speed modelling challenge - week 50 - boat

[Andy_k-3DT]

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. 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 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.

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 will 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 but it must include a clear and easy to see wire frame of the mesh before any smoothing/subdivision has been applied. Please use a screen grab. No other method is acceptable and any "wire renders" or wireframes we can't see properly will be removed and the poster disqualified

4, You must include the following details with each submission: software used and time spent creating the model. Any further information is voluntary but posts not containg the required information will be removed and the poster disqualified.

5, Post only one image submission per entry which must be no larger than 800x600 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 100k. These images must be uploaded to our servers using the "browse" button on the forum reply page. Do not link to external images Files. 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, time spent on rendering or texturing or building a scene in which to display your model 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". If your model is not complete, you can still post as long as it's recognizeable.

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

this weeks challenge

time limit - 60 minutes
deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 15th June 2005
subject - Boat

From a rowing boat to an ocean liner it's up to you

Andy

as usual, here's my image which immediately disqualifies me :)

Please do not post images like this - read the rules if you are in any doubt.

Modelled and rendered in Cinema4D

[panki]

yea !!! the next challenge !!! tx andy i love the idea ,,, BOAT .. i have somethings in mind lol cya .

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Interesting subject. Never been a boat person myself... but I can give this a try! Good Luck People! :)

[3djunior]

Does a rubber dingy count? hehe.

i really hope i have time to do something this week, stupid exams and revision - ah well :cry:

[JAPO]

Boat? You make a boat topic? I wanted to take a week off and you put here a boat topic? What will be next? An airplane topic? Or a helicopter? Maybe a tank! You want to kill me? :D
Now seriously: GREAT TOPIC, thank you for it. I will really enjoy this one :)
And Andy, that is really a nice ship :)

[Andy_k-3DT]

yep 3Djunior - a rubber dinghy is fine

Japo, it's a boat not a ship - more precisely a fishing boat. The next town along the coast from us is a working fishing port (on a small scale) so there is loads of reference material for me.

This boat model was originally used for a 3D World tutorial I wrote a while back.

Andy

[fastrak]

Irony at it's best! I'm sittin' here, shaking my head with a big grin. Boat. It just so happens, I will not be doing much on this one, because, I'm going on vacation as of Saturday. A whole week! No phone, no tv, no computer...oh my gosh. And the ironic part is, I'm going on a cruise. A steamboat cruise down the Mississippi River. 7 days. Here is a boat challenge, and I'm gonna be on one for a while. Now that is irony. lol

[Andy_k-3DT]

take hundreds of pictures - Mississippi steamboats are superb subjects as a modelling project. The more research you do the better model you get at the end off it.

A week's hoiliday doesn't mean that you can forget 3D altogether :)

Have a great time

Andy

[Rashika-3DT]

did you admins go to a vocational school? if so, which one? im curious to know.
great subject btw

[fastrak]

Thanks Andy,
Believe me, I will take the pics. Got my Minolta A1 ready to go. Just so happens it is the Mississippi Queen, big one. But what do ya mean I can't forget 3d? How can I? Everytime I looK at something anymore, all I see is verts, polys and meshsmooth. lol
(may have to try and squeeze one in before I go)

[mboi]

Bet ya can't squeeze the Mississippi Queen in :)

[Andy_k-3DT]

did you admins go to a vocational school? if so, which one? im curious to know.
great subject btw

I didn't but I've been involved in 3D since the days of the Amiga :)

Andy

[Black]

Ok.. so are the bets on for 'the first to model a TItanic'?

Rashika;
READ... as often as you can and as much as you can.

EVERYTHING I know about MAYA other than things I sort of discovered on my own came from tutorials from the net and from it's manual it comes with.
This goes the same for every other software I have used until today.
And also feel free to call/mail the company of your software you use. They are always helpful and it gives them good feedback to know what is more a problem.
In practice, you don't only pay for the software when you buy it!


Black

[Old_Nick]

I will do my best -
nice

[balukat]

Wowww.......very nice topic....waiting to see great entries!!!

[hammering3D]

Hello ppl :wave:

I stay to see the new topic, in my sadnes, cause no entry in that great 2 week starwars chalenge :hurt:
And when I see boat, i say hey, is nice to tray to learn nurbs modelink, I plan to start learnig about 1 week but no time. So I go in max and I draw the boat base verry cute and without atention, and when i see is cute in a scary way :D, I say hmm lets try to model that, hmm and that, after that I watch my time, and say if I do that so quik, why not take the full hour and add stuff to it.
And playing around I come with that

About modeling for people more noob than me, (don't think ther are here)

-the base boat is made with 3 nurbs line and add surface, after that to give it volume and bouth sides, I add a shell modifier to it. That why the mesh is so dens :cry: because is nurbs, and beacause is my first nurbs play, without a tutorial, only wath I remeber form reading quik some tutorials in the past.
And why 3 lines, because I not plat to make it an entry at that moment, so only I wish to play 5 minutes to see if I could manage to make the shape off the boat with nurbs. (I think is faster then poly modeling(my love) or spline)
After I think to pop in the contest, I convert it to editable poly, and make some polly extrusion to make it look like borken wood.(more like a nuts shell :crazy: )

(I EXPLAIN THE NAME OF THE OBJECT BECAUSE IS TO LATE NO TO LOOK FOR THE NAME IN DICTIONARRY)
-The seets are a box whit some extrusion to give it some dents and chanfer the edgeges.

-the rescue ring, is tolus whit some edges selected and extruded and after that chanfered, to give the bump look

-The fish tools, is some splines with diferent size.

-the tools for moving the boat, are draw with splines, after that extruded to give them volum, and transform to edit poly, and some poly extrusion to give dents.

-the think to hold (moving boat tools) just splines.

Sorry for my bad english and for my lazzy to find the words in dictionarry, bat is to late now and I'm not feel quite ok, hope U undestern the name and all things

And hope U find that boat funny in a scarry way ;P

Modeling time: 60min
Software: 3ds Max 6
All objects in scene are modeled in the time limit.
see U :wave:

[mr_lemon]

and so...it seems that i'm the first one this week...start with something simple as ever...good subject !
modeled in the whole 60 min with 3d studio rendered with default scanline

[hammering3D]

nice oane mr_lemon, like the ideea and the boat have a nice shape and clean, and verry funny materials, love them,

u are not the first this week ;P, but U are for sure the best so far

[mr_lemon]

yep ! lol

[thegimp]

Nice tugboat..hehe... I see Im one of the first...this is just your standard little raft. Hope to do better next try..this one was just to get my feet wet so to speak.. C&C welcome..

[DESPISTADO]

I didn't but I've been involved in 3D since the days of the Amiga


I always been admire you andy, you are really a good example to follow, i say this with the heart some day i wanna be like you, with your amazing skill, you are one of my favorites cg artist :)

best regards

[Rashika-3DT]

Andy, outta curiosity, what is it exactly that you do?

[TheOnlyAaron]

my guess? . . . Astronaut.

J/K, but that is a good question by Rashika i'd would be interesting to learn what you do with your tallent!

[Andy_k-3DT]

Andy, outta curiosity, what is it exactly that you do?

I'm a freelancer. A lot of my work (about 75%) is atchitectural and interior design modelling. Working from plans, photographs or just concept sketches I produce models and finished images for clients some of whom are small local firms and other which are big multi national ones. The other 25% is the fun stuff like producing adverting and cover artwork for games and illustrations for books

I also write for 3D World and Computer Arts as well as trying to find time to keep an eye on you lot :)

Andy

[yousrekh]

Cool topic Mr. Andy! I'm new to this and quite looking forward to joining in the fun!

I think I understand all aspects of the challenge now. Do you take cultural differences into account? Where I live, boats look like primitive spheres or cubes. They just sorta bob around on the water!

[Andosier]

Andy, I dont want to enter a ship or plane by mistake on this one. Does a canoe count as a boat? I'd think it does, but then I'm no expert. Here's by idea (pictured)

[Black]

I would say it counts... go for it.


Black

[Andy_k-3DT]

yes a canoe is a boat, basically if it floats on water and can be used for transport either of people or cargo then it qualifies.

Andy

[Old_Nick]

Mr_lemon, I'm agree with hammering3d, your model looks great !
good work!!

[yousrekh]

Mr. Lemon that's fantastic! I love the textures; they make the boat look real to my untrained eye! I feel like I could reach out and grab it's thick plastic body and splash it into my bath. I am genuinly impressed!

EDIT: Can anyone help me: I am wondering how I might achieve the rendering effect used on Andy's fishing boat (the wire mesh blending in gradually). I've seen it a few times and I like the way it shows off the mesh underneath. I'm using 3dsmax; it is possible for me to create this effect?

Thanks!

[tokai]

nice topic this week! :-)



@yousrekh:

I think andy first made a screenshot of the mesh, then rendered the editor view and made a screenshot of that too and blended both together with photoshop (or some other gfx program).

And anyway: if you present you model that way you will be DQ'ed. So don't! :-)

[yousrekh]

Don't worry I won't; it was just for future reference, really.

;)

[the_bully]

Oh I like this topic
Im in for sure.
Mr Lemon Really cool that was one of the first things that came to mind.
See you guys soon with my first model

[RideStowe]

this is an interesting topic, and i know the perfect entry already, that i'm almost certain no one will think of besides me(because it's a unique type of boat from thr 60's :P)

[yousrekh]

Something that floats and carries passengers...

A plank of wood with spiders on it!

[Andy_k-3DT]

Can anyone help me: I am wondering how I might achieve the rendering effect used on Andy's fishing boat (the wire mesh blending in gradually). I've seen it a few times and I like the way it shows off the mesh underneath. I'm using 3dsmax; it is possible for me to create this effect?

Thanks!

exactly the method Tokai described - the blending is done using layer masks.

Take a screen grab of the rendered viewpoint and in wire frame, overlay the wireframe then use a gradient on the layer mask to fade it's visibility

HTH

Andy

[TheOnlyAaron]

Well Here is one for me, I eventually want to do a scooner, or some cool clipper of large sailed boat for this challange (or just for fun) But I didnt have confidence in my abilities yet, so I started small. A sailboat. only two sails.

Software - 3DSM 6
Time - 55 mins

[yousrekh]

Thanks Andy! Thinking about it, it's obvious what you did :). I'm reasonably good at Photoshop, and I use any excuse to play around with alpha channels; I love them! I guess I just assumed there was some sort of rendering options; in the same way that there are wireframe, smooth and highlights, and so on, I thought there might be a "smooth and highlights with wire mesh" or something :).

[jdgill]

Every model looks great.

MIght I ask...what happened to week 49? :p :p

[TheOnlyAaron]

I think it was because the Star Wars challange got extended an extra, unplanned week. Thus bumping week 49 into that oblivion that is the space between threads.

Or something. . . ;)

[Nojoy]

Sure the Last Challenge was a dual week Challenge meaning two weeks in one Challenge therefore 49 was included one could say.

[yousrekh]

Week 49 followed a rainbow down an alley and, as if the disappointment of not finding gold wasn't enough, was cornered by Weeks 48 and 50 who raped it until it was dead, then raped it some more.

[jdgill]

Week 49 followed a rainbow down an alley and, as if the disappointment of not finding gold wasn't enough, was cornered by Weeks 48 and 50 who raped it until it was dead, then raped it some more.

Thats a sick way of putting it...

[rjam]

wou... cool topic.

but i have one question. what about hovercrafts?
www.hummingbirdhovercraft.ca/slider%203.jpg (http://www.hummingbirdhovercraft.ca/slider%203.jpg)

can i make one for this competition? :evil:

[Stealth3D]

Everytime I looK at something anymore, all I see is verts, polys and meshsmooth. lol ,
(may have to try and squeeze one in before I go)




Nice one FASTTRACK....with someone of ur ability....u would be seeing that only.... :haha: :smug: :kiss:


NIce topic...is U-BOAT allowed???? :???: :shout:

[yousrekh]

Does it float and carry passengers?


:)

[Zerzil]

yes a canoe is a boat, basically if it floats on water and can be used for transport either of people or cargo then it qualifies.

Andy

Aha! I hold you to your word! :evil:

Software: Truespace 6
Modeling: 5 mins
Texturing: 10 mins
Render: < 1 min

[Justo]

Do you guys have an idea if Cinema 4d has a cut tool like 3d studio max? :D Thanks, hard to make a boat without using cuts! :D :D

[the_bully]

Yeah Cinema has a cut tool
Press The "K" it will come up on the side gives you different options on how you want to cut it

[Puckducker]

Gotta figure a submarie would count...I mean, they aren't below the waves the whole time, and they are quite capable of floating and propelling on their own power.

With that in mind, I take you back to the mid-90's with SeaQuest DSV. Not sure how many of you remember this show (Brandis fans for sure though), but I used to love it...it was like Star Trek, but underwater.

I tried to get as much detail in as I could, but it's tough getting good pics of the DSV. I was also hoping to do a nice render of it underwater, but in order for it to look good, it'd probably hide a lot of the geometery in the murky fog, so I just did a simple final gather render on it.

Modeling: 60 min
Texture: 5 mintes
Lighting/Rendering: 20 minutes

Modeled in Maya 6.0.1

[URs3D.net]

Hey guys (finally is the star wars week over.... i hope I make me now no enemies :) )

This is my starter for the week, it ain't somthing special, but anyway.

[fastrak]

Off topic question..(sorry in advance, but if anyone knows, its everyone here that competes)
I'm looking for book, textbook perferably, that teaches or guides someone basic modeling on 3dsmax. Other aspects are ok, but the modeling is the most important part. This will be needed for a classroom, not for me. I know many of the tutorials and help files may be better, but a textbook has been requested. Some of you may have had a 3d class or know of someone that has and may be able to suggest such a book. I would really appreciate a "speedy" response.
Thanks...Fast

[Oto]

.......i know..... i had more time... my model is far from complete.... bla bla bla

.......3d sTUDIO mAX

.......mODELING: 10 mIN
.......tEXTURING: 2 mIN
.......rENDERING: 3 sEC

.......cPU: 2.8 gHZ
.......rAM: 2x 512 mB

.......mY bANK aCCOUNT: :cry:

.................................................. .......good luck everybody :dance:

[Braggart]

My entry is made with autocad, is a kind of challenge beetween me and this software who doesn't make Bezier curbes. :evil:

I WON. :D

[Quirk]

These contests seem fun. I stumbled on them while trying to buy some TT Cd's and I think Ill try. I might model a ship or something if I have time.

[mboi]

Off topic question..(sorry in advance, but if anyone knows, its everyone here that competes)
I'm looking for book, textbook perferably, that teaches or guides someone basic modeling on 3dsmax. Other aspects are ok, but the modeling is the most important part. This will be needed for a classroom, not for me. I know many of the tutorials and help files may be better, but a textbook has been requested. Some of you may have had a 3d class or know of someone that has and may be able to suggest such a book. I would really appreciate a "speedy" response.
Thanks...Fast

Fastrak 3DS Max 7 Fundamentals and Beyond Courseware is now available, I think it has a classroom attitude. I was also thinking of getting it for some of my guys.

[noyb]

fastrak, not quite sure about how in depth you want the book to be, but the 3ds max 7 Bible seems to cover quite a bit of modelling. It is the recommended text for the intro animation class that I help with. It's basic, but it covers a little of everything.

[TheOnlyAaron]

Yeah, I recently got the 3DSM bible, it seems pretty informative. It covers almost any feature I can think of, including those in modeling. However it does have a drawback, it simplifies everything to a few steps or less (drawback you say?) most of the exercises are very simple to get the idea or purpose of a tool across, but it dosent really seem to explore everything to its full potential, and potentials that the programmers didn't even have in mind.

However it is a broad based book, and I love mine. I even got the cover laminated!

[hammering3D]

Hello ppl,
I find so time, so I say no more chalanges without an entry.
I was stay alot of time to model accessories and I was not able to give more detailes to the main boat so is a little wierd, but anyway at least I practice modeling :roll:

Main boat and acesories were made with box modeling, the crom stuff are splines, and the window is shaped with splines and add a surface modifier to it, and a shell modifier to give it volum and 2 sides.
The materials: Standard max material with multi-layer shader, and dent map in difuse slot to make spot color, and a fallof map in reflexion slot for main boat , the same for chair and weel but without dent in difuse slot, to keep one color, and max metal_crom standard material for the crom parts.

Lighting
1 spot light with difuse off, one sky light and Light Tracer for light efect
and default max scanlines

Sorry if Is upsed for u to read modeling tehnique for a bad model, and light and material tehnique for again a bad scene.
Tell me and I erase the text

Modeling time: 60 min
Soft: 3ds Max 6

[adamos]

not much to sey simple TOY BOAT

[adamos]

one more thing. ANDY great entry model. I realy like you way of modeling. Very nice and clean. BRAVO.

[fastrak]

Thanks for all the input on the textbooks. I will be looking into those for sure.

hammering3d
Man, you are one busy fellow. Great going. I personally think your explainations are good. so keep it up! :)

mr_lemon
Nice going. Turned out perfect, IMO.

thegimp
Always nice to have a starter under your belt. Good Job. Keep it up!

TheOnlyAaron
Verrrrrry Nice. You had a whole 5 minutes to spare....where's the wheel?

Zerzil
Well, I'm sure it qualifies, but how about something a little more, say, "challenging"??

Puckducker
I remember that series, watched it until they changed captains, then lost interest. Nice job on the model too.

Ursinmc
Cute. Very clean.

Oto
Good to see you entering this one. Hope to see "more" :)

Braggart
True, a modeling challenge it is...but adding the textures sure can give it a nice presentation.

adamos
Good one m8. The stand is a nice idea. Good One!

[Andy_k-3DT]

Aha! I hold you to your word! :evil:

Software: Truespace 6
Modeling: 5 mins
Texturing: 10 mins
Render: < 1 min

it took you 5 minutes to make that??????????????????????????

You are more than welcome to enter it if you like. however considering the standards we normally see on these challenges I would guess it's chances of winning are about the same as those of a pedal car in a forumla one race

:)

Andy

[adamos]

it took you 5 minutes to make that??????????????????????????

You are more than welcome to enter it if you like. however considering the standards we normally see on these challenges I would guess it's chances of winning are about the same as those of a pedal car in a forumla one race

:)

Andy
But still he have a chance ;P

[fastrak]

your very generous, I wasn't thinking that high :)

[Rashika-3DT]

hey, yah, i would say that 3ds max fundamentals is a great book, i have that one sitting next to me. it has some awesome advice on lighting and rendering as well as explaining entry level stuff such as sub-objects and modifiers. it has a section about modelling as well. it lacks information about splines and nurbs, and texturing.

[thegimp]

As far as books go...i would have to agree that the two that i have are pretty simple in their explanations.. i have "3ds max 4 In depth" and "3dsmax 4 for windows". Both of those i used to just get the basics down and then teach myself along the way. They are ok.

[Braggart]

@ FASTRAK I know about rendering. I've got just few post but if you look at "watch" or "helmet" or "toaster" you'll see I always CARES about textures. I was just Ironic 'cause i started my work with autocad and i was too lazy to export it in max for render. LOL.

Don't get mad about that. :haha:

[rjam]

soo... here is my first model for this topic. Im too tired to make textures.... This thing is russian hovercraft...

[SeamZ2B]

cool.. texture that and it will be paht as!

[subcrocodile]

this is my first of this topic. boat is very good topic for rhino users i guess. i read a pdf of how to make boats,ships and yachts etc. in rhino. it is better to be done in rhino.
but i made mine in 3dsmax. max is very good 3d program(even it gives error messages once an hour).

[Rashika-3DT]

hehe subcrocodile, with a little bit of modification, that could have had a good run in the shoe competition :P

[Justo]

Thanks so much billy.. appreciate it mucho! 1 more question bud :p hehe how can i add textures to only a selected area in cinema 4d? in max u just highlight and apply to the selecred area.. was wondering if there was something similar for C4D. Thanks so much dude

[Brodix]

Thaks funny Rashika, I was going to say the samething, then I read you re post lol. So.... What Rashika said

[Puckducker]

Awesome mode lSubCroc. It kinda reminds me of the Bond boat form The World is Not Enough (which I'm trying to find a good picture of to model for this weeks comp). The front looks a little too pointy, but overall, very cool design.

Sweet model from you too RJam. Did you have any references, or was that from your mind?

And good stuff always from you Adamos...actually got a real interesting look to it....like it's made of porcellin or something. Don't know how that woud float though.

[Justo]

Tried to create a toy wood enviornment. And by the way if anyone knows how in Cinema 4d to add a texture to only a selected part of a poly.. PLS tell me :D :dance: :dance:

Cinema 4d
46 min modeling
15 min Render time

:D

[Andy_k-3DT]

Thanks so much billy.. appreciate it mucho! 1 more question bud :p hehe how can i add textures to only a selected area in cinema 4d? in max u just highlight and apply to the selecred area.. was wondering if there was something similar for C4D. Thanks so much dude

highlight the area you want to paint and in the selection menu click on "set selection". In the objects manager (right hand side of the screen you will see a new triangular tab and the option to name it). Now apply your material to the object and in the tag properties panel drag the selection tag or type it's name into the "selection" box.

A bit fiddly to do but set selection has many other uses so it is very versatile

HTH

Andy

I've attached a file which should illustrate this for you

[Justo]

Thanks so much Andy :) Much appreciated.

[LESTAT]

nice entries .... gonna break some sweat on this one ... and hope to enter .

[subcrocodile]

hehe subcrocodile, with a little bit of modification, that could have had a good run in the shoe competition :P

lol. maybe but u know that ppl named for some kinda slippers that "sandals"
the shape of sandals always reminds the slippers and shoes, no mater for me here,but ur idea gave me to do a new one.by the way ears of a rabbit reminds me scissors,the ponytail reminds me the broom,snake reminds me cables and etc.. lol.

thanks for comments puckducker.u r right about the front is too pointy cuz of box modeling,vertexes r unified in front the boat,i dunno how to handle this handicap in box modelling.

[TheWinterLord]

Hey people these competitions are awesome to watch! So well i decided to join. So I decided to make a submarine and to be honest i have never modeled anything under time pressure but i am really happy with my results.

Well i was just using ranom pictures i found on google to get an idea how submarines actually look like. I didnt find any good references the best ones where ty submarine pictures.

INFO:
3D Studio Max
time spent for submarine model 54 minutes

Note: that the ice I was just playing around with to get some nice reflections and that should not be included in judging my project...

OffTopic:
Just wanted to say that some off u guys are really amazing!

[Jannik]

Mr_lemon -> nice job, thought about doing something similar hehe
TheOnlyAaron - looks great, thumbs up for the modelling
rjam -> phew almost took my breath away

here's my little contribution hehe

it's called "The boat to freedom" ;P

[Zerzil]

Zerzil
Well, I'm sure it qualifies, but how about something a little more, say, "challenging"??

It was meant completely as humour. :)

Z.

[Zerzil]

it took you 5 minutes to make that??????????????????????????

You are more than welcome to enter it if you like. however considering the standards we normally see on these challenges I would guess it's chances of winning are about the same as those of a pedal car in a forumla one race

:)

Andy

I didn't sit down with a stopwatch for it. Judging by the reaction I got with this one, I'll stick to serious entries only for the future.

Sorry guys.

Z.

[Andy_k-3DT]

I didn't sit down with a stopwatch for it. Judging by the reaction I got with this one, I'll stick to serious entries only for the future.

Sorry guys.

Z.


I thought it was funny :)

Andy

[Rashika-3DT]

here is my entry, inspired and modelled as best i could from a magazine witht he beatles (we all live in a yellow submarine" sub on the cover. i didnt kno what the pink things coming out of the top of it were, so i didnt model them :P i did the entire scene minus materials in under an hour, but it took me 47 minutes to make the sub. so her it is.

[Old_Nick]

here is my model.

modeling time: 60 min
texturing: 2 hours
render: 40 sec
software: maya 5

note: modeling time only applies to the boat, other stuff is only decoration.

[pixel pimp]

im back on line so heres my first entry for this week, its a Narrowboat. nice and easy!

[Zerzil]

Here's my kayak.

I do have a question though for you more experienced people. When I modeled this, and some other past weeks, I have used a path and birailed it - but when I render it as wireframe, it makes it look super-high poly, but when I'm modeling it, it doesn't at all. Anyone know why?

Thanks.

Z.

[Perchik]

Does anyone know a good boat reference website?

[electroglyph]

Here's sort of a fantasy mishmash I'm calling the Tonkiki. I got smart and did the basic form before adding the details. Managed to do some of the sail rigging. Ran out of time to do the anchors or lanterns.
Red Meshes are lofts through multiple curves.
Blue Meshes are sweeps along two rails.
Greens are boolean from primatives
Yellows are pipes around curves
Blacks are primatives.

[juha]

ok, you may try this one.....http://boatdesign.net/boat-plans-archive/

[fastrak]

USS Monitor
Only one this week....and had to rush it. Sorry. Textures and lighting were literally slapped on...and poorly at best. But I got something in.

Entries are looking great so far. Good luck to everyone. See ya :)

info on the pic

[electroglyph]

Puckducker, I barely remember seaquest. Excellent model.

Rjam, Way cool hovercraft. Some textures would really make it stand out.

Subcrocodile, how can you be this good every single time! It’s not fair.

[Neomax]

is submarine a boat? isnt that a ship? :?:

[Neomax]

Puckducker: nice one.....i always like your models
(but i hate that Agent Smith...see my name! heheehee :D)

NEO:max:

[rjam]

wow... cool models around here....

Puckducker: thanks... i use some photos of russian hovercraft i found on google... quite cool one so i try to make it....

Jannik: your "boat to freedom" is awesome... i want one :evil:

[Andy_k-3DT]

is submarine a boat? isnt that a ship? :?:

German submarines were called "U Boats" guess that makes them boats :) however I agree they are also by definition submersible warships.

For the sake of the challenge though we'll allow them

Andy

[Quirk]

Does anyone know a good boat reference website?

www.suurland.com
some are really detailed to do in an hour, though.

[hammering3D]

also here are some nice blueprints
http://blueprints.onnovanbraam.com/
in the ship section
ther are alot of them over 260 bluprints of ships boat etc

[Rooky]

I`m back :) ! Finaly found some time and here is my first this week.. just a simple but I think it did pretty well =] .
Hope you'll like it! ;)

[Black]

German submarines were called "U Boats" guess that makes them boats :) however I agree they are also by definition submersible warships.

For the sake of the challenge though we'll allow them

Andy
hmmm to be more precise; I think "U" actually comes from shortening UnterWasser-boot which should translate to "UnderWater Boat".
So it wouldn't sound like it fits to the concept title from the name of it now would it :p

But come on guys .. a submarine can float on water shall it want to. Anyone who shall argue that it is not aplicable can feel free to sue me for it. I take full responsability. Feel free to model SubMarine's :)


Black

[Jenova]

Heres my awfu boat
Modelling time: 10 mins
Rendering time: 5 seconds.
Made in: 3d studio max 7

[PKT]

Some nice entries so far.
I didn't realise it before I started, but boats are very hard to make...
This was my first ever made boat.
Modeled with Wings3D and textured/lightened/rendered in 3d studio max.

Modeling time: 60 min (didn't have more time, reason for no sails :( )
Texturing time: 14 min
Rendering time: 40 sec

[Rashika-3DT]

now, i know that andy said that anything that floats on water and can carry passengers is a valid entry, but how does that affect toy boats, and bath toys?

[RideStowe]

rooky: welcome back, we missed ye! great model and render! i really like it

[Black]

Rashika;
They are boats.
They Qualify.
Period.

Any other version you would like to ask?

[fastrak]

Rooky,
Glad to see you again m8! Hope finals are going/went ok. Nice job on the model too. Good job.
btw...I'm not here....at least my better half doesn't think so (:))

[Spawnd]

Hello, this is my first post. I hope you like it, :halo:

[mjglennon]

I has Been a bit for me. My Computer Fried, but now I am Back. Here is my first Entry in Mounts. I hope you enjoy the gondola.

O.K.
:hurt:
Maya 6.5
Nurb and Some Poly
60 Minutes Modeling
20 Minutes texturing and rendering

[mjglennon]

I'm a freelancer. A lot of my work (about 75%) is atchitectural and interior design modelling. Working from plans, photographs or just concept sketches I produce models and finished images for clients some of whom are small local firms and other which are big multi national ones. The other 25% is the fun stuff like producing adverting and cover artwork for games and illustrations for books

I also write for 3D World and Computer Arts as well as trying to find time to keep an eye on you lot :)

Andy

Andy

I have been tried to get started in the Industry, but I can not seem to get any ware. How did you get started? The area I am in there is not much for work, or people want more experience then what I have.

[Andy_k-3DT]

Andy

I have been tried to get started in the Industry, but I can not seem to get any ware. How did you get started? The area I am in there is not much for work, or people want more experience then what I have.

If they want "more experience" then tell them you have more experience :)

Everybody tells a few "white lies" once in a while to get a commission but don't take on anything you cannot complete. I think you need to improve, you need to make sure that your models really stand out from the crowd. Winning a couple of these chalenges would be a good start. So concentrate on that. when you can't see any further improvements you could make to your model ask others - there is always something to learn or that you haven't spotted :)

Never accept second best. "That'll do" are words you should never apply to a model. If you can make it better then quite clearly it won't do.

I got started by visiting local architects with a few samples of my work such as houses modelled from blueprints and composited into photographs - this really helps them see how their ideas will look in the real world and can be really helpful when applying for planning permission. Once you get work from one architect they will recommend you to their friends.

Get your work displayed in the galleries here and at CG talk and in the main magazines, Computer Arts, Digit, 3D World etc. Many ad agencies use these to select potential artists - I've picked up several big commissions from here and Caligari's trueSpace galleries.

Use your own web site as a place to show off your work in the same way as traditional artists carry a portfolio. People won't hire you without seeing work that blows them away

Never sell yourself cheap, these people are used to hiring professional artists who quote high prices. If you offer to do the job for 10% of what they usually pay they will assume you are no good. Start high and then you can always work down if you need to to secure the commission

Apply for every job you see that is relevant to you and don't be dissapointed
if you don't get them, think of how many other artists are trying for the same job. at the end of the day, it's a lucky break that you need. It's up to you to try and create your own luck or at least shorten the odds a bit.


Andy

[subcrocodile]

i think; for a young artist it is hard to get a job in usa 3D art industry cuz there r old masters there and they will not leave their place to youngers,this is how they gain their life by this way,they do this since 1980-1990's and they r very very experienced,companies will not need new ones also,be sure they want experienced artists more than young ones.
my idea here is that if an artist is very good and wants to get money from this work then he/she must create his/her own company and make short movies or advertisements kinda for tv channels or other single corporations.

electroglyph
thanks for comment.but i am not good at well,all of other artists here r better than me.i enjoy very much to look at ur and other artists' works.

[sleeper]

Software: 3ds Max 6
Modeling: 50 min
Rendering: 22 sec

Concider yourself disqualified...

Black-3DT

[Andy_k-3DT]

i think; for a young artist it is hard to get a job in usa 3D art industry cuz there r old farts there and they will not leave their place to youngers,this is how they gain their life by this way,

it's the same everywhere and I guess by the "old farts" comment you include me - well..... I am 47 and I've been doing this since the eighties and nineties and yes it is my way of life so why should I give MY job up to somebody who is younger just because they can't get a break? Hang on, if I quit what do I do for a living and who pays my bills?

Us "old farts" don't just get jobs because we've been around a long time we get jobs because we have built reputations over the years and we can be relied upon to get jobs done on time to the standards the clients expect.

setting up on your own is fine but you still have to sell your work at some stage if you wish to survive. Don't work for free or for promises. If people can't pay you a proper wage then don't work for them. You wouldn't do it if you went to work for a large company so why consider it when you are self employed.

Start small and get ONE satisfied client rather than a dozen who you can never hope to satisfy.

Just for the record I think that the "old fart" comment was disrespectful whomever it was aimed at.

Andy

[PKT]

Let the best 3d artist get the job, I don't care about age.
If you look at "behind the scenes" in new movies, you can see CG ppl from age 20-50, they first of all is very good at working as a team, so instead of using energy on being mad at the older and more experienced 3d ppl, just practice.
I sort of think like the guy in Pokemon, very cliche, but a nice thought.
I am going to be the best CG artist there is :D

[Andy_k-3DT]

PKT, that is not a cliche, that is the only way to think.

For clients it's a "buyers market", there are so many artists around. Why should they employ anything less than the best?

Here's another piece of advice

Make sure that every piece of work you do is better than the previous one. There is a lesson to be learned from every single scene you build. Make sure you see it :)

Andy

[subcrocodile]

sorry i am not english, and i did not want to curse, i saw this term in a movie so i used,i apologize from u and other masters of 3D also i am very respectfull to u and to other masters,and i am editing it.
very sorry.
my idea is rite i think u and other old 3d masters r gaining ur life by this way so new ones must get other works except u do,like advertisements,advertisement is a big portion in tv industry and newbies can do that i guess.

[PKT]

Thanks Andy, for the advice, but this isn't easy when you got 60 min of time ;)
hehe.

[Black]

Sleeper;
One good advice... REad the rules and do not get disqualified!


Black

[Rooky]

Sorry for disturbing your discussion about work with 3d getting money.. :) but here`s my next entry this week!
I`m really bad at texturing as you can see and I had to skip some details to manage in the 60 min!
Hope you'll like it! ;)

Thanks fastrak and RideStowe! I really appreciate your good words =]

[the_bully]

Rooky

Really nice on both your models

[rjam]

another one from me...

[PoP|Jelmer]

here's my first entry this week, nice subject :drool: C&C welcome! all the info is on the picture (and on the sail if you look closely.)

[rjam]

ups... something wrong happend :wall: :wall:

well again, here is my second entry.

[electroglyph]

I agree with Andy, local architects are the way to go. Dragons and aliens may be cool but there are few for sale in the real world. I've had my scifi art on the program book for libertycon. When they held the "matters of the force" starwars auction at Dragoncon I had four pieces printed on a backdrop that was seen by 50000 attendees. I haven't made a dime of either and didn't expect to. I've managed to only make about $200 over a couple of years selling fantasy meshes.

Real world mundane pieces are another matter. I made $500 and $700 for a building and a siteplan. Each took between 3 -5 days from start to printing. If your art convences a bank to fork over $20,000,000 for a new shopping mall There is certainly enough money to let you live comfortably. Once that's out of the way you can play all you like. If you can't get work, build a portfolio. I'm working on an A-frame rancher, and strip-mall now.

The thing I like about these challenges is you are more likely to be called upon to render a toaster for pay than Darth Maul. I am forced to try things I would never consider if left on my own.

[TheWinterLord]

Hey here is my second entry for the competition.

I looked at http://blueprints.onnovanbraam.com/ and the ships there inspired me to do this entry and I am amazed how well it came out.
hehe Well i know there is a huge error that i dont know how i didnt notice until the hour was up. anyways i dont think you will notice :).

Well this is my first ship except my U-boat (submarine) I dont know much about texturing so I havent spent much time on it. If anyone have any questions about anything like how i did sumething just ask i mostly used basic tubes and boxes for everything. (almost).

Well this Warship have a helicopter pad, anti air, medium artillery bigger cannons and more cannons And if things get nasty there is life boats for the crew.

I chose this Brazil material because it makes it easier to see details plus it looks cool. however i dont know why some places are fully black and if anyone could help me get rid of those it would be greatly appreciated.

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great picture to large 100.5 kb...
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[Rashika-3DT]

hey andy, im actually working on a set of blueprints that i made myself 9complete with wiring diagrams, and plumbing, lighting, door types/breands etc.) and i was wondering. about how long does it take you to build a house in 3d? if you were modelling one for a client would you add furniture, hi res textures and the like? do you build it in an evironment, or add a roof? also, on average, how much would you say a "good" house would sell for? im very interested in this, and once i get a good result i will begin posting in the wip forum.

[bentura]

Hi,

Would a sea plane be counted as a valid entry? It floats on water :)

[cranium3d]

how do i apply for the contest?and do i have to finish the model within 60 mins in real time or can i log in now and submit the model tomorrow.sorry.i'm new.

[Rashika-3DT]

you can log in whenever. just make the model in 60 minutes, its more an integrity thing. one hour, no more. only modelling time counts, you can texture/light the scene after the hour is up.

[cranium3d]

:dance: thanx rashika.the new challenege is boat isn't it.

[rjam]

Hi,

Would a sea plane be counted as a valid entry? It floats on water :)

I have the same question. I found one beautiful russian jet transporter. It is something between ship and jet plane. In full speed it floats about one meter above waver surface. but i think that this is more hydroplane than boat :ugh:
But andy is in charge. so andy? whats your answer? BTW here are some sources about WIG crafts http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/q0130.shtml

[the_bully]

1st from me
CASTAWAY
Software: Cinema 4d
modeling time:60 mins
render time:5 mins

[Rashika-3DT]

wow the_bully excellent job! im impressed! didja do wilson in the hour too? :P

[Ehiza]

I have the same question. I found one beautiful russian jet transporter. It is something between ship and jet plane. In full speed it floats about one meter above waver surface. but i think that this is more hydroplane than boat :ugh:
But andy is in charge. so andy? whats your answer? BTW here are some sources about WIG crafts http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/q0130.shtml

Tecnically they are airplanes, but as far as i remember in the last isue of the international navigation rules they were referenced as "high speed ships" (dont remember what was the exact name) i remember that were described as airplanes, but they try to take advantage of the ground effect take on the sea so could be described as a high speed jet-foil.

[the_bully]

wow the_bully excellent job! im impressed! didja do wilson in the hour too? :P


Thanks alot.
Yep wilson too wish i had more time i wanted to do tom hanks :hurt:

[PoP|Jelmer]

would've been cool too add some palm trees, and an island, and some coconuts falling from the trees, anyway, it looks great :P

[Ghecko]

Woah great idee the_bully..... thought of making a shipwreck myself :D

[pixel pimp]

second entry this week and my last because im neglecting my own work. its the Batboat from the original tv series. its textured a little different but i didnt have the time to make it too acurate. hope you like it!!!

[Rooky]

Thanks Bully!
Your last entry (your first this week) is really great! I like the texturing a lot and the model is cool too! =)

[Rashika-3DT]

i like the batboat. very retro-style comic book. i love the water too.

[eagle4]

pixel pimp that looks awesome, i wasnt too old when the first series of batman came out, but it brings back memories of when i was a little kid (i'm only 20)



eagle4

[Black]

Lol you weren't even vitamines in your Daddy when the first series of BatMan came out! :D

Even Andy wasn't born!

But I guess you are talking about the Batman Movie with Jack Nicholson as The Joker. :)
I remember it very well.. It was on my birthday just about; and my brother had bought us a ticket to go watch it.


Black

[User Name]

The Batman TV series being referred to (above) was created at about the same time that Jack Nicholson flew over the cookoos nest. It was a television series in the US created in the mid 1960's and ran for about 4 seasons. It spawned 2 feature length movies (if I remember correctly).

[voodrew]

hey, yah, i would say that 3ds max fundamentals is a great book, i have that one sitting next to me. it has some awesome advice on lighting and rendering as well as explaining entry level stuff such as sub-objects and modifiers. it has a section about modelling as well. it lacks information about splines and nurbs, and texturing.

Looking through my library, I found 3 copies of 3DS Max Fundamentals: Version 2, 3, and 4. This seems to be a favored book (I didn't realize that I had bought the same book for all three versions). I do know that it has helped me as a reference.

[RideStowe]

the_bully: you are my hero.

[the_bully]

Lol you weren't even vitamines in your Daddy when the first series of BatMan came out! :D

Even Andy wasn't born!

But I guess you are talking about the Batman Movie with Jack Nicholson as The Joker. :)
I remember it very well.. It was on my birthday just about; and my brother had bought us a ticket to go watch it.


Black
I used to watch the show when i was young.
In the states we got a thing called "RERUNS"
Oh and the vitamins joke is classics :D

[the_bully]

the_bully: you are my hero.

Thanks mate

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

the_bully: you are my hero.

Hey get off my Kool-Aid fool. He was my hero first! ;P

[the_bully]

Hey get off my Kool-Aid fool. He was my hero first! ;P


LOL Man i have not heard that saying in so long. :D

[Rashika-3DT]

i have a question that is rolling in frustration. frustration mixed with impotent rage and complete helplessness. really really frustrating is the pioitn im trying to get across here. Mental Ray.

how the hell does this crap work? has anyone seen any tutorials that can explain it better than this jibberjabber they are trying to feed me in the manual?

[RideStowe]

do you have any specific questions about mental ray?

[Rashika-3DT]

particularly the materials. dgs, dielectric etc

[noyb]

Here is a hydroplane racing boat

Modeled in Autodesk Inventor: 60 min
Rendered in 3ds max

[RideStowe]

rashika, dielectric is glass, dgs is like shiny stuff. your best bet however is to just use the mental ray standard mat. those others are kind of like presets.

[Neomax]

hmmm to be more precise; I think "U" actually comes from shortening UnterWasser-boot which should translate to "UnderWater Boat".So it wouldn't sound like it fits to the concept title from the name of it now would it :p But come on guys .. a submarine can float on water shall it want to. Anyone who shall argue that it is not aplicable can feel free to sue me for it. I take full responsability. Feel free to model SubMarine's :)
Black

Com'on Black,I didn't mean to offend anybody, I was just curious about how submarines are boats,coz all i know is they are warships who stay underwater.
I didnt know Germans call them "U boats".

NEO:max:

[PoP|Jelmer]

here's my second entry this week, i'm not really satisfied, but maybe i will give it another try this week :drool: , all the info is in the picture ;P

[yousrekh]

Hey everyone!

Here's my entry: A narrowboat named Nyarlathotep.

I've done a bit of modelling before, but this is my first time doing any real texturing, so go easy on me!

Also, sorry to pixel pimp, but I had started modelling this before I saw yours! Didn't mean to do the same subject! I like yours a lot, by the way! Nice texturing.

Modelling Time: 1 hour
Texturing Time: 3 hours
Rendering Time: 3 minutes
Software: 3D Studio MAX v7.0

[chrispy]

Rashika

mental ray is complicated at first, but once you get to know it a bit better its very good.

in terms of learning shaders and stuff check out this thread on CG Talk

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=104578 Its 158 pages of discussion and tips on how to use all the varied mentalray shaders. Its quite in-depth but it taught me a lot.

Hope thats helpful

Chris

P.S i hope its not a problem linking to CG Talk, if there is i'll edit it.

[subcrocodile]

3dsmax7+finalrender
57 min modelling time
2 hours texture&lightning
render:5-6 min each scene

[pixel pimp]

pixel pimp that looks awesome, i wasnt too old when the first series of batman came out, but it brings back memories of when i was a little kid (i'm only 20)



eagle4

cheers mate, its not too accurate. i ran out of time before i could finish it proprly but im happy with it. i did some 3d work for the new batman begins movie so ive kinda caught the batman bug at the moment. but yes, the boat is based on the one from the 60's tv series, the camp version of batman.

yoursrekh - yeah you should be sorry, i'll kick your ass if you do it again. just kiddin! you can model whatever you like, there's no rule to say you cant do the same as anyone else, i dont mind.

[Raf]

Finaly. Made it from the third try.
Not my own design. Used blueprints as reference, although i didn't have time to make it acurate.

Modeled and rendered in 3ds max 5.

[moon69dog]

Heres my first entry for this week
Software: 3dsmax6 + Vray
Modeling: 60min
Rendering & Texturing: about 30min

[URs3D.net]

Hey guys, some reeeeeeeally good entries here!!!
I extremly like your moon69dog ,nice concept.
My picture is nothin special, but i tried atleast. Info on pic
Does anyone of you know an 3d Animation\Character design school in europe , germany england would be great??? hope you can help

[thinsoldier]

I was gonna make this
http://www.asian-arts.net/wood/boat/566p.html
then I remembered - I suck.

So if anyone who doesnt suck but couldnt find anything interesting to build would like to give it a try, i'd love to see it.

[yousrekh]

I'd love to but I don't really have the time before wednesday, and I would not be able to do it in an hour!

[electroglyph]

Always do things in a big way is my motto.
Here is the RMS Titanic.
Sorry there's no top deck (the lifeboat deck) but that's what you get for an hour.

[Rashika-3DT]

thanks ridestow, i know what they are supposed to be for, they explain it in the manual, but i mean i need help in actually using them.

i went to that cg talk and i saw on the first page the nice glowy glass material that someone made. it made me even more frustrated because, even upon following every last direction on his little "tutorial" thing he posted it still didnt glow, and refused to look good. i even downloaded his scene. which did the trick, but for some reason i cant figure out, even copying down every setting i know how to find in max and duplicating it in my own scene it STILL didnt glow. something is definetly wrong here. maybe im just retarded?

[rjam]

well 60 minutes of improvization...

[Ransol]

Hi guys! I've seen some very good works this week. Keep up the good job! :) Anyway here's my entry

Modelling: 50mins
Texturing: around 40mins
Rendering: less than a min
3DS Max 7

[tojo]

plz, somebody model this beauty!!! i dont have the time this week....:(

http://www.wally.com/jumpch.asp?idChannel=44&idUser=0&attivo=2-6

...thats not a boat, its a f******g spaceship!!!! just amazing!

[b3ta]

TheOnlyAaron Nice yatch, very clean modelling, I like it
Puckducker Damn Sea Quest DSV - wasted childhood!! - Great model thought
rjam Love the feeling of scale with your hovercraft, just great
Justo I'm not sure why, but I really like your wooden boat model, maybe I have a strange attachement to plywood!!
PKT You're improving dramatically week by week, very well done
Rooky Like the new Avatar, and some great models from you so far, I liked the 'glowing' effect on your first one
the_bully You seem to be excellent with wood and rope texturing, great model and film!
pixel pimp - cool
moon69dog wow - like the metalic paint

Everyone else, good work this week

Well, now all that's off my chest, here's my effort this week. This is the longest I've ever spent texturing and lighting on a speed model, and am fairly happy with the results... info on pic

[moon69dog]

wow, excelent model b3ta
it reminds me of a movie called Perfect Storm

[b3ta]

Thanks moon69dog, was going for atmosphere!

[Smack Monkey]

I was gonna make this
http://www.asian-arts.net/wood/boat/566p.html
then I remembered - I suck.

So if anyone who doesnt suck but couldnt find anything interesting to build would like to give it a try, i'd love to see it.
I was feeling rather uninspired but that looks like it would cool to build so I will give it a try.
Thanks for the inspiration and the reference.

[pixel pimp]

i know i said i wasnt going to do another this week but i just had to do this one. this has to be one of the most iconic boats known, especially to animators. enough rambling, its the boat from steamboat willie, one of the earliest cartoons made with sound.

[Neomax]

SOME CRITS N COMMENTS
Ursi NMC - a good try,u need to work a lot on textures n materials.
yoursekh - nice one..but would look better on water than the backyard!
"moon69dog" - ...that is some ...seriously... good $hit! hey but u know wht...the propellers should be facing towards the front...not the back!
and the boat will sink..coz of too much weight on the back side.
but a good model and render in da end. keep up the good work!

NEO:max:

[Oto]

3d sTUDIO mAX

mODELING:.............60 mIN
tEXTURING:......... fEW mIN
pHOTOSHOP:........fEW mIN

...many cool works.... b3ta, electroglyph, Rooky, the_bully, Old_Nick, Fastrak, pixel pimp......

[thoughtforms]

Hi all.. i promised myself i would follow up on these challenges so my contribution this week is a 17th century Chinese Junk.. it took me several tries to get the hull, experimenting with different methods of modelling. In the end I decided that the fastest way was to start with a plane, shape it then apply a shell modifier.. difficult topic but there is much to learn from it...

sorry about the crappy textures and the small file size(had to bring it down to get below 100kb) i would like to complete it sometime but for now i have to go to bed... :xx:

ps: there are a lot of great models so far!

edit:: forgot to add in the stats - 1hr modelling time in 3ds Max. Texture/lighting/compositing around 30 mins.. Render time 30 secs...

[Jammin10]

Hey all, theres some good looking models up. Just thought id throw one of my up here. I did it in Maya 6.0. Lighting is just three point lights just thrown in and rendered with raytrace.

[TheWinterLord]

Fishing Boat.
When I was smaller i loved to go to the docks to check out all the boats and this proves i didnt learn at all how the hell they look like :)

Well here is my attempt on a fishing boat staying in a small harbour over the night.

Oh yeah i decided to put some materials on... looks better with them but they are crap.. lightning isnt good either...

anyways Tomorow im leaving Dubai over the summer vacations to go to my home country Sweden and I will probably not visit these forums for some months. (no internet ): )

Nice models People and some really got nice water, I wish I could do that. the Bryce render looks good. maybe if i can get enough money to buy bryce lol...

[PKT]

Thank you very much b3ta, it's commets like that that makes it easyer and fun to improve :)
And I have to say your model is perfect, no crits about it at all.
And I love the Michey Mouse boat Pixle Pimp really oldschool, very nice model and texturing.
And all of you others, I very impressed.

[bentura]

Do we have an answer on whether a Sea Plane will be counted. 1st entry coming soon

[yousrekh]

nice one..but would look better on water than the backyard!

Thank you! It was on water originally, but I decided to be different. I was playing around with grass - I wanted it to look like it was an old barge left out for years - but the method I was using was a bit crap for long grass so I just handed it in :). You can actually see the grass a bit on the high resolution renders, but it's nothing special.

Thanks for the comment.

Do we have an answer on whether a Sea Plane will be counted. 1st entry coming soon

Bentura, just do it! Mr. Andy said 'if it floats on water and can carry passengers or cargo...' A Sea Plane fits that description.

Otherwise, he seems like a forgiving person, I'm sure youll be fine :).

[Smack Monkey]

Here's my entry. A BIG shout out to Thinsoldier, thank you very much for the awsome refference. My textures looked like crap so I decided to make the main image a clay render.

Good luck all!

Oh yeah

Max7 the full hour for modeling

an hour for textures and half an hour rendering

10 minutes post in photoshop

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Ohh.... pretty.... :D

(Uhh... where is it?)

;P

[Smack Monkey]

hehe oops it's there now

[yousrekh]

I've come.

[b3ta]

Smack Monkey That's awsome - So much detailing, now have you pegged to win this one, good work indeed!

[yousrekh]

I can't wait until wednesday! :)

I wish I'd found this forum sooner; it's very fun to take part in these challenges, and I've learned so much about texturing just from this one challenge.

I hope the next title is "horse". That would be good :).

EDIT: Anyone know if there's a way I can look at the winning entries from previous weeks? I've had a browse through all of the old challenges, but there doesn't seem to be a clear way to tell who won.

[b3ta]

yousrekh - If you take a look at the last few pages of the older challenges , you'll see a list form either Andy or Black naming, honerable mentions, runner ups, and winners, the list will link to the relevant posts, I hope that makes sence!

[subcrocodile]

smack monkey
perfect done,i did not like the shape of this ship in refference,but in ur art it seems great.

[PoP|Jelmer]

great work smack monkey, i wanted to do that one too, but not anymore, i'll try something else ;P nice detail too

[Trimyr]

Bah. You think after moving to an island last month I'd be all over a topic like this, but alas, no time. Perhaps if I get done in time tomorrow afternoon I'll give it a shot

[bentura]

Smack Monkey - thats is a mean model dude, looks great! :drool:

[rjam]

Smack monkey WOW... beatifull one :crazy: realy like it

[fasth]

starting next challenge, I'll try my best to pick up these contests again!
I've been away since forever now...
Just thought I'd let y'all feel a bit scared in advance :)

[yousrekh]

Oh God,



here come,



the water-works

[andrewday]

I've tried modeling this boat 6 or 7 times now, and I can't seem to get it looking the way I want it, so now I'm looking for a new model to make. Just thought I'd share the link. Hopefully somebody much better than me will take a shot at it.

McKenzie Driftboat (http://www.gregboats.com/newboat/new16.html)

[Ghecko]

My first post

[crooks5001]

first entry ever. be nice.

[antto]

Okay been very busy but finally managed to make one boat. ill try to do another if i get some time.

[hammering3D]

RussDude87 welcome,
U have a nice model there, but U must put a wire near u'r render model, in the same post and same image. Look at other people posts

[Destroythenseek]

My grandparents bought me a lagitamate copy of 3ds max finally!!!

I will be modelling withing 2 weeks when they bring it over!!!

..Im so excited to be a part of the competitions again, I can not wait!!!

Smack Monkey, I love the boat. everyone else- I didnt really get a chance to memorize that many models, but excellent job guys- Im really looking forward to the judging on this!
Take care, Anton.

[3djunior]

Hey, amazing boats from loads of you :wave:
I havent had much time, here is a start, haha

time- everything except render was 45 minutes (all i had time for)
render- 20mins
software- maya
hope its ok :hmm:

[Destroythenseek]

3d junior.. dude, thats really really really dark.
Might want to reconsider that render.

[Destroythenseek]

Pixel Pimp/The_bully

Props!!!

[3djunior]

Thanks Destroythenseek, is it any better?

[Smiff `n Wessun]

Just a simple speedboat, nothing fancy. Didn`t had time for interior, engine and water, because preferred to spend the last minutes for arranging the vertices of the body instead.

Modeling time: full 60 minutes
Software: 3ds max 6
No textures

[RussDude87]

Thanks for letting me know
Heres the pic with a wire frame

Again,
Modeling: 55 minutes
Setup/render: 3 minutes
Polys: 2464, 27590(sub patched)
Software: Lightwave 3D 8

Russ

[Nippur]

Hi, finally i found some time to post again
modelling: 60mins
texturing: cca 60mins
made in 3ds max 2.5

- as you can see, there is no hull in the wire printscreen. Its because the hull was made using loft function, so it has no wire. I added shapes used for the hull separately....I hope its OK

[mohamad]

Hi friends. I'm back. when i see this week topic, i make this woork fast. I always liked to make different boat with newsletters and paper.

Boat Model: 20 Min
Scene Models: 20 Min
Render: VRAY
Software: 3dsmax6

- Rooky, The bully, moon69dog, b3ta, Smiff `n Wessun and other; great models.

[Smack Monkey]

Thanks for the feed back folks it is much apreciated. It was aeasier to build than it looks like. Alot of cloning is all it took to make it look really detailed.

[Andy_k-3DT]

Do we have an answer on whether a Sea Plane will be counted. 1st entry coming soon

A sea plane isn't allowed - I think the clue is in the name :)

however, I will alllow flying boats. Those intending to model one better make sure the model fits into the brief.

Just sticking a set of floats onto a plane doesn't count. If it has a "boat shaped" hull then it may well be allowed

Andy

[subcrocodile]

this is my design of subcroc raceboat.modelling was easy and fun, after i modelled i thought that this is a bit detailed thing and must be textured well,texturing hardened me,used 10 material.
3dsmax 7
modelling time 55 min.
texturing:3-4 hours
lightning&render:4-5 min each scene
composing 15 min.

[Brodix]

Lotsa good stuff in here. Too bad work has kept me away frow all things 3d. :grr: But I would like to see someone do This (http://lsm-87.com/images/lcvp01.jpg)

[Destroythenseek]

3d junior! HOW could you HIDE that excellent/superb water from us!!!

Very nice job, it looks much much much much better! Props dude.

[I3ear17]

Ok, this thing was a beast. A casual glance and you think "well, not much to it", but there is a lot of stuff on the command center. An hour was no where near enough time. I didn't even get to do any of the little bits scattered around the ship.

Firefly, I helped with a landing craft for a mod for Rainbow Six a few years ago. Nowhere as detailed as the plans you had. But you can see it along with my other work at my website if you are so inclined.

http://www.teamfcf.com/bear

[hammering3D]

RussDude87
U must delete u'r old post where the image has no wire, use edit buton, mark delte mesage, and push delete mesage button.
And U MUST put the infos on the post wer U have an wire, the info about program U use, and time U take to model.

[Smack Monkey]

NICE ONE SUBCROC it looks great

[bentura]

A sea plane isn't allowed - I think the clue is in the name :)

however, I will alllow flying boats. Those intending to model one better make sure the model fits into the brief.

Just sticking a set of floats onto a plane doesn't count. If it has a "boat shaped" hull then it may well be allowed

Andy


i was going to make a proper sea plane. Wasnt going to like model a concorde with floats. but i think im gonna give the plane a miss. Am concentrating on an airboat. Thought id be the only one but hey :)

Cheers for the reply anyhoo

[Glottis]

Hay... is the Deadline today or nextg wednesday?

[yousrekh]

It's tonight at 10:00pm GMT (in about 8 hours time).

[subcrocodile]

NICE ONE SUBCROC it looks great

thanks,and i think u shall be the winner of this week.

mohamad
so good desing u made,it was an idea in my mind but i could not decide how to do,and u fount the solution 'newspaper material',it is very nice i liked it.

[3Dragon]

Hello Everyone!

My last participation lays a while back (it was the first modelling challenge).
But now I found the time again and want to show my entry.
As a roughly reference I used some pictures of the Queen Mary 2.
Modelling time: until the last second of the 60 min :smug:
texturing: ~1/2h
lighting/rendering: ~1h
Unfortunately I'm a little busy in the moment and because of this the rendering and texturing is very superficial.
Edit: I forgot: Used software is 3ds max with mray and Photoshop

[Rooky]

subcrocodile
Nice models from you this week! Very original too! :)

moon69dog
great model from you too!

b3ta
Nice texturing and great scene and of course the model too!

pixel pimp
Like the detailing very much and great idea! =)

Smack Monkey
Just one word! AMAZING!

mohamed
Very nice render and I like the idea too! :)

And of course very nice models from all of you! Keep it up this way! ;)

[Rooky]

Ok! Here`s my 3rd this week! It was hard but I made it! How always had to skip something but I think its good enough any way! :)
Used PhotoImpact XL for some effects!
Hope you`ll like it!

[hammering3D]

WOW Rooky

[Mousek]

My boat on this week. :smug:

[WebWolf]

It's long ago since my last submission, but I was busy with a big project. (Website will be shortly online with the animation)

But here is my Entry for this week. A tug boat!

Modeling time: 59,30 minutes
Software used: Softimage XSI 4.2

[RideStowe]

i can't figure out why, but i really like mousek's model. oh well nice job

webwolf: i like your model alot, it's very smooth. the render also looks quite nice, especially the rubber tires. those are a nice touch :)

[Mousek]

RideStowe
Ohh Very very thanx man :)

[JAPO]

This is my contribution for this week: U-boot type VIIB.
Completed in 60 minutes, so it is unarmed :) Textured in a moment or two, lighting approx 1 hour with testing. Render 3-5 minutes. All in 3Ds Max 7.0

Bubbles are a prop and are not part of the model.

[b3ta]

Mousek nice modelling from you, and one of only a few to use transparency on the sea, a nice touch with the anchor
Rooky thanks for your comments, and nice entry, good detailing when you look close

[Renz]

Hi! Nice models and good renders. I made this boat after 3 attempts. ( the model is still incomplete ). am submitting it anyway. Good luck every one.

[b3ta]

Renz - wow they are big sails! - Great model, and you've even done the part under the water, and the pulleys too, great effort - this weeks producing some good work

[tokai]

Back with a entry, after my "Star Wars" break ;)

Wanted to made a few more models this week, but seriously.. this is a lot more harder than I expected. I needed 3 runs to get one model done in time and in a presentable status (and its still far away from complete).

Hope the wireframe shot is a bit clear at least how I made the model. The body is basically Loftnurbs and a Extrudenurbs for the middle part. The sail was 'modelled' with Clothenurbs (wireframe shows the sail object before applying any forces). Ropes are basically simple 2 point splines.

regards,
tokai

[Renz]

Renz - wow they are big sails! - Great model, and you've even done the part under the water, and the pulleys too, great effort - this weeks producing some good work

I had tough time to make the sails within 1 hour time because they are not symmetrical. Pulleys and ropes took most of the modelling time. Yes this week has produced some very good models and I can almost remember some boats modelled inPeddle Power speed challenge.

[shamohan]

Dear Friends

All done good work,many fantastic entries this time, congratulations,

Here is my boat

3dsmax 7
modelling time : 60 mins
Rendering : 2 mins
texturing and another special effects like water fog waves i took more than 2 hours
Photoshop

Thanks

[frost000]

heres my entry this week...
I missed last week, Star Wars wqas way to hard for my skill level...

Well, I made this little boat, not too great... but I just wanted to do something.

[antto]

Hmm I guess i made it to the deadline, I was in a lot of hurry so textures are kinda so-so. It seems what ever the subject is, the competition is allways very hard.

[melania]

i hope i make it. it's done in the 60 minutes, but i failed to make a few small pieces. 3dsmax and a bit of vray for the render, but very simple stuff.

[betasoft]

This is my first and at once last entry in this week. Anyway this is simple modeled Harbor in night. So, i hope you like it.

[subcrocodile]

thanks for comment rooky,ur last mechanical design is very good either,
betasoft
very nice harbour u've done,good idea .

[bentura]

Hope im in time.

Wicked models this week. Heres my attempt, not great at texturing and lighting so just some basics.

software used was 3D max 6

well done everyone

[bentura]

betasoft - nice model, think you may need to make you post a bit smaller

[RideStowe]

tokai wins**

[Diabolos]

Software: Maya 6.5
Renderer: Turtle (for Maya)
Time: 60 mins

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[Black]

Mousek;
You know the rules buddy... Before the deadline make sure that you edit your post and insert the software you used.

Melania;
Have you used LDraw?

WebWolf;
Welcome Back! A exceptional modeler as yourself is always missed...


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