Google Sketchup Materials

There are lots of times when the materials provided in Sketchup just don't cut it.  You may be trying to draw something and it just doesn't look right unless you have the right texture.  Here's a couple solutions:

One easy way to find more textures is to just do a google search.  I found these textures of a bunch of different woods that can be downloaded.  http://www.sawdustroad.com/sketchup

You can also search in the 3dWarehouse.  If you want leather, just do a search for leather.  You may find a couch that has a texture that someone created.  Just import the couch and grab that texture to use in your model.

One other way is to create your own texture.  You can use a photo of the exact thing you are trying to use as a texture such as a gravel path or house siding.  This is a little more complicated so I will discuss this in a separate post.  Let me know if you have any questions regarding textures.