The Art of SketchUp - part 2: Sci-Fi

ken28875

Very cool Ken. I like your concepts.

>> Thanks, Eric. Glad you like them.

your coloured Alien's attack in the city is great !!

>> Merci, Orgel. I had lots of fun doing the alien render.

**Hi Everyone,

So as I have mentioned before, my contract with EA/Maxis working on Simcity 5 has ended last November. Unfortunately, I cannot post anything yet.

Not having job is not so fun as I still have to pay bills and support my family. On the other hand, I can do what I want. I finally have some free time to work on personal projects different from what I would do for work. I did a bunch of vehicles (sci-fi and realistic contemporary/ Tanks, boats, airplanes, etc.).

Keep watching for this thread as I will add some of more my recent concepts.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Best,

_KN**

My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120

renderiza

jaw dropping! Best tank in sketchup I have ever seen!

ken28875

@unknownuser said:

jaw dropping! Best tank in sketchup I have ever seen!

**>> Thank you for your kind comment, Rafael. I am glad you like them.

Here's another personal project, less sci-fi, more contemporary and realistic.

Best,

_KN**

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

CoreMaster110

I see you made israely Merkava tank.
Looks good

ken28875

@coremaster110 said:

I see you made israely Merkava tank.
Looks good

>> Thanks for your comment, Karl.

**Here's a combat droid. I did some before but they were smaller and less detailed. I really had fun working on this one. I will try to do some more when I have time.

Have a great day!

_KN**

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

ken28875

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a good weekend.

Here are some older renders I did using one of the droids I posted in this thread a while ago.

Sketchup + Lumion3D + Photoshop.

Have a great week!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

pbacot

Well that doesn't look like anything I've seen done in Lumion as yet! It's so pretty for scene of destruction! Thanks for posting Ken. I think we may be benefiting to see works from your free time. I hope you get hooked up soon though, if not already.

ken28875

@pbacot said:

Well that doesn't look like anything I've seen done in Lumion as yet! It's so pretty for scene of destruction! Thanks for posting Ken. I think we may be benefiting to see works from your free time. I hope you get hooked up soon though, if not already.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for you kind words.

Yeah, it's nice to have free time to work on personal stuff. However, I still need to pay the bills and support the family.

I had a couple of interviews with some game companies, but they decided to pursue other candidates. A recruiter, friend of mine who worked in the same company some years ago, just emailed me today. He actually has a job opening that he want to talk to me about. We'll see how things go.

Have a great day!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

ken28875

Hi there,

Here are some more personal projects. Submarine concepts.

I really had fun working on the Sci-Fi/Steampunk submarine.

Have a great day!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

tomislavm

Super Lumion+Sketchup work! 5+

ken28875

@tomislavm said:

Super Lumion+Sketchup work! 5+

Thanks, Tomislavm. Glad you like the renders.

Cheers!

_KN

hellnbak

Hey, my old '56 Sunliner is seeing some action
Did it survive the attack?

Your work is fantastic, very imaginative, and very detailed (and I like details)

Bryan K

Absolutely incredible work Ken.

There are some amazing and talented people who post here. You all keep me inspired and constantly working to improve.

ken28875

@hellnbak said:

Hey, my old '56 Sunliner is seeing some action
Did it survive the attack?
Your work is fantastic, very imaginative, and very detailed (and I like details)

@ Steve M.: did you mean you have a real '56 Sunliner car, or did you build that model? When I don't have time or not so interested in modeling certain models, I downloaded some from the warehouse like that Sunliner.
Anyway, thanks for your comments. Glad you like my work. Yes, I love details.

@bryan k said:

Absolutely incredible work Ken.
There are some amazing and talented people who post here. You all keep me inspired and constantly working to improve.

@ Bryan K: Thanks for your kind comment. I am happy that I am an inspiration for other Sketchup artists out there. One of the secrets of being a better modeler is practice, practice and practice. Pratice makes perfect as they say.

Hey everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend.

Here are some more vehicles. As usual, Sketchup + VrayfS + Photoshop.

Have a terrific week!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

hellnbak

@ken28875 said:

@hellnbak said:

Hey, my old '56 Sunliner is seeing some action
Did it survive the attack?
Your work is fantastic, very imaginative, and very detailed (and I like details)

@ Steve M.: did you mean you have a real '56 Sunliner car, or did you build that model? When I don't have time or not so interested in modeling certain models, I downloaded some from the warehouse like that Sunliner.
Anyway, thanks for your comments. Glad you like my work. Yes, I love details.

Yeah, that was a model I put on the Warehouse. It's no longer there, but I'm glad to see it getting some use.

ken28875

@hellnbak said:

Yeah, that was a model I put on the Warehouse. It's no longer there, but I'm glad to see it getting some use.

Thanks, Steve. Your model was very useful.

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend.

Here are some concepts for some space fighters. The first one was part of the vehicles from my personal project that I worked on during the winter break. Sketchup + VrayFS + Photoshop

The 4 sketches were done in late 2011. There were line sketches on top of Sketchup models.

Have a wonderful week!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

ken28875

More spaceship concepts.

Good weekend to you all!

_KN

Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028&start=120
My interview with Nomer:
http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2012/05/q-and-with-our-featured-artist-ken.html
My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/

boofredlay

Ken you are a master, these are fantastic.

ken28875

@boofredlay said:

Ken you are a master, these are fantastic.

Hi Eric. Thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated.

I know that both of my Sci-fi and Fantasy threads are some of the most viewed on Sketchucation. However, I don't get many replies. Not that I expect people to reply, but sometimes it is nice to see you guys are interested in my work by posting comments, feedback or questions. Don't worry, I won't bite.

Anyway, back to the Sketchup models. I have posted sci-fi and contemporary military vehicles, submarines, tanks, spaceship, droids,helicopters. How about some airplanes?

So here's a couple of them.

Good day to you all,

_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/

solo

Ken, your work is mind blowing, I'd really love to see your texturing techniques, all your stuff is so well made and textured.