1. Gather Reference Materials – Gather photos and drawings of the armchair you want to model, including different angles of the Back, base and legs. – Note the approximate sizes of thearmchair to help you scale your model accurately.
2. Plan Your Model – Choose a armchair from any source. – Create a rough sketch or outline of your armchairs model to visualize the arrangement of parts. 3. Set Up Your SketchUp Environment – Choose a suitable template for your project, based on your skill level and measurement units (e.g., cm and feet).
4. Familiarize Yourself with Tools – Ensure you’re comfortable using basic SketchUp tools like Line, Circle, Push/Pull, Move, Rotate, and Paint Bucket. – Optional: Familiarize yourself with advanced tools like SubD, Vertex tools, Follow Me, Mirror, Artisan, and Sandbox.
5. Organize Your Project – Plan how to organize different parts of your armchair Back, base and legs) into groups or layers for easier editing. – Set up scenes or views to create specific perspectives or stages of your armchair.
6. Prepare Your Work Area – Keep your SketchUp workspace clean and free of unnecessary elements. – Create a naming convention for saving your files and save your work frequently to avoid data loss.
Make it persuasive
We are going to start our Armchair model: here is few step –
Step 1. First open SketchUp windows.
Step2. Create a rectangular using rectangular object.
Step 3. Make rounded shape using artisan and subD.
Step 4. Make a using artisan transform and vertex tools for shape building.
Step 5 : Sculpt the Back of chair:
Use Artisan’s Sculpt, Smooth, and Flatten tools to alter the shape of the couch. This is particularly valuable for making delicate bends and more practical details.Add subtle elements such as padding or tufting by chiseling or including extra geometry. Artisan’s brushes and devices will offer assistance in making these details.
This apparatus is particularly valuable for making exact shapes and altering the forms of the chair .Utilize Vertex Apparatuses to fine-tune the arrangement of vertices, which makes a difference in altering the shape and subtle elements of the sofa.
Adjust all point utilizing vertex and move instruments too apply reflect instruments for both sides and press subD for smooth faces.
Step 6. Make chair legs utilizing move and circular instruments and make a component and apply for 4 side. Alter the leg position both sides.
Step 7.Final Step-. Apply Materials and Textures From Sketch shaper
Apply textures to the sofa using SketchUp’s material tools. Adjust the texture mapping as needed to ensure it looks realistic.
Select Materials:
Go to the Materials panel and select or create textures for the sofa. Common materials for sofas include fabric or leather textures.
Apply materials and render the image..
You can find the Sketchup model and textures in Sketch shaper.
here is the model : Basic armchair .skp file -Sketch
