speed modelling challenge week 7 - Leonardo

[Andy_k-3DT]

speed modelling challenge week 7


The "rules" are simple,

1, Each week we'll post a subject for you to model along with a time limit on how long you should spend on it. How you interpret the brief is up to you as long as the final model conforms to what we have asked for.

2, spend no longer than the specified time on the modelling stages then render the image.

3, Post the image here along with your details, software used, time spent etc.

4, time spent on rendering or texturing is not included in the alocated 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"

5, if your model is not complete, you can still post as long as it's recognizeable

6, no cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modelling 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.

7, No limit to the number of entries each person is allowed as long as each one is a completely new model and not one that utilises bits of previous entries

prize of a 3D Total texture CD to the best entrant. We'll judge it to avoid the voting process getting too complicated and winners will be notified by email.

so, here we go, with this week's challenge

deadline - midnight GMT Wednesday 4th august 2004

modelling time - 40 minutes

subject - "Leonardo"

The brief - Produce an image related to or inspired by the works of Leonardo da Vinci

Slightly more open this week as the "wooden toy" proved very popular.

Let's see how this one goes :)

Andy

[Andy_k-3DT]

an idea taken from some drawings by Leonardo

Modelling time - about 10 minutes



Andy

[the_bully]

this is going to be a hard one:roll:

[Andy_k-3DT]

yep, but when you consider the thousands of sketches and concepts that he made, there will be something in there for everyone :)

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Dude... no way! One of my wooden toys was going to be a piece by Leonardo!! Hmm... :roll:

[<<GhosTS>>]

Great one Andy.I really love Da Vinci's work.It's an honour to make them.

[dotzro]

interesting..............wow
I've been looking for some ref but I haven't found much.
I guess there's going to be alot of the same models this time.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

not that I care.........

please post any good links. I will if I find any.

later

[Orkron]

Leo 01
Build time: 15 min
Render: 30 sec
Prog: 3dsmax6

ref :http://www.georgehart.com/virtual-polyhedra/figs/leonardo-cubes.jpg

[Orkron]

Leo 02
Build time 10 min (tomorrow I'm gonna do more)
Program: 3dsmax6

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Milita 1

3D Studio Max 5.1 (modelling, assembly )
Photoshop ME (.jpg compression)

Modelling time: 40 minutes (Why?!? Why is there just not enough time?!?)
Texture and Lighting time: a few minutes... (Just wanted to put it up so it's just a clay... but I might texture it later on...)
Rendertime: 2 mintues 04 seconds (default scanline render with skylight)

I'll upload the reference when I finish the second model...

Background: It's a war machine meant to be carried behind horses while the blade mechinism spins chopping up whoevers in the way!

EDIT: Removed the extra renders and reduced the image size to fit the new rules. To Andy: If I'm one of the people "abusing the system" I apologize wholeheartedly... it was never my intention!

[Rush]

Modeling time = 30 mins.
Textures = 2 mins
Prog = 3d Max 6

Here is a giant cannon I found in a Leonardo sketch..Im very new to 3d Max(bout a week) and this helps me to learn :)...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v361/Rush1/GiantCannon.jpg

oh btw heres the ref http://www.artchive.com/artchive/l/leonardo/leonardo_giant_cannon.jpg

[Andy_k-3DT]

just to help you along, here's some reference links

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/invenzioni.html

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/

http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/leonardo.html

good searches on google are "leonardo sketches" "leonardo drawings" ""leonardo inventions" etc

Andy

[Ganesh]

modelling time = 33 mins
prog = 3dsmax 5

will post the textured pic soon.....

[aliased]

These seem to have quite a wide selection of objects to build

http://www.lib.stevens-tech.edu/collections/davinci/inventions/

http://www.arca.net/expo/niccolai/catal.htm

http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/l/leonardo/12engine/index.html

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/invenzioni.html


Good Luck!

[anduvo]

hey everyone look at the vrml part of the museum http://www.museoscienza.org/english/museovr/museovirtuale.html
some objects interact. Its nice but just a few

[Nanko]

hello, I've been browsing this forum for a while now and finally took the time to sign up. :D

This is an object you fire at the enemy hoping to damage their sails. more info here (http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/tagliasartie.htm)

modelling time: 30 mins
lighting and rendering: 20 mins

[Idan]

arched bridge

modeling: 40 min (finished the model when the time ended)
texture time: 20 min
render time: 5 min

the env isnt finished yet, I will upload final render later

[Jpix]

Here is my model. I chose the Eight - barrelled organ because when i was visiting the birth place of Leonardo da Vinci they had a full size model.. it was amazing..

Modeling: 40 mins
Texturing and render: 10 mins
Max 5.1

[Vego]

Here is my entry.

Modeling: 39 min.

Lighting: 5 min.

Texturing: about 25 min.

Rendering: 1:35 min.

Software: Lightwave 8.0

Reference images:
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/balista_multipla.jpg
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/balista_multipla_d.jpg

[aliased]

here is my entry - the revolving bridge, clay version

wow what a time limit!, ran out of time - no ground, river or ropes

40 minutes modelling, 3D MAX

rendering 3 mins - 3D MAX
hopefully I can go a texture version be for my vacation!

[aliased]

I have deleted this image as required.

[Vego]

Here is my second (probably last one) entry.

Modeling: 35 min.

Lighting: 10 min.

Texturing: about 10 min.

Rendering: 1:15 min.

Software: Lightwave 8.0

Reference image:

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/imbarcazioneapale.html

[URs3D.net]

I used 3dsMax 5 ,it took me 50 minutes to model , whats a bit too long :grr: :grr: :(
My texturing took me 20 minutes and redering 15 sec's

And this is the 8 organed canon invented from Leonardo da Vinci

arvidschneider@hotmail.com

C:\Documents and Settings\Arvid Schneider\Desktop\1045 (Small).jpg

[URs3D.net]

I used 3dsMax 5 ,it took me 50 minutes to model , whats a bit too long :grr: :grr: :(
My texturing took me 20 minutes and redering 15 sec's

And this is the 8 organed canon invented from Leonardo da Vinci

arvidschneider@hotmail.com

C:\Documents and Settings\Arvid Schneider\Desktop\1045 (Small).jpg

[URs3D.net]

I used 3dsMax 5 ,it took me 50 minutes to model , whats a bit too long :grr: :grr: :(
My texturing took me 20 minutes and redering 15 sec's

And this is the 8 organed canon invented from Leonardo da Vinci

arvidschneider@hotmail.com

C:\Documents and Settings\Arvid Schneider\Desktop\1045 (Small).jpg

[xLess]

hi there...the challenge stuff make me happy. i love Da Vinci!:D i will post a final image soon...

[3DVortex]

Hello Im so Happy, this is going to be my first entry in the speed modeling challenge:D im going to try and do my best...

Leonardo da Vinci???? Well sounds pretty interesting. well good luck to everybody...

Greetings from Colombia!!!:ufo:




3DVortex

[Andy_k-3DT]

please note, i've placed a new sticky on the forum for all posters to read.

Sorry it's had to come to this but the multiple posters and huge images have led to it

Andy

[Nappa]

OMG i cant belive i model this thing with 3 mins to go i wasnted to do more but was a bit scared the boat was low poly then i chafered some edges and meshsmooth it to death rest are simple shapes and splines models with texture so its no noticable
:grr: i seem to take for ever to render like 4 hrs and 2 crashes

Leonardo Da Vinci paddel boat
3dmax5
photoshop 2 hrs
dixv had to watch a tutorail on texturing and mixing maps
texture 23min
modeling 37mins on the stop watch with so nano seconds
render 4hrs
crashes 2 lol :(

http://images.amazon.com/images/G/covers/2/86/404/044/2864040441.l.gif

[3DVortex]

Hello

Well probably my passion to flight is the main reason to do the "Navicella Volante"

Time Used:

Modeling 40 minutes
Texturing and Rendering: 5 minutes

[3DVortex]

:D :D :D

[pixel pimp]

Modelling took 12 mins. texturing and lighting 5 mins. all in max 5.

[3dtodd]

What's the cutoff date for this challenge?

Here's my link for reference:

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/invenzioni.html

[panki]

modeling 35 minutes ..
texturing .. 5 minutes ..
render 2 sec

leonardo flying machine

[panki]

another look

[mason73]

Modeling time - 40 Min
Textures will come soon, critiques are very welcome!

[panki]

model 20 min
texture 20 min
render 3 sec

[panki]

i make it with a spline and extrude

[panki]

another look

[FinnishBoy]

Hi everybody :) I'm new here, this is my first post. I registered when I saw this speed challenge. Maybe I can do something for this challenge.

[Phil Craigie]

Tools - 3dsmax/vray

Model - 30 Min
Texture - 2 Min
Render - 5 Min
Photoshop - 5 Min

ref - Leo's image (http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/spectra.jpg)

Here is my modern interpretation of the "big fellas" sketch........

Phil:)

[Orkron]

Originally posted by Phil Craigie


Here is my modern interpretation of the "big fellas" sketch........

Phil:)
Very nice and sureal

[Mr. Glass]

Leonardo?

40min-Max6

[Nappa]

wire and clay
http://images.amazon.com/images/G/covers/2/86/404/044/2864040441.l.gif

[Orkron]

Leo 02

Build time: 38 minutes (not including cloth/stand/podium)
render: 1 min
prog: 3dsmax6

[Orkron]

build time 6 min
prog max6

ref: http://www.lib.stevens-tech.edu/collections/davinci/inventions/DaVinci_17.gif

[Picassosonofham]

I was going to do something related to that yesterday and was hoping noone would think of it but the leonardo looks great.

good work

[Orkron]

Leo 04

build time: 25 min
prog max6

[ranma 1/2]

Ok, I'm new to this community and loved the idea of these contests. I wil try to participate in all of them.

So, my first entry:
based on this: http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/inclinometro.jpg

Program: Maya
Modeling time: 38 minutes (98% revolves :D )
Texturing and rendering: 1 hour (I barely knew how to texture :roll: )

[DESPISTADO]

well im here again i like this one the boat ship, a lot of beautiful objects here only left animate them and we can create a short film of davinci :) where everybody have a credit :D

i use 3ds max 6

time modeling: 40 minutes

texture time: 35 minutes

render time: 04m:10s

[prats]

Modelling time : 20 mins
software : 3ds max 5

just the clay render for now...will put up the textured version as soon as i figure out what to do....

here's the link to the ref image : http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/escavatrice_d.jpg

[Breed47]

Hi guys! Signed up today to contribute to this great challenge. This device makes it easier to board a castle in combat.

App used: Blender 2.32
Modelling time: 37 min
Texturing: 2 min
Rendering: 3 sec

[aliased]

final image

3dMax
build time 40mins, lots of stuff missing but you get the idea,
texturing 25 mins
rendering 5 mins

[Drsuess]

Da Vinci: Peg Design
Modeling Time: 40 min
I Used All Forty Min Just To Tweak It Out.
Texture: 10 min
Render: 1 hr 25 min
My Comp Is Very Slow.
This Was Very Fun, Have A Great Day!

[gguru]

Program: 3DSMAX 6
modeling time: 31 minutes
polygons: 5502

[j-joey]

Here is mine; Mona Lisa 3d Portraid...

This is a fake 3d portraid made by only using splines...

modelling: 20~25 minutes + 5 minutes for frame
texturing : 3~4 hours
rendering (frame) : less than a second
rendering (animation) : (approximate) a minute
3dsmax6 for modelling, paint shop pro for texturing...

aaaaannndd here the animation is : http://www.j-joey.net/works/mona_lisa_3d.zip

[Viper0]

Hi, congrats for the good models. After the work, here is the project:
Reference: Museoscienza (http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/ruotaballotte.htm)
Modeled in the full 40 minuts, a lot of mesh mistakes...
Textured in about 1 hour, lights in a few minutes.
Render in:
Base image: 5:49
Picture 1: 10:43 [view] (http://usuarios.lycos.es/arquit3d/leonardo5.jpg)
Picture 2: 4:26 [view] (http://usuarios.lycos.es/arquit3d/leonardo4.jpg)
Picture 3: 4:18 [view] (http://usuarios.lycos.es/arquit3d/leonardo6.jpg)
Picture 4: 4:40 [view] (http://usuarios.lycos.es/arquit3d/leonardo7.jpg)
All made in 3DStudio Max5, the postwork made in corel in about 30 minutes.
Good luck ;)

[j-joey]

Here the clay version of Mona Lisa 3d Portraid:

[monika_taneja]

Hi Guys,

This is the first time I'm participating in this section.

Ref:

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/piantacentrale.htm

Modeling Time : 40 mins (Could not finish detailing of the semi circular domes, & 3rd & 5th level cylinders)

Rendering time : 6min 17 sec.


Thanks
Monika

[monika_taneja]

Shader

[pixel pimp]

Modelling 37 Mins. Texturing and Lighting about 1 hour. all done in max 5.

[Vego]

Nice one /\/\/\

[hnbmilk]

Here is my entry:
Modeling Time: 32 min
Texture: about 45 min
rendering: not very long

For a wire and referance go here: http://www.geocities.com/hnbmilk/armoredcar.jpg

[travis_jinx]

here is my contribution... enjoy!

application: 3D Studio Max
modelling time: 40mins
texturing: 15mins
rendering time 5mins

[nikosX]

hi all

time spent : 30 mins
texture : a couple of hours..

[Mitcho]

Hi folks,

my second entry to the contests: one of Leonardo's architectural concepts for a fortress tower. Timelimit was tough, the cameraangle helps a bit in not revealing what's missing.

modellingtime: 39 mins., Max4.2
light, textures: ~1 hr.
rendering: Scanline, 20 sec.

ahoi
mitcho

[xLess]

and this is my final post...

modeling time:35 min.
texturing time:about an hour
renderin&finalizing the image:about 2 hour
http://www.discreetturk.com/en/photo/1091110716logo.jpg

[Tsa96]

Created in Maya, textured, and retouched in Photoshop 6.0

Modelling Time : Approx. 30 mins
Would've been less but I kept on getting confused on what was what from the pictures...oh well. Hope you guys like it.

- Tsa96

[MattyG]

Originally posted by monika_taneja
Hi Guys,

This is the first time I'm participating in this section.

Ref:

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/piantacentrale.htm

Modeling Time : 40 mins (Could not finish detailing of the semi circular domes, & 3rd & 5th level cylinders)

Rendering time : 6min 17 sec.


Thanks
Monika
Wow very nice...in other news I wont be entering since I cant model anymore since Max won't work cuz my comp crashed and it messed up the license and my dad wont let me fix my computer cuz I didnt pay for it and he would lose all his porn.

[travis_jinx]

I started this and it took more than 40mins so can not enter it into the challenge, but was going so well that I kept going and finished it and wanted to share it anyways. I could probably make it a second time in less than 40mins but will try something different.

Enjoy!

[travis_jinx]

Submission no. 2 (final submission)...

Application: 3D Studio Max
Modelling Time: 35mins
Texturing Time: 15mins
Rendering Time: 3mins


Good luck to other submissions, looking good so far!!!

Enjoy!

[prats]

Hi....
This is my second attempt at getting inspired by the great Leonardo....

Well....The detail reproduces a four-ramp stairway system. Each ramp was independent from the other three and thereby proved very useful in dividing the ascending flow of people from the descending one. Such a stairway system proved very functional in a four-storey (military) tower with a square base.

ref : http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/citta.html

I did think I could try the whole model of the city..but the clock was way against me....so this was all I could finish

Modelling time : 35 mins..
texturing and lighting ( I know its not too great...but I did try) : 30 mins
rendering : 5mins and 36 secs

[prats]

and here's another view...

[Nappa]

so many great models i swear i'll never win any of these

[the_bully]

wow like i said before this one is going to be hard.
Alot of great work already.
Well I was not going to take part in this one this
time but decided hey why not plus i got a great idea.So watch your back folks ill be posting soon
waiting on my render to finish

[Chettle]

Webbed Glove - http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/guantopalmato.html

Modelling - 35 min
Texturing - 25 min

[Chettle]

.

[Idan]

my second entry

this is the movement system of his tank
I built it from 2 referens, one I found on the internet and the other one from a picture I took when I visited his museun in Vinchi

If I am not worng the system should work without problems :D , I was also had to think how its work for understand how to build it right

modeling time 35 min
texture 10 min
render 1 min

[Orkron]

Build time: 35 minutes
prog: 3dsmax

ref: http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/trivella.jpg

[Orkron]

Leo 05
Build time: 20 minutes
Prog: 3dsmax6

ref: http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/rulli_attrito1.jpg

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Milita 2

3D Studio Max 5.1 (modelling, assembly )
Photoshop ME (.jpg compression)

Modelling time: 40 minutes (It's definatelty missing some parts... *sigh*)
Texture and Lighting time: a few minutes... (Just wanted to put it up so it's just a clay... but I might texture it later on...)
Rendertime: 2 mintues (default scanline render with skylight)


Background: It's a war machine meant to be pushed by horses while the blade mechinism spins chopping up whoevers in the way!

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Not sure where I downloaded it from... so I couldn't post a link... :(

[kjaxxx]

software used 3dmax6this one took 2omin to model,
will post textured one on monday

[kjaxxx]

hey its me again
this on e took 30 mins to model,will post textured one on monday
........by the way guys great work

[Orkron]

Leo 06
Build time: 40 minutes (not including scene)
render: 4:30
prog: 3dsmax5

[<<GhosTS>>]

Time for some SPEEEEED MODELING.
Nice theme & a challenging time frame.
Here is my 1st entry.
The Giant cross-bow
Modeling time -30 mins is 3d studio max.
Texturing - about 10 minutes.

[travis_jinx]

For those who have not yet read this yet, now is the time!!!

1, a maximum of 2 posts per model, one clay and one textured. Any further repeats will result in all posts of that model being deleted.

2, No external links to pictures, they must be attached using the browse button and be no larger than 800x600 pixels and 100k. Any pictures larger than this or links will be removed as soon as we see them and the poster will be disqualified immediately

I'm sorry about this guys, but it's getting a little out of hand and some people are kind of abusing the system.

These rules take effect immediately so, if you've entered challenge 7 and are contravening either of them please remove the offending posts

Andy

[<<GhosTS>>]

Textured version.

[WebWolf]

Here is my contribution to the Speed Modeling Challange!
Leonardo da Vinci's Ballistica.

Modeling Time 39min 24sec
Texturing 10min
Lighting, Passes, Rendering about an hour.

Software: Softimage XSI 4.0

[Vego]

WebWolf : good job :dance:

[BoidyB]

ok

Inspiration: Giant Crossbow
3ds max 5

40min modelling.. realised couldn't make wheels near end, so only made spline representation.

Clay

[CutCopyPaste]

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[Fogareu]

3ds max 6
40 min modelling
50 min texturing
03 min render
Example - http://www.leonet.it/comuni/vinci/ - Museum

[<<GhosTS>>]

2nd Entry

Modeling time - 35 minutes.in 3d studio max.
Texturing - 20 minutes.

[<<GhosTS>>]

Textured.

[Jpix]

It would be funny to watch Da Vinci's Giant Crossbow being fired .. :D

Some really wicked models people..

[WebWolf]

Hi again,
here is my second contribution to this contest.

Leonardo's CannonCar!

Modeling time: 36min, 07sec
Texturing, Lighting, Rendering: about 2 hours

Software: Softimage XSI 4.0

That's for today :-)

Bye,
WebWolf

[JHarford]

Great work cutcopypaste,
i like it a lot.

[Neomax]

Hi,
here's my entry!

Leonardo's Bicycle prototype-
Ref: http://www.kontakt.gda.pl/aktualne/da_vinci/davinci_zawartosc_eng.html

Software used: 3ds max 6
Modeling time: 40mins..(yes,used full time)
Rendering time: ~2mins..(default scanline renderer)

this is just a clay render,will send the textured model soon..

----All the best to others!:xyz:

---Nehal

[Tsa96]

First off, to the guy who did the Teenage Mutant Ninja tutrle, that was awesome and I couldn't help but laugh at that one.

So, here's my 2nd entry. Leonardo's file cutter and I tell you what, something that only took 35 mins to model crashed my comptuer at least 4 times, but hey, I got it done.

Modelling : Approx. 35 mins
Made in Maya and retouched in Photoshop 6.0

Everyone's doing great work, can't wait to see more.

- Tsa96

[hnbmilk]

My second entry, an abstract mona lisa:
38 min modeling
about 1 hour texturing
5 min rendering

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Hey hnbmilk... nice model... kinda creepy. It kind of reminds me of tattarn's avatar!

*Marty_McFly walks away kinda spooked out...* :eek:

[hnbmilk]

lol, yea

The pose is a bit wierd though, didnt have time to make clothes

[jorey]

Hi Guys!

Thanks everybody for your replies after my PEPSI-COKE tap, and congratulations to "H2O", your tap was really cool :cool:

SO, here I go again, this is my Leonardo 2004, I came up with the idea after a hard brainstorming. What do Leonardo invent if he was born in 90's? Maybe a microwave? a cell phone?... no, he would invent the iMac... (I also think that my brain is falling apart, but that's not the point) ;)

so, I hope you guys like it...

3D MAX5
40 min modelling (including the apple)
1 hour texturing
20 min. rendering (2~3 min each shot)

[jorey]

another shots

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[Mille]

Sorry I got carried away with some things:o

Church with eight multi-apse chapels(whatever that is) by Leonardo.
Modeling: 40 min(sharp)
Textures: 25 min(they are not as complex as they look)
Rendering and post: 50 min
3ds max5

Great work all so far!
ps- if anybody would like to know my little "trick" for the textures I would be happy to share;)

[Mille]

Ok, before anybody asks I'll share anyway...I played around in Photoshop with some different things and tested to duplicate the image, add a chrome filter and overlayed the result on the base layer. The result was this wierd white webbing you see all over the church. I liked the result so much I just had to keep it.:)

[xerife]

ps- if anybody would like to know my little "trick" for the textures I would be happy to share;)

Go ahead !

[Mille]

Originally posted by xerife
Go ahead !
Well that was the big secret above...:dunno:
I had a lot of fun with this! Keep it up:)

[tZstarr]

Hello,
Modelling - 40mins in MAX3
Texturing 30mins - need to do more work on the textures (especially the frame) but I'm off on holiday in the morning so won't have time. Would've liked to have made more entries as this was a very interesting topic - and some great models too.

[<<GhosTS>>]

A quick 1.Just 13 minutes of modeling.(I did this for pure fun).
I think this is the most useful thing Da Vinci created.With all the machinery in the world no 1 can think of a world without a simple wheel.

[<<GhosTS>>]

Textured.

[Sonic-X]

NICE WORK TO EVERY-ONE
HAVE TO MODEL SOMETHING THIS CHALLANGE
MIST THE LAST ONE

[<<GhosTS>>]

Here is the Boat by Da Vinci.(This was a hard one coz the time frame..Still managed)

Modeling time - 38 minutes in max.(37 & some secs)
Texturing - 'bout 15 mins.(I don't have many wood maps)

[<<GhosTS>>]

Textured.:cool:

[the_bully]

WOW <<GhosTS>>
your on a roll.
Nice work,real nice:(

[oindypoind]

Okay sorry guys doesn't look like i'm going to have time to do an entry this week as i'm busy moving house. Annoying, as I've seen what I wanted to model already. So you'll just have to imagine my model. :D

Good luck everyone though. Some cracking entries so far.

[Nappa]

with such a wide range of things da vinci made i didnt think i be seeing the same thing being made over and over ghost...........great job looks like i cant compete on your level

[NordicDemon]

Here is my model...

Here is the link for referience.http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/igrometro.htm

Very primitive Hygrometer, but only Leonardo could had invented it :p

Modeling: 37 min
Texturing: 40 min
Post Production: 10 min in Photoshop.

I used Loft, Primitives and Shell modifier.

All done in Max 6.

[NordicDemon]

And here is Clay...

[NordicDemon]

Forgot the image...

Here it is!

[kjaxxx]

well this one is with material
that took some time
hope its good enough

[kjaxxx]

sup

[nikosX]

very nice work everyone, some entries are just superb.
keep up the good work :)

[Orkron]

i been at work all day and nobody's got anything new...?
Better watch out, when I get home I am gonna get started again!

[the_bully]

Ok so here is my first
its the Continuous teaseling machine

http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/garzatrice.htm

Modelling time:40mins
texturing time:3hours(trial and error)
rendering time:30mins

heres the clay

[the_bully]

heres the textured

no thats not a ref. pic,that is the render.
wanted it to look like one of Leo's sketchs
done with maxon sketch and toon

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Perpetual motion device

3D Studio Max 5.1 (modelling, assembly )
Photoshop ME (.jpg compression)

Modelling time: 40 minutes (Spent 10 mintutes just on the wheel... gotta figure out a faster way to model that thing! :( )
Texture and Lighting time: about 2 hours of just playing around with different things...
Rendertime: 1 minute 24 seconds (default scanline render with skylight)


Background: A model to try and prove that perpetual motion would never be achieved.

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Here's a full render:

And the reference:
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/ruotadimostrazione.htm

[Sonic-X]

HERE IS MY CLAY RENDER

MODELED: INVENTOR -USED FULL 40 MIN
RENDERED: MAX 5 -22 MIN

[Sonic-X]

AND THE WIREFRAME

WILL TEXTURE IT TONIGHT

[hiawatha98]

Modeling - 38min
Texturing - 40min

Maya 5.0

[Phil Craigie]

Originally posted by Sonic-X
HERE IS MY CLAY RENDER

MODELED: INVENTOR -USED FULL 40 MIN
RENDERED: MAX 5 -22 MIN

Great work for 40 mins......look forward to the textured version!!:D

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Temple

3D Studio Max 5.1 (modelling, assembly )
Photoshop ME (effects and .jpg compression)

Modelling time: 40 minutes (My first attempt at any type of architecture... :p )
Texture and Lighting time: about 2 hours.... and a little happy accident that made the wooden plaque look pretty freaking neat!
Rendertime: 5 minutes 29 seconds (default scanline render with skylight)

Inspired by Sonic-X's great model! I'm not worthy... I'm not worthy... :D

Reference:
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/gemmata.htm

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

And clay...

[<<GhosTS>>]

This could be my last entry.

Inspiration came from the image from Marty_McFly.

Modeling time - 36 minutes is 3d studio max.
Texturing - bout 15 mins.
Great work guys , good luck to you all.

[<<GhosTS>>]

Textured.

[Phil Craigie]

Here is my 2nd and final entry.....Sonicx and ghosts have raised the bar guys!!! I approached this differently, working out on paper beforehand how I would model the main building in 40 mins..it really helped..just extruded splines and -booleans for the windows and vaulted corridor...cylinders for the pillars and added a bit of noise to some parts..only about 4 or 5 models instanced many times.

reference image (http://digilander.libero.it/debibliotheca/Arte/Leonardoarch_file/v3_slide0032_image011.jpg)

Cheers
Phil

[Mille]

the_bully- that's great, I really like that scetch render you did, very fitting to the theme. I'm not sure what your model is but it looks like some kind of torture machine;)

Phil Craigie, <<GhosTS>> and others great work too.

Mille:)

[the_bully]

Hey thanks Mille

i have no idea what it does,But was one no one else did.thanks again

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Originally posted by <<GhosTS>>
This could be my last entry.

Inspiration came from the image from Marty_McFly.

Modeling time - 36 minutes is 3d studio max.
Texturing - bout 15 mins.
Great work guys , good luck to you all.

WOW! That's great... I'm glad to see that you were able to finish off the pieces that I wasn't able to. It looks awesome.

[Eternal10k]

wow, there are really some awesome work!! If you compare it with the first challenges we can se that we have learned a lot...

there's my contribution (clay render only, i will post my finished version later)

time: 40min (is not as detailed as i would wanted)
software: 3ds max
render time: 1s

[Neomax]

Hi !:) its me again...
here's the textured image of my bicycle...

took same time to render

enjoy!

---------Nehal

[Pjanssen]

I just read Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code', which is a marvelous novel, and I thought that this contest would be really nice to make an object from that book: the cryptex.
When I read about it I was already fascinated and I really wanted to design the thing in 3d.

The cryptex is an apparatus that is used for safely storing valuable information. It's a cilinder build up from rings which can be rotated. In only one setting/code it can be opened.

Here's my first WIP. The modelling is mostly done, same for the textures. Only the compositing and lighting has to be done.
I spent most of the time adjusting the textures:
Modelling time: ~30mins.
Texturing time: ~90mins.
Used software: 3dsmax 6, Photoshop.

Image 1 (http://picserver.org/view_image.php/XX5EX30233J3/picserver.jpeg)
Image 2 (http://picserver.org/view_image.php/4IW8586IV64U/picserver.jpeg)
Image 3 (http://picserver.org/view_image.php/2CG8614W93M9/picserver.jpeg)

[Ellie]

Another Air Screw...

3DS Max 5

All about it took 3 hours, sorry, telephone was ringing... I don´t know how long for modelling.

Ellie :)

[tturunen]

inspired by Architect of Leonardo da Vinci

modelling time about 30-35min
texture/rendering total 20min
max, greeble plugin used

[kitanablade3]

Okay so it's not done but I ran out of time...
here's the reference pic, it's a revolving crane
http://digilander.libero.it/debibliotheca/Arte/Leonardowork_file/slide0046_image098.jpg

Done in max 6
time: full 40 (didn't finish because I messed up a couple of times on the bottom so hard to do these with time limits):o
materials: 20 minutes
render: couple of seconds.

[Sonic-X]

GREAT LOOKING MODELS EVERY ONE.LOOKS LIKE EVERY ONE IS
REALY GETTING INTO THIS SPEED CHALLANGE MODELING.

PHIL CRAIGIE-NICE!!! WERE DID YOU GET THAT GRASS TEXTURE
COULD HAVE USED SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR MY RENDER.

WELL HERE IS MY ANGULAR TOWERS TEXTURED-I KNOW I NEED BETTER GRASS.

[Phil Craigie]

Originally posted by Sonic-X


PHIL CRAIGIE-NICE!!! WERE DID YOU GET THAT GRASS TEXTURE
COULD HAVE USED SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR MY RENDER.

WELL HERE IS MY ANGULAR TOWERS TEXTURED-I KNOW I NEED BETTER GRASS.


Looks great anyway!! mail me and Ill send you the grass texture...
cya
Phil:D

[prithvi]

This is my very first post on this forum.
I am learning 3Ds Max.

Just came to know about this speed-modelling challenge.....felt like giving it a shot. Never knew so much about Leo Da Vinci. This thread has been very educative for me.

Must say that there are many talented members on this forum......looking forward to learning from you ppl :)

Concept chosen: Automatic igniting device
Ref. image: http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/img/acciarino_automatico_d.jpg

Tool used: 3Ds Max 5.1
Modelling time: 40 mins (rushed it till the last second.......gasp!)
Texturing time: 15 mins approx.
Render time: 8 mins approx. (for the clay)
20 mins approx. (for the final)
(most of it was done with splines)

Here is the clay render

[prithvi]

Here is the textured render

EDIT: Changed the materials and lighting to get this new textured render. Since the modelling was already done, I needed to work more on the materials.

I have deliberately taken off the lustre to give it an aged look.

[Pjanssen]

Ok, here's my final :)
I've spent some more time on the lighting and compositing.

Used time:
Modelling: 40 minutes
Texturing: 2 hours
Composition & Lighting: 15 minutes

Used software: 3dsmax6, Photoshop for the textures.
Rendertime: 32 minutes for the final image.

Final. 1280x1024 (http://picserver.org/view_image.php/9P3PJ0H52728/picserver.jpeg)
additional images:
Detail. 1280x1024 (http://picserver.org/view_image.php/B19X1WC95GC3/picserver.jpeg)

For those who haven't seen my previous post and have no clue about what the cilinder thing is :
I just read Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code', which is a marvelous novel, and I thought that this contest would be really nice to make an object from that book: the cryptex.
When I read about it I was already fascinated and I really wanted to design the thing in 3d.
The cryptex is an apparatus that is used for safely storing valuable information. It's a cilinder build up from rings which can be rotated. In only one setting/code it can be opened.

I've learned a lot of this speedmodel contest. Mostly on hurrying with modelling and texturing/composition. I hope that you guys can give me some comments on my work. :)

[the_bully]

WELL ONCE AGAIN GREAT WORK

these challenges get harder each time,because people are just stepping it up.


well good luck to all

0_o

[Eternal10k]

yes man, this challenges are terrific, we are learning a lot...
this is my textured render... (i know i suck at textures)

again the data

modelled: 40 min (it lacks a lot of detail)
texture and scene: 20-30 min
render: 3:22:37 (don't know why)

[Pjanssen]

Here's a clay render from my Final (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=225843)

[Dutchman]

Again such a great subject! You are really creative with those subjects, Andy!

First some mentions by me ;) ;

pixel pimp
travis_jinx :: Really cool style!
<<GhosTS>>
hnbmilk
jorey
Mille :: Cool texturing methode!
the_bully : Cool draw-likey render!
Phil Craigie
Pjanssen :: I didn´t know that people from holland could make such cool photoreal renders :cool:

------------------------------------------------------------
Time for my stuff now:

- 3Ds Max 5.0
- Brazil R/S 1.0
- Photoshop 7.0
- A bit CorelDRAW 9.0

- Modelling time of the compass (the most down one; those both objects are called 'compass', but only that down one is founded out by our dear Leonardo ;) ) = 37 minutes
- Scene modelling = about 45 minutes
- Texturing = about 3 hours :roll:
- Lighting = HDRI map, so just about 5 minutes
- Rendersetup (+ final texture adjustments) = about 1,5 houres
- Rendertime = 4 x 35 minutes (renders are combinated in Photoshop: all renders have a different Specular rate :) )

Now the final image under here! Hope you'll like it...!

Greetz,

Gijs :)

[tattarn]

Originally posted by the_bully
heres the textured

no thats not a ref. pic,that is the render.
wanted it to look like one of Leo's sketchs
done with maxon sketch and toon

thats awesome! how did you do it?

[Pjanssen]

you just quoted that, with maxon sketch and toon ;)

[the_bully]

tattarn
thanks
what happen was looking foward to yours?
not competing this time?

[Andy_k-3DT]

Sketch and Toon is the bizz :)

Andy

[Thorr]

Hmm, my beginners picture

Build: 40 min
Prg: 3DS MAX 6

Render: 1 sec

i know, its no profi, but i beginner ...

sorry, i click to bad button :( :( :o

[the_bully]

Originally posted by Andy_k-3DT
Sketch and Toon is the bizz :)

Andy


What?the biz?

NO BODY BEATS THE BIZ
you mean the biz markie song

0_o

[Dymitr]

Da Vinci match.

[Dymitr]

PS.

Da Vinci match

modeling - match: 5 min
nodelintg - scene: 30 min

This are renderings no draws.

[Phil Craigie]

Well with just about 1 hr to go I'd like to say how cool this thread has been. Everyone got into the spirit of it without the bickering that sometimes goes on elsewhere (and has put me off participating in forum activities before).... I must say I have learnt as much from all your renders as I have from looking through Leo's sketches..Well done everyone and Ill see ya next time!!
Cheers
Phil:)

[CutCopyPaste]

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[the_bully]

CutCopyPaste
i was going to do that one but didnt think i could squeeze it in with the time constrants

great job even if its not finshed

[carvin]

Modeled using SolidWorks 2004 - 42 minutes and some change

Rendered using Mental Ray

[carvin]

Modeled using SolidWorks 2004 - 42 minutes and some change

Rendered using Mental Ray - with textures

[madm4tt]

..::Naval Cannon::..
OK I'm IN, folks... I do my naval cannon in 40min, I'm so happy... Good luck to all...

DESCRIPTION: Breech-loading naval cannon

Model of a breech-loading mortar meant for a ship deck. The breech (i.e. the rear part of the mortar barrel where the metal balls were loaded) was fixed to the cannon by means of a conical screw operated through a worm gear crank

P.S.: Sorry, I post my tread outside he speed modelling challange, IMO It's too late, I go bed goodnight...

[wdekreij]

Hello there,

I also made a entry for this contest "Leonardo".

Not Leonardo Davinci like most ppl made :D

Moddeling time: 30 minutes
Texture time: none

Hope you like it :o
http://www.digital-imagination.nl/design/3d/leonardo.jpg

[Pjanssen]

@Carvin: how is the middle of the bar going to move (or rotate) when it is attached to the hull?
It won't be able to rotate like this I think....
Your model looks very nice though!

Now that I took a second look I think that I see the system. The paddles will slide forward when you're rotating the bar in the middle isn't it?

[wdekreij]

Sorry, here is the image in the attachement :)

Leonardo Dicaprio:

[the_bully]

its over

good luck everyone

[Edhoru]

Is the first time i enter the challenge

Modelling time: 36 min
Texturing time: 20 min
Software: Rhino & poser

[WebWolf]

What time is it at your's? Here in Hamburg, Germany is it 1.18 in the morning!
But yes, it was a great challenge and much fun!
I'm looking forward to doing the next :-)

[travis_jinx]

Dutchman: Thanks for the mention, first one... yay!

I agree there is a lot of great work in here, which is of high quality and great to see so many enthusiastic people participating.

I have found this speed modelling challenge to be a great opportunity to model things I think would never have modelled! At the same time, tested my modelling skills and had some fun!

Will not mention everyone individually as there are soooo many great artists and submissions that this would fill up the next 10 pages... But I will say thanks to the Moderators for starting a great thread and I think that this has come at a great time!

Keep it up people!

[Andy_k-3DT]

ok guys, deadline reached and challenge closed.

Head over to the 8th challenge thread which is now open

Andy

[Nappa]

this one will be hard to decided

[Pjanssen]

It will be hard indeed. I've seen so many great images in this thread, I really feel for the one who has to decide about the winner :p

[Vego]

So...when we get results Andy? :???:

[Andy_k-3DT]

all being well, this afternoon.

It's the summer and it depends on how long I spend down at the beach with the kids and dog :)

Andy

[Dutchman]

Originally posted by Andy_k-3DT
It's the summer and it depends on how long I spend down at the beach with the kids and dog :)
[Offtopic:] Summertime rulezzz @ the beach ;) Take time for it ;)

[Nappa]

thats really putting your heart into it...........o_O......................jkng

[Eternal10k]

damn, all I get down here is rain......:grr:

[Andy_k-3DT]

it's raining here today, we'll have the results up later :)


Many apologies for the delay but it's been a bit hectic here this weekend

Andy

[Vego]

No problem Andy we'll forgive you :D

[Pjanssen]

Hehe, this is a speed-challenge, and it takes you four days (and counting) to give the results...hmmm :p

No just kidding, take your time Andy, the beach and your family is more important than this of coarse ;)

[Andy_k-3DT]

four days to judge, have a life and of course do some work for the people that pay me :) - I had a pretty big article to write for Computer Arts which took a lot longer than I expected hence part of the delay, add into that the weather and a few other factors and I seem to have lost a week :)

We'll post the results within the next couple of hours

Andy

[the_bully]

hey andy its cool

I have my mother checking for me every 5 mins

jk

0_o

[pixel pimp]

hey guys dont rush him. it takes time to pick a winner from these. theres so many good ones. i dont envy him at all.

[Pjanssen]

I didn't mean to rush him at all. Sorry if it sounded like doing so.
I was just joking a bit.

Like I said, take your time andy ;)

[Andy_k-3DT]

OK. the very belated results for the Leonardo challenge.


I know I say this every week but this week you really have all excelled yourselves, nearly every single model that entered was good enough to win which has made judging incredibly difficult.

First of all I'd like to thank the really honest ones amongst you who took slightly over the time limit yet had the decency to admit it - better luck next time hopefully you've learned enough to speed up your workflow slightly

Honorable mentions go to MartyMcfly for your superb war machines, nanko, welcome to the forums and a lovely model too, Idan your bridge was great as was yours aliased. Phil Craigie we liked both of your entries so you kind of get two honorable mentions. Dr Suess. Viper 0, travis jinx, mille, sonic X and monica (for your architectural models), Pjanssen (despite your nagging we really liked your crypto), in fact you very nearly ended up on the runners up list so well done and finally Orkron for his leo02 image

The concept/comedy images were great as well. Mr Glass, you were one of the few who didn't take up on leonardo Da Vinci - excellent render and good interpretation of the brief same to you wdekreij for your leonardo di Caprio image and to hrbmilk for your very disturbing portrait.




so, to the runners up, no prizes, just the satisfaction and that lovely warm feling that goes with it

Jorey

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=224696

absolutely brilliant and had some of the modelling been a little better (particularly the way the drawers fit) you would have won

The Bully

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=225167

a great model and an even better render which was totally in the DaVinci style - Sketch and Toon is a powerful piuece of software and it's nice to see somebeody using it as well as this

Webwolf

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=224521

another great image and so close to winning

Finally then, the 2 winners.

Ghosts you submitted so many great models this week it's hard to pick just one, any of them were good enough to win but in the end we went for the helicopter on page 7

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=224561

Much the same can be said about our other winner , a whole raft of super quality models that were virtually impossible to seperate. So CutCopyPaste, well done. We thought that the modelling in this one was superb, accurate and intricate. As we've said before it doesn't need to be textured or finished to enter - at least it doesn't when it's this good

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=226045.

Well done folks, this really was the hardest of all the challenges so far to judge. The standards were exceptional. Let's keep it up and make our lives harder every week :)

If the 2 winners drop me a line telling me which of the Texture CDs you would like I'll arrange shipping for you

Andy

[Phil Craigie]

Excellent choice of winners.... congrats chaps!!
Cheers
Phil:)

[j-joey]

congrat to winnerss... :dance:

[the_bully]

congrads to the winners

great job guys:D

[Pjanssen]

congratulations to the winners, good choices!

Originally posted by Andy_k-3DT
Pjanssen (despite your nagging we really liked your crypto), in fact you very nearly ended up on the runners up list so well done
By the way, my dictionary translates the word 'nagging' as 'continuously complaining'.... Might I ask for some explaination about that ? :p
Thanks for your comments :)

[Andy_k-3DT]

Originally posted by Pjanssen
congratulations to the winners, good choices!

By the way, my dictionary translates the word 'nagging' as 'continuously complaining'.... Might I ask for some explaination about that ? :p

Yes, you might - I was joking with you :)

Andy

[Pjanssen]

Originally posted by Andy_k-3DT
Yes, you might - I was joking with you :)

Andy
Haha, ok. Thanks again for the comments.

[Idan]

congrats to the winners!

thanks for the mention;)

[<<GhosTS>>]

Can't believe it....i'm a WINNER.Thanx alot Andy i'll take a look @ the CD's again & tell ya.

Congrats to CutCopyPaste - really well done.I like you model very much.(my personal favourite)

Also to Jorey ,The Bully & Webwolf .Good work guys.

It was a great challenge & loads of top quality modeling.Keep it up guys.

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Congratulations to <<GhosTS>> and CutCopyPaste for winning!!! :dance: And of course everyone else for participating... the compititions are getting harder and harder! :D

Thanks to Andy for the mention aswell! Now... if I could just get my butt in gear for the Week 8 contest... two more days left and I haven't submitted one model!!! :eek:

*Marty_McFly darts off to the drawing board... errr... uhh.... drawing... monitor?*

[Nappa]

can anyone point out what i could have done to make the model better? or had made looked completly different?

[ranma 1/2]

Congratulations to the winners and everyone that participated.
Thank you very much Andy for these contests, they are great to practice and a lot of fun. :D

[WebWolf]

Originally posted by Nappa
can anyone point out what i could have done to make the model better? or had made looked completly different?

@nappa: I think, you could have used a different texture - this texture makes the model look - i don't know... - dirty or something.
And the lighting. You could have used another light to lighten the sides that show towards the camera so we get a better look at the model.
And the model itself: Your ship looks like it has been cut out of a single piece of wood. You should have used more objects for e.g. the planks. I know there was a tight time constraint but maybe you would have been faster with using more pieces for each part of the boat.

[Andy_k-3DT]

well said webwolf,

Nappa, a rule of thumb is that when you are entering a modelling contest submit a render that actually shows your model :)

Andy

[Nanko]

Originally posted by Andy_k-3DT
nanko, welcome to the forums and a lovely model too

Thank you, i feel very welcome :D

Congratz to the winners, and well done to all that entered. I think it's amazing what you all can do in 40 mins.

[Viper0]

Heyyy, congrats to the winners, and to the runners up. In general to all people that participates in this challenges, because without all of you these challenges wouldn't be carried out.

Sorry for my english :o In general, congrats.
And thanks Andy for honorable mention ;)

[Mitcho]

Congratulations to all entrants and of course the winners for a superb challenge! Well done!

ahoi
Mitcho

[Nappa]

Originally posted by Andy_k-3DT
well said webwolf,

Nappa, a rule of thumb is that when you are entering a modelling contest submit a render that actually shows your model :)

Andy

there was a clay rendering with a wire over it and also a shot of the gears and cog i made

[Sonic-X]

DAM-NOT WINNING YET!
ATLEAST HAVE TWO ONARIBLE MENTIONS SO FAR.

CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS AND EVERY-ONE ELSE THAT ENTERED
ALL THE MODELS WERE GREAT.

[Andy_k-3DT]

yes I know there was a clay/wire submitted, but as Webwolf said the hull of the boat was too smooth. Take a look at a few of the other boats that were entered and compare them to yours.

Yours wasn't a bad model, it just that in this particular case we felt it wasn't up to the standards of the ones we singled out for mentions or prizes.

Andy

[Nappa]

but thats what the reference looked like

[krazed]

Just out of interest...could i see the reference?

[Andy_k-3DT]

Nappa,

that's enough now thank you.....

You asked how your model could have been better and you have received constructive critiques from more than one person.

Now is the time for you to move on and look at your work compared to the others and see for yourself how you could improve.

If you have any further questions please feel free to drop me a PM but don't expect any more "why didn't I win" type questions to be answered in this thread

Andy

[Andy_k-3DT]

please take a couple of minutes out to read this thread....

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21373

Andy

[CutCopyPaste]

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[Mario Taddei]

Hi all, nice works, Ihave beew working on lLeonardo for a long time..............



http://www.mariotaddei.net/mt-foto/Mario_Taddei_img-Mario.jpg


http://www.leonardo3.net/data/Locandina-LeoacqRin-300w.jpg

http://www.leonardo3.net

[CutCopyPaste]

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