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    • ken28875K Offline
      ken28875
      last edited by

      Hello everyone,

      I hope you have a good weekend.

      Here are some old SketchUp models/ Alien and human props I did for the game Defiance back in early 2010.

      Take care,

      _KN

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/sci_fi 02/Defiance/Vulge_Light_Post_vray_zps93cdae4b.jpg~original

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/sci_fi 02/Defiance/Vulge_Light_Post_vray_02_zpsddf9aa4c.jpg~original

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/sci_fi 02/Defiance/VotanBarricade_vray_zpse29163f6.jpg~original

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/sci_fi 02/Defiance/scissor_lift_vray_zps9675d154.jpg~original

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/sci_fi 02/Defiance/forklift_vray_zpsa33c6751.jpg~original

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/sci_fi 02/Defiance/forklift_vray_back_zps7b588fed.jpg~original

      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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      • cottyC Offline
        cotty
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        I missed the helicopter, very nicely detailed!
        And really a monster forklift πŸ˜‰

        my SketchUp gallery

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        • ken28875K Offline
          ken28875
          last edited by

          @cotty said:

          I missed the helicopter, very nicely detailed!
          And really a monster forklift πŸ˜‰

          Thank you for your kind comment, Carsten. Glad you like the helicopter.

          Good day to you!

          _KN

          Follow Your Dreams.

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          • ken28875K Offline
            ken28875
            last edited by

            Hi there,

            Here's a personal project. I did a few of these sci-fi interior concepts. I posted a couple of them before and will post some more later.

            SketchUp + V-Ray for SketchUp + Photoshop

            Hope you like it.

            Have a great day!

            _KN


            sci_fi_interior_03.jpg


            sci_fi_interior_03_skp.jpg

            Follow Your Dreams.

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            • cottyC Offline
              cotty
              last edited by

              Impressive how the "simple" geometry turns out with textures!

              my SketchUp gallery

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              • A Offline
                Adorno
                last edited by

                The texturing is great, with plenty of variation giving it life.
                But I'm guessing most of it is painted in PS (like scrathes and highlighted areas).

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                • ken28875K Offline
                  ken28875
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                  @cotty said:

                  Impressive how the "simple" geometry turns out with textures!

                  Thanks for your kind words, Carsten!

                  @adorno said:

                  The texturing is great, with plenty of variation giving it life.
                  But I'm guessing most of it is painted in PS (like scrathes and highlighted areas).

                  Glad you like the texturing, Adorno. The SketchUp model is actually fully textured and rendered with V-Ray for SketchUp. I did the glows, high lights, scratches in PS postwork.

                  Here's a visual development I did a few months ago. I imported the SketchUp models into Lumion3D, rendered the image and did some PS postwork. The helicopter is from FormFonts. The boats are from Lumion3D.

                  I did the offshore oil rig and used one of my submarine models.

                  Hope you like it.

                  Have a great day! β˜€

                  _KN


                  OFF_SHORE_OIL_RIG_FIRE.jpg


                  offshore_oil_rig_skp_01.jpg


                  offshore_oil_rig_skp_03.jpg


                  offshore_oil_rig_skp_04.jpg


                  IX_B_German_U_Boat_USS_Ohio_Submarine_skp.jpg


                  IX_B_German_U_Boat_USS_Ohio_Submarine.jpg

                  Follow Your Dreams.

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                  • Rafferty94R Offline
                    Rafferty94
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                    Awesome models and renders Ken!

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                    • ken28875K Offline
                      ken28875
                      last edited by

                      @rafferty94 said:

                      Awesome models and renders Ken!

                      Thanks for your kind words, Scott. πŸ˜„

                      Hello everyone,

                      Here's a personal piece I did a couple of years ago.

                      I think I posted the helicopter in my one of my older posts.

                      The alien UFO is a simple Sketchup model. Mountain environment in Vue and postwork in PS as usual.

                      I have been having fun with some police chase visual developments. Sketchup models by me, from Google warehouse, 3D models from my resource folder or Formfonts. Lumion3D for rendering and PS postwork.

                      Have a great week!

                      _KN


                      AH_1W_Super_Cobra.jpg


                      UFO.jpg


                      Bridge_Junction.jpg


                      city_environment_study_06.jpg

                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                      • GubermenschG Offline
                        Gubermensch
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                        Elite! Always amazed at how poly-conscious you are. Limited file size without diminishing detail.

                        http://www.jacobgubler.com/

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                        • ken28875K Offline
                          ken28875
                          last edited by

                          @gubermensch said:

                          Elite! Always amazed at how poly-conscious you are. Limited file size without diminishing detail.

                          Thanks for your kind words, Jacob. Glad you like it.

                          Here's another of my sci-fi interior concepts.

                          SketchUp + Vray for SketchUp + PS

                          Have a good week!

                          _KN


                          sci_fi_interior_01.jpg


                          sci_fi_interior_01_skp_lines.jpg

                          Follow Your Dreams.

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                          • ken28875K Offline
                            ken28875
                            last edited by

                            Hi guys,

                            Sorry for not posting anything for a while. I have been quite busy with work and personal stuff.

                            I hope you all had a great holiday season so far.

                            You saw this helicopter below. It is one of my favorites. Therefore I use it a lot in many of my visual developments. Lately I am in love with Lumion3D, that's why I use this software for pretty much all of my environmental concepts.

                            Have a wonderful new year 2014 filled with success, love, joy, prosperity, good health, friendship and everything you wish for.

                            All the Best,

                            _KN


                            Sci_Fi_Helicopter_01.jpg


                            Mech_futuristic_helicopter_01_skp_lines_persp_front_back.jpg


                            Battleground_01.jpg


                            Battleground_02.jpg

                            Follow Your Dreams.

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                            • ken28875K Offline
                              ken28875
                              last edited by

                              Hi there,

                              Some more concepts using the same helicopter.

                              Sketchup models + Lumion3D + PS

                              For those who play video games, these concepts are similar to the ones for FPS games like Call of duty or Battlefield.

                              Speaking of game, I have released my first iOS game for iPhone/iPad, using some sketchup models in there. If you have not seen it check it out:
                              https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snowyville-pro/id786865681?mt=8
                              http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81%26amp;t=55842

                              Have a good day!

                              _KN


                              city_environment_study_05_sundown.jpg


                              city_environment_study_05_night.jpg

                              Follow Your Dreams.

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                              • ken28875K Offline
                                ken28875
                                last edited by

                                Hi there,

                                It has been a while I have not posted any images I did for the game Defiance (http://www.trionworlds.com/en/games/defiance/).

                                So here they are.

                                Have a good weekend!

                                _KN


                                VotanMotorPool_render_01.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_01_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_02.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_02_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_02b.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_02b_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_03.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_03_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_04.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_04_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_05.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_05_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_06.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_06_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_07.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_07_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_08.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_08_skp.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_09.jpg


                                VotanMotorPool_render_09_skp.jpg

                                Follow Your Dreams.

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                                • cottyC Offline
                                  cotty
                                  last edited by

                                  😲 πŸ‘

                                  my SketchUp gallery

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                                  • alvisA Offline
                                    alvis
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                                    Yes, I have no words when I see talent πŸ‘

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      Cool! 😎

                                      Any idea of the Number of facettes / Size file of a such complete architecture object ?

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

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                                      • pbacotP Offline
                                        pbacot
                                        last edited by

                                        Wild! Fantastic but so real and intricate! Would like to see some of your buildings in real life.

                                        MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                        • R Offline
                                          rens282
                                          last edited by

                                          I love your work man, mostly your awesome ship. Could you maybe explane how you did your engines?

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                                          • ken28875K Offline
                                            ken28875
                                            last edited by

                                            @ Carsten and Alvydas: thanks for your kind words.

                                            @rens282 said:

                                            I love your work man, mostly your awesome ship. Could you maybe explane how you did your engines?

                                            @ rens: Thanks for your kind words and interest. For modeling, I use Sketchup basic tools as wells plugins like TIG's Extrude tools, Fredo's Joint Push Pull, Fredo's Scale, Draw Taper, just to name a few that I use the most for this kind of model.

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Cool! 😎
                                            Any idea of the Number of facettes / Size file of a such complete architecture object ?

                                            @ Pilou: Thanks for your question. See image below for polygon count.

                                            http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/Art of Sketchhup - Sci-Fi/votan_polygon_count_zps1e105946.jpg~original

                                            @pbacot said:

                                            Wild! Fantastic but so real and intricate! Would like to see some of your buildings in real life.

                                            @Peter: Thanks for your kind words. Some of my buildings in real life? Sure, these are not sci-fi... πŸ˜‰ but here are a few of the projects I worked on from 1998 to 2003 while I was with VLK Architects (http://www.vlkarchitects.com/) before I quit my job to move to San Francisco and work for the game/film industries.

                                            That's how I started learning SketchUp for Architecture when it came out in Fall of 2000.

                                            I was either in charge of a project as the main designer or working with the Design Director on a bigger project for these buildings below.

                                            Take care,

                                            _KN


                                            Dawson_Eubanks.jpg


                                            Dawson-Eubanks-floorplans-slide.jpg


                                            Dawson-Eubanks-siteplan-slide.jpg


                                            Cleburne_Eubanks_Int_School_02.jpg


                                            Joe_M_Tison_Jr_HS_view-01.jpg


                                            Juan-Sequin_HS_01.jpg


                                            Juan-Sequin_HS_02.jpg


                                            Lone_Star_Elementary_School_02.jpg


                                            Weatherford floorplans-slide.jpg


                                            WHS-siteplan-slide.jpg


                                            Weatherford_HS_01.jpg

                                            Follow Your Dreams.

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