05-27-2015, 03:45 PM
I love Blender, I'm just pretty basic at it. I have followed a lot of tutorials, and made some renders here and there, but I have trouble retaining the info I learned cause I simply don't practice as much as I'd like to. Sketch-Up is a lot easier, and faster for blocking out, which is mostly what I do. Sketch Up can produce hi-poly, and realistic looking models, but it just takes a bit more work lol. The one thing SU lacks is a dedicated 'material' maker, like a lot of other 3D apps have. You are basically limited to placing static textures with next to no lighting options, and it ends up looking rather basic. It was designed for people to draft with in a construction/ architecture context, so it is definitely geared more towards that crowd. I want to advance my skills in any way possible, though. It just takes time is all.