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ClassicGamer-3DT
13-04-2012, 09:01 PM
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk208/classicgamer-3dt/SMC__49_Brief.jpg

The Challenge Rules

1). Each challenge we'll post a subject for you to model along with a time limit on how long you should spend on it. Spend no longer than the allocated time then post a render of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modeling is to simulate a "real world" environment. If you are working on a project and asked to show a concept model you'll need to be able to get somewhere near the target in the allocated time. Your submission should be a model created especially for this challenge and not one you have stored on your hard drive. How you interpret the brief is up to you as long as the final model conforms to what we have asked for. Any images of models that do not match the brief can be removed and the poster disqualified.

2). You may enter as many times as you like as long as each model is completely new and uses no components from other entries. Entries using models which are not original will be removed and the poster disqualified.

3). Your entry may contain as many views of your model as you like and must include a clear and easy to see wireframe of the mesh before any smoothing/subdivision has been applied. Wire renders/ Cell Shaded or Screengrab wireframes are acceptable. Any wireframes we cannot see correctly will be disqualified. The key is for us to be able to see the wireframes clearly to ascertain how you modelled the subject matter.

4). You MUST include the following details with each submission:

A). Software used
B). Time spent creating the model.
C). A Clay Render of your models.

Any further information is voluntary but posts not containing the required information can be removed and the poster disqualified.

5). Post TWO images per entry which must be no larger than 1280x1024 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 195k.
1 image for your wireframes and 1 for your clay combined with a optional beauty render.
These images must be uploaded to our servers using the "browse" button on the forum reply page.
Do not link to external images files. Images larger than the maximum size or posts containing links to external images (other than for reference materials)
will be removed and the poster disqualified.

6). The creation of displacement maps, normal maps and any splines drawn out in an external program other than your modeling software are to be included in your modeling time.

7). Time spent on rendering or texturing or building a scene in which to display your model is not included in the allocated period to allow those with slower machines to participate on an even playing field. What we are looking for is the quality of the models you can produce "under pressure". If your model is not complete, you can still post it as long as it's recognizable.

8). Posting the same entry twice in a challenge is considered to be double posting and will result in a disqualification. When asked to fix a previous post due to DQ or any other reason, you must fix the first post, or delete it altogether and create a new one.

9). The Winner must email jo@3dtotal.com to claim their prize.

10). Only 1st place & 2nd place (i.e. the runner up) can claim a prize.

These rules apply to everybody taking part there will be NO exceptions!

Subject: Classroom.
Deadline - 10:00PM GMT 20th April 2012.
Description: A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, home schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations. The classroom attempts to provide a safe space where learning can take place uninterrupted by other distractions. Most classrooms have a large writing surface where the instructor or students can share notes with other members of the class. Traditionally, this was in the form of a blackboard but these are becoming less common in well-equipped schools, and are replaced by flipcharts, whiteboards and interactive whiteboards. Many classrooms also have TVs, maps, charts, Pencils, books, monographs and LCD projectors for presenting information and images from a computer. In this challenge you can model anything from a playschool classroom all the way up to university computer classrooms, the choice as ever is all yours :dance:

Modelling Time: 90 Mins.

Prizes:

1st Place - £30 worth of 3DTotal downloadable products & a gold award badge.
2nd Place - £10 worth of 3DTotal downloadable products & a silver award badge.
Honourable Mentions - Bronze Award Badges

Above All Else Have Fun & Good Luck!

My Starter

I really really enjoyed this one & might have another go later, mograph cloners & instances helped a huge amount with this creation.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk208/classicgamer-3dt/Starter_SMC49_Comp_03.jpg
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk208/classicgamer-3dt/Starter_SMC49_Comp_02.jpg
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk208/classicgamer-3dt/Starter_SMC49_Comp_01.jpg

rocneasta
13-04-2012, 09:09 PM
i might just return to the classroom, since i'm in the office still, and take some reference photos :)

cool topic

bakuryu06
14-04-2012, 06:02 AM
Interesting topic. I'll enter this one :D
So we don't HAVE to create an entire room do we?

rocneasta
14-04-2012, 06:06 AM
Interesting topic. I'll enter this one :D
So we don't HAVE to create an entire room do we?

It's up to you what you want to create, there are no rules other than speed and get the artwork in time :p, thing i learnt best last night

ClassicGamer-3DT
14-04-2012, 08:11 AM
Yeah rocneasta is absolutely right, in this challenge you can create any element that a classroom has & if you wish to assemble those elements into a classroom scene like my starter then feel free, but you only have 90 minutes to model all parts for a scene. I'm looking into making either a computer lab or a light projector later if I get chance..... I rather enjoy modelling chairs, tables & desks though, you could even go for a really old desk when they had ink wells in them and hinged lids, or go for an 80's inspired desk littered with graffiti and stickers (remember doing that ..... Saying "got, got, need, swap, got, swap, need etc" lol) so create what you'd like that you'd find in the classroom ;)

needse
14-04-2012, 11:05 AM
nice starter dude might enter this one me self :)

MStandar
14-04-2012, 10:44 PM
Nice starter mate. I will try to make an entry for this one.

pavolsvk
19-04-2012, 04:08 PM
Hello guys, Great entry CG, i like it:)
Here is just some really fast one from me.

http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/pavolsvk/chairdesk_Clay.jpg
http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s397/pavolsvk/chairdesk_wireframe.jpg

rocneasta
19-04-2012, 04:40 PM
nice mesh m8!

bakuryu06
19-04-2012, 04:55 PM
Nice! I like IT pavolsk! R u going for a more modern classroom?

pavolsvk
19-04-2012, 05:04 PM
Im glad you like it guys!

bakuryu06- The reference was some kind of older wooden desk, but my version looks a little more modern indeed :)

ClassicGamer-3DT
19-04-2012, 05:26 PM
with less than a day left to this challenge we finally have an entry! I don't know why but everyone must be so so busy there's hardly been any action in the stylised challenge either :(

Two choices...... another week extension or movie props SMC?

bakuryu06
19-04-2012, 05:41 PM
Whaaaaat, only 1 day left??? im working on mine lol! but yea, between full time work, part time school and other activities it is tough to find a lot of time. But i will have mine soon. So the second option you placed is that we can cancel this and do a MOVIE Prop SMC?

ClassicGamer-3DT
19-04-2012, 06:08 PM
yep indeedy!

bakuryu06
19-04-2012, 06:20 PM
yep indeedy!

Im down with either or, I mean we should have 4 main entries? If that's not enough we can do the movie one :)

rocneasta
19-04-2012, 07:17 PM
just don't forget me, i might have missed on my second entry in smc#48 but perhaps i will be wiser this time :)

ClassicGamer-3DT
19-04-2012, 07:52 PM
he he

kudagras
19-04-2012, 11:36 PM
192107

bakuryu06
20-04-2012, 12:58 AM
NICE! I LIKE IT! It looks very much like my schools computer lab haha

Bob Marley
20-04-2012, 02:02 AM
There s some really cool entries!!! I m rendering mine now, I hope it wont close before i m done : )

zero5
20-04-2012, 02:05 AM
I was inspiriting by the classroom from about 1920. Here is a huge globe that was usually standing on the floor.

Bob Marley
20-04-2012, 02:41 AM
Here s my entry, didnt get all the details I wanted : (

bakuryu06
20-04-2012, 03:59 AM
Good stuff! i guess we don't have to cancel this one haha

bakuryu06
20-04-2012, 03:30 PM
Im working on rendering my scene, but I wanted to know what the USA eastern time will be for the deadline of 10PM GMT. Is 10PM GMT referring to LONDON or AFRICAN time? Thanks!

rocneasta
20-04-2012, 03:59 PM
Im working on rendering my scene, but I wanted to know what the USA eastern time will be for the deadline of 10PM GMT. Is 10PM GMT referring to LONDON or AFRICAN time? Thanks!

10PM GMT is the London time (UK)

bakuryu06
20-04-2012, 08:21 PM
Well, my machine is still rendering =\

Here are my Clay Render, Wire Render & One of the Test Renders -

Hopefully my Main Render will finish and I can submit the props in a ROOM lol. If not, it's ok I tried =/

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/bakuryu06/classroom_clayRender03_clay.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/bakuryu06/classroom_clayRender03_wire.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/bakuryu06/Classroom_WIP03_m.jpg

rocneasta
20-04-2012, 08:50 PM
nice work bakuryu06

I went all out with scale and proportion of my scene, ignored the details i love so much - learned a lot. Spent 3 minutes searching for a spline editing script, the one that separated all spline parts in one spline into multiple splines - then i transformed a common railing into a desk and at the end instanced modifiers that shouldn't have worked but they did. Ough and did i mention that i utterly abused symmetry modifier :)

wireframe is here, full 90 minutes of playing with this, including an error report after 3ds max crashed :)

EDIT: pardon the blotchiness of my light and shadows - just went through a draft calculation of lighting

ClassicGamer-3DT
20-04-2012, 08:52 PM
bakuryu06 - Beautiful elements there and very well modelled, I really like it :)

Nice entry there rocneasta, interesting setup and layout and how you achieved it all.

ClassicGamer-3DT
20-04-2012, 09:05 PM
A little later than normal this challenge is now over & the next one is up and ready to go, see you there! :)

rocneasta
20-04-2012, 09:07 PM
bakuryu06 - Beautiful elements there and very well modelled, I really like it :)

Nice entry there rocneasta, interesting setup and layout and how you achieved it all.

cheers John, still calculating lighting and rendering a clay. it seems it will look nice.

so thrilled i changed the way i tackled things in this SMC, brought a whole new perspective to life. Too bad when you are rushing things to be done in this manner i won't be able to use any of the elements on other projects, due to "custom cut to fit this one"

ClassicGamer-3DT
24-04-2012, 08:35 AM
Results Are In! (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=108538)