New download section at SketchUpArtists

We have reorganized our available download files into different categories. You can now download Google SketchUp,PDF,Photoshop and image files that are all related to our tutorials. Also, all our Google SketchUp Style files. Each file comes with a brief description, thumbnail image and how popular it is, so you know what you are downloading.

 

Bonnie's Blog shows us how...Styles!

Bonnie Roskes has just published a neat little article on Styles and how to implement and use them in Google Sketchup. Check Bonnie's blog out, there's plenty to learn...

Spotlight Article on Robin de Jong

This week we are doing a Spotlight Article on Robin de Jong and his recently published book,  SketchUp 7.1 for Architectural Visualization: Beginners Guide. Learn about Robin and his background and how he uses Google SketchUp. Robin will also be contributing a great tutorial for us and this can be found in our Tutorial section when it is published soon…

Collection of Six SketchUp Styles...

We just published a collection of six great SketchUp Styles by DaveR.Our collection has grown considerable in the past year and we now have over sixty free Styles listed. Just click on the image to go to our Styles collection.

Polar Zonohedron plugin for Sketchup

Just found this great  little plugin for SketchUp by Zomad.....

Drawing a Church Campus Using Google SketchUp by Jim Leggitt

Another great little tutorial by professional 3D artist Jim Leggitt. The project was a master plan of a church campus on the island of Maui. Nice location and useful tips using Google SketchUp and hand drawn techniques.

ASGVIS Render Contest

Render your Rhino or SketchUp model using V-Ray for a chance to win some great prizes. A license of V-Ray and 3 hours of online training are up for grabs. There are no limitations to the type of image you submit, as long as it's rendered with V-Ray for Rhino or V-Ray for SketchUp! Competition entries must be in by the 30th September 2010.

New Tutorial! Shaderlight – From SketchUp Model to Finished Render

Nice introduction tutorial by Kate Marshall of the Shaderlight team.This tutorial shows you how to get from SketchUp model to finished render in five easy steps using the new Shaderlight for SketchUp Beta plug-in.  With no complicated settings to master, any SketchUp user can achieve great results with a minimum amount of fuss.

New Tutorial - Modeling in SketchUp to Match a 2D Image by David Macdonald

This is the second in a series three tutorials by David Macdonald concerning the exporting of SketchUp models to other applications as 2D graphics.Each tutorial is complete in itself in as much as you can stop at the end of any of them having acquired a new technique that is complete in itself, without being obliged to finish the series.Click on the image to see the full tutorial.

Creating a Sketchup Model Using Photo Match

Here is an option for constructing your drawing by importing the photograph directly into SketchUp using the “Photo Match” tool. Jim Leggitt gives us another great simple tutorial using SketchUp's Photo Match Tool.

3 Day SketchUp and Drawing Workshop in Denver!

Our good friends and SketchUpArtists tutorial contributors Jim Leggitt and Daniel Tal are doing a hybrid visualization workshop which teaches basic SketchUp modeling strategies, how to create best views and develop hand drawings from the scenes.This is a unique opportunity to develop and hone your modeling and artistic drawing skills with two of the best in the industry. It takes place on the 22-24 July 2010 at The Curtis Hotel  in  Denver, Colorado. Click on the image above for more info...

Great New Tutorial by Scott Baumberger

Scott has kindly contributed another one of his great tutorials to SketchUpArtists. In this detailed tutorial  Scott shows us his work-flow in producing a digital watercolor using a SketchUp output image and Photoshop.Its a must read......click on the image to see the full tutorial.

Great new tutorial published today..SketchUp 2D Image Export with Alpha Mask by David Macdonald

This tutorial deals with the export process, particularly the creation of Alpha Masks for your model.  Although, as is so often the case with tutorials, the instructions look long and complicated there is nothing in any of the tutorials which requires more than a modest knowledge of SketchUp or Photoshop.This is the first in a series of three tutorials by David Macdonald. Click on image to see the full tutorial.

SketchUpArtists Tips & Tricks

Digital Watercolor Architectural Rendering in Photoshop by Scott Baumberger

‘Mountain Lodge’ is a step by step guide quide to making a digital watercolor rendering in Photoshop. This model was built in SketchUp and Autocad and all files were then compiled in one model filein 3D Studio Max for rendering. Scott has a great technique and eye for detail. Don’t miss this one! See the full tut here..

Tutorial - Use Image editing software inside SketchUp

Nice little image editing tutorial by Nomeradona. This simple little tutorial will show you how to edit a texture image right inside SketchUp with Photoshop or whichever image editing software you use. See the full tutorial here at SketchUpArtists.

IES Light Tutorial with 3ds Max workflow...useful lesson

Atul Dravid teaches you how to use IES files in your scenes. You need to have a basic understanding of 3ds Max workflow and at least one IES file with you to complete this tutorial.

 Basic Scene Layout

You can see the full tutorial here, and it may help you in understanding the concept of using IES lights in one of our other lighting tutorials you can see here called IES Light Tutorial using V-Ray for SketchUp by  Nomeradona.

Another great tutorial by Architect and Author Jim Leggitt

Drawing Aerial Perspectives With SketchUp - This tutorial demonstrates the way to draw a quick aerial perspective from a site plan. What Jim does is construct a simple SketchUp massing model, establish an aerial view and then trace the perspective from a print of the scene. See the full tutorial here...

New Tutorial - 'The River Runs Through It' by Jacques Cleghorn

 

Another new tutorial by Jacques Cleghorn 'The River Runs Through It ' In this model Jacques pushes SketchUp to the limit again. Jacques says " It was a really amazing modeling adventure and to Google the developers, I hope you guys see this and realize there are some people out there that use  SketchUp for more than just block modeling, please allow more poly models into your new releases and for those who have just started work using SketchUp, hang in there, this is an amazing program ! "   Full tutorial here, you won't be disappointed!

Another great tutorial by our friend Nomeradona...IES Lights

The latest version of V-ray for SketchUp (ver. 1.48.66) has the new added feature of IES Lights and Spotlights. V-Ray works within the SketchUp environment allowing users to be able to efficiently incorporate the task of rendering within their current workflow. In this simple tutorial Nomeradona shows you how to set up three basic pin lights to achieve some convincing and effective lighting in your image.

Final Image 

See the full tutorial here and learn some some new ideas and tricks..

All New 3D Challenge is back and coming soon!

Open to to anyone, the new SketchUp 3D Challenge is coming soon, so stay tuned and watch out for the announcements.

Follow this link here and make sure to read the challenge guidelines at the bottom of the page.