Footnote:
Previous ed.: 2010. - Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed May 29, 2014)
Description:
Create stunning photorealistic and artistic visuals of your SketchUp models In Detail SketchUp is an amazing and remarkably powerful 3D modeling software used by millions of architects, visualizers, and drafters across the globe. It allows you to create animated 3D drawings and photorealistic renderings that approximate real-life objects easily. This book is the perfect introduction to SketchUp 2014. It will help you to get started quickly and efficiently to produce and present commercial quality photorealistic or artistic outputs of your designs. It will teach you how to plan and set up the content of your scenes, use SketchUp and professional rendering software to produce stunning visuals and animations, and how to add an artistic touch to your images What You Will Learn Produce a photorealistic rendering of a scene modeled in SketchUp Render ultra-realistic 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 movie-set scenes to digitally photograph your projects Enhance your SketchUp scenes by adding lamps, sun, and sky lighting Add smooth camera paths for airborne and walk-through animations Learn all of the simple tricks to ensure you get great-looking models when rendered