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Took me a while longer than the Dennis method, and wasn't so sure about what to do with the spherise filter. Could you give me any tips?

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Whoops, wrong one!

Rob

Thanks mate!

I'd suggest a smaller, lighter brush, and the coloured pencil filter on one of your layers.

To use the spherical distortion, go Filter > Distort > Spherize and then move the slider to left of half way to drag the centre backward rather than the default forward setting. Then erase a fair bit and reduce opacity.

Hope this helps mate!

This technique only works with Adobe Photoshop? Or are there other programs that allow the same effects?

I'd like to be able to make .PDF's of the final image.

The only other software I've come across that'll do layers and stuff the same way photoshop does it is the Gimp (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) found free on

<http://www.gimp.org/>

I'm not sure if the filters are named the same tho.

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Ted,

You don't need the full version of Photoshop to do the Dennis technique. The new V3 of Photoshop Elements has all the essential tools and can be had for $90 - also comes "free" with new Wacom tablets.

For those of you who have inquired about a Ruby to help speed up the "Dennis Technique" and other multipass rendering..... here it is:

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<http://www.wehbycreative.com/sketchup/displaytemplate.rb>

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Thank you for being so patient. Sorry for the wait.

This script is designed to aid in multipass rendering from Photoshop. While

not specifically designed for the "Dennis Technique" it can certainly be

used for that purpose.

I have taken special care to separate the different "layers of information"

as cleanly as possible. That way you can tweak the shadow independently of

the texture, and even the independently of the shading for example.

This is only v1.0 of a script that is going to need a lot of tweaking, so

please be generous with your comments and criticisms.

Also please keep in mind that I will be eventually releasing a version that

will allow you to import and export your own display templates to and from

SKP files. (So you won't be at my mercy and will be able to develop your own

favorite templates and import them into any SKP).

Take care, and I hope that you enjoy.

-wehby

Thanks Dennis

You can see it makes sense though adding heaps of rough in and reflection easily.

Richard, that is simply amasing. I have never thought on that level of depth regarding renderings. Shpereical distortion make so much sense!

@ Richard, all:

Under which filter can I find Spherical distortion (I am using a dutch language version, that is.) ? And which settings do you use? Thanks in advance, Jeroen.

Jeroen

Mate it is under Filter > distort > Spherize - then I used about -10 > -20, normal.

Hope this helps

I've been reading this thread for months now and been impressed throughout. Finally decided to give it a try rather than just looking. Both the Dennis and the Richard...

I'm pretty happy with the turnout. See attachments. First Dennis...

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...and now Richard...

Here are my attempts at Dennis method...

any comments?

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Mass,

Its very simple really - i have been using a series of 'sketchy' brushes in photoshop to erase a white overlayer a la Dennis.

if you go to google, do a search on free photoshop brushes - you will find tons - and many will not be appropriate for this, but some will

also, you can always make your own brushes using any texture or pattern or shape that you wish - just highlight with the marquee tool and choose 'Edit/Define Brush Preset' and it will become a brush - its fun to experiment with

good luck

greg

Somewhat off topic, but does anyone know of a good site were i can dowload free photoshop brushes?? Thanks

This is a marvelous method no matter who 'invented' it first. It may be a problem tho... now anybody can make decent looking renderings! Everyone's comments about focal point bring to mind that no matter how cool the tools are and how easy it is to create a rendering, you still have to know what good design is (architecturally and landscape archtecturally), you still need to know basic art skills (form, composition, color, texture, etc.).

Here's a quick one I did in 15 minutes for my girlfriend's thesis project.

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Nice picture, Craig, but maybe that kind of architecture would come more to its own in some other kind of style, it is so crisp and the main points seem to be the glass and the water... like it.

Anssi

Craig and Anssi

I have to agree here that the tools are only right in the right hands and Craig I have to agree with Anssi that the same rendering style does not suit every project. The one you have demonstrated would be better served with a hard / sharp rendering style, the watercolor effect is not always going to be appropriate. Nice job all the same.

For me I tend to pick a rendering style best suited to each project, I create a name for the project ie, The Stadium, The Pavilion, Avalon, Nautica etc suited to the architectural style then create a logo suited to both the style and the name then a rendering style and colour palete there suited again.

Here is a window card for my girl friends real estate agencies window which gives one such example. I'll post a few others just for the heck.