Another 5 minute sketch . . . and just so nobody gets the wrong idea, I loathe mini vans . . .

LOL! They didn't get the color right though, eh?

Visually, that Scion is strange in some areas while very pleasing areas in others. I like it.

Something to end my work day with . . . now the real fun begins . . .

Happy Sketching,

Brad

Thanks - I'm finding I can knock one of these out in maybe 15 or 20 minutes, no problem. When I start adding all the details, moving beyond a simple "body shape", I find myself spending about an hour - edges for doors, windows, hood, trunk, scoops, lights, windshield wipers, mirrors, et cetera. Then, assigning materials & setting up lighting - I currently need at least another 20 to 30 minutes to setup a KT rendering. This puts the total time around 90 minutes - am I doing something wrong? This doesn't even include the "realistic" looking details that the pro's do. How long does it take them to do a "photo realistic" car - anyone have a clue?

In school, working towards my Industrial Design degree, I really enjoyed idea-generation sketching. Today, I'm finally at a point where I can begin using SketchUp for the same purpose, making simple body shapes for cars. Sure, I still have a long way to go, but I'm totally diggin' it, thanks to everyone here.

Happy Sketching,

Brad

. . . another quick car sketch . . . interesting how the proportions can be even a little bit off making the difference between ugly and nice . . . obviously, I'm still struggling with proportions . . .

I would name my next child SketchyFFD if we could make the edge curves (borders) static or locked.

Any possibility this could be worked out?

Danke,

Brad

. . . still fiddling around with this one . . . I almost like this one . . . there are a few messy areas I need to fix . . . still makes one wonder - is it going, or coming?

And finally, I'm not taking a hiatus from S/U . . . I just have a ga-zillion things that I'm having to deal with right now - everything from oil changes to writing code for tests at work - bizzy as a bee during honey season . . . my wife thinks the number of items on my to do list should be infinity . . . times ten-gazillion . . . I even iron my own shirts, for cryin' out loud . . . . . . what's next dear? Those are my wife's favorite three words . . . (sigh) . . .

Amazing . . . really very nice!!! Thanks Ely for sharing your inspiring work - and also to everyone else. These contributions really get me motivated to push forward - if I only had more time

@unknownuser said:

Mr. Greentoaster.....if you post more of your models "i will add your technological distinctness to my own"( star trek joke:P), i mean i'll add details to finish it like i did with the truck, i really enjoyed doing it.
Sure, that would be really great. I really enjoy seeing the finished models also - I'm sure others do too - it's all great.

I'm not at my computer now but hope to be there later & will then post some models - they're all pretty much unfinished which provides lots of variety for making them "yours".

Happy modeling,

Brad

Gaieus, that's a really great contribution, thank you very much. Hopefully others will contribute their versions also.

I've only done two renderings with KT - a simple chair and a beach house. I'd really like to - and I need to - spend the time necessary to learn how to use KT.

. . . and a non-symmetrical version . . .

Wow, what a great date with the wife! We had a fantastic steak dinner and didn't make it to the store to peruse the lawn furniture.

So, of course, as soon as I got home I whipped out this little form study . . . is it going or coming? It's symmetrical front-back & left-right . . . hmmmm . . .

Another form study - would finish this but my wife wants me to go out with her to pick out lawn furniture . . . (sigh) . . .

Just wanted to try something new w/the FFD Ruby script . . . just having fun . . . the near-instant "what if" factor is so cool . . .

Is the truck going the wrong way down the road?

But seriously, nice render - what'd you use for that?

NICE!!! Thanks for contributing. I'm hoping Ely & some others will provide their versions also.

Thanks Ely.

Here's a super-quick form study - nothing really radical, just messing around with it . . .

Okay, here it is - go for it and enjoy it, but please keep in mind, it's not a "clean" mesh - it was done very fast and without regard to easy reshaping & so forth . . . several areas that really need some cleaning up if you want to make it a nice & presentable model.

bw_car_0065_S.skp

. . . I got bored with this one . . . as I mentioned already, I don't really like trucks . . . anyone wanna finish this one?

Happy modeling,

Brad

Thanks for the comments.

I don't particularly like pick up trucks, but a student asked for one . . . so . . . here's a start on a p/u truck . . .