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    Mid Mod Chair

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    • tuna1957T Offline
      tuna1957
      last edited by

      NPR render of a Kennedy Chair model I did recently. SU 2015, Twilight Render, post pro in Gimp.


      kennedy chair render.jpg

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      • D Offline
        davidheim1
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        Very nice indeed.

        How do you like Gimp? I tried it for a while a couple of years ago, because I didn't want to pay Adobe's outrageous price for Photoshop. But I stopped using Gimp after a couple of months because I couldn't stand ita interface.
        Best,
        sh

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        • tuna1957T Offline
          tuna1957
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          Thanks for the compliment. Coming from you it means a lot as you are one of the resident wizards when it comes to furniture modeling. How do I like Gimp ? I guess it's best said I've sort of gotten use to it's quirks over the last couple of years. I can usually get it to do what I want. Would love to take Photoshop for a spin, just can't get past the price..

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          • HornOxxH Offline
            HornOxx
            last edited by

            I love this chair and its grainy look - is this look done as a gimp effect or any SU style?

            Gimp is not that bad for me as well - at least as I just need it´s good layer feature and some basic settings to mount my desired picture. Once it gets more complicated, I agree to davidheim...

            never trust a skinny cook

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              @tuna1957 said:

              Would love to take Photoshop for a spin, just can't get past the price..

              Their new pricing plans are very competitive. It's €150 per year for the Photography plan which is Photoshop and Lightroom.

              Compared to a few years ago it's very cheap. But you don't own a licence. Just rent it.

              Nice chair too!

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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              • D Offline
                davidheim1
                last edited by

                Thank you for the compliment, tuna. I sometimes feel more like the man behind the green curtain in "The Wizard of Oz" than like a wizard.
                Best,
                dh

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                • tuna1957T Offline
                  tuna1957
                  last edited by

                  HornOxx , Here's a rundown of how I got the final image....
                  Save my render. Back in SU turn off shadows and switch to a line style. I used one of Dave R's styles
                  ( available in the store ). Save that image at 2x the render size.Close out SU. Open render image in
                  Sketcher and give it a water color effect. Save that image. Get into Gimp. Size down the line image
                  And give it transparent background. Load original render image and the water color below that.
                  Reduce the opacity of the original render until I like how things are looking. I'll go in and touch up
                  the line drawing if it needs it. And there you have it... Really it's just a modified of the technique that
                  Allan Casa does ( see his book also in the store ).

                  Rich, Been about 3 years since I looked at Photoshop prices. Guess I need to go look again....

                  Davidheim!, Really like the "Wizard of Oz" analogy. Most days I feel like the scarecrow running around looking for
                  my brain !

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
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                    Nice work, sir.

                    Your process sounds similar to the method I use on some of the images I make. Coincidentally, I use one of Dave R's styles, too. 😄

                    I generally work on my PC and use Fotosketcher and PaintDotNet.

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                    • tuna1957T Offline
                      tuna1957
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Dave. Yeah those are some pretty nice styles , not surprised you use them too ! I think Sketcher is similar to
                      Fotosketcher. Use it because they have a mac version, Fotosketcher doesn't.

                      Forgot to mention the grain in the wood is mostly from the texture. It's out of Rich's npr woodgrain pac and the
                      seat cushion texture is from Rich's npr fabric pac. Thanks Rich !

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