Link: Barnabu.co.uk - London skyline in SketchUp

Here's a nice SketchUp site with some lovely models of buildings that make up the London skyline and some interesting Google Earth animations.

I've yet to really get to grips with Google Earth implementation for SketchUp models - though this has a lot to do with the fact that my home town is one of those in the UK that is not covered in detail by Google Earth. But I hope to move into this area soon.

Barnabu.co.uk is a wonderful showcase of just what can be archived, as well as showing some beautiful pieces of architecture. The Google Earth animations are well worth a peek too.

Link: Barnabu.co.uk

Tony's 3D Modelling Service: Beautiful brickwork

I came across Tony's blog during one of my blogesphere recces, and although it's actually less of a blog than a shop window for his excellent commercial modelling using SketchUp, it's well worth a look.

One thing which immediately struck me was Tony's fantastic brickwork rendering. I'm still puzzling over quite how he did this:

Quite beautiful isn't it?

But, is it texture applied to the model? Surely it can't be post-production rendering in Photoshop? I'm stumped!

But anyway, see more of Tony's wonderful models here: Tony's 3D Modelling Service website

SketchUp websphere: Schlunzi's proposed extension

My proposed extension
Originally uploaded by schlunzi.

Came across the Flickr 'Google SketchUp Y'all!' group today. A community of SketchUp users who publish their work on Flickr.

Among the collected work was this superb model by Schulunzi, part of a series about the conversion of his real home!

Mobile recording studio SketchUp project

Came across this today, and it just wow'd me! Tom is converting his RV (camper van to we Brits) to house a mobile recording studio!

He is using SketchUp to design the interior, the placement of equipment and furnishings. What a fantastic project, best of luck Tom.

Follow Tom;s progress on his journal thread at www.gearslutz.com board: Tom's mobile unit build diary