Sketch up texture how to#

It pays to create three libraries more on that in a minute.ģD Warehouse: When looking for new material, I’ll often scan models in 3D Warehouse.

The pine used on the drawer sides is the same pine I used in the drawers of my bedside table model. I used a walnut image for the bulk of the project, a second image with a broad wood figure seen in the upper panel doors, and a highly figured image for the little door in the gallery. This secretary model contains three separate textures and materials. For my Pennsylvania Secretary SketchUp model, I sourced three images which helped make the design look even better. Image search: Another source for materials is a simple image search on the Internet. This eyedropper allows you to precisely sample a color elsewhere on your screen (even outside of SketchUp). A good technique for getting a seamless texture around corners and moldings is by using the eyedropper icon in the Materials browser. To match the look of the original, I simply took a photo of the side panel, cropped the image, and imported it into SketchUp. Photography: The bedside table model below is an example of building the furniture piece first, and then making the model afterward. There are a few ways I find wood materials for my SketchUp models such as through my own photography, through an Internet image search, or simply curating quality textures from 3D Warehouse.

Sketch up texture how to#

Obtaining the look/feel in my workbench model isn’t a difficult process it’s just a matter of finding a suitable image texture and knowing how to apply it to your components.

I favor a more illustrative look versus a photorealistic rendering, which I can achieve through SketchUp’s native materials function: no rendering required! To that end, I like to give my models realistic wood textures and finishes.

Branch adds color and textures to bring his projects to life.Īs a hobbyist woodworker, I go to what some would call extreme measures to make a design idea accurate from a construction standpoint as well as a visual one.