Alphabet to sketch(up)

ntxdave

In order not to corrupt this thread, here is a link to a “learning/practicing” thread on the Twilight Render forum Learning Thread.

ntxdave

Here is my latest “sketch”. Yes, there are some some glitches.

I am working on modeling this in SketchUp (having some challenges).

Q Building sketch

majid

It definitely is a big challenge, but your most recent sketch depicts a real progress IMO.

ntxdave

Well, here is my latest work. The letter Q was the "inspiration" for this sketch and render.

The windows did not turn out exactly as I had hoped. The reflection seem not to appear in all of them.

majid

Nice result mate!!
Do you mind sharing more renders from different angels too?

ntxdave

@majid said:

Nice result mate!!
Do you mind sharing more renders from different angles too?

Thanks.

At some point, I will. However, some parts were only done for this view so I will have to finish the model.

ntxdave

Another practice sketch. Several things wrong that I can to do better before taking building into SketchUp but again learning more about sketching (using Sketchbook on my iPad for my sketches.

“Practice” for letter S

Hope you can see which letter of the alphabet is my inspiration.

majid

Another nice start.
Needless to declare that there is no obligation to stick to the initial form.
I also have shared samples. In fact as it is believed in "lateral thinking" those sketches are to make us think out of box.

ntxdave

@majid said:

Nice result mate!!
Do you mind sharing more renders from different angles too?

I did do some new/multiple renders which I posted on this Twilight Render forum thread Alphabet Inspired Sketches.

I am not happy with the results though. I tried to use the trial version of the Skatter plugin but still have a lot of things to learn so I can get tepee landscape and background better. When that happens I will post some new renders.

majid

I believe that there is a grass tutorial on Twilight forum (maybe by Fletch). It is viable in postpro. The result is realistic.

ntxdave

OK Finally some new images after spending a lot of time learning how to use the Skeatter plugin. Yjeu were rendered with Twilight Render V2

Q-Building-3_Scene 1.jpg
Q-Building-3-_Scene 2.jpg

ntxdave

Scene 3

Sorry, I could not add this 3rd image to the previous post.

ntxdave

Scene 2 FIXED

Q-Building-3_Scene 2.jpg

Mike Amos

majid

Very neat model and render!

ntxdave

Thanks guys.

For some reason I made a lot of mistakes when learning how to use the Skatter plugin but I think it is a good plugin for putting vegetation in a SU model. It supports several render applications which allows you to put a number of instances of vegetation in a model without bringing SU to its knees when looking around in your model.