I mentioned the JaJa some weeks ago as I was extremely impressed with the idea of being able to use a stylus on my iPad that will allow me to achieve pressure sensitivity input. The project on Kickstarter has now been funded and Jon Atherton, the developer, advises that an order has been placed for [...]
I’ve just learned about Inkscape, an ‘open source scalable vector graphics editor’ that would appear to work well with Google SketchUp via .dxf (save) and .dxf (import). There is an old topic on the SCF which has been resurrected which shows the above image that was created in Inkscape and imported to SketchUp here
The ‘Nomeradona Interiors’ post here demonstrates skillful use of SketchUp, V-Ray and PhotoShop and the resulting top quality images are a pleasure to view and learn from. He has also provided a link to a step by step tutorial, Nomeradona Mixed media approach_SketchUp, Vray and Photoshop here
The Wacom Inkling will feature layer functionality and pressure sensitive sketching on ordinary paper. Vector images can be exported to Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketchbook. Files can also be saved in JPG, BMP. TIFF. PNG, SCG and PDF for other apps. Price will be around $199
While looking for what is available in the 2D entourage scene last week I came across http://www.2dplan.com I was pleasantly surprised to see that they have a very large selection of 2D symbols for plans and elevations. I particularly like to ‘Pencil’ range as I think it works well with SketchUp 2D output. The range [...]
leminlab aka Nicolas, one our the SFC regulars has created a number of cutout dancers for use in dance-floor scenes. The file also includes a DJ and the gear! The file can be found and downloaded from Nicolas’ thread here.
Richard Jeffrey, one of our heavy hitters on SketchUcation has adopted Layout for graphic design! His work-flow is, have some fun designing the graphics in Layout, save as EPS from the generated PDF or use as direct PDF into InDesign for printed material! View topic.
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