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Composite SketchUp 2D graphics

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Composite SketchUp 2D graphics

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- [Instructor] This week, I'll show you how to composite images that you export from SketchUp. This model comes from my Modeling Exteriors from Photos course in the library. My plan is to export two different images, the first will be as realistic as I can make it, and the second will be as abstract as I can make it. And then we'll bring these two images together in Photoshop to create an illustration. So to begin with, let's make an image which is as realistic as possible. And I can think of a couple of ways to accomplish that. Let's open up the Styles window, and the Shadows window, or expand these both in the default tray if you're using Windows. Let's turn on the shadows, and adjust the date, sometime in the summer, and then I'll adjust the time of day, sometime in the afternoon. This makes the most interesting shadows on this area of the house. Then go to your Styles window over here and go to Edit, go to the third page which is the background, toggle on the sky, and choose a…

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