Show your design in its best form using Sketchup

Explore the 2D people components in SketchUp from the 3D warehouse, including cartoonish default figures, silhouettes, image-based and realistic options, and adjust color, opacity, and style.

Learn to select photorealistic people for SketchUp scenes by prioritizing image quality, avoiding perspective anomalies, and ensuring accurate shadow and silhouette outlines for convincing realism.

Create face me components by right-clicking to make a component, set it to always face the camera, and adjust the axis so the pivot centers on the component.

Explore different people 3-D components in Sketchup, from basic toy-like models to realistic textured figures, and learn to rescale warehouse assets using 0.39 to fit scenes without overloading the model.

Learn to populate a SketchUp scene by assembling a reusable library of components, selecting fitting people, and placing the best figures in the foreground to create a believable street scene.

Improvise adjustments to populate a scene with believable interactions among people, align foreground and distant figures, and mirror components to fit the project.

Balance a global view in a Sketchup scene by placing people on the ground, avoiding overlap, and optimizing silhouettes for clarity.

Adjust the SketchUp sun lighting to match the scene, evaluate shadows on each component, reposition or remove figures for lighting, and fine-tune color contrast and saturation to unify foreground elements.

Select the right people for your project, place fitting components in the foreground, adjust poses and grounding, balance lighting and vegetation for a harmonious SketchUp scene.

Learn to add 2-D vegetation in SketchUp by sourcing bamboo clusters from the 3D Warehouse, applying rescale variations, and harmonizing luminosity, saturation, and color for a natural, cohesive look.

Explore adding 3D vegetation by selecting bamboo from the 3D warehouse, adjusting scale and rotation for natural variation, and tweaking colors to enhance realism.

Learn to edit visual styles in SketchUp by deactivating edges, adjusting edge color to gray, and tuning display modes and backgrounds to achieve cleaner, clearer building visuals.

Explore visual styles in Sketchup by blending night sky, edge colors, shadows, textures, hidden line mode, and overlay techniques to craft varied atmospheres and painting-inspired designs.

Learn to add a sky to your SketchUp model using watermark settings. Choose background versus overlay, adjust opacity, scale, and position for a seamless, well-lit backdrop.

Add depth to your SketchUp scenes by inserting a 360-degree background from the 3D warehouse, then rotate and position it to create a realistic backdrop.

Learn to set the field of view in Sketchup from 35 to 60 degrees; higher values yield a more dynamic scene, with careful cropping to maintain focus.

Learn to choose the best time of day and year for optimum lighting, recognizing that summer sun is higher and winter sun is lower, shaping shadows and facade illumination.

Set geolocation in SketchUp to match lighting by region using the location tool and Google Maps, then adjust true north with the Solar North plugin for accurate sun paths.

Explore choosing the best lighting for architectural scenes by comparing morning light on an eastern facade with shaded facades, noticing contrast, texture, and how sun position affects emphasis and mood.

Apply photographic notions to SketchUp by selecting dynamic perspectives with the vanishing point in the frame or frontal views for graphic balance, and optimize cropping, framing, lighting, and color.

Apply photographic principles to the exterior best angle of view by standing in the scene, using natural framing and cropping to showcase the building, and correct perspective for verticals.

Learn to choose the best exterior angle of view in Sketchup by isolating the building, hiding distractions, cropping to reveal the sky, and refining perspective and lighting.

Choose a frontal exterior angle to achieve immersion, align and adjust perspective precisely, crop thoughtfully, and enhance realism with sun shading and balanced colors, including plants and a cat.

Hold corners indoors to gain the widest angle of view, then crop the sides for balance. Use low sun angles and subtle imperfections to avoid flat interiors.

Select interior angles in Sketchup by cropping and adjusting field of view to capture movement and space. Then refine perspective, horizontal alignment, and shadows for a balanced, polished render.

Explore advanced interior angles in Sketchup by adding depth with a foreground element while keeping the space as the main subject, and try vertical framing and orbiting.