Google SketchUp – Draping terrain with model photos

Illustration plan

SketchUp model

During the last task we worked exclusively with digital tools. After creating visualisations and plans in Photoshop based on a SketchUp model, we wanted to integrate the two into a textured 3D-model. In order to drape a terrain in SketchUp with a 2D illustration, one can follow the steps below:

• Import image as “image”.
• Place and scale the image correctly.
• Right-click and explode it.
• Triple-click to select all faces and edges.
• Right-click and select “Make group”.
• Select Paint Bucket, and hold ALT to “Select object to match paint from”.
• Select the image. The image is now a “material” you can fill faces with.

Our result:

Draped 3D-model

Filed under: Illustrations, Studies, Photoshop, SketchUp

Photoshop – Creating an anime spoof, starring yourself

It’s no big secret that I’m a comic book affectionate – in fact, I’m proud of it – and I’m a fan of Japanese manga, in particular.

The other day I toyed with the idea of placing familiar people in a manga or anime setting using Photoshop. I used myself as an example, and this is how it turned out:

Curious on how I did it? Click on more for checking out the process step by step.

Filed under: Articles, Illustrations, Anime, Photoshop, Samurai