Models and Photographs

[Rudbeckia]

Hi Sketchup Forum,

I want to add some containers w/ plants modeled in sketchup to a photograph

I dont want redraw the photograph (like you would do in photomatch) I just want to use the photo as background, but have the containers be in perspective with the photograph, would I still use photomatch for this?

thanks for help

[Rich O Brien]

Basically, yes I would use photomatch. As you probably know you'll have to align your photo but then you can import your container and place/scale as necessary!

The benefit of photomatch is it will create a scene of your alignment which you can quickly navigate to when needed.

[d12dozr]

Good tutorial here: http://www.sketchupartists.org/tutorials/modeling-in-sketchup-to-match-a-2d-image/

[Rudbeckia]

thanks, very helpful

[Rudbeckia]

Can you point me in the right direction with the shadows, having a hard time getting the shadows right. Is there a trick to the shadows in photomatch?