Drawing in Solid Color
Let’s say you wanted a pink circle. That’s it, just a plain pink circle. No texture, just plain color. How would you get it?Here’s how (note that figures are grayscale only):
1. Click the Start Using SketchUp button.
2. Select the Circle tool in the toolbar.
3. Draw a horizontal circle.
4. Select the Paint tool in the toolbar. The materials browser opens.
5. Select the Colors texture collection from the textures drop-down list. The materials browser displays many colors, as you can see in Figure 7.7.
FIGURE 7.7 Plain colors.
6. Scroll up and down through the colors until you find a shade of pink you like.
7. Click the horizontal circle. The circles are painted plain pink, as shown in Figure 7.8.
FIGURE 7.8 A pink circle.
TIP: Selecting Named Colors
Want to choose your colors by name, such as cyan, magenta, coral, and so on? Just select Colors–Named in the textures drop-down list and let the mouse hover over the color rectangles. A ToolTip will appear showing the name of the color you’re hovering over.
Thanks :
Steven Holzner,
SamsTeachYourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes
