The Art of SketchUp - part 2: Sci-Fi
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Amazing work.
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Indeed. Great stuff.
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@boofredlay said:
Amazing work.
Thanks for your kind words, Eric. Have a good day!
@unknownuser said:
Indeed. Great stuff.
Thank you very much for your comment, Tom. Take care.
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Maybe we should have a subfolder under "most impressive Sketchup modeling" and have Ken post all his work there.
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@daniel said:
Maybe we should have a subfolder under "most impressive Sketchup modeling" and have Ken post all his work there.
LOL...thank you for your kind words, Daniel. But I believe there are many talented people in this forum who deserve their own "most impressive Sketchup modeling" subfolder. I have seen lots wonderful models and renders. Keep them coming. You all inspire me.
All the Best,
_KN
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@unknownuser said:
Moebius' perspective!
Is that from "Blank Incal"? Oh, I just Googled it. Yes it is. I used to have that series.
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Yes the Golden age
I can't imagine that Moebius would create with Verve?
A so funny free prog of painting!
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Hi there,
Here's another personal project using some of my space fighters, the one posted above and the one below.
SketchUp + Lumion + Photoshop
Have a great Friday and weekend ahead!
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Speed and action!
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Impressive as always.
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@bryan k said:
Impressive as always.
Thank you for your kind words, Bryan.
Hi everyone,
Here's a couple of concepts I did for the latest Simcity expansion: Cities of Tomorrow, that was released last year. (http://www.simcity.com/en_US/buy/ep1
These buildings are a bit more futuristic compared to the ones I posted before.
The designs below are based on Minimalism.
SketchUp + Vray for Skp + Photoshop
Hope you like them.
Have a great day!
_KN
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Modular!
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Great designs!
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enjoying it all Ken! Love the little red space ship and the futuristic buildings. thanks for sharing.
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@unknownuser said:
Modular!
Merci, Pilou. Bonne journee!
Hi everyone,
I hope you had a great weekend.
Here's a couple of other buildings for Cities of Tomorrow.
Take care,
_KN
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Ken,
I want you to know that I pop into this thread whenever I want to see what is really possible with SketchUp (maybe not humanly possible....have you been tested?). It is tremendously inspiring to see your work, as well as humbling when going back and looking at my own.
If I could one day model something half as cool as what you could put out in half a day, I'll be a happy man.
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@cotty said:
Great designs!
Thanks, Carsten. I am glad you like them.
@pbacot said:
enjoying it all Ken! Love the little red space ship and the futuristic buildings. thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for your kind words, Peter.
@tk0001 said:
Ken,
I want you to know that I pop into this thread whenever I want to see what is really possible with SketchUp (maybe not humanly possible....have you been tested?). It is tremendously inspiring to see your work, as well as humbling when going back and looking at my own.
If I could one day model something half as cool as what you could put out in half a day, I'll be a happy man.
Thank you for your kind comments, Mark. Very happy to hear that my work can be an inspiration to you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. And no, I have not been tested, but if I were, you would find out that I came from a galaxy far, far away...
Hi everyone,
I hope you had a terrific weekend.
Here's a concept I did using one of my droids.
SketchUp + Lumion3D + Photoshop
Have a wonderful week!
_KN
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More great stuff Ken.
Would interested to know how much of the scene is 3D and how much is comprised of 2D elements. Love the tilted camera-angle and composition
cheers,
A
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@andyc said:
More great stuff Ken.
Would interested to know how much of the scene is 3D and how much is comprised of 2D elements. Love the tilted camera-angle and composition
cheers,
A
Hi Andy, Thanks for your kind words and interest in the making of my art works.
As you can see in the images below, I'd say 90% 3D and 10% 2D.
SketchUp changed my life as a concept artist. And the day I found out about Lumion3D, it was a game changer in the way I do visual developments.
Besides these programs mentioned above, I also use E-On Software's Vue for natural environments (see some of the older concepts from the The Art of SketchUp - part 1: Fantasy - e.g. Gods and Heroes concepts).
Anyhow, back to this current image. The techniques I used are very similar for all of my visual developments.
I combine/compose all the pieces in SketchUp or Lumion3d. Working in 3D allows me to move elements around quickly to see if the composition works. I can also play with lights and shadows. That would be impossible to do in the old days (just using Photoshop only).
I have a library of tons of 3D models that I use in my work to save time. I only build some of the unique 3 assets or things that I don't already have.
When I am satisfied with the overall composition and mood lighting, I bring it into Photoshop.
Paintover: FX (fire, smoke, dust, muzzle flash, shells, etc.), color correction, hue/saturation, contrast, etc.
I hope this helps. I will post some more concepts soon.
Have a great week!
_KN
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