Sketchup the start of my modeled drum kit.

How I modeled a Tom for my Drum kit in Sketchup To see finished http://www.flickr.com/photos/sketchup_3d/sets/72157624032946807/

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Sketchup
• array
• drum
• drums
• CAD
• auto cad
• tama
• yamaha
• pearl
• perrcussion
• drumming
• art
• Graphics Software
• Drummer

[PlanBsk8er999]

i looked at the pics in the description..... they were AMAZING!!! they looked so nice!!! how do you make them look all shiney and suff?

[fret2424]

@PlanBsk8er999 Thanks for the complement! :o)

After I make the model, and a room to locate it, I import the model into a program called Kerkythea (Kerkythea works with several 3D modeling programs). I then have to assign a texture/color to every surface. I then add lighting, perform a several small test renders, then execute a high-res image.

Some of the images (like the one in the beginning of the video) took my computer 50 hours to render.

[PlanBsk8er999]

@fret2424 thanks! i have some pretty cool china cymbals that ive never seen before in real life and they look kinda crappy cause of sketchups paint. i cant get that gold glow to them so im goin to look at that kerkythea program if its free! btw.... you've earned my sub as long as you make some cool sketchup vids! will you?

[fret2424]

@PlanBsk8er999 Kerkythea is free, and available on Mac and PC (I use both).

As far as the cymbals go, I had to model the circular ridges in the them, then I rendered them in mirror like yellow tinted chrome. That's the only was to get realistic texture found on cymbals.

Thanks for the feedback, as long as I have interesting projects, I'll make videos (both photoshop, and sketchup). Check out my "Bolt/screw threads" video (making threads in sketchup WAS nearly impossible).

[donnyfox123]

@eliruben123 you would search this after i sent you that other sketchup picture

[eliruben123]

@donnyfox123 he wins

[donnyfox123]

i thought mine was good...