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Finis · Post by **Finis** » 03 Mar 2015, 02:44

Put your comments here.

I remember Digital Dali would delete his models and scenes keeping only the finished picture. This would be strange for him having done so much but having no models for this challenge.

Main Challenge Thread here

Draise · Post by **Draise** » 03 Mar 2015, 04:48

Great competition! Love it! I'll try get something sorted.

Steinie · Post by **Steinie** » 03 Mar 2015, 15:14

If the model was an entire house would that be allowed?
How about if the terrain was a single model?
I like the Challenge!

(I can picture James submitting a bakery with all his birthday cakes...)

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 03 Mar 2015, 18:01

House, terrain, whatever. Yes you can use any of your old models (objects) even a whole house. You can use as many of your old things as you have, 1000's if you've got 'em, so a whole house is fine whether one big complicated object or lots of them. A new terrain, if visible in the image, would be one of your 3 allowed new models. (Tip: copy, stretch, resize, and position an old terrain to assemble a new terrain without using a new model. That's the kind of stuff the challenge is about.)

I guess you could define "model" as "object" for this.

Dragneye · Post by **Dragneye** » 04 Mar 2015, 08:20

Cool idea Finis.
I'd like In.

I see 'no new' and 'upto 3 new'. Let's say no new models.
Can I finish up 'almost done' models and use them for a scene?

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 04 Mar 2015, 16:00

Welcome everyone!

Sure, you can finish "almost done" models. That may violate the rule about altering the shape but this is for fun and that rule is meant to prevent transforming an old door into a new chair etc. It "finishes" the shape ... yeah that's it.

You certainly may choose to use only recycled models! That would be most in the spirit of the challenge. But there is no prohibition on making new ones just limits on that.

I think the rules about using new things aren't clear enough. I'll try to rewrite them to be more clear. They'll mean the same thing of course. The spirit of the challenge is to "avoid" new stuff and use old stuff.

Is this better? ...

New Models (made for this challenge):
You may make new models. Any new models must be in one of these classes and meet the class restrictions:
- New, Any Use Models. You may make up to 3 new models for any uses you choose. These may appear in the image or even be "hero" main items.
- Environment Models. These are background and floor planes, sky domes, HDRI/IBL spheres, etc. Use as many as you need.
- Support and Lighting. Off camera, invisible, or lighting objects. Gobos (shadow casters), shadow catchers, null objects, light emitters, "placement objects"*, etc. Use as many as you need.

*objects used to position other objects.

Example: To make your masterpiece "Book Man" you use TS's geometry paint tool to spray tiny copies of your old book models on a Daz figure (support: placement object) then make the figure invisible. Now you have a man made of books. You make a sphere and apply an HDRI image of a library (environment model) and use it for lighting (support object). He needs glasses but you haven't modeled them before so you make a new model (uses one of your 3 new models). You also place a light emitting plane off camera (support object).

jamesmc · Post by **jamesmc** » 04 Mar 2015, 18:16

(I can picture James submitting a bakery with all his birthday cakes...)

Those were all done in 2.5 D, and even the images no longer exist on my computer.

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Here's a scan through the computers of some varied models.

Anything from Gummi Bears to Robotic Mobile Bidet to Chinese Fishing Village

I think I had a dream like that after having some bad Chinese takeout...

Dragneye · Post by **Dragneye** » 04 Mar 2015, 18:19

Ideas are really flowin' for the new year huh Finis?

Very good indeed

Got it.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 05 Mar 2015, 01:43

@James, Gummi Bears sitting on a robotic bidet. Hmm.

@Dragneye, Yeah! I had a ton of ideas for challenges. I'll put them in the challenge idea thread.

Contestants please notice that the challenge ends on March 16. Only two weeks to do your entries. That's because it shouldn't take long when using pre-made things.

seppgirty · Post by **seppgirty** » 05 Mar 2015, 23:30

trying to wrap up a short cartoon for the contest. hope to get it done this weekend.

Draise · Post by **Draise** » 05 Mar 2015, 23:45

Got an image sketched with what I have.. probably Alkathosk themed.. but this time I'm going to try get better lighting and volumetric lighting in Post.. hmm.....

A cartoon you say? An animation!?

seppgirty · Post by **seppgirty** » 06 Mar 2015, 22:55

Here is an animation i did called JEAN LUKE, FRENCH DETECTIVE. It's pretty rough but i plan to do another episode. I still can't embed a youtube video in these forums so here is the link....

Hope you like it as much as i do.

EDIT....... WOW! I got it to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33JpQqq ... OKp92odNqu

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 07 Mar 2015, 01:20

That's hilarious Seppgirty!

Draise · Post by **Draise** » 12 Mar 2015, 15:57

There we go.. no animation, not much effort.. decided to try the Sunbeam node in Blender Composite, was fun. But I made something this morning.

Quickly slapped together a number of my Alkathosk things.

You'll see it soon!

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 15 Mar 2015, 17:20

Good entries.

Extending the challenge by 2 days so Dragneye can do more on his animation. Take advantage of it if you haven't entered or want to add or change something for your entry. It now ends at midnight in your location on March 18, 2015. Voting will begin on March 19 and continue through March 22.

Don't forget the Idea Pool here for challenge theme ideas. Use one if you need it or contribute ideas. People might find inspiration for non-challenge projects there too.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 19 Mar 2015, 16:46

The poll is ready but Dragneye's youtube video is set so it can't be embedded here. I'll PM him to ask if he wants to use an image with link to video or allow embedding. The poll will be posted when he replies. Well, I'll probably be working all day so posting will likely be later today.

Dragneye · Post by **Dragneye** » 20 Mar 2015, 03:10

Anyway you find it convenient Finis. I would prefer the video.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 20 Mar 2015, 03:26

Dragneye, the video works for embedding now. The poll thread exists now. VOTE!

Dragneye · Post by **Dragneye** » 20 Mar 2015, 03:34

Thanks for the patience everyone. Caught off guard with the earlier-than-normal deadline.

Cool entries. Good luck everyone.

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 20 Mar 2015, 14:54

Vote!

Voting thread here.

Bad lip reading of Dragneye's animation: it looks like he says "yep, yep, dah".

Dragneye · Post by **Dragneye** » 20 Mar 2015, 23:02

lolol

I just was timing when he'd start talking. lol What he says (eventually) is, "Come... let me show you around"

Finis · Post by **Finis** » 23 Mar 2015, 22:09

Vote! here

The poll ends in about 5 hours.

Dragneye · Post by **Dragneye** » 25 Mar 2015, 17:53

Congrats Draise!

Steinie · Post by **Steinie** » 25 Mar 2015, 19:01

Hey great job everybody!!!
Draise posted a good one!

Draise · Post by **Draise** » 27 Mar 2015, 14:05

Thank you guys. I had fun whipping that one together.

I'm still thinking what to do as a competition now. I got ideas... but then I had already proposed those ones.

Hmm.. now I got one!

Coming soon!

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