Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Architectural Rendering with SketchUp and Kerkythea
by Nick Howlett
So you’ve made that SketchUp model, and want to turn it into a funky architectural render. In this tutorial Nick shows you how to get up to speed with Kerkythea and produce a desirable result with as little fuss as possible, conveniently producing renders with minimal work involved.
1. Get downloading
Obviously first you need to download and install the latest version of Kerkythea from the Kerkythea Application Repository. I’ll assume you can manage that without a tutorial…
Also, download and install as many materials etc. as you can, again from the Kerkythea website. The more you have now, the quicker you can churn out renders later – try the Kerkythea Material and Models Repository to get you started, or search the Kerkythea Forum. To install these into Kerkythea, go to file -> install library and select the zip file you downloaded. If you really can’t be bothered, at least grab a decent glass materials selection as these can be tricky to get right – Basic Glasses, for example.
You’ll also need the exporter so you can export your models from SketchUp to Kerkythea, available in the Kerkythea SketchUp Repository.
Right, let’s get started…
2. The SketchUp part
Kerkythea Toolbar
Basic 3D Model
4. Setting some materials
Kerkythea Materials
Modify Textures
5. Sky and scenery
Adding a 'Global'
Sun Adjustment
6. Let’s get rendering
Render Settings
Final Image
Download Here the full Tutorials
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SketchUp and Kerkythea
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