Most impressive SketchUp modelling

[simon le bon]

Incredibly nice production dear Fred!!! I can't make a few choice

Boofredlay Gallery

(Rendered by Olishea)

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[simon le bon]

The work of our so nice fellow DaveR is remarkable in many ways +++
and it is going to be a little hard to attest of it in one post..

DaveR Gallery (unfortunately lot of pictures had been accidentally deleted)
His Flickr's SketchUp Gallery

1)Modeling
Something particular in his drawings is that they are made to be realized. Consequently, each piece is completely drawn in its total complexity: even the hidden parts!!

2)Style and material
No doubt, Dave is unrivalled concerning what he is able to achieve with styles!! his materials are always first class too

3)Teaching
I think a majority of people don't even know that Dave is an absolute master in teaching SketchUp. His solutions are always astonishing and elegant.
(Ali Baba cave )

Dave teaching in FineWoodworking.com

simon

[silver_shadow]

all i actually wanted to say was that i think it should be a site where only moderators can post this, and we as public can comment on it, kind of like su oscars lol.

[liam887]

all i actually wanted to say was that i think it should be a site where only moderators can post this, and we as public can comment on it, kind of like su oscars lol.

its a good idea!

[boofredlay]

:thumb: Incredibly nice production dear Fred!!! I can't make a few choice

Thank you Simon.

[Dave R]

Simon, you are very flattering. Thank you.

[simon le bon]

@Silver:
judges versus reporters
competition versus admiration
organization versus democratic anarchy ?????
a big problem is that many moderators can pretend to compete

@Fred & Dave it had been a pleasure to me and first for myself to scan your works and then to report it the better I could.. Hope I don't make too much; hope I don't put me in place of a judge. It can be a danger of a wrong way...

+++Simon

[liam887]

Simon, you are very flattering. Thank you.

happy birthday by the way if im not mistaken!

[Dave R]

Is it Simon's birthday? Happy Birthday. Mine's tomorrow.

[liam887]

Is it Simon's birthday? Happy Birthday. Mine's tomorrow.

no I meant you its says your birthday is today at the bottom of the forum, ahh maybe because its tuesday here and your still on monday?

[Dave R]

Ah. I see. Thank you very much, Liam. You're right. Today in the UK and points east, it is already my birthday. That's kind of weird. It won't be my birthday here until tomorrow.

[liam887]

Well happy birthday.............. from the future!
also for the hall of fame you should check out this guy:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=169091

read the whole thread well worth it, I would say some of the best, beautiful and most original stuff using SU I have ever come across!

[Dave R]

Thank you again.

I agree with you, that guy's stuff is just amazing.

[urgen]

Well happy birthday.............. from the future!
also for the hall of fame you should check out this guy:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=169091

read the whole thread well worth it, I would say some of the best, beautiful and most original stuff using SU I have ever come across!

liam,can be connected to the previous one? viewtopic.php?f=81&t=33509

[TomDC]

(...) that guy's stuff is just amazing.

It certainly is.

[modelhead]

Love that quarter sawn texture on the little clock and the clock is really a beauty.

[CoreMaster110]

I dont want to be rude but some of these works are not... so impressive tho im not going to point out the ones that I have in my mind.

[Dave R]

Love that quarter sawn texture on the little clock and the clock is really a beauty.

Thank you. I think it was you who made the quartersawn material.

[Dave R]

I dont want to be rude but some of these works are not... so impressive tho im not going to point out the ones that I have in my mind.

Then what's the point of even commenting?

[Daniel]

I dont want to be rude but some of these works are not... so impressive tho im not going to point out the ones that I have in my mind.

Like any art form, it's subjective to the eye of the beholder, not to mention the beholder's own skillset used as a frame of reference.

[liam887]

I dont want to be rude but some of these works are not... so impressive tho im not going to point out the ones that I have in my mind.

Like any art form, it's subjective to the eye of the beholder, not to mention the beholder's own skillset used as a frame of reference.

And dont forget this is also 'Most impressive SketchUp modelling' not rendering! All of the models displayed here are special I think!

[CoreMaster110]

I wasn't only looking the render itself but also the model.
As the name of this topic is "MOST impressive sketchup modelling" then I realy hope to see MOST impressive modelling.

[Dave R]

Why don't you offer something constructive?

[TomDC]

I'm thinking Karl means some of the stuff shown is quite simple. Which is true, obviously. That said, "simple" and "impressive" aren't mutually exclusive, IMHO.

[modelhead]

There is nothing wrong with a harsh critic. The worlds greatest achievers have had them all their lives or they would have no motivation. Thick skin helps. Be happy when your work is noticed. Practice the five point roll so when you fall down it doesn't hurt so much.

[Dave R]

I don't have any problem with a critique. I think it's a good thing if it is constructive. Vague comments like "not... so impressive" don't qualify as constructive criticism and comments like this aren't useful in any way in a thread like this with work from so many different people.

[Rich O Brien]

It's a subjective topic. I find architecture, rendered or not, impressive as I'm not in that field. There's one particular member, tadema I think, has great models showing English cottages. Dave's furniture too is always something I enjoy viewing.

There's also stuff that I roll my eyes at that others get in a tizzy about. I choose not to comment unless asked for crits.

But what I like most is members solutions to tricky shapes. Jeff Hammond's skatepark stuff where Elisei showed such a clever solution that continued to get refined just blew me away. None of this stuff is here but it's the things I bookmark as pure modelling.

If you wanna see what I call genius at work, watch Kito Kraupp on YouTube. That's impressive to me. Wish my brain work like that!

[CoreMaster110]

I dont say that some of the models are not impressive because they are simple nor am I trying to say that they are bad, but what im trying to say is that you could find thousands of models from warehouse that are more impressive then some of the models here.
If these models can't impress me than how can they impress people who use 3ds, maya etc???

[modelhead]

It looks like this thread is turning into the debate we love...3ds, Maya.....lol..here we go.
At the moment there is more original thought pouring out of free SU than any other modeling app on earth. I would see that as a mighty threat wouldn't you.

[Rich O Brien]

@CM
They're not solely to impress you I suppose. But have you offered your criticism in the original thread? A model/artist/hobbyist can improve through good critique.

Imagine if I said that your tanks look crap. And left it at that. Wouldn't you like to know why I said they were crap. Or would you shrug your shoulders and move on?

Personally I'd like criticism. It makes you strain your abilities.

But your entitled to come on this thread and state your opinion and leave it at that. It makes 'no' difference to this threads content or purpose at the end of the day. All it does is drift away from the OP topic.

@modelhead
So true. SU is turning into the Swiss Army Knife of the 3G world.