GOOGLE SKETCHUP 3D BASECAMP, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA--The first presentation I'm attending this morning is on the use of 3D rendering tools. The first presenter is discussing his work using Piranesi to turn Sketchup models into client presentions. The results are gorgeous. Some look like watercolors, others like the artist was using colored chalk.
Piranesi ($750) is for non-photo-realistic (NPR) rendering of models. The presenter calls Piranesi "an art medium, not a tool... every artist will come up with different results, even on the same model. It is not in competition with Photoshop; it is a completely different animal."
--RSN