Sketchup

Sketchup

I started using Sketchup again today and found a render plugin called Skindigo that is awesome. It uses your sketchup model and renders it using some excellent ray tracing that cranks out a very photo realistic image. It helps to have a decent knowledge of sketchup, and with some messing around you can get some good results. Aside from the natural sun lighting you can also create interior lights and make fine-tuned adjustments to about every element of the image. Here are a couple renders I made that have only been running for a couple hours so they are still a little grainy.