@unknownuser said:

I preffer making them in normal way.
Could we agree each method has advantages? Hope so.

@unknownuser said:

I think you should start a new thread now called "My Cars have a completely new Look!"
Consider it "done" - thanks for the suggestion. Interesting you made this observation b/c I took the time to look through each post of this thread last weekend - I think it's time to move on to something new, something fresh, something that represents perhaps a new level.

Thanks for the suggestions - happy Sketching,

GT
(aka Brad on a plethora of universes)

. . . wow . . . this is amazing . . . I love it . . . why didn't someone tell me about this earlier . . . (ha) . . . now I am beginning to figure out (finally) how people get those silky smooth models - it's cheating . . . but I still love it!

Found the script you recommended (finally) - got it (finally) - can't rip the gigantic smile off me face as I use it . . .

THANKS for the suggestion!!!

@unknownuser said:

i mean waat s plugin

I've never used it - I'll try to find it and check it out - thanks for the suggestion.

@unknownuser said:

Mr Green pls finish this one.
I'll see what I can do, k?

@unknownuser said:

One advice:apply on it the sub an smooth.
Do you mean select all the surfs in the groups and then use "Soften/Smooth Edges"?

. . . here's another quick idea . . . something a little different . . . oops, I need to smooth out the rear window of the cabin . . .

Happy Sketching,

Brad

Do vegetarians sit on leather seats?

Thanks - I had a "decent" front end on the last one, but then I began messing around w/FFD (which I hardly ever use anymore, but it's a fantastic tool).

Here's something else - if you look at the number of triangles you can get an idea how quick this concept sketch is . . . three or four minutes?

I'm not sure what this is supposed to be - I started thinking about a 3 wheeler and then it sort of morphed into this "thing" . . . there's always a next one . . . hit and miss is part of life - keep going . . .

Happy Sketching,

Brad

Sorry for the low quality & slow speed - I was trying something new . . . happy Sketching . . . . . .

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. . . blah, blah, blah . . .

. . . another quick sketch while the wife is grocery shopping . . . this was done by creating the back end profile then extruding it forward, copy w/divide, scaling, rotating, & blah, blah, blah - very similar to the video tutorial I posted a few months ago . . . this technique is even quicker than the last car that used a center profile extruded sideways along with a side shape profile that was extruded along the outer most side . . . this probably doesn't make much sense without the video - sorry . . . have fun with it . . .

tesmeko, thanks for posting that list - some of those are really great.

Please keep in mind, I'm still just working on "capturing concepts quickly."

I hardly prefer this method of using a "one profile" to define the shape of a car - it's obviously quite limited, but, it can be used effectively to get good results for beginners (like me )

I wanted to give my students something quasi-realistic, very simple to model and hopefully something that would look good. The first image shows what I started out with and when the extrusions (only 3) were done (on each side), the proportions of the top were way off. Fortunately, with this groovy software it's soooo easy to fix, change, squish, twist to get the shape or design that you like.

Time is not my ally --> I still have about 100 boxes (no kidding) that I need to unpack, store, toss, so, honestly I doubt I'll have the tutorial for this one done any time soon. Perhaps that's just as well because it's not a car I really like anyway but perhaps, because it's ultra-quick & easy to create, it will motivate others to jump on the "I can be a car designer too" bandwagon. Hope so - that's my goal.

Oh, one more thing - please forgive me for stuffing a twin intercooled, twin turbo, V-6 in the engine compartment - the "pregnant hood" doesn't make a very environmentally friendly statement but . . . when you stomp it, who really cares - it's just too much fun, eh?

Happy Sketching,

Brad

Something a little more on the realistic side of life?

Happy Sketching,

Brad

I know, I know . . . this isn't a car . . . just thinking that if I ever had to use a wheelchair I'd like one that had some serious horsepower . . . something that might look cool . . . the stripes were added for visual clarity, to help in showing contour/shape, not for racing stripes . . .

That last one was quite a disappointment . . . so, here's one I plan on doing for the next set of video tutorials . . . if anyone is interested . . . this one is obviously the same as an earlier one, with a few minor differences . . . but I sort of like it . . . . . .

. . . between moving, unmoving, fixing, and all the other stuff I'm trying to do, I hardly had time to get in a super-quick model this afternoon . . . rather boxy and bland but better than not using SketchUp at all, eh . . .

Happy Sketching,

Brad

@unknownuser said:

hey when are you going to put the new way u do ur cars? im curious
I was quite dissatisfied with the first set of video tutorials I did a few months ago. I'd really like to put together some new ones that are much better - easier to understand & follow. This takes time, of course, & I just moved from one house to another and I seriously doubt I'll take any time to work on this within the next few weeks.

@unknownuser said:

Tell me what you think of my cars i would like some feedback
I don't consider myself qualified to judge someone else's work - I'm not a professional, very far from it, obviously. It's a little different if you were doing this professionally - if so, your work would be critiqued on a level that was fair and reasonable. Your stuff is very cool - no doubt about that - try modeling two cars then go from there:

1 - Create a model of a car that's at least 30 years old - model it as close as you can get it

2 - Create a model that is "wild" and futuristic - that uses different construction methods from what you'd normally use - think way outside the box

I have so much to learn and my design & modeling skills are so primitive, it's hard for me to believe that any positive feedback I could give would be considered to have any value.

Happy Sketching,

Brad