Five Stones beveled glass entryway

[iagman]

This is the entryway to the Five Stones home.
The glass pattern was designed and drawn in Turbocad.
The CAD pattern was imported into photo editing software where
the float glass pieces were given texture and clusters were given beveled edges.
This file was saved as png to preserve transparency.
Before the real glass was cut and leaded, this rendering was made.
To do this, an entryway facade was constructed to scale in 3D using
Google Sketchup. The brass hardware was also constructed in 3D.
Wood and stone textures were applied to surfaces.
The b&w png file was then imported into Sketchup and fitted in place.
For scale, the 2D man and cat were added, then scene was rendered.
With today's technology we can digitally peer into the future.