SketchUp’s Match Photo feature can help you apply a photo to your model, or even create a model from a photo.Match Photo works best when your image meets certain criteria:

Materials, environments, and textures add images, colors, lighting, and textures to parts of your model. Applying these effects to your models adds an extra level of detail and realism. 

Getting started with SketchUp is easy, and we want to make sure that everyone, no matter their skill level, has all the information they need to begin creating their own awesome models. Whether you are new to modeling and using SketchUp for the first time, an experienced modeler already familiar with CAD software, or even a SketchUp Sage, we have all you need right here to get started making awesome 3D models. 

3D Warehouse provides a few ways for you to find the materials you are looking for. You can always search for a material and download it into your model. You can also download materials used in the models that other users have added to 3D Warehouse. To download a material used in another model without downloading the whole model, follow these steps: