@andyc said:

Beautiful model Ken. I hope it gets the chance to be more than just a wreck in the future!

A.

Thanks for your kind words, Andy.

@pbacot said:

Great modeling on the ship Ken. And fun renders! Would like to see you collaborate with Andyc who does great scenes. Don't feel bad about not posting. You post more pictures than just about everyone and when you do it's smashing. Also kind of you to post the plugin folder.

Thank you, Peter

By the way, not sure if you have seen them yet, but per your request in seeing some of my buildings in real life, I am assuming you were interested in seeing my architectural projects, so I posted some. (See the sci-fi thread).

@andyc said:

@pbacot said:

Would like to see you collaborate with Andyc

That's certainly something I'd be very happy to take part in....

A.

That sounds great. Maybe in the near future when both of us have free time.

Greal models!

Cheers!

_KN

very cool, thanks for sharing Liam.

Very cool, Liam.

Are you planning on rendering it with colors/textures?

Cheers!

_KN

Cool models, Brian.

Is that a real project or for fun?

The first time I looked at it, the gate reminds me of the one in Chinatown/San Francisco.

Have a great weekend!

_KN

Great renders, Victor.

It's the first time I hear of Corona. I'll check it out.

Have a good weekend!

_KN

@unknownuser said:

PS And not the new Joint Push Pull by Fredo6

Merci, Pilou. I got the latest JPP. Awesome!

Hi guys,

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I got really busy with the new job the past couple of months.

Here's a personal project done over a year ago. The ship is loosely based on the French ship of the line, le Soleil Royal.

I used it as shipwreck in this two renders, but eventually I'll do some kind of pirate sea battle or maybe this ship VS my alien spaceships or something in the future when I have the time.

SketchUp + V-Ray + Lumion3D + Photoshop

Hope you like it.

Best,

_KN

@ Carsten and Alvydas: thanks for your kind words.

@rens282 said:

I love your work man, mostly your awesome ship. Could you maybe explane how you did your engines?

@ rens: Thanks for your kind words and interest. For modeling, I use Sketchup basic tools as wells plugins like TIG's Extrude tools, Fredo's Joint Push Pull, Fredo's Scale, Draw Taper, just to name a few that I use the most for this kind of model.

@unknownuser said:

Cool!
Any idea of the Number of facettes / Size file of a such complete architecture object ?

@ Pilou: Thanks for your question. See image below for polygon count.

@pbacot said:

Wild! Fantastic but so real and intricate! Would like to see some of your buildings in real life.

@Peter: Thanks for your kind words. Some of my buildings in real life? Sure, these are not sci-fi... but here are a few of the projects I worked on from 1998 to 2003 while I was with VLK Architects (http://www.vlkarchitects.com/) before I quit my job to move to San Francisco and work for the game/film industries.

That's how I started learning SketchUp for Architecture when it came out in Fall of 2000.

I was either in charge of a project as the main designer or working with the Design Director on a bigger project for these buildings below.

Take care,

_KN

Beautiful renders, Andy.

I look forward to seeing more.

Cheers!

_KN

Great stuff, Andy.

Thanks for sharing.

Best,

_KN

Hi Chris,

Welcome to Sketchucation. It is great to see more concept artists posting their works in this forum.

Very nice model and render you have there.

Looking forward to seeing more.

Cheers!

_KN

Great models and renders as usual, John.

Have a wonderful weekend!

_KN

Wow, very nice renders!

Have a great weekend!

_KN

@gubermensch said:

Ken, could I trouble you for a screenshot of your plugin libraries? I know you model for the gaming industry, but I'm not sure if you're familiar with the vernacular. These images make me want to call hax.

Hi Jacob,

Sorry for the late reply. I have been quite busy with the new job.

Here's a screenshot of my plugins.

Have a nice day!

_KN

Very nice model, Lengyel. I love your attention to details.

Cheers!

_KN

Very nice model, xayzer!

Take care,

_KN

lol...very cool.

Good day to you!

_KN

Very nice style, Allan.

Cheers!

_KN

@thomthom said:

No changes has been made for a very long time.
Do you have a sample model?

Hi Thomas,

Technically the plugin does not work on any of my models like it used to. Even when I start a new blank SketchUp file, create a shape and apply a texture, nothing is happening when I click on the plugin icon. Well it does ask me to pick a vertex or an edge, which I cannot.

Did you always have the "Pick a vertex for origin or an edge for U direction"?...The last time the plugin was working well for me was on August 2013. I did not have to pick a vertex or an edge.

Do you happen to have an older version of the plugin that I can use and see if it works?

Thanks,

_KN

@jim said:

in Shadow Settings - turn on "Use Sun for Shading", decrease the Light slider, increase the Dark slider.

Awesome! Thanks, Jim.