Vehicle Design 03

**steak-tron** · June 4th, 2008, 11:31 PM

Hey errbody!

I thought I'd post up some of my vehicle design stuff to coincide with the release of my new download, the third part in the 4-part vehicle design series.

http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=148319

This third video covers refinement of the Sketchup model then design of the ortho in Photoshop. The first covers thumbnail generation and the second is rough model + rough sketchup block-in modeling.

I apologize for the repost for those of you who have seen this material before so for kicks I threw in some newer screen shots of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle I'm working. Sketchup rules for this sort of experimentation and design with hard-surface concepts. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in tech-design but lacking in experience with 3d softwares

http://sketchup.google.com/

best part is it's free, try it out!

I'll post more models and various stuffs in this thread soon. Thanks fer lookin'

-kemp

**Diego** · June 4th, 2008, 11:47 PM

Really cool dude, love your sketch-up work. I only watched the first part of your demo and i really love it, really insightful info. Thanks for sharing man.
Hope to see more and more from you.

Cheers.

**Shamagim** · June 5th, 2008, 12:01 AM

Jesucristo man!

Awesome.....and I know this might sound silly, but I specially love the attachment for the KELLS cart.

**InvertedChalupa** · June 5th, 2008, 12:15 AM

Those tanks (and treads!!) are ultra super sick... I had take my pants off to experiance the maximum effect though. Hope you don't mind ; )

but freals though... you really did put the cat on the grill this time.

cheeeeeeeeers

**lambd4** · June 5th, 2008, 12:21 AM

Man its a great stuff, i really like the tank ! tell me if im wrong, this tank can transport troops right ?

**Ahkileez** · June 5th, 2008, 12:29 AM

Very very nice man. I like the solid, realistic feel and robustness of her.

**Matt Smith** · June 5th, 2008, 01:51 AM

Nice designs steak. I really used to like your pencil work, got any pencil stuff to show?

**El Jeremie** · June 5th, 2008, 05:06 AM

Really nice tanks, but i was wondering, in one of your picture, the guy looks like the one from Google sketchup, Did you use it ?

**Kan Muftić** · June 5th, 2008, 05:06 AM

very nice gimmicks within the design. the only crit i have is that the overall shape is not really too exciting. but i think, that was on purpose.
cheers,
Khan

**Serpian** · June 5th, 2008, 06:37 AM

Nice! It's cool how sketchup is such a simple program, yet with your skills, you can make these super cool things!

**Nubb** · June 5th, 2008, 07:58 AM

Great, pro job! Lots of work and very nice effect

**Duman** · June 5th, 2008, 08:31 AM

Some quality work there. Love how you showed the detail from so many perspectives.
Just to make sure Im not crazy, does anyone else see a frowning face when looking at it front on?

**facosta** · June 5th, 2008, 09:40 AM

Hi Kemp.

I just wanted to drop by here quickly and say thanks a lot for taking the time and doing these tutorials. I recently got parts 1 and 2 and have both enjoyed and learned from them quite a lot. Those are some pretty cool designs and really nice presentations you got there. Looking forward to getting parts 3 & 4.

Thanks again.

**GRMC** · June 5th, 2008, 11:37 AM

yo its very useful, nice to see works like these thanks a lot, lol.

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**ArtZealot** · June 5th, 2008, 11:47 AM

very cool designs. i especially love your avatar.

**Steel Buddha** · June 5th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Where might I place an order for one? Haha nice work.

**nonie** · June 5th, 2008, 12:53 PM

Jawesome. Sketchup is the cat's pajamas dude. You are way better at it that anyone should really be though. Now I have to work to try to catch up.

**m@.** · June 5th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Very cool design Kemp!

**James Kei** · June 5th, 2008, 02:11 PM

Yes!!!!!!!!
I predict flood of emails pouring into your inbox from the engineering branch of the U.S. military.

**Dougbot** · June 5th, 2008, 02:24 PM

I love you. Great stuff man, not that you need to hear that. Are you using the free Sketchup to render, or did you buy the full tool? Just curious.

Keep making movie's they're awesome.

**teho** · June 5th, 2008, 02:34 PM

i bought first two parts and i want to say they're awesome. you say very good things like on what you suggest to pay attention and i basicly lost all those factors in my work, but after your insights i progressed a little. so thanks for this. i'll check this part too as soon as i can.

**strych9ine** · June 5th, 2008, 03:07 PM

I don't know how you do it, but I imagine it has something to do with the secrets that lie deep within your beautiful red beard. Forking gorgeous.

**Interceptor** · June 5th, 2008, 03:47 PM

You, like your work in this thread.. are a machine.
Soem of the most inspiring stuff I've seen ina while. Your commitment to detail is astonishing.

-L

**SoufMeng** · June 6th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Awesome!!
How on earth can one make such things with sketchup??!!!

**el coro** · June 6th, 2008, 08:07 PM

dude, my dick is, like, ROCK hard.-c36

**nonie** · June 7th, 2008, 02:11 PM

fuuuuuuuuck dude, I just watched the vids. I have to say my mind is blown. I've been modeling all my shit by hand - never messed with components. Holy shit. They are the secret to the universe. Thanks