Using the Flattery SketchUp Plugin I created a fordable model created out of 5 sheets of paper. You can cut them out using an old school method of a razor blade or you can cut them faster with a laser cutter. So from 3D to 2D and back to 3D!
Thanks to everyone who voted for this project in the past!
Version Fest 12 starts today! There are going to be Pop Ups everywhere for the month of May in the neighborhood of the future, Bridgeport Chicago. There are going to be Pop Up bookstores, art galleries, donuts, parades, dog parks, and Bridgeport Day!
Myself and 26LAB will be participating in Bridgeport Day along with a bunch of others like ssh:chicago, lionVSgorilla, and many others. Check out Bridgeport Day for more.
Click on the image to learn more about the Pop Up Pup Park, part of Bridgeport Day and keep checking back to see more on Version Fest and Bridgeport Day throughout May.
Check out Urban Invaders! Click here!
Please Vote at SavePrentice.org for my Valentine to Prentice. Just like the photo on their facebook page that looks like the one above. Thank you and Happy Valentines Day!
Next Limit Technologies has come up with a great affordable plugin for SketchUp, a simpler version of their very powerful Maxwell Render. Here are some quick one click renders using only SketchUp materials, sunlight, and environment. See SketchUp exported images here.
There seems to be some limitations with advanced interior lighting, if there is not a lot of daylight but, who designs without daylighting anymore. For $95 and one click not too bad! There is a great set of starter tutorials that walk you through the interface as well as a large library of Maxwell textures and skies available for your rendering pleasure. Your SketchUp materials can also be saved with the Maxwell render settings for ease of use later. As you can see from my portfolio, I am not a huge fan of photo-realistic renderings. I find my time better spent on designing instead of waiting for renderings. With the new plugin though I can now have the best of both worlds without a lot of hassle. Overall the Maxwell plugin is a well priced, simple, and powerful addition to your SketchUp workflow.
Here are a few things that we were working on over the holidays.
Stocking holders created at MSI Chicago, Fab Lab for DS26. Laser cut acrylic.
Recyclable wrapping paper, thanks RedEye! It’s all about the details.
And a paper craft star. Thanks Unfold Plugin.
Collect all three, before the end of the year. A great last minute, FREE, X-mas gift for all. They look great on the desk, on the Christmas tree, in a stocking, or helping out with holding the new phone you got for X-mas. Have fun folding and have a great holiday. Princess, X-men, and Zombie.
Be careful you might poke your eye out!
Only for fun, any reproduction rights or copyrights belong to rzfolio.com & Robert Zylstra. See post below for ideas and finished Knuckle Bump.
Here are some new old projects that I have recently added to my portfolio, check them out. I found them while reorganizing my computer. All created with SketchUp.
No, not teen werewolves and vampires but, the Twilight Render plugin for SketchUp. It is a great value for only $100 and works pretty well as a direct plugin for SketchUp. The interface is extremely easy to use and I was able to develop some quick renderings using the Paper Art Gallery SU model that I had created already. The bump maps were a little buggy at times, especially while working within groups and components. All of the images below were directly exported out of SketchUp, no post production.
The watermark is on all of the images because, I was testing the demo version.
Here is a free downloadable image of Zombie Knuckle Bump. It will be downloadable till Halloween. Print on 40lb paper and have fun creating your own Zombie Knuckle Bump. Don’t knuckle bump to much though, fingers have been known to fall off. Send me pictures of what your Zombies Hands are up to. Get them while they are slow!
Only for fun, any reproduction rights or copyrights belong to rzfolio.com & Robert Zylstra. See post below for ideas and finished Knuckle Bump.
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