Hey Kris, I am actually from Texas. Been here my whole life. I have always enjoyed that 70's look with a more modern twist. Flat roof lines, or with a slight angle. Of course I a huge FLW right fan and I always find myself looking through his books when I go to Barns and Nobles. HAHA So looks like I need to look into some add'tl software.

Rob, thanks. I did play around with the light settings, but I am doing all this on my laptop, so when I start adding the fog and the lights..my poor little laptop just bogs down. Most of the time, when I am working on it...I have to keep so much stuff as components and on layers so I can turn them off when not working in that area or I wouldn't be able to do anything.

Thanks kristoff...yea that's why I decided to become a member here. I was browsing around looking at what can be done beyond what I have been able to teach myself and am blown away. I have no idea about all these texture packages and how you all can make your drawings look so life like, but i want to learn.

Look for ward to reading up more and asking a ton of questions.

Thanks mwm. I want to learn to make them even better.

I have always sketched floor plans, house designs and other things involving architecture on paper. I still have them in drawers back at my house. Through work, I learned how to use AutoCAD and I began to use that to render my designs in 3D, but that was a pain in the butt. Then one day I stumbled across sketchup and found a way to make my drawings come to life. I have been entertained ever since. So I figure I will post some of my work with links to my photobucket account to view the rest of them. So on with the show:

I call this one Angle House:
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Angle%20House/

The Front

The back

First Floor

Second Floor

And this one the Hall House
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Hall%20House/

The front

The back

Floor plan

View from Hot tub

One I didn't finish called the Block house
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Block%20House/

the front

the back

First floor

second floor

the Back again

Just finished this one today, called the stacked house
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Stack%20House/

The front

The back

Floor plan
[img:9cq0dnr4]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Stack House/TopView.jpg[/img:9cq0dnr4]
Master
[img:9cq0dnr4]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Stack House/master2.jpg[/img:9cq0dnr4]
Living
[img:9cq0dnr4]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g118/dpierce37/Stack House/Living1.jpg[/img:9cq0dnr4]

Well the links have the rest of the pics, would love to hear some feedback. Now understand I am not a pro, and don't claim to know the laws of physics, HAHA so some structural engineer would have to look in to see if any of this is possible.