The Daily Dispatch - SketchUpArtists

Compilation of Sketchup 3d models...plants & beds....from Jonathan Ignas

2012-02-15T16:55:00.000Z

Nice little collection of Jonathan Ignas's plant collections and 3D beds available to download at 3D warehouse...thnx Jonathan...:))

Sketchupurspace Magazine...available now..

2012-02-15T16:49:00.000Z

The latest publication of the Sketchupurspace Magazine...available now...good articles this month..we like! :))

USE SKETCHUP MOCKUPS FOR REALISTIC 3D ART

2012-02-15T16:45:00.000Z

In this tutorial your taken through the basics of modelling in SketchUp before showing you how to make the most of clipping masks, brush opacities, layer groups and Photoshop actions to recreate the model in Photoshop with maximum realism.

Tips & Tricks Latest..Make a Tablecloth in Google SketchUp by Bayu Yudistiro

2012-02-13T22:26:00.001Z

In this mini tutorial Bayu Yudistiro shows you how to model a 3D tablecloth using SketchUp and Dale Marten’s very useful organic modeling plugin ‘SubdivideAndSmooth’.

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Organic modeling made simple with Curviloft

2012-01-29T18:00:00.002Z

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Organic modeling made simple with Curviloft: The process of extruding one 2D profile such that it ends in another, different 2D profile is often called lofting .

SketchUp Digital Watercolor “Step-by-Step” by Jim Leggitt

2012-01-25T12:46:00.000Z

This quick-turnaround project by Jim Leggitt reveals the simple process of modeling the project space in SketchUp, rendering the view with Shaderlight, illustrating the printed view with markers and pencils and finally applying a watercolor filter to the image using Adobe Photoshop.

Volume Light Effects - LightUp for SketchUp

2012-01-13T18:18:00.000Z

This tutorial by Adam Billyard will show you how to use the LightUp Material properties to create cool Volume light effects. Adam shows you how too easily create spotlight lighting with the added effect of dust showing in them...pretty cool...we like LightUp!

Ideas for 2012

2012-01-02T21:38:00.002Z

Find something cool you’d like to see adapted into a future tutorial? Post your comments here and we’ll do our best to find an author to make a tutorial covering your idea if it will be useful to many people. Whether it’s a SketchUp model, post processing or rendering, it doesn’t matter. Let us know what you want to see in 2012! We need your feedback so we can feed you with what you want! You can also post your thoughts our Facebook page.......

Happy New year to All Our Friends!

2011-12-31T21:40:00.001Z

Hope it will be a good one, with peace and prosperity for all and thank you for your continued support!

3D Blueprint Tutorial - SketchUp, Kerkythea and Photoshop by Alex Hogrefe

2011-12-08T18:00:00.000Z

Alex experiments with a simple and clean blueprint style that maintains some of the great qualities of blueprint drawings, but also gives the appearance of the design projecting off the page 3-dimensionally. Interesting concept and idea...

Google SketchUp Official Blog - Interview with Sketchup UR Space

2011-12-08T17:56:00.000Z

Aidan Chopra took some time out to interview Debarati Nath, online Editor of Sketchup UR Space and good friend of SketchUpArtists and the wider SketchUp community. Check it out to find out more...

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Here comes Santa Claus

2011-12-02T14:21:00.000Z

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Here comes Santa Claus: We might as get in the mood now...:))

Maxwell Render for Google SketchUp - Interview with the folks behind this new release

2011-11-28T12:53:00.001Z

We recently had the oportunity to throw a few questions at some of the team working behind the scenes at Next Limit Technologies, to see what is so different about this rendering plug-in. Why choose Maxwell for Google SketchUp?…

SketchUp Talk - the latest new SketchUp forum to hit the Net!

2011-11-22T14:23:00.001Z

From the folks at Sketchup UR Space...

Maxwell Render For Google SketchUp Competition

2011-11-22T14:17:00.000Z

Next Limit Technologies proudly presents the Maxwell for Google SketchUp render competition! We are offering thousands of dollars worth of prizes including an iPad, cameras, Maxwell Render licenses and much more! Entries in by 23rd December 2011...

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Announcing the 2012 Google Model Your Town Competi...

2011-11-10T23:02:00.000Z

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Announcing the 2012 Google Model Your Town Competi...: Following the success of last year’s Google Model Your Town competition, today we're launching the second Google Model Your Town Competitio...

Official Google SketchUp Blog: How do you make ideas real with SketchUp?

2011-11-02T21:15:00.000Z

Official Google SketchUp Blog: How do you make ideas real with SketchUp?: Every week, two million people use SketchUp to breathe life into their ideas. The resulting 3D models get made into houses and schools , m...

New renderer just released Maxwell for SketchUp

2011-11-02T20:44:00.000Z

Maxwell for Google SketchUp is a self contained (standalone) package- it contains its own render engine designed for and fully integrated into SketchUp. No other application is launched when you render your scene, neither does it require export to any external application. So, besides the easy to use features of the plugin itself, there are no new interfaces to learn!

Breaking News - SU Animate V4 released

2011-11-02T11:43:00.000Z

SU Animate is an non-photo-realistic, animation plug-in for Google SketchUp 7 or 8, Windows or Mac, Pro of Free. This application works inside SketchUp and automatically creates scenes that you can play as an animation in SketchUp or export to an AVI or MOV video file. Read more here.

New release version of LightUp for SketchUp

2011-11-01T11:27:00.001Z

Adam Billyard has just announced his latest new version of LightUp, which is available in free demo and retail form (PC and Mac). Adam has recently contributed some great tutorials to us and his latest release of LightUp ver.2.3 now boasts:

Realtime planar reflections (ideal for floors, glazing),
Realtime sun shadows,
30% performance boost,
Supports 24 core rendering
IES lights starter pack

Looks good Adam!

Interior Lighting with LightUp for SketchUp by Adam Billyard

2011-10-31T16:22:00.000Z

Adam Billyard has another great tutorial for us 'Interior Lighting with LightUp for SketchUp'. So if you want to light up your SketchUp model using Adam's great plug-in, this is for you...enjoy!

Official Google SketchUp Blog: SketchUp Halloween Challenge: The Best Entries

2011-10-31T12:24:00.001Z

Official Google SketchUp Blog: SketchUp Halloween Challenge: The Best Entries: Lots of you entered the SketchUp Halloween Challenge , and the results are impressive. In no particular order, here are our favorite entries...

Lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp – definitive guide part 3

2011-10-24T17:52:00.000+01:00

This tutorial is Nomer Adona’s third in his unique tutorial series, ‘Lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp’. This tutorial focuses on ‘Studio Lighting’. In this tutorial you will learn how to set up a simple studio scene, how a professional photographers set up their studio lighting and how to simulate this lighting using V-Ray rectangular and omni lights.

LightUp for SketchUp: Blending with Backdrops

2011-10-10T21:13:00.000+01:00

This is our latest tutorial from Adam Billyard and a new software category in our tutorial section.This tutorial shows you how to successfully blend your SketchUp model into your HDR background using LightUp for SketchUp.

Easter Seals "Sketch-A-Space" Competition

2011-10-10T21:10:00.000+01:00

All in aid of good cause!Share your creative ideas, dreams, skills and employment interests in this special online competition. Enter your design for a chance to win up to $3,000! Supported by Google SketchUp :))

Announcing the SketchUp Halloween Challenge

2011-10-07T21:25:00.000+01:00

This year, the guys/gals at Google SketchUp thought it might be fun to host a SketchUp Halloween Challenge for folks who are looking for something to do in their spare time. Yes its that time of year again! Find out all the details by clicking on the image...have fun!

Interview - Dale Martens & Artisan – organic SketchUp?

2011-09-30T14:23:00.001+01:00

SketchUpArtists managed to grab an interview recently with Dale, the creator of Artisan, and gently ‘grilled’ him on Artisan’s abilities as a sculpting plug-in alternative for SketchUp and what his plans were for the future development of this ground breaking organic toolset for Google SketchUp.

SketchUp to Photoshop - no render engine required by Alex Hogrefe

2011-09-27T21:49:00.001+01:00

This architecturel illustration tutorial doesn’t use a rendering engine. Alex has done some great tutorials in the past that don’t actually involve rendering programs...however this tutorial does things a little differently, and in less time. Check it out!

SketchUpArtists London Daily

2011-09-16T11:50:00.000+01:00

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3D World CG Awards 2011 Winners announced!

2011-09-14T17:03:00.000+01:00

All 14 winning entries were announced on 14th September 2011 and you can see them all by clicking the image below. Enjoy this years winners!

Official Google SketchUp Blog: FormFonts has a new blog

2011-09-09T16:14:00.000+01:00

Official Google SketchUp Blog: FormFonts has a new blog: The über-modelers over at FormFonts have just launched a new blog . From the looks of it, the content is fresh, relevant and nicely varied....

Digital Watercolor Method by Jim Leggitt

2011-09-09T14:01:00.002+01:00

Jim has been experimenting with combining 3D SketchUp models, traditional hand coloring and Photoshop filtering to create the digital effect of a watercolor painting. He calls this the “Digital Watercolor Method” and it is certainly worth trying on your next project!

The Power of Scenes - Fine Woodworking

2011-09-05T12:45:00.000+01:00

Tim Killen says that he creates many scenes for his furniture designs - sometimes exceeding 40 in number, depending on the complexity of the piece. Find out what he means by this... The Power of Scenes - Fine Woodworking

Official Google SketchUp Blog: A treasure trove of textures

2011-09-04T21:43:00.000+01:00

Official Google SketchUp Blog: A treasure trove of textures: If you’re into such noble pursuits as geo-modeling or photo-realistic rendering, there’s a good chance that you spend a ridiculous amount of...

Great collection of free quality SketchUp models

2011-09-01T16:06:00.001+01:00

Found this collection of free components at Landscapeforms.com. Everything from furniture, to planters and accessories...we like a lot!

Grass and Rock Displacement in V-Ray for SketchUp

2011-09-01T15:59:00.001+01:00

V-Ray for SketchUp does not support Proxy at the moment, unlike V-Ray for 3dsMax. Creating realistic grass seems to be a challenge still. Here is a simple solution we found on Nomeradona's great blogger site 'SketchUp VRay Resources'.

2011-09-01T15:55:00.001+01:00

This video shows you how to use the Chalk Render feature in Shaderlight for SketchUp to create a form render of your model. Cool ! See more of Shaderlight at their website.

SketchUp Competition from Sketchup UR Space final days for entries!

2011-08-10T15:36:00.006+01:00

Ends 10th September so get your skates on. Full V-Ray for SketchUp licence up for grabs! Competition theme is "sketchup ur space". The judging panel are 3D artist and V-Ray guru Nomer Adona and James Hannigan, co-owner and online editor for SketchUpArtists. Click on image for more info and full rules...

New Tutorial by Jonathan Ignas Glass Reflection Effect

2011-08-04T17:09:00.000+01:00

Architectural visualizer and graphic artist Jonathan Pagaduan Ignas shows you how to get a great reflection on your glass using SketchUp and V-Ray.

New Artist Spotlight Article Jean-Pierre Hurel (Orgelf)

2011-07-26T17:11:00.000+01:00

Jean-Pierre Hurel is a talented 3D visual artist. Better known as Orgelf on some forums, he started working with SketchUp back in early 2008 and since then, successfully incorporated it into his daily creative workflow. His art has been described as imaginative, wild, crazy, cubist and even surreal. Read more about Jean-Pierre in our interview with him and see more of his work by clicking on the image below...

Just released Blender Ver. 2.58

2011-07-20T11:31:00.005+01:00

Blender 2.58 is out now, the second stable release with thousands of fixes. They are working towards the final release in the 2.5 series, out in the next couple of months after some further tweeking, then on to 2.6!

SketchUpArtists Airport Bridge - Free 3D Models - Cadyou

2011-07-16T22:35:00.002+01:00

One final model for now, if your building an airport you will need this. SketchUpArtists Airport Bridge - Free 3D SketchUp Models - Cadyou

SketchUpArtists Candle Stand - Free 3D Models - Cadyou

2011-07-16T22:33:00.003+01:00

Another model from SketchUpArtists to put on the mantel of your fireplace! SketchUpArtists Candle Stand - Free SketchUp 3D Models - Cadyou

SketchUpArtists Contemporary Corner Sofa - Free Furniture - Cadyou

2011-07-16T22:32:00.002+01:00

Little model we contributed to Cadyou for all to share and use in your next interior scene...enjoy! SketchUpArtists Contemporary Corner Sofa - Free SketchUp Furniture - Cadyou

Google SketchUp Blog: Making doors look right in different ortho views

2011-07-16T22:25:00.002+01:00

Nice little tutorial by Aidan Chopra, so you can get your act together with your doors! Official Google SketchUp Blog: Making doors look right in different ortho views: "While I was putting together this post last month, it dawned on me that doors are represented differently in plan, elevation and sectional ..."

Underwater lighting using V-Ray for SketchUp

2011-07-09T17:47:00.000+01:00

An excellent tutorial from ChenLee Menes: He used David Heur's Sketchup Model in it and added a pool to it, then some great underwater lighting. A Nice informative tut posted on Nomer Adona's Blog. Thanks guys...Check it out!

3D Environment Competition 2011 | CG Daily news

2011-07-06T21:52:00.000+01:00

Show off guys/gals 3D Environment Competition 2011 | CG Daily news

sketchup ur space: SketchUpArtists: A Treasure Trove of SketchUp Tutorials

2011-07-06T11:54:00.002+01:00

sketchup ur space: SketchUpArtists: A Treasure Trove of SketchUp Tutorials Thanks for the mention guys..Nice! :)

3D World CG Awards 2011

2011-07-01T17:48:00.000+01:00

Take part in the voting...in the stuff that pushes the boundaries! Click on image to find out more...

Some New Styles for July!

2011-07-01T17:17:00.000+01:00

Just added three new pen, pencil and render Styles, for July. Two by Dave Richards and one by Jean-Luc Clauss.

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Real-time design with SketchUp

2011-06-22T22:44:00.000+01:00

Official Google SketchUp Blog: Real-time design with SketchUp: "Guy de Lijster is a designer from the Netherlands who works with the IBI Group in Portland, OR on transit-related architecture, like light ..."

CGarchitect announces nominees for 8th Annual Architectural 3D Awards for 2011

2011-06-10T12:47:00.002+01:00

Categories covered are:

Best Architectural Image
Best Architectural Film and Animation
Best Real-Time Presentation

Prizes this year total a value of $54,000 with 13 major sponsors taking part. Winners to be announced July 6th 2011.

Exterior Night Rendering: SketchUp to Photoshop

2011-06-10T12:11:00.003+01:00

The latest from architect and very talented Google SketchUp user Alex Hogrefe. A really simple artistic cityscape night scene without having to use a conventional renderer… just good old Photoshop. You can definitely do this!
Check out Alex's other great SketchUp to Photoshop tutorials in our Tutorial Section today...don't miss out.......

Some new Styles recently published

2011-05-26T21:39:00.000+01:00

Four new Styles published in our 2011 Styles section. Thanks too Chris 71 and Eramirez...two samples below...

SketchUp and Vray Resources: Tutorials Section

2011-05-25T11:19:00.002+01:00

NOMERADONA'S TUTORIALS from his new website! There is much more to see too!

SketchUp and Vray Resources: Tutorials Section: "This will be the main index for all on-site and off-site tutorials related to Vray SketchUp and Sketchup.

Its our 2nd Anniversary!

2011-05-20T20:19:00.000+01:00

Its our second anniversary! (20th May)….we can’t believe it!…Mateo and I would like to thank you all for continuing to follow us and share with us, your knowledge and valued contributions. Click image to read more..

Exporting Masks from SketchUp Models for Use in Photoshop by Lewis Wadsworth

2011-05-17T14:31:00.000+01:00

Lewis Wadsworth explains in simple terms what masks are. So, now that you've got your head around what masking is, as far as a digital image is concerned, you are probably wondering what this has to do with SketchUp. Read Lewis's latest tutorial and find out more! Tutorial includes download files you can use.

Collection of New Pen and Ink SketchUp Styles from Dave

2011-05-06T14:21:00.000+01:00

Eight new SketchUp Styles from our friend Dave Richards. They are a collection of pen, pencil and ink Styles, with a splatter one thrown in for good measure! Thanks Dave!

FotoSketcher 2.10 is officially released....

2011-05-06T11:29:00.003+01:00

For all you fans of this great free software here are some if the new features in this latest release:

New painting 8 (expressive brush strokes) algorithm, with custom brush support
Automatic saving of current image directory and custom brushes directory
4 new languages (14 languages included now: Afrikaans, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish)
Batch processing now supports also bmp and png formats (as well as jpg)
Various user interface improvements and bug fixes
Optional FotoSketcher browser toolbar (for Internet Explorer or Firefox), with direct access to the FotoSketcher application, homepage or Flickr group
Support for drag and drop of images from the web directly to FotoSketcher (drop an image to the left panel to open it as a new source image)

A fun and very effective piece of software that continues to develop and a very useful filtering tool to enhance your images..thanks David! You can see David's Spotlight article he did for us awhile back at SketchUpArtists.

Part 2 of Lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp – the definitive guide

2011-05-04T14:35:00.000+01:00

Part 2 of the definitive guide to lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp by Nomer Adona has finally been published. Nomer continues his popular mini series of lighting tutorials to help you get to grips with this often complex process, with some easy solutions. In this latest guide Nomer checks out Emissve materials to help light your SketchUp scenes.

Maxwell Render special offers for month of May only...

2011-05-04T11:37:00.000+01:00

If your still using Maxwell Render v1.7 and want to purchase a new license or additional licenses or want free Rendernodes now is the time to purchase and increase your Maxwell Render license portfolio.
Every Monday, during the month of May, Maxwell will introduce a new promotion that will last for one week.
If your into Maxwell Render , maybe this offer is worth looking at, but it ends the end of May...there seems to be some big discounts too..

Latest from Jim Leggit - Creating Perspectives from Multiple Sources

2011-04-18T16:17:00.000+01:00

Jim’s latest tips on how to create perspectives simply by using three techniques to arrive at the same perspective conclusion with incredible accuracy. Jim always makes it look so easy!

Interview with Bob Mayer on new Renditioner Pro V2 for SketchUp

2011-04-06T16:53:00.000+01:00

The new release of Renditioner Pro v2 has been completely re-written and supports many new features and enhancements. We were interested in finding out more, especially with so many new releases of rendering software hitting the market place in the past few months, we were wondering what makes Renditioner Pro V2 so different? We managed to grab an interview with Bob Mayer, Chief Operating Officer of IMSI/Design.

Interview with Alan Hook - Film and Television Design with Google SketchUp

2011-04-03T22:17:00.001+01:00

We were lucky last week to get this exclusive interview with Alan Hook, production designer and art director in the film and television industry. He used SketchUp in many of his projects including on of my favorite movies 'The Flight of The Phoenix' and also the long running series 'One Tree Hill', even the Muppets!

SmoothDraw - free natural painting and digital free-hand drawing software

2011-04-03T22:08:00.000+01:00

Nice little application (only for Windows at the moment) and its free!

Four new SketchUp Styles by our friend Urgen

2011-04-01T14:09:00.000+01:00

We just added come new Styles to the Styles Collection 2011, take a peek...we are always adding to the collection on a monthly basis. Here are a couple of images.

Nice Notepad Style

Use landscaping to reduce energy consumption in the home...

2011-03-30T12:09:00.003+01:00

This is a great little video narrated by Aidan Chopra with animation done by Daniel Tal using SketchUp and Shaderlight for the ASLA's online exhibition 'Designing Our Future: Sustainable Landscape'. Planting trees in the right place can considerably improve the energy used by a typical suburban home, in both the summer and winter. Watch the vid...

Energy Efficient Home Landscapes from ASLA on Vimeo.

8th Annual Architectural 3D Awards

2011-03-28T14:39:00.002+01:00

CGarchitect.com is again hosting the 8th annual Architectural 3D Awards. There are some serious prizes to the value of $54,000. There are three categories:

Still Imagery
Animation/Film
Real-Time

Closing date 20th May 2011....

Latest Tutorial - 'The Making of Down the Lane' by John Higgins

2011-03-25T17:29:00.000Z

John Higgins shows us how he puts together an image he had in his head of an old street scene ( in Yorkshire) to complement a project he had been working on. John says that its not his usual method of modeling, but just another take on how versatile Google SketchUp can be. He also uses Photoshop and V-Ray for SketchUp in this fascinating little project. Check it out!

New Professional Render System for SketchUp

2011-03-20T11:03:00.002Z

The people behind IDX Renditioner have released a new competitive priced renderer called Renditioner Pro. They state 'Quality SketchUp photorealistic rendering: simple for novices and powerful for professionals. Some of its features include:

Easy User Interface with Tutorials Included
Sub-Image Rendering
High Performance Cameras and Lighting using HDR
Extensive Libraries of Content
Flexible Image Control and Rendering

Check out what they have to say by clicking on the image below....

Daytime Rendering – SketchUp to Photoshop by Alex Hogrefe

2011-03-15T13:36:00.000Z

Another superb quick and easy tutorial by Alex. This tutorial will create a daytime rendering by exporting images from Google SketchUp to Photoshop. This means no external rendering programs are needed. This rendering is not meant to be realistic, but instead, provide an option for quick artistic renderings without the ‘SketchUp’ look. Quick and simple!

Advanced Camera Tools for SketchUp 8

2011-03-14T23:11:00.000Z

Its been revived!! Check it out...on the official Google SketchUp Blog!

Latest book review on Google SketchUp Workshop - modeling, visualizing and illustrating

2011-03-07T12:14:00.000Z

Google SketchUp Workshop – modeling, visualizing and illustrating is Laurent Brixius’s latest release into the publishing world, and the much anticipated English translation of his first book ‘Créer avec SketchUp – 16 projets, de l’architecture au théâtre’. My French is somewhat limited, and to be honest pretty abysmal (not one of my favorite subjects at school I’m afraid…sorry), so it was with great pleasure that I got the opportunity to read through and examine personally what this latest edition of the English version has to offer.

Stopped Curved Chamfers - by Dave Richards at Fine WoodWorking

2011-03-06T14:01:00.001Z

Nice tutorial by Dave Richards on drawing the chamfers on curved end caps. Thanks Dave!
Stopped Curved Chamfers - Fine Woodworking

The Bottom Line - making money with Google SketchUp

2011-03-06T13:14:00.001Z

The global economic downturn forced Rober Pineo, an Architect from Charlottesville, VA to move out of the office in search for work and there he surprisingly discovered new and alternative ways to sell SketchUp. He talks to Mateo Soletic about pre-development design and his other experiences: “The lessons I learned opened my eyes to a business opportunity most architects have not tapped: the need to tell a compelling story.“

Spotlight on Lewis Wadsworth - Google SketchUp & Experimental Architecture

2011-03-06T13:09:00.001Z

Lewis Wadsworth, is a designer and artist located in Boston, Massachusetts. He works principally in the field of architecture. Lewis's architectural projects have appeared in AIArchitect, journal of the American Institute of Architects, and has been honored by the Boston Society of Architects. Being great fans of his “Experimental Architecture”, his unique presentation style and narrative, we decided to present his three chosen works in their original form. We think that the images and the accompanying text are truly inspirational.

Q&A with V-Ray for SketchUp artist and blogger Nomer Adona

2011-03-02T13:00:00.001Z

This month's 'Artist of the Month' over at Chaos Software (owners of V-Ray for SketchUp) is our good friend and tutorial contributor Nomer Adona. You can get some insight into Nomer's background and his work. Check it out!

Artisan is go!

2011-02-28T12:44:00.000Z

Dale Martens has finally released this truly amazing modeling tool for SketchUp. SketchUp has gone all organic now! Taken from Dales new website:
"From the creator of the best selling Subdivide And Smooth plugin comes next generation modeling tools in SketchUp!

Artisan is a set of powerful organic modeling tools. It builds upon the subdivision tools in Dales’s previous plugin, Subdivide and Smooth, and adds new tools to SketchUp that provide unprecedented control over complex high-poly forms.

While subdivision modeling is the core of the plugin, the sculpting and soft transformation tools allow you to take your models even further. Artisan gives you the power to model things that were previously not possible in SketchUp"

Thanks Dale..lets have fun now!

Designing Uncharted 2 with SketchUp

2011-02-18T22:27:00.000Z

Just published at Official SketchUp Blog..

2011-02-18T10:42:00.000Z

An interview we did with Robh Ruppel awhile ago just published at the Official SketchUp Blog...but still pretty interesting!! Cool game too!

Lighting with V-Ray for SketchUp by Nomeradona

2011-02-14T20:59:00.002Z

Nomeradona shows us how to create a realistic lampshade material and how to position the rectangular lights to achieve the right effect for your lampshade, using the most recent release of V-Ray for SketchUp. Its a must for those struggling with lighting and those who want to know how the experts do it. There will be more to come in this mini series of lighting tutorials. Happy Valentines Day!

Coming soon...Artisan

2011-02-13T21:34:00.003Z

Dale Martens has officially announced his next commercial SketchUp plugin and its a whopper! This plugin is the follow-up to Subdivide and Smooth. The plugin will be known as 'Artisan'. If you thought easily creating organic forms were perhaps impossible to create within SketchUp,or least extremely difficult, this will change your mind.

Features Include:
Greatly improved workflow and speed for the classic subdivide and smooth tools

Subdivide and Smooth selected faces
Subdivide selected faces
Smooth selection
Crease edges or vertices
Knife subdivide for creating loops
Extrude tool to create loops without interior faces
Auto-subdivision of selection boundary faces
Quickly preview subsurface geometry prior to committing

Sculpting Tools

Sculpt Brush (sculpt, pinch, flatten, smooth)
Select Brush (paint a selection of faces)
Paint Brush (paint SketchUp materials on faces using virtual brushstrokes)
Symmetrical sculpting
Lock to plane

Vertex Tools

Soft Selection
Soft Move
Soft Rotate
Make Planar

Polygon Reduction

Much faster and more robust than the free Polyreducer plugin

Release Date: Feb 28, 2011
Where: Website to be determined (not Smustard)
Price: $39 US
There will be a free 30 day trial. We will post more info as it becomes available, so stay tuned!

New Collection of SketchUp Styles for 2011

2011-02-03T13:11:00.000Z

We just published a new batch of Styles, 16 in all, for you folks to enjoy..have fun!

New Tutorial SketchUp to Photoshop - lighting by Alex Hogrefe

2011-01-26T14:17:00.001Z

Alex Hogrefe explains a way to create a night scene with lights, using only Sketchup and Photoshop. This technique is quick if your under a time crunch. Check it out!

Latest Tutorial - V-Ray for SketchUp - super crash course

2011-01-21T21:47:00.001Z

This is our latest tutorial by Steven Man its a overview of his settings in the render of an indoor swimming pool using V-Ray for SketchUp...

Patch released to allow V-Ray to work with SketchUp 8/8 Pro....

2011-01-19T20:49:00.002Z

Just announced, a release of V-Ray for SketchUp version 1.49.01, a patch that enables the rendering plug-in to function within SketchUp 8.

Want to know how to make your own SketchUp Styles?

2011-01-16T17:28:00.000Z

Let Dave Richards show you how, with this excellent clearly explained tutorial on how to make your own Styles using Style Builder. The tutorial is called 'Hand Drawn in Sketchp' and was published over at the FineWoodWoking.com, check it out, its well worth the read!

Dave has produced many Styles in his time and you can find a huge selection over in our Styles Section at SketchUpArtists which can be found under the Presentations tab...

Mega update to SketchUp 8...

2011-01-13T10:50:00.009Z

News just in from Google SketchUp blog that SketchUp 8 has had a major update fixing some longs standing bugs that have troubled folks for a while now. Here are a few of those changes:
Fixed shadow bug (One of the biggest annoyances), LAA aware (on 64 bit OS), image export size increased, codecs fixed, Toolbar fix fixed and a few other goodies..so this may certainly persuade some of those who were hesitant to upgrade to actually take the plunge now. Well done guys this is a major fix..

Here is an example of the shadow bug if your not sure of what it is:

The latest version of Fotosketcher is available..

2011-01-10T20:24:00.003Z

The latest version of David Thoiron's free software is out now...taken from his site -
What's new in v 2.00:

Available in 10 languages
Crop source or drawn image
Lossless 90° rotation
Improved and more responsive interface (12 skins, flicker-free icons, real-time preview of brush strokes)
One-click automatic contrast adjustment
Check for updates
Automatic saving of language, window size, position and chosen skin
4 new realistic frames
New custom brushes loading for Painting 7 effect
New vintage photo effect (sepia, vignette, old photo texture)

Happy 2011

2011-01-01T15:51:00.002Z

Wishing you all a healthy, joyful and enlightened New Year and great big thanks for your continued support and wonderful contributions to SketchUpArtists!!

skycruise

2010-12-29T18:11:00.001Z

SketchUp and Lumion

Spotlight on The London 3D Project and Google Earth

2010-12-26T14:29:00.005Z

Two enthusiastic young 3D SketchUp modelers are going much further and trying to quickly populate larger areas of Central London in Google Earth, with its diverse modern and historical architecture. London has not yet been extensively modeled in Google Earth yet, like New York for example. SketchUpArtists recently interviewed the guys behind the London 3D Project to learn a bit more about the challenging task they have set themselves. They need support and volunteers to help in this momentous task... so if you can help contact them now!

Christmas Discount on Maxwell Render

2010-12-21T17:08:00.000Z

Next Limit Technologies are offering 25% off the latest version of Maxwell Render...thats quite a substantial saving. This for a Standard Licence new purchases and even on the latest upgrade. The offer runs through the holiday period until January 10th 2012. If you have ever wondered about Maxwell, now is the time to take a peek...

Collection of ten new SketchUp Styles

2010-12-17T16:32:00.002Z

We just published ten new Fine Pen and Marker Styles by our friend Scott Poloney. Now depending on model complexity, these might work quite well for you..try them out! And thanks again to Scott for his continuing wonderful contributions to SketchUpArtists! here is an example of one of the new Styles (Pilot Razor Point Style) with Shading and Textured turned on in SketchUp.

Shaderlight Pro: render an evening office by Kate Marshall

2010-12-17T16:26:00.001Z

The right lighting can transform the look of any interior scene; Shaderlight uses physically based lighting features and advanced global illumination techniques that can give your visualisation that extra edge. In this tutorial Kate Marshall shows you how it’s easier than ever to get from SketchUp model to a photoreal render and all in five easy steps.

New version of Augmented Reality has just been released..

2010-12-15T19:10:00.001Z

With this plugin users can visualize their 3D models using Augmented Reality directly in the real physical space which sorrounds them. Models can be visualized out of the digital workspace directly on users' desktop, by connecting a simple webcam and by printing a suitable code. Read more here..

Ken Nguyen this months featured artist at ASGVIS

2010-12-08T12:09:00.000Z

Our good friend and recent contributor Ken Nguyen has been featured over at the ASGVIS site as this months featured artist. Check it out....

SketchUp and Thea Render: Christmas Garland and Glass Ball Tutorial

2010-12-06T17:13:00.002Z

New tutorial just published by 3D artist Eric Lay.This tutorial will take you through the creation of Eric’s latest rendering. A Christmas garland and decorative tree baubal. Eric states that he has never created an image of this type before. Well, we think that Eric is certainly on to a winner with this one as he shows us how he achieves such a wonderful 3D model and seasonal image..

Create Animated GIFs in SketchUp!

2010-12-02T12:52:00.002Z

Create a GIF from Jpg, Png or Bmp with this latest SketchUp plugin and and watch it in SketchUp!

Explanation on how it works and plugin can be downloaded here .....
Pretty cool!

Interior Scene with Twilight Render by Frederic Moro

2010-11-26T15:45:00.001Z

Nice short tutorial to get you into Twilight Render! French interior designer Frederic Moro has been using Google SketchUp for a number of years now and enjoys using Twilight Render for his renders. In this brief tutorial Frederic will take you through his process of creating this great interior scene.