Concept Artist - SketchUp

Anybody still thinking that SketchUp is just a toy needs to check out ixlrlxi's vehicles and other creations. He is a Russian concept artist with mad skills.

Here is a 6 page thread of his work over at ConceptArt.org

All done with SketchUp, Vray and Photoshop.

There is a tutorial about halfway down page 4 as well (for the rendering, not modeling).

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=169091

amazing - thanks for sharing

Its awesome work , very nice .

nice work, very impressive. i think sketchup is so underestimated, i am finding more ways to use it everyday, and it frustrates me when i go back to autocad to do some 3d now.

wow,... i wish i had those skills... thanks for sharing. its very inspiring. ^_^

Yeah it just kills me to hear SU referred to as a simple massing application

i had a chat with a guy from a government business consulting firm a while ago. as a part of a government program they were offering a free service in setting up lean manufacturing and streamlining, and he said that no one took them seriously.

The Government changed tack, Started charging $1000 per day, all of a sudden big business started taking them seriously, and they have been busy ever since.

maybe Google need to charge more for their program

I have started seeing more job adverts asking for Sketchup skills.

it's a good point but i don't think they should charge a penny / cent / whatever for their software - free always tastes good!

Been away for a while and I'm floored by this guys art... amazing, I have been out of the SU game for too long.

Amazing, I looked at the link and loved it, I have not used Sketch up in years but looking at this I want to get back into it.

nice!!!!