Here's another great SketchUp / Photoshop digital rendering tutorial by Jason Christiansen. Jason uses both SketchUp and Photoshop (with the fotosketcher plugin) to create perspective renderings with a hand-rendered look.
The following is a list of my favorite SketchUp photorealistic rendering plugins.
Podium (windows / mac)
Make TRUE photo-realistic rendering of your Google SketchUp models without the frustration of learning a complex program. SU Podium V2 brings high quality raytracing and global illumination with ease and at a low cost. Learn more at suplugins.com
Shaderlight (windows)
Simple to learn, easy to use, Shaderlight lets you see your image develop as you work. For rendering experts & 3D novices, it's never been easier to transform your SketchUp model in to a photorealistic render. Learn more at artvps.com
V-Ray for SketchUp (windows / mac)
SketchUp users in all fields depend on V-Ray as a quick, easy and cost-efficient way to render their most cutting-edge images. Developed with the Chaos Group, V-Ray for SketchUp works with Google’s SketchUp, one of the most popular 3D modeling tools available today. Learn more at asgvis.com
Get a full list of SketchUp Plugins at sketchup.google.com
Cross-posted from the Push Pull SketchUp blog.
The artists at sketchupartists.org have realeased another batch of SketchUp styles for 2011. They boast the largest collection of free SketchUp styles available online. Which is your favorite?
see all of the new styles at: sketchupartists.org
There is a good post photorealistic rendering on the Google SketchUp blog. This post reviews Shaderlight which is a new renderer plugin for Google SketchUp.
Read more at sketchupdate.blogspot.com
Cross-posted from the Push Pull SketchUp blog.
SketchUpArtists.org has a great selection of free SketchUp styles. Its an impressive collection with styles that will appeal to almost everyone's tastes. There are over 70 styles to choose from, download, and use immediatly. Each artists is credited on the image which were created by SketchUpArtists.org. Here are a few of my favorites styles:
Read more: http://www.sketchupartists.org/presentations/styles/
Here's something I didn't know, almost every SketcUp and LayOut icon was modeled using SketchUp by John Bacus. The nice folks at Google/SketchUp have posted high-resolution versions of all these icons for download.
Here are some of my favorites:
Read more and download the icons: sketchupdate.blogspot.com
The folks at SketchUp & Materialise just launched a new design competition. The design challenge is to use Google SketchUp 8 to design a working 3D printable lamp. Materialise will print and assemble lamps for 3 winner (complete with stand and lamp).
The competition runs from September 3 through October 25th 2010.
Read more: sketchupdate.blogspot.com, i.materialise.com
Read more: sketchupdate.blogspot.com
UPDATED 8/4/10: Added YouTube video
SketchUp Pro 8 includes quite a few new features. My favorites new features are:
read more: http://sketchup.google.com/product/newin8.html
Educators can still order an Instructor License to share with students enrolled in your class. If you already have a SketchUp Pro 7 license, you can get your free upgrade for SketchUp Pro 8 here.
Here's a video by Google explaining what's new in SketchUp Pro 8:
The following abstract was presented by Douglas R Seidler at: The Interior Design Educators Council 2009 Annual Conference - St. Louis, MO: March 27, 2009.
This paper was awarded the Members Choice for Best Presentation.
In order to draw and interpret two-dimensional construction details, students need a strong understanding of the detail’s spatial properties. In foundation design studios, interior design students explore the relationship between three-dimensional design ideas and two-dimensional drawings such as plan, section, and elevation through a combination of built models and two-dimensional design drawings. This paper details how the Author introduces construction detailing to interior design students through the virtual assembly of custom details using Google SketchUp, a three-dimensional modeling program. In following the foundation design studio’s pedagogical approach of connecting the three-dimensional object to two-dimensional drawings, the Author created a new learning environment where students form a strong understanding of detailing and assembly.
The use of three-dimensional models to create dynamic two-dimensional drawings has increased in recent years with industry adoption of building information modeling (BIM) software like Revit and ArchiCAD. The ‘act of drawing’ with BIM software is conceptually similar to the teaching methods implemented by the Author in that students must first draw in three-dimensions before the software can output traditional two-dimensional drawings. While this paper’s primary focus is the pedagogy of teaching detailing through virtual three-dimensional construction using SketchUp, the Author also explores and compares the strengths of BIM software as a tool to understand detailing in the design profession.
