04_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              R_berlin_W3D2_BrandenburgTimber_03_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              C_paris_W3D2_eiffelHaussmanApt_03_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              R_berlin_W3D2_BrandenburgTimber_01_01_linesketch.jpg


                              R_berlin_W3D2_BrandenburgTimber_02_01_linesketch.jpg


                              R_paris_W3D2_eiffelHaussmanApt_01_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              R_paris_W3D2_eiffelHaussmanApt_02_01_Linesketch.jpg


                              C_Landmark_W3D2_BigBenGeorgian_01_01_DetailedConcept.jpg


                              C_Landmark_W3D2_BigBenGeorgian_02_01_DetailedConcept.jpg


                              C_Landmark_W3D2_BigBenGeorgian_03_01_DetailedConcept.jpg

                              Follow Your Dreams.

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                              • ken28875K Offline
                                ken28875
                                last edited by

                                @faust07 said:

                                Thank you for this detailed and inspiring images. To build entire cities with this city kits and visualize this, should be fun. But be sure to check before the "Brandenburger Building Code (BbgBO)" ... ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                @ Faust07: Thanks for your kind words and the "Brandenburger Building Code (BbgBO)". ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                Hi everyone,

                                Here are some interior concepts for Skylanders Trap Team.

                                SketchUp + V-Ray for Skp + Photoshop for the first render. The other ones are just raw screen caps from SketchUp.

                                Have a great weekend!

                                _KN


                                The_Hub_interior_01.jpg


                                The_Hub_interior_01_skp_lines.jpg


                                The_Hub_music_hall_version_03.jpg


                                The_Hub_music_hall_version_03b.jpg


                                The_Hub_music_hall_version_02.jpg

                                Follow Your Dreams.

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                                • cottyC Offline
                                  cotty
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                                  Nicely detailed ๐Ÿ‘

                                  my SketchUp gallery

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                                  • Bryan KB Offline
                                    Bryan K
                                    last edited by

                                    I am floored by your Sim City work. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

                                    The Skylander work is also excellent. I am always impressed by your texturing as well.

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

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                                    • ken28875K Offline
                                      ken28875
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                                      @cotty said:

                                      Nicely detailed ๐Ÿ‘

                                      Thanks, Carsten. Yes,I really love details in all of my Skp models. Sometimes I get carried away and spend too much time focusing on details that I forget the big picture.

                                      @bryan k said:

                                      I am floored by your Sim City work. ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

                                      The Skylander work is also excellent. I am always impressed by your texturing as well.

                                      Thanks for your kind words, Bryan.

                                      Hello everyone,

                                      I dug into my Simcity concept folder and found a few more. I won't have anymore concepts for Simcity. These were some of the last ones I did for the game about 2 years ago.

                                      These concepts were inspired by Brownstone architecture.

                                      Enjoy and have a great week!

                                      _KN


                                      R_Gen_W1D2_Brownstone_01_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                      R_Gen_W1D2_Brownstone_02_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                      R_Gen_W1D2_Brownstone_03_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                      R_Gen_W1D2_Brownstone_04_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                      R_Gen_W1D2_Brownstone_05_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg


                                      R_Gen_W1D2_Brownstone_06_01_Detailed_Concept.jpg

                                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                                      • ken28875K Offline
                                        ken28875
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                                        Hello everyone,

                                        I hope you had a great holiday. I wish you all the best for 2015.

                                        Here's another concept I did for the video game Skylanders Trap Team.

                                        Have a good weekend!

                                        _KN


                                        325_Flynn_XP_view_02.jpg


                                        325_Flynn_XP_view_02_skp.jpg

                                        Follow Your Dreams.

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                                        • cottyC Offline
                                          cotty
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                                          great! ๐Ÿ‘

                                          my SketchUp gallery

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                                          • A Offline
                                            andyc
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                                            Fantastic work. Great design ideas, beautifully presented as usual.
                                            I always look forward to your updates Ken. Inspiring!

                                            Cheers,

                                            Andy

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