You have now completed the most important stage in creating great architectural visuals using SketchUp! It wasn't hard, was it? The piece of paper in your hand is proof that a great visual is on the way. If you completed the quick start tutorial in Chapter 1, Quick Start Tutorial, you will know how easy the rest can be.

In this chapter, you learned how to think like a film set designer when setting up your scene and anchor your scene in the surrounding context. Then, you created camera perspectives with an extra wow factor. You have simulated accurate sunlight with location, orientation, time, and date in SketchUp. Finally, you used photos for billboard scenery and placed marker entourage to quickly view and make adjustments to your surroundings.

In the next chapter, you will learn how to model within SketchUp for great results quickly and easily. Remember that all you need to do is follow the tried and tested methods step by step. These individual steps are all baby steps, but at...