Shaderlight Winter Wonderland Contest

SketchUp model rendered with Shaderlight

How did I miss this? Enter the Shaderlight Winter Wonderland contest (deadline extended to January 31) and possibly win an Amazon.com gift voucher, SketchUp Pro, and Shaderlight Pro!

Enter here: http://www.artvps.com/content/contest

P.S. I am almost tempted to delete this post. I want to win. Seriously, I do. And by posting this for all of you, I decrease my chances. Hopefully my public statement does not affect my odds of winning adversely.

Shadow Bug Fixed in New SketchUp Update

This is so entertaining and good news, too. I found it posted on the SketchUp Blog.

Colorful Places: New Model Collection

Image of "Hammersmith Bridge" 3D model by Frogmouth

Enjoy this new collection of colorful 3D building models culled from the Google 3D Warehouse.

Creating Old Maps with New Technology

Overlays in Google Earth form the basis for future hand-painted maps

Some of you know I am involved with a book project called Buttons and Beads-- a work of historical fiction set in 18th century America. As part of my illustration duties I must create a set of old-fashioned maps reflecting that era. I have been using Google Earth for the first rough drafts of these maps.