SketchUp 2014 for Architectural Visualization
Create stunning photorealistic and artistic visuals of your SketchUp models
2nd Edition
Published on 13. January 2025
448 pages
978-1-78355-842-1 (ISBN)
Description
Key Features
Book DescriptionBeginning with a quick start tutorial which will get you up and running with SketchUp 2014 quickly, you will move on to learning the key skills you will need to wow your clients with stunning visualizations through a series practical steps, tips and tricks. If you are a SketchUp user, from an amateur right through to an architectural technician, professional architect, or designer, this is the book for you. This book is also suitable as a companion to any architectural design or multimedia course, and is accessible to anyone who has learned the basics of SketchUp.What you will learn
Produce a photorealistic rendering of a scene modeled in SketchUp
Render ultrarealistic soft shadows from multiple light sources
Master the low polygon modeling techniques that you need to adopt for visualizations
Work with texturing techniques utilizing PhotoMatch and your own digital photos
Enhance your models by adding depth of field and other postprocessing tricks in GIMP
Devise movieset scenes to digitally photograph your projects
Enhance your SketchUp scenes by adding lamps, sun, and sky lighting
Add smooth camera paths for airborne and walkthrough animations
Learn all of the simple tricks to ensure you get greatlooking models when rendered
Who this book is for
Book DescriptionBeginning with a quick start tutorial which will get you up and running with SketchUp 2014 quickly, you will move on to learning the key skills you will need to wow your clients with stunning visualizations through a series practical steps, tips and tricks. If you are a SketchUp user, from an amateur right through to an architectural technician, professional architect, or designer, this is the book for you. This book is also suitable as a companion to any architectural design or multimedia course, and is accessible to anyone who has learned the basics of SketchUp.What you will learn
Produce a photorealistic rendering of a scene modeled in SketchUp
Render ultrarealistic soft shadows from multiple light sources
Master the low polygon modeling techniques that you need to adopt for visualizations
Work with texturing techniques utilizing PhotoMatch and your own digital photos
Enhance your models by adding depth of field and other postprocessing tricks in GIMP
Devise movieset scenes to digitally photograph your projects
Enhance your SketchUp scenes by adding lamps, sun, and sky lighting
Add smooth camera paths for airborne and walkthrough animations
Learn all of the simple tricks to ensure you get greatlooking models when rendered
Who this book is for
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
File size
22,61 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78355-842-1 (9781783558421)
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Thomas Bleicher | Robin De Jongh
Sketchup 2014 for Architectural Visualization
Book
05/2014
Packt Publishing
€64.30
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Person
Thomas Bleicher has graduated as an architect in Germany and worked as an architect, lighting designer, and daylight consultant in the UK. SketchUp is a central part in his work. He is now working as a design coordinator in the Cayman Islands.
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