Jailbirds

[iagman]

3D jail cell constructed using Google Sketchup.
This gave proper perspective and lighting to objects.
Screenshot was made and manually traced/illustrated in Xara.

[Boy]

Even though it is obviously a drawing, the scene has a menacing reality to it. Very well done! Is there a real story behind it?

[SCALEBACK666]

Nice one!!
I'd enjoy Google sketch up if it had some sort of manual but it seems more suited to architecture.
Still, good picture.

[wizard509]

I like it. Can't help but wonder though if the light dark pattern from the window should show on the book too. Especially since it seems to be in that pattern on the bed. That's a nice piece of work at any rate.

[gray]

Interesting way of coming up with that piece of work, iagman.

[gwpriester]

Yeah, I like it. Edgy.

[iagman]

Thanks for the comments.
For those who prefer actually seeing objects and scenes that
will be drawn, rather than working purely from imagination, then 3D
software may open up new opportunities for expression.
3D software can often replace the camera. 3D scenes can be created
in a way that the camera cannot capture. For example, if the jail cell
were real, there would be walls that would hinder photographing the
scene as shown.
If you are unfamiliar with 3D, realize that your viewpoint can be moved
around inside these scenes just like in the real world. Objects can be created
to scale and placed as envisioned. The software automatically takes care of
perspective. When all is in place, the entire scene can then be posed, given
shadows from light sources, and the final point of view exported for further
development in Xara.

[Karateed]

Hey SB,

I used Sketchup for a couple of things at work that were architecture but also that were the creation of items within the room.

Sketchup is very easy to learn and it has an amazing ability to be used to draw whatever is in your imagination. It's no different than any tool, you just have to figure out how you wish to apply it. It's primary purpose so far has been to be used in architecture drawings but it certainly can be much more.

I belong also to a woodworking forum and they use GS for pre-cursor to actually building the furniture or whatever they are building, jigs, etc. I saw a manual for a space station done by a teenage autistic kid that was absolutely marvelous. The detail of the drawings and the concept of the space station were amazing, a lot of pages but it was very fascinating to see. All the drawings were done in Sketchup.

There are video tutorials that if you follow them will guide you in the right direction for whatever you might wish to do with it. As Iagman has said, this could be a great asset for 3D which can then be brought into Xara for further perfecting.