Latest News on The London 3D Project

March 28, 2011

March 28th 2011 @ 12:30 pm

Last December we interviewed Jack Broad and Mads Palsbøll  about ‘The London 3D Project‘ and  the challenging task they set themselves in modeling London in 3D using SketchUp and Google Earth. Well let me tell you… they have been busy. Jack and Mads, with their team of volunteer modelers have managed to complete and upload 250+ models into the London area. Pretty astonishing. We have a few before and after snapshots of London and how it looks now.

London December 2010

And this is London March 2011, with some of the teams models.

London March 2011

Looking Dense Now

We will continue to update on this truly inspiring project and we are sure by the time the London Olympics arrives here in London in 2012…..it will be built! Please note that If you are interested in volunteering your time and modeling skills in this, please visit the London3Dproject website. Jack and Mads could still use extra modelers to help push this project forward, so come on over and join the team.  This is your opportunity to be part of the 3D building of London on Google Earth.

The Making of Down the Lane by John Higgins

March 25, 2011

March 25th 2011 @ 2:30pm

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.

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New tutorial Daytime Rendering – SketchUp to Photoshop by Alex Hogrefe

March 15, 2011

March 15th 2011 @ 12:30pm

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!

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Book Review – Google SketchUp Workshop – modeling, visualizing and illustrating

March 7, 2011

March 7th 2011 @ 11:00am

Google SketchUp Workshop  – modeling, visualizing and illustrating Laurent Brixius’s latest release into the publishing world is 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.

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Lewis Wadsworth – Google SketchUp and Experimental Architecture

March 5, 2011

March 5th @6pm

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.

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