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SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by Prodigy » 25 Jan 2010, 11:33

Ok let's start the next SMC.

SMC 53: TELESCOPE



DEADLINE : Feb 6, 2010 (my Mother's Birthday )
VOTING: Feb. 9 - 2010 (my birthday )

RULES:
1) Use any 3D software you choose.
2) Create the model(s) within a 2 hour time limit. It will take you little time so... Participate!
3) You may enter as many times as you wish.
4) Your entry will also include a wireframe screen grab before SDS (subdivision) has been applied. This is included to help others learn modeling techniques.
5) Include time spent, software/version and render engine used with your submission.
6) Post one render per entry at 800 x 600 pixels.
7) Render, Lighting, and Texturing are not included within the 2 hour time limit.

Post comments here,
There's another thread for entries.

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by LeonRegis » 25 Jan 2010, 11:56

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by Prodigy » 25 Jan 2010, 12:37

Date Fixed Thanks Bob and leon what you expect??? is Monday!!!

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by jamesmc » 25 Jan 2010, 18:44

18th Century Brass Telescope

Okay, I'm slow and my brain is fossilized. Forgot to do a wireframe before Sub-D and it took me about 2 hours 55 minutes.

Hey! I have only one good eye!

Modeling: Hexagon
Texture/Shader Work: Carrara 7 Pro
Render Engine: Carrara 7 Pro
Post work: Photoshop - Levels adjustment

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by marcel » 25 Jan 2010, 20:16

Nice image to start the SMC. The time limit is 2 big hours or 2 little hours?

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by Moondog » 26 Jan 2010, 18:04

Hey everyone, first time poster, long time TS user. I thought I'd introduce myself into this community by entering my own entry into this speed modeling challenge.

Spyglass Scene
Modeled and rendered in Truespace 7.6
Model Time(For all models in scene):47m
Texture Time: 2hrs
Render Time: 5s(no joke)
Post Effects: 5-10m

Final Image(edit: sorry, didn't see the image size limit):

Higher Resolution Image:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq8/ ... e_jm10.jpg

Here's a few images showing the model wireframes and how I broke them down:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq8/ ... l_jm10.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq8/ ... n_jm01.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq8/ ... l_jm10.jpg
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq8/ ... n_jm10.jpg

Last here is the entire project folder so anyone can play around with it and see how I did everything.
http://www.mediafire.com/?zm2q3m4mtmw

Comments welcome and thanks for letting me join the forum.

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by jamesmc » 27 Jan 2010, 17:28

Lounge Chair Astronomer
2hours 15 minute with texturing

Model: Hexagon
Texturing/Shading: Carrara 7 Pro
Render Engine: Carrara 7 Pro
Post Work: PhotoShop - Lettering, cropping, sizing

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by Steinie » 31 Jan 2010, 02:13

Attachments

Re: SMC 53# TELESCOPE

Post by RAYMAN » 01 Feb 2010, 05:41

Catadiopteric telescope with polarmount

Modeled in Moi 3d Beta version 2
Rendered in Vue inf 8
Modeltime 2 hours 20 minutes with part of the texturing ( you assign materialgroups while you model) net modeling about 2 hours.
Rest of the texturing 20 minutes.
setup of scene 1 hour.
rendertime 4 hours for 1200 x 1600 px at ultra setting (downresed to 600x800 in Photoshop)
postpro in Photoshop..... 10 minutes