Sketchy Textures

Sketchy Textures is a tool in NprTools which creates textures and materials from standard patterns and SketchUp Sketchy Edge Styles.

Here is how to create a Sketchy Texture:

Contents 1 Process 1.1 Load Sketchy Textures Wizard 1.2 Select a pattern to use for the texture, and click Create Pattern 1.3 Select an Edge Style in SketchUp for the Sketchy effect 1.4 Zoom in or out to get the line width desired 1.5 Save pattern as an image 1.6 Load a model in which you want to place the texture 2 See also

Process

Load Sketchy Textures Wizard

• Load the Wizard from the NprTools toolbar: ( )

Select a pattern to use for the texture, and click Create Pattern

• Select a pattern, and click Create Pattern. (Here we chose the Brick Pattern.)

Select an Edge Style in SketchUp for the Sketchy effect

Load the SketchUp Styles window and select a Sketchy Edge Style

Zoom in or out to get the line width desired

• Zoom in and out on the SketchUp drawing window to get the line thickness you want. (Zooming out makes the lines thicker.)
• The pattern will be trimmed just inside the pattern
• Modify the Sketchy Style as desired. (Here we changed the color).
• You may also experiment with rotating the pattern, or adding other effects.

Save pattern as an image

• Enter a name for your new pattern.
• Select Tiling mode desired.
• Click Save Texture Image to save the texture image
• The pattern will be trimmed and saved.
• The new image will be displayed on the dialog.

Load a model in which you want to place the texture

• Leave dialog up or reload it.
• SketchUp will expect you to place and size the material.

• Your new Sketchy Texture may now be used in a model.
• Or you can use it to create Sketchy Shadows .

See also

• NprTools
• Sketchy Shadows