Hey guys,

I forgot to mention that I had an online interview with Sketchupartists.org last week. I would like to thank Mr. James Hannigan for the article.

SketchUp Art: in the online game industry :: SketchUp 3D Rendering Tutorials by SketchUpArtists

Ken Nguyen is a professional designer and conceptual artist who is now currently working in the online game industry. Ken has built 3D models w

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Have a wonderful day!

_KN

@michaliszissiou said:

More a scene from odyssey, could be. Except the palm trees, but could be. Pine trees are more appropriate. LOL
Beautiful work.

@ Michalis: Thank you. Yes, maybe I'll try a version with the pines in the future.

@artysmedia said:

Great models Ken, as ever forever!
The only think that i dont like is the composition. The warriors on the left and right keep all the attention and in the middle is "nothing" relevant (only a far far ship). Sorry for the crit

@ Roberto: Thanks, glad you like the models. No problem, you don't have to apologize for the crit. I am all ears to hear what people like or don't like.
I guess I should have blended the skeleton warriors more into the vegetation as they seem to distract you. But at least my goal was to put the focus on the big ship and I believe it worked.

Usually I tried to compose the scene so your eyes will get directed to the main object.

Same here. On this one, I also use the Rule of Thirds .

Here are some atmospheric studies for the Tyrian Wash concept.

Have a great week!

_KN

Very nice, Michalis.

Have a great weekend,

_KN

Very interesting projects, Roberto.

Looks like you've been quite busy and productive with this one as well as a bunch of models lately (the bee stuff, Walking dead)

Keep it up!

_KN

@urgen said:

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@ken28875 said:

....Could you please post some screenshots of the sketchup model?...

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Thank you for the link, Urgen.

Very nice Sketchup models, Ithil. So I see you did the basic model in sketchup and exported it into Max. I am guessing the furniture, curtains, glassware, etc. are all 3D Max models. Did you model them too or are they from sites like Evermotion?

Congrats to Anton Morozov for the rendering. Very impressive lighting.

I hope that someday Sketchup will be able to handle millions of polygons like Max or Maya.

Best,

_KN

Hey there,

Here's a personal project I did a couple of years ago.

Buildings and cars are modeled in Sketchup and the rest as well as the final render was done in Photoshop.

Have a great one,

_KN

Very cool, Roberto.

Are you gonna model the bees?

Have a nice day,

_KN

Very nice detailed model.

Keep them coming.

Best,

_KN

Very nice, Fabrice.

Looking forward to seeing the colored version.

Bonne jounee!

_KN

@ Michalis, Eric/Boofredlay and delineator: Thank for your kind words. I am glad you like it.

Just dug out an old visual development from that game I worked on. I will post some more later.

The ship and boat wreckage are a mixture of Sketchup and Maya models. Environment done in Vue. Postwork in Photoshop as usual.

Have a great week!

_KN

Wow, amazing!!! This is insane.

Did you use Vray for Max? I think this renderer engine is the best out there.

Could you please post some screenshots of the sketchup model? Thanks.

Best,

_KN

Great detailed model. Love it. Can't wait to see the final one!

@viztecture said:

Thanks for the comments guys, yea solo i will be entering the image as soon as i can get the file attachment thing to work on their website

Great render, Adam!

3Dconnexion contest? I just check it out....hum...I think I will have some more sleepless nights in November and December.

Have a great week,

_KN

@unknownuser said:

INCREDIBLE!

@ Coen: Thank you, glad you like it.

@artysmedia said:

MOSKIS! OUCH!

All right, you are working on Avatar 2, arent you?

@ Roberto: Yes, that was my secret project...James Cameron told me not to tell everyone...lol...I wish. Well, my goal is to work for the movie industry someday. Right now I am enjoying being a concept artist for the game industry.

@viztecture said:

great stuff ken, i really like the last one, is the scenery rendered in vue?

@ Adam: Wow, the great Vray master...Congratulations on winning the Vray contest. I checked out your website. Really nice stuff. Are these all modeled in Sketchup and rendered with Vray?
Yes, the scenery was done in Vue.

After I saw some of the renders from masters Teo, Adam McPartland and others in the Vray contest, I told myself I need to learn more about Vray and improve my rendering skills. So besides the Auto Show, I have been quite busy working on a few other projects at the same time and will post them as soon as they are finished.

Here's this one called "Karoline, clean up your room!". Karoline is my little princess who will turn 2 years old this December.

Hope you like it. C&C are welcome.

Have a nice day!

_KN

This is an older personal project called "A New World". I built the flying ship in Sketchup. The environment is all done in Vue. Postwork in Photoshop as usual.

Thank you for viewing and have a terrific day!

_KN

Very cool, Roberto. Can't wait to see the final render.

You've been quite busy working on new stuff each day huh?

Have a great week,

_KN

Nice renders, Roberto.

I know that it's still in WIP phase but here are a few things to think about for your next step.

A: I like the blur (but a little bit too much) and depth of field/atmospheric perspective
B: Sharp details but no depth of field/atmospheric perspective
too dark

It would be nice to combine A and B.

Best,

_KN

@prisoner said:

your work blows me away every time. amazing level of detail

Thanks, Prisoner. I am glad you like my stuff.

@michaliszissiou said:

Excellent work ken, always

@unknownuser said:

The fortress was modeled in Sketchup, exported into Maya for texturing and rendering.

Exported, but how? And a clean geometry! You don't use a continuous push-pull, you prefer groups. This is good. Clean subdivisions, how?

Thank you, Michalis. I am not so sure about what you are asking. What I did was exporting my model as Obj from Sketchup and importing it into Maya.

Ok, since I am done with the Starship, I have started a few new things.

Have a nice one,

_KN

Great detailed model! Love it.

What did you use for rendering? Just Sketchup?

Best,

_KN

Awsome, Michalis!

Have a nice week,

_KN