An Intermediate Google SketchUp Tutorial

An Intermediate Google SketchUp Tutorial. In this installment of “An Intermediate Google SketchUp Tutorial” we are going to learn how to model bracket ogee feet. The 3d tutorial document here required a new and complex techniques. The goal of this sketchup tutorial is how accurately we reproduce these feet than learning the technique, or procedure. Using the Cubic Bezier Curve tool to draw the curves (it takes a good deal of experience), which y…

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Using HDRI in Vray SketchUp

Using HDRI in Vray SketchUp. HDRI stands for High Dynamic Range Imaging. It is a technique that allows a larger span or range of luminance between the light and dark areas of an image. You can use Photoshop or Photomatix to create HDRI. For this tutorial, I will not talk about how to create them but rather how to use them in Vray SketchUp. Word from author “Let me begin this tutorial by using this simple SketchUp setup composing of different typ…

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V-Ray for SketchUp

When rendering an image with any rendering program, including VRay for SketchUp, you must understand three main factors that will affect the image: Lighting, Materials, and Mapping. Lighting plays the most important role among these three. It will affect the color, shadow, reflection and refraction among every single object in the scene. VRay for SketchUp is a rendering engine equipped with Global Illumination (GI), which helps the users setup t…

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SketchUp Renders with Kerkythea

One feature that is missing in SketchUp, though, is photo-realistic rendering. But don’t let that stop you… You can add high-quality rendering to the free SketchUp software even if you don’t have any of the full-featured commercial rendering programs like 3ds max, VRay, maxwell etc. Although there are some commercial rendering solutions available for SketchUp (namely Twilight, Podium, VRay for SketchUp, LightUp, IDX Renditioner – all of these i…

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The Dennis Technique for SketchUp Models in Photoshop

The Dennis Technique for SketchUp Models in Photoshop. The big concept is to put a Black & White drawing over a coloured one and then artistically erase just enough of the top Black and White so that essential parts of the drawing are accented with colour. It is easy to line up the layers in Photoshop if they are rendered with the same resolution from the same position with the same camera lens. When you are exporting your images from Googl…

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