Dragons at Dawn.

Two Dragons sing as the sun rises above the rooftops of Cardiff.

If you thought the dawn chorus was just bird-song, think again.

So, after (many) months of not using SketchUp, I finally got an excuse Just the rooftops in this image, which I put together very quickly using some old models I had lying around. The rest is Photoshop / hand-painting.

If you'd like to see more images from this series, please take a look at my Kickstarter campaign here: http://kck.st/2hWArhZ

Thanks for such a kind and generous response guys.

Here are four new images from the same project...

Thanks Solo.

If I have to do any complex 3D blocking, I still use SketchUp - nothing else comes close for that job. But for simple perspective layouts, SketchBook Pro has some really neat little perspective sketching tools. There's a video here if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngLhGySVYLQ It means I spend less time switching between packages, which is always a good thing. It took me a while to overcome my natural aversion to anything 'AutoDesk'(!) but I have to say, SketchBook Pro is a great tool for my purposes.

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Thanks guys.
Rich: if you decide to tackle a sketchup version, I'd love to see the results!
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Hello, and Happy New Year.

It's been a VERY long time since I last posted here, but good to see some familiar names still producing amazing work.

The main reason for my absence is that SketchUp is no longer a major part of my work, although I do still dabble from time to time.

Anyway, I thought I'd share some stuff from my latest personal illustration project: The Dragons of Wales. Lots more info and explanation on my website: http://www.dragonsofwales.com and also on Twitter and Facebook, if any of you ever venture over there

A mixture of traditional media, SketchBook Pro and Photoshop.

Hope some of you will enjoy this, and thanks for looking.

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Quick bit of messing around with a model I'd started for another project, but never got to finish.

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Love the illustrative style. Model is obviously awesome as well

Lovely, clean renders, with a nicely limited colour palette.
It can be tricky to get a good angle on a restricted space like this, but you've really made it work. If I was being really picky, the only thing I'd change is the cropping on the left of the image: cropping tight to the edge of the TV feels a bit awkward. I'd try a slightly loose or tighter crop. But that really IS being picky . These are great!
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Thanks Hornoxx! If you could see the sloppiness of the modelling, the 30 minutes might be a lot less shocking
But I'm really flattered that you like the design, as that was what it was really about.

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Thanks Mike. To be fair, the modelling was half an hour.
The rendering and PS took a bit longer!
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