Jan/Feb 2007 Finals!

Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold

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# 1 27-02-2007 , 03:35 AM

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Post your final images here! At the end of the entry window, a poll will be made and everyone will be allowed to vote for their favorites. Note that the winner of the poll is not necessarily automatically the winner of the challenge, as other factors are also considered in the judging, such as following all the rules and guidelines.

This challenge ends March 7th and this thread will be locked! Good luck!

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# 2 27-02-2007 , 05:41 AM

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well, i wont win, but still, haha. Everyones work was good this year, lol user added image

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# 3 27-02-2007 , 09:18 AM

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Well here is my entry to this year's first contest. user added image

It is a cartoonish version of a catfish, it is very asian inspired. I also tried to catch the feeling of the sea with the waves at the pediestal.

Note to Joopson: I hate when people say that their work is bad, it sends a negative signal in vain.

https://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h5...est_final2.jpg

P.S. Do we send the file to you if we win or before?

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# 4 27-02-2007 , 01:57 PM

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May as well enter this now.
Thanks to all those who helped with C&C and good luck to all who enter user added image

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# 5 28-02-2007 , 02:26 AM

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I feel I have done what I can with the time left. He we are:

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# 6 02-03-2007 , 07:52 PM

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Here's my entry. I'm going on a school trip tomorrow. So if there are any questions I'm comming back 9th March. Good look everyone user added image

https://img48.imageshack.us/img48/133...ebsmalluv9.png

hi-res picture: https://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9...simpws3.th.png

mtmckinley: Please use the hi-res picture for the voting. Or both user added image

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# 7 03-03-2007 , 06:25 PM

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Well heres my final entry, pretty happy with the results, would have like to have added some extra bits but hey thats the way it goes!

Larger Pics are in my WIP thread.

Thanks to Mike for providing a great prize, as well as everyone who helped me out by providing crits and comments along the way.

Good luck to everyone!

Cheers

Steve

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# 8 03-03-2007 , 07:55 PM

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well I was hoping to get lots of time on this but Uni is taking over modelling at the minute user added image

Here's my 'various references' version of the Emperor Hadrian of hadrian wall's fame. Modelled originally in 3DsMax then converted to Maya and finally imported into Mudbox for some finer detail. It's been a good learning experience using a sculpting tool instead of push/pulling vertices and no doubt I'll revisit this head and make it better in the future - when I've figured a far better mesh workflow that doesnt take you into millions of polys when you need tens of millions of polys for fine hair detail! user added image

https://www.flash-fx.net/3D/images/ro...hadrian16b.jpg

https://www.flash-fx.net/3D/images/ro...hadrian16a.jpg

https://www.flash-fx.net/3D/images/ro...hadrian16c.jpg

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# 9 04-03-2007 , 04:15 PM

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well as everyone knows this month has been hard, but arren said I sould post this any way. Cleaned it up a little - but still needs alot of work.

Thx to everyone for the surport thought out this challenage as well as for all the kind words about my dad. Again thx to mike for a great challenage

Well this is the Final Image I`m using for this challenage (but will not be the final image of this model I promise)

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# 10 04-03-2007 , 06:55 PM

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Well I didn't have time to finish it as I wanted, school and everything but this is pretty close
https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...macfinito1.jpg
https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...er/machdri.jpg
https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...aster/mac1.jpg
https://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...aster/dfgd.jpg

goksimaster

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# 11 04-03-2007 , 08:05 PM

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heres my entry.
https://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...finalsmall.jpg

hires
https://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ncompfinal.jpg

wip
Kleemann cl65
my concept car

# 12 04-03-2007 , 10:05 PM

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Hello - Here's my entry. Thanks again to Mike and everyone else who took part.

Good luck! user added image

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# 13 04-03-2007 , 10:57 PM

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Hi everyone-

Your final projects all look great!

Mine's nowhere near finished, but I thought I'd put it in anyway.

Good luck to everyone! user added image

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