Speed Modelling Challenge 77 - PlushToy

[Black]

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


Time limit - 60 minutes
(Important: Contestants that shall use Teddy (http://www.mtl.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takeo/teddy/teddy/teddy.html) in modeling their entry have only 30 minutes)
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 21st of December 2005
Subject - Plush Toy


A little change for this week;
About a year ago Andy had done a change in the weeks challange (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=25433).
And we would like to keep it as a tradition:
There is going to be only one winner for this week for her/his modeling skills. The second award shall be given to the best presented entry.
You are free to texture or render as long as you wish. But the modeling is dues to a time limit as stated above.
Unfortunately unlike last year, we are not going to be able to remove wire frames for the week. It is due to the use of a particular software that we have to be able to check up on. You are going to have to find a creative way to present your wire.

Concept;
Even though a 'plush toy' is an intended word for furry or fuzzy soft toys, the modern induistry has introduced a variaty of none furry toys to the market and has accepted them also as a plush toy to describe that the toy is soft and intended to have no sharp artifacts.
Such models shall be accepted also. So all the Plush Gollums, Aladine's, Cabage-Patch Dolls are acceptable.
Just do make sure that the model fits the brief and is simply put: Cuddly.


There are many other "toys" out there that are also soft and to some cuddly; but are intended for mature customers...
Contestants entering such models shall be disqualified before our waiting for the deadline.


Andy, Marty, Fastrak and Black


Good Luck!


A Quick Starter done in MaYA and PhotoShop...
The BG and the model have been filtered to blend in better
(Tree not included in the modeling)

[Black]

Is any body else having problems with uploading attachments? Or is it just me and my annoying un-turn-off-able Pop up blocker?
Had to shut everything and then restart!
:grr:

Good Luck guys!


Black

[Makonde]

ooo, cool topic, i know what to make already, will start as soon as i wake up :D. Good luck everyone
and nice starter black :)

i didn't have any problems uploading nething... might just be a server problem..

[gan3d]

sounds nice subject but I guess it is tough.

Black I had the same problem when i posted my 4 & 5 entry (fitness).

[d3m0ni0]

great contest! :D just a question: are we allowed to post the finalrender with fur applied?

[TotalScore]

Black could you tell me what GMT is now compared to east asia and the mideast? please...

[Diabolos]

great contest! :D just a question: are we allowed to post the finalrender with fur applied?

I am not speaking for the mods, but that has never been a problem in the past, but I think the fur application has to be within the 1hour (which could be quite time consuming if the UV's are off). We'll have to see what the mods say I guess...........

D,

[Nappa]

There are many other "toys" out there that are also soft and to some cuddly; but are intended for mature customers...


So does that mean no anime /family guy plush toys?

[Nehumanuscrede]

Hmmmm

I would think fur in general wouldn't count towards the modelling time as it's typically applied after the model has been built. Imagine trying to judge a wireframe with fur applied ? However, I cannot speak for the mods so I'll let them make that call.

This will be an interesting week. I will definately have to put Rhino up and get back in XSI.

[Radulan]

So does that mean no anime /family guy plush toys?
I think it is to make sure no sexually explicit work is submitted.

[Diabolos]

Maya
Maya Software Render
Maya Time: 20 min(usually don't do that, but saw the chance to shoot one out before I hit the hay)

[noyb]

This going to be an interesting challenge.

I'm not great with this type of thing (as you might be able to tell). I'll try and learn some more 3ds max this week, but I plan to start a big project with inventor...

Anyway, here's something...
Modeled in 3ds max: ~50min
Rendered in max: ~1min

[Radulan]

Reference pic (http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/additional/large/bacteria-cold.jpg)
Just thought I'd try out Blender 2.40's static particles (AKA hair) Though it does take quite a bit of points for the hair to look good. The wire is from before smoothing and applying the hair.
Though I think I'll do something w/o hair next.

He is a little cute for a cold virus... Petri dishes just seemed proper.

[Radulan]

Diabolos: Fairly simple model, but good texture, sort of a velveteen, gives me an idea.
Noyb:Great first entry, Looks something like a rabbit. Though I think the eyes could be accomplished with much less polys.

[evil-98]

woot awesome subject.
great entries so far

[Nappa]

34min 3d max8

[fastrak]

Is any body else having problems with uploading attachments? Or is it just me and my annoying un-turn-off-able Pop up blocker?
Had to shut everything and then restart!
:grr:

Good Luck guys!


Black


Oh, thank god it wasn't just me. I just tried to update the winners galleries, and the uploads kept timing out. Took me 47 minutes just to get two 100k images up.....aacckk! Something must be up, I seem to navigate and upload/download elsewhere just fine. hmmmm.

[lodlaiden]

one, does the time taken to set up fur/shag hair, count towards the model time?

two, we just finished week 76 and you just posted the winners for week 69?
wow, even though my entries = crap, i still stand a chance...simply because they havent been graded yet...

[DaveLEWIS]

Hi,

Here is my entry. I assume that I just post here to enter, or is there more to it?

http://www.purplecabbage.com/3dtotal_contests/plush_toy/Bear.jpg

http://www.purplecabbage.com/3dtotal_contests/plush_toy/Bear_Wire.jpg

Software: Lightwave 3D v8.5

Time: 45 minutes

DaveLEWIS

[Black]

Makonde;
Thank you.
We tend to test things out befor making them concepts. And also tend to present them in a form to help give you idea's if possible.


Black I had the same problem when i posted my 4 & 5 entry (fitness).Hm thats strange.
The serious bumber here was that I was working and I had a lot of stuff I would have preffered not to shut down last night :(
I'll ask around about it.


Black could you tell me what GMT is now compared to east asia and the mideast? please... It completely depends on where you are located. Here are two links where you can follow up on the GMT;
Converter Link (http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc)
The Other Link (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/)

The mistake that every body makes is that the GMT does not have any summer/winter time changes.


Nappa;
Are you seriously asking? I am not able to follow.
I am sure that you and most everyody already knows what type of recreational objects we are talking about.


NeHumanusCrede;
Fur can be accounted for as a post work.. as texturing.
If it has been done in the modeling time. DO please add it to the wire.
But if not we want to see the wire of what you did in the given time period.


Fastrak;
Hmm damn thats strange :o
Think we had better bring it up then.


LodLaiden;
Firstly no it doesn't.. you could attempt to make it all in one and you could attempt other wise.
But if the hair/fur has been accomplished after the modeling time. Please keep your wire frame clear off any ressemblance of fur/hair.

I didn't get your second question.


DaveLEWIS;
Hmm nice go.. but you already broke two rules...
Your post is not suppose to be an external link. And you are suppose to composite them into a single image.

Good Luck.


Everyone;
Do NOT forget that this eek is also about posting the best render/composition. The second award shall be given out to the entry that looks it's best.

As good as all your entries so far are... they are all far from expected.

Best of luck;


Black

[TotalScore]

Diabolos how the heck did you get that AWESOME velour texture, please share ;)

Black-3DT thanks alot man now i can make sure i can finish in time with my entries :!!!: :dance:

Radulan funny concept and nice rendering :wave:

[Diabolos]

Diabolos how the heck did you get that AWESOME velour texture, please share ;)

unfortunately, I cannot take all of the cedit. it is a shader in which is available at highend3d under maya - shaders - plush. i have however changed a lot of the settings to meet my needs (but still would never call it my own). after you download it to your shader library and need help updating it, i will be more than happy to give you my settings. (try it as is at first and make changes slowly, i just updated it for maya 7 rendering)

D,

p.s. i am not having any upload or browsing issues at 3DTOTAL.

[TotalScore]

Dibolos thanks ALOT i'm going to get it now and try it... peace

[Old_Nick]

This week would be a great challenge. Good luck everybody

[gan3d]

unfortunately, I cannot take all of the cedit. it is a shader in which is available at highend3d under maya - shaders - plush. i have however changed a lot of the settings to meet my needs.....

thanks for shareing the info, I must say it is pretty big network! :wall: Actually it is good to dl some of the shaders like this one and study the network nodes it will help us to create our own.

[Killdrith]

Well, I've nosed around these forums for a long time, so I decided that I'd try and participate.

Zbrush + Photoshop
32 minutes modeling
1 hour making the material/texture/lighting

Oh, and please excuse my "Wire Mesh".. as I have yet to find the ability to apply this in Zbrush.

[the_bully]

Great subject.
Im in on this one.Hopefully i can get a few in.By the way whats up with Andy hows he doing?

[Black]

KillDrith;
It's fine this way... but you have covered the wire all up with your other objects.
Thats a no, no.

Do keep in mind that sometimes asighning a surface shader better displays the wire.

Good Luck

The_Bully;
He is a little occupied at the while. As you probably already guessed.


Black

[Makonde]

hey guys, great job to all of you, there already some great entries and im sure a lot more are on their way :D.

Killdrith: awesome material!
DaveLewis: welcome, and awesome hair on your model :)
Nappa: nice model
Diabolos: i like the pose :D
Noyb: great render and model! i really like it
radulan: really cool material :)

Well, here's my model, took two tries to get the scene in as well, wish i had time for a third, but exams r coming up :(. Well, hope you like it.

[Old_Nick]

@Makonde: Like your entry, well done.

ps: you'd better not give that as a present for xmas! :D

[Sky_Eagle]

Nice entry's all.
Think am not gonna enter in this one , way to hard for me :(

[Yuri]

Hello people,

This my first time entry ever in speedmodelling.
I tryed to make an entry at the last speed modelling 76, but I was to late.
So here is my Plush Toy.
I found it hard to make a good texture for it.... :hurt:

Greetz,

Yuri.

[Garner]

okay my first and possibly my only entry if i dont fix my pc.. enjoy.. c&c welcome as always

[Vhector]

Didn'i came further then the head. If I redo the model I know I make teddy in time, but I got to go. I'm out for a snowboardvacation. So model and render in one time try.

Modelled in max
rendered with mental ray

[lone deranger]

okay, firstly i think these quick challenges are a great idea- gives you something to inspire you a little, but you dont have to invest days into it :)

but i have a question... you say to show wires before any turbosmooth subdivs, etc... but i just made a model and i worked the mesh after the subdivisions too- eg added an "edit poly" after the "turbosmooth" and edited it more, then another "edit poly" and a displacement map...

its all done within the hour, but im just wondering what to do as far as the wireframe, as the un-divided mesh is only part of the modelling work

[-R3D-]

Garner:: you beat me to it, thats the bear im gonna do in the next few days. :D

[Makonde]

Yuri: welcome to the forums, and nice first entry :)
Garner: great model, i really like it's detail. Also great fur material
Vhector: nice model, i like the eye popping out :D
Lone Deranger: I'm not sure exactly, but you could put multiple smaller wireframes in your entry, showing the model at different stages, don't know for sure though, can't wait to see it :D, good luck, and welcome.
Old Nick:thanks lol

[fastrak]

lone deranger
Yeah, I understand your process. Many of us have to struggle with that here. The best solution, if planned, is to screen capture before the sub-d, and then again afterwards. I'm sure you realize the great value a wireframe has in it's simplist form, it certainly is great for explaining on how the model is created and can be a terrific learning tool. As far as your entry goes, well, try to show the wireframe in the best possible way. I can't say what the judges will do, and it is possible it may be just fine. So give it a try. Love to see what you came up with.
Fastrak

[Yedan]

@ diabolos, Nice texture there :) looks soooo soft.
@ Noyb, Nice little dragon, looks like is made from foam
@ radulan, hmmmm what can i say, nice fur tho Gj
@ Killdrith, reminds me of a bath toy my kids have, Gj
@ Makonde, oooh scarey, would have gone down well at halloween, Gj love the velvet look
@ Garner, excellent work dude, love the details like the stiching, my fav so far (sorry everyone else)
@ Vhector, shame you couldnt finish the whole body would have been great, nive head tho,

and now to mine couldnt quite get the fur to be as furry as would have liked but there ya go,

[Radulan]

this thing has been a pain.. after some false starts. I focused and cranked it.
For this one I spent alot of time on the render stuff(texture scene etc.)
I also modeled it out and still had a few minutes, about 15 and then altered the model a couple times during the texturing process. Minor timed changes. no more than a couple minutes each.
(Though I was thankful for not having to deal with trying to do the hair, becuase the version of blender 2.40 is pre release and so has some problems, that I found in the previous cute model.)

[Old_Nick]

@ Garner great entry. Nice model and render.

[SubCroC]

Radulan
very good one.modelling as great.it is very close to the winnie the pooh character.u've modelled same as it.texturing is good sitting on chair very well rendered.it would be very perfect if u would use another texturing for hand.and feet.the render and texturing other parts gives a feel of toy.to use fur on the whole body would be clearly amazing work.i liked it.

[Black]

Garner, -R3D-;
Lol that was actually going to be the starter...
But it didn't look as good as it would have with the patched fur's all over it (I don't have a licensed MaYA Unlimited :'( so I don't have most of the fun features that make stuff like that )... So I left it and went for this one instead.


Black

[TotalScore]

Black-3DT i'm having problems with fur, i mean it's fun at first but once you don't really know how to operate it it kinda gets on your nerves hahahah ;)

[Tgmessi]

Well, howdy :)

This is my first post and i tought i'd start off with an entry hehe :)

The modeling is done just within the hour, but it also took me 30 mins to apply the fur, so i don't know if it still counts then (let me know)

[Nappa]

I didnt know what a Plush toy was till i seen this Comp so forgive my questions if they seem a little dumb

45mins modeling
4sec render
3dmax8

[Black]

TotalScore;
If you happen to run into trouble on the matter do ask me.. I may not have Unlimited... But I do know how to use Fur well.

I could have used paint effects actually. But it was going to be too much work for a "Not good enough" effect.


Good Luck!


Black

[Black]

No Nappa... I didn't intend on saying that they were dumb. I am sorry.

I was reffering to fake breast, ladies, penis's and simiallar sexual simulator objects.


They are never really sold out as to be called Plush. But my allowing some freedome to be able to use none furry objects would attract some contestants to post models such. Since it would fit my posted discription of a soft Toy.


I hope this makes it clear.


Black

[Nehumanuscrede]

this thing has been a pain.. after some false starts. I focused and cranked it.
For this one I spent alot of time on the render stuff(texture scene etc.)
I also modeled it out and still had a few minutes, about 15 and then altered the model a couple times during the texturing process. Minor timed changes. no more than a couple minutes each.
(Though I was thankful for not having to deal with trying to do the hair, becuase the version of blender 2.40 is pre release and so has some problems, that I found in the previous cute model.)


ROFL

Allright Rad, now you're scaring me. Last week, we both model a rower. . . now I'm sitting here doing concept sketches on a model and just realized that we are, again, doing the same model. ( Tigger )

I bet Marty has something to do with this. &#*% brainwave transmitters !

[lodlaiden]

LodLaiden[/B];
Firstly no it doesn't.. you could attempt to make it all in one and you could attempt other wise.
But if the hair/fur has been accomplished after the modeling time. Please keep your wire frame clear off any ressemblance of fur/hair.

I didn't get your second question.


i was asking if we are doing modelings for comps that will get voted on in about 2 months...

i am not trying to criticize(sp?) or anything like that, i kept checking to see what the winners were for some of the other competitions and there was no winner, so i thought they were posted somewhere else. then i caught your comment in one of the other posts saying that the winners for the "jack" were announced, and i was like oh, cause thats the first one i did.

[Black]

Lodlaiden;
I'll put it this way... there is not going to be a guarantee that it will be judged instantly. A good job is preffered to be made on that.

So maybe it is better you do not compete if waiting is not to your liking.


Dahwan;
When you report a post it gets reported to ME... You may want to keep that in mind next time and just send me a private message instead.
I am not changing it as the contents have not been used out of level. I hope you are grown up enough to handle it.



Black

[Nehumanuscrede]

Well, howdy :)

This is my first post and i tought i'd start off with an entry hehe :)

The modeling is done just within the hour, but it also took me 30 mins to apply the fur, so i don't know if it still counts then (let me know)


Welcome to the competition :)

First post coming off great. Everything is on the up and up and within the rules. Fur, as I've been advised, is considered post so it won't count towards your modelling time. Unless you are able to model it all AND get the fur on it in time, then you could post the model/fur wireframe all at once :) Though I think it will be easier to see without the fur on the wire. hehe

Typically the subject matter is varied a bit, but most ( if not all ) are usually harder than first impressions imply. Nice to have you aboard and good luck to you !!


Concerning this weeks subject:

This is going to be a bit rough. I forsee a LOT of attempts to get one right on my part. . . . .

[lone deranger]

well, heres my bear :)

im not yet sure if the attachment worked, so youll have to bear with me if it didnt...

all done in 3dsmax, tiny bit in photoshop.

1 hour modeling- was planning on working some wrinkles onto him, but ran out of time

3/4 hour texturing the bear- entirely done with standard max procedural maps and shaders

4 hours?? setting up the rest of the scene- not really sure at all how long it took, but four hours seems a pretty good guess


well, theres a million things id like to change, particularly the lighting (at the moment its just one area light, thats all) but its time to go to bed, and i promised myself id get this all done tonight, so here it is...

[Nehumanuscrede]

i was asking if we are doing modelings for comps that will get voted on in about 2 months...

i am not trying to criticize(sp?) or anything like that, i kept checking to see what the winners were for some of the other competitions and there was no winner, so i thought they were posted somewhere else. then i caught your comment in one of the other posts saying that the winners for the "jack" were announced, and i was like oh, cause thats the first one i did.


Imagine trying to judge all the entries for any given week. Then having to re-judge them to narrow them down to final possibilities week after week. I think the only way to cut down that number would be to limit the number of entries per person.

However, the underlying reason for the ' contests ' are to get folks modelling, not necessarily to ' win '. ( my opinion only of course :) ) As time goes on, folks who continue to model WILL get better at it. In the end, it will make it tougher on the judges as more and more folks start producing better quality models.

Besides, it's usually a lot of fun just to watch and see how folks interpret the subject matter for the week. Some crazy models have come out of some of these in the past :)

[bentura]

noyb - Thats really cool. the softness to me is really aparent
Garner - thats ace. looking very cuddly
Tgmessi - Welcome and very cute bunny :)
lone deranger - Wow, thats perfect. the whole scene sets a cool mood. well done.

All others are cool but only had little time to mention but a few. Am currently experimenting with hair/fur and its killing my PC. Hopefully have something soon.

[TotalScore]

lone deranger very awesome entry dude , really :evil: i really liked the way you decided to display the wireframe , very creative. and also displayes a very calm mood :shy:

Black-3DT thanks man, anyways i ran into trouble when i after i set up the fur attributes.

i did the automatic mapping, then i attached it to the mesh. the problem is that there were a few baldspots, even after i checked the normals and remapped the UVs trting several options.

I also got some helpp from learning maya but that didn't help much and the final thing i wasen't sure about was the shading of the fur.

I did it but it wasen't what i was looking for so i got the Plush shader and set it up to the color that i wanted. It is now closer to what i wanted but not exactly. :hurt:

that fatal fur attempt took me a good 3 hours....
Anyways => Info:

Modelling: 30 minutes
Rendering, lighting, texturing: 40 minutes

[Black]

Lone de'Ranger;
Well I see you have overcome your problem of the wireframe... VERY well infact.

I generally retain from commenting on entries before the deadline so as not to influence anyone. But I have to particularily compliment your creativity on the wire and your effort to blend it so well.

TotalScore;
Two direct reasons that comes to mind are from not fitting your UV into the 0-1 area , having unconforimng normals, or having non manifold geometries.

I regularily use a newer feature of Paint effects called "Thorns" to achieve the little white hairs you would see on a persons face when I get very close-up shots.
What it basically is is aditional post geometry that you are able to alter and is not as growth dependent as the petals or leaves in paint effects.

I think a solution such would give you a convincing plush effect.

But always try to keep in mind that these are all post work.. thus they are things added to your mesh AFTER you have rendered. thus harder to control. If you are able to handle it with a shader try to.


None the less since you have access to Fur... I would best advise you play around with it and get the most out of it. I am sure you'll bring out some great stuff!


Black

[alidanesh]

Lone Deranger:really Nice one friend..U did that masterpiece and creative...I love it ..:D
and one quastion :did U use displacement map for ur model?

[noyb]

lone deranger, very nice composition. I really like how your wire is presented, it looks like a sketch - I thought about doing a painting on a wall, but your idea is much more creative.

Garner, Radulan, and a couple others have some nice modeling.

[Radulan]

I bet Marty has something to do with this. &#*% brainwave transmitters !

It was kind of strange, I was making comments after finishing the model.. and you posted while I was doing comments... Now this time I just had no other choice in mind it just kind of came to me.. *poof* I'll model tigger.
Perhaps Tigger is marty's favorite... and maybe even the rower is his favorite exercise machine...

[Nappa]

Are teddy bears consider a plush toy ?

[Radulan]

Nappa: yes they are. stuffed animals are all considered plush.
(Well all those that have nothing to do with taxidermy.)

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

...I bet Marty has something to do with this. &#*% brainwave transmitters !
...Perhaps Tigger is Marty's favorite... and maybe even the rower is his favorite exercise machine...

Actually, I fancy Tigger quite well. He also happens to be my girlfriend's favorite plush toy as well. But in my defense, my Brainwave Transimitters have been malfunctioning for a little while now. This explains why ALF no longer does my bidding, Roger Rabbit refuses to wash my laundry, and Spiderman let me fall out of that tree last week! I knew I should've bought the extended warrantee for the parts I bought from McFly Labs Elecetronics Superstore. :crazy:

[Segreto]

Radulan, very nice model, good job!

lone deranger, good model and a creative way to show your wire!

[prats]

lone deranger : terrific entry. and i agree ur concept of presenting the wire is really novel. The texture has come out well too...
Total score : I liked your bear....its very cute...and so real...Is this plush shader only in Maya? i'm still trying to come to terms with modelling in 3dsmax...so i have no idea about good texturing.
Wish the winners of each challenge were to provide a tutorial too on how they made the materials and tips for us slowlearners....it would be so helpful...

[lone deranger]

thanks guys, it was fun to model something i wouldnt otherwise have tried, so thanks 3dtotal, or whoever organizes these little challenges... once again, great idea :)

Segreto- yep, used displacement... just a simple noise map with a push on top of it

[gan3d]

Diabolos: you got a good texture there and kind of like that character too although simple.

Radulan: hehe cool tiger model, the circles design in the bgnd is really going with the scene.

lone deranger: Like its already been told by many and Black its a v.good job. I got only one comment that is the brick wall and the teddy is almost the same color range, u might want to change the color of the teddy to make it look more prominent.

TotalScore: lol now I know what i need to buy more ;) good entry. but somehow i feel the metal kind of floor does not suite for the teddy bear scene.

[Black]

Nappa;
Well a Teddy Bear is THE plush toy actually(Those who know French to some level would probably be better at guessing that)...

Look HERE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plush) is a link that might help you on plush and ANOTHER (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plushie) that may tell you what the toys are.
But if you read the concept brief in the rules page you'd notice that we are not limiting the competition to toys that are of Plush Cloth... We are expanding it to a greater variaty of cuddly toys.

Please do a search through the net on the origins of it... and also compair your ideas tho the models posted so far.
I believe the explanations given so far should be enough.


Black

[TotalScore]

NeonLeopard hey man, try to light p your scene so we can see whats goin on in there, the wireframe promisses something pretty darned cool

prats here is a link to the exact thing you want to find out, some guy over there wants to get a plush shader in 'mental ray'

and you get alot of advice on how to convert a mi Maya shader to a 3Dsmax mi shader... good luck man ;)

http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/t-104578-p-9.html

Black-3DT thankx man i am going to emprison myself in my room for the next couple of days and do some intense fur drills...lol i have i modelled a coyote and i can't seem to get his stinkin fur right :)

Radulan i like the fur on your model, i didn't know you could do that in blender, as i said before you are really pushing your modelling to the limit with blander man

the rest of you guys keep it up...sweet works so far

[prats]

Total score :Thanks a ton for that info, i'll look it up and try to see what it is all about.

[NeonLeopard]

Awwwww! MAAAnn! The brightness on my monitor was set at MAX and i didn't even realise. Hence the Really dark Picture!! I'll Re-Render and Re-Submit. If that,s against the rules could someone let me know please! :D

[Geronimo]

neonleopard: mer licht!

[Scrat]

Hi there! Very first post here! Glad to meet all of you! So here is my entry:
EDIT : Software used : 3ds Max and Photoshop

[bentura]

Welcome Scrat. Nice little model there. Looks like the teddy has frozen in the spot light.

[fastrak]

Scrat
Welcome to the forums. Please add what software you used to create your entry.
Thankyou
Fastrak

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Awwwww! MAAAnn! The brightness on my monitor was set at MAX and i didn't even realise. Hence the Really dark Picture!! I'll Re-Render and Re-Submit. If that,s against the rules could someone let me know please! :D

You are more than welcome to rerender your image. :)

[TotalScore]

Scrat welcome to SMC , hope we'll see much more of you this week.

Orkron are you still playing that game man, GET OFF! how's bout you model us a cute lil' plush toy for us kids :dance:

[fastrak]

Scrat
Thanks for such a speedy response.
Fastrak

[Scrat]

You're welcome :D

[SubCroC]

to find the right fur on the model takes much time cuz i can see the result just in render.in 3dsmax when i apply the fur to the mesh it takes render so long time .in maya fur comes very fast in render.so my question is ;

does fur making time include in time limit or not?

[Nehumanuscrede]

Lonederanger-

Congrats on making front page :) It is a novel method of presenting the wireframe and is a well done model as well. As someone also pointed out
you might consider a slight color change between the wall and the bear to
help him stand out a bit more :) Other than that, very nicely done.

On an unrelated note, UPS delivered my copy of Animusic 2 yesterday. Those folks never cease to amaze me :) I can only imagine the sheer amount of work that went into it. Take a look at it if you ever get the chance.

[Rooky]

Hello there!
Very nice models so far - and i`m sure - there will be more! :) Keep up!
Well this week is like a bit organic one (maybe someone won't agree) but this is the reason why I think this will be my first and last one this time! I suck at organics and I hope I will ever get through this!
Enjoy! :lame:

[artus]

Hi, I've been out fo a while, but I'll try to get an entry in a while...
Rooky.- Just one question, is the light on your scene very strong? (it's like bleeching the wooden floor...) and if it is so how come the bear looks right?

[Agamemnwn]

Great modells this week . i will post some comments afterwards. This is my entry for this week. Made in maya. The plush toy was made in the given time, 59 min to be precise and then i made the hat, buttons, lollipop, present and card to best present it .

so Modelling plush toy :59 min
extras modelling :50 min
texturing 2 h
rendering 58 min (AO, beauty)

merry christmas to all in the SMC :D hope u had a great time making your entries as i did :D

[SubCroC]

agamemnun
very good model.funny and meaning scene.i loved the snow effects u made.is it paint effect or just shaders?rotation of the buttons is super done gives realism.

rooky
ur avatar is the subject of this week and u r using it for a long time for ur avatar.i think u have to be the winner of this week but not with this entry. i see that u did not care much on it for render and texturing.modelling is on border.
i'm sure u will do best of this week after this one.
this comment is not a slap just i want to see best of u.:)
organic modelling is easier than object modelling imo.i hope u will not give up here.(not the last entry hmm.....)

regards.

[Nehumanuscrede]

Ok-

I'm sitting here playing with XSI's hair / fur atm and its already showing me some things I didn't want to see.

For starters, I have a simple sphere that is textured with an image. The hair is picking up the color map and changing it's color based on the image beneath it to match. Ok all is good there.

But we are discussing a ( mostly ) short haired model here, just tinkering with the settings to get a short ' fur ' look is opening my eyes in a hurry. The render alone will likely require me to load Mental Ray render slaves on every system in my house in order to render this thing in any decent length of time.

My experiments so far on just the simple sphere have the strand count up over 300,000 just to get enough coverage on the shape. LOL Based on those numbers, it's going to be an overnight render :)

I gotta find an easier way to do this :)

[mr_lemon]

i'm rendering an image to submit here...in the meantime i would really make my appreciation on lone deranger model...i would also to make some crits but it's too early...as orkron say "the first models are always stressed"
cheers

[trybul]

Well,
i finally had some time to do one of these... i have wanted to participate for a very long time...so here it is. The model was done in max 8, and took an hour. I wanted to add the sucktion cups to his "arms" and perhaps some wrinkels.... but i ran out of time..... ah well...
anyways.. any feed back would be great..
And everyone great entries so far....

trybul

[andoy]

Thought i'd have a go this week, as i've been playing with C4D's new hair demo.

This is what i came up with for my first entry this week.

Modelled in C4D in 25 minutes, Hair added within another 25 minutes.
Total Modelling time 50 minutes.
Rendered with 120,000 hairs in 6mins 38 secs.

Still trying to get to grips with the new hair module, but i quite like the results.

[Segreto]

nice entry trybul, i really like how you did the tongue and the eyes. nice model too

[jakedman790]

so uh, decided i'd give a shot at this one, haven't improved much since my last entry a couple of weeks ago.
*edit* oops i forgot to take a screen shot before i applied mesh smooth, i guess dont count this one... ill make something else :-(

[hammering3D]

Hello ppl,

Nice and funny model till now, hope too see alot more and alot funny till the dead line.
And a nice presentation from Agamemnwn , and a nice model to, I like the image feeling.

I did't have the mood and inspiration to model something, and I wish to have all mood with me to make a nice and funny model, cause I like verry much the topic, so I decided to not model one yet, but then I find a funny and eassy to make plush toy, and maodel it till I talk on Yahoo with my girlfriend.
here is the model link:
http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/NEM/pdTYNEM0017.jpg

Software: 3ds Max 7
Time: 15 min (but it can be easy model in 5 min :D, but I talk with my girlfriend, I play with the eye's and make funny eye's movment, without stop the clok.)
I model only what is in the wire, the rest is photosop. U know I make a wire almost all the time biger than the render and hope evry time clear, so sorry because now is so little and unclear, but the model is so simpel that I think U all undestern how is modeled from that little wire. If not tell me and I write NON ENTRY cause I definetly want to do more models this week.

I try to make a scene by cloning tha eye's and add some filtres, hope U liek it in a wierd way cause I know is bad :D, stupid model, but hope funny, and 0 photosop cause I verry litlte play with photosop.

Again for clear view:
Software: 3ds Max 7
Time: 15 min

see U

[noyb]

Agamemnwn, thats almost scary looking.
hammering3D, ????????

Here's another from me, I think it's a much better model than my first (and texture too). I spent a lot of time on a scene, but decided not to finish it. I plan to finish and use the scene to present a future entry. It might have detracted from the model and texture anyway.

A Christmasy reindeer thing:
Modeled in 3ds max: 60min
Textures: ~15min
Render: ~2min

[Klash120]

Ahoy, My entry here. Teh 'Random Kitty'. Happy Holidays everyone :P
-Cisco

[-R3D-]

Hey everyone. :wave: There's been some excellent entries so far this week, Really great work everyone. I'll leave some C&C soon. :)

At first I wasn't over joyed by this topic, BUT now I'm loving it, I've been doing many tests with different fur/hair effects. :)

Anyway, this is just a quick starter from me, as my main one is still to be put into a scene.
I did a test render of it earlier and it took 4h 27m. :crazy: 2.8million Polys in just the fur :crazy: :crazy: Its a "me to you" bear like Garners, but mine is modelled from one I got a friend for xmas :)

Right I'll shut up now....:D Enjoy this little one...

App:: Cinema 4D
Modelling:: 5-10 Mins
Fur:: 15-20 Mins (Playing with different lengths)
Light/Scene/Textures:: 10 Mins
Render:: ~1 Min

[jakedman790]

so here is a legit. entry.
i decided i need to read up on texturing... :wall: its late what do you expect :lame:

[Black]

TotalScore;
I'll try and note down a few tips on K9 head and body fur. But that shall have to be latr on today. We have too much to do outside the whole day.


...does fur making time include in time limit or not?This was actually answered a few times.. It is not.
The fur is only the texturing for these demanded models and they shall be ignored in the judging.
As for why it takes so much longer in max to compair is that max evaluates a geometry tesselation set to normal data... A when MAYA paintes the hair in a seperate direktory depending onthe objects lighting and normal data and applies it as a post production process (You'll notice the Fur/hair folder in your scene directory with these renders)
This second method is "Paint-Effects" technology dependent and is unique to MaYA.

I model only what is in the wire, the rest is photosop. U know I make a wire almost all the time biger than the render and hope evry time clear, so sorry because now is so little and unclear, but the model is so simpel that I think U all undestern how is modeled from that little wire. If not tell me and I write NON ENTRY cause I definetly want to do more models this week.Thank you for the 'typical yourself' concern. But I think it is fine and am going to let it pass on. I doubt it shall be of much trouble in the judgings as well.


Ok-

I gotta find an easier way to do this The 'simple'est way to come to my mind is to lessen the count according to the camera angle. To decide where you want the angle and then to leave the model 'bare' where we won't be seeing it.
The second mehtod would be to again lessen the count but to texture the mesh with a fur texture sort of to stimulate the fur. So the result won't look as bare as you would fear it to.

A very optimal one would possibly be a decent coctail of the both of them. :)


The entri'es are looking great people.. Keep them up!


Black

[SubCroC]

Master Black-3DT
thank u for answer.it is clear for me now.

[DahWan]

my try

[mr_lemon]

i'm not sure if that's a valid entry...i've used displace to simulate fur so it shouldn't be counted in the modelling time...right?

modeled in 30 min with max rendered and displaced with vray
even if it similar to a bear my intention pointed to resemble a cat...but i forgot to add mustache...and the time runs out :)

reference found here http://www.ness.it/catalogo.asp#

cheers

[mr_lemon]

question to the moderators...i've found a better way to make fur just to second after submitting my image...should i rerender and repost my image?the mesh will not be changed anyway

[the_bully]

question to the moderators...i've found a better way to make fur just to second after submitting my image...should i rerender and repost my image?the mesh will not be changed anyway


I dont think the MODS will give you a hard time just as long as you dont change the model.And dont post it over just remove your old render.

[mr_lemon]

tnx for the info :)

[Nappa]

12 mins paint deformation tool rules
3dmax8
Meatwad from aqua teen hunger force

[the_bully]

Hello all
Heres the first from me.
Uglydoll

Software: Cinema 4d
Modeling time: 30mins
render time: 10 mins

[ouchieman1]

Here's my entry! I don't know how plush it looks though. It actually looks more like gingerbread.

[jakedman790]

nice :-D

[artus]

here's mine. easy modeling but still bad textures...
orkron.- where are you?

everyone nice models

[Black]

question to the moderators...i've found a better way to make fur just to second after submitting my image...should i rerender and repost my image?the mesh will not be changed anyway
Firstly to your first question;
Displacement maps DO count as for the modeling time if they are altered textures that change the geometry to improve the modeling demanded in it's making.
Displacements such as procedurals like noise would be fine though and can be thought as texturing in this weeks case.

Now as for your second question.. It is a tricky one since you want to change the displacement as I get it. I may not allow the modification or I may. I really would have to see the diffrence.
I trust you would be able to judge yourself if it is suitable or not. Act accordingly. If you have doubts just show us the modification you are talking about.

Thank you again for your 'all time respectful'ness :)


Black

[tshadow]

Sympathetic, don´t you think?
Soft: MAX 7

[thatsmessedup]

I modeled this in 3ds max7 and rendered with v-ray.
modeling time: 50min
texturing time: 1 hour 30 min.
render time: about 1 min.

[betasoft]

to andoy: you have some plugin for hair to C4D?

[the_bully]

to andoy: you have some plugin for hair to C4D?

There is SHAve and a haircut which you have to pay for i think it cost something like $400.

Then theres a free pluging called "HAIRDEPT" which is free.Not sure if the site is still up.you can do a search in google.

Cinema now has Hair built into the new version Ive been testing it out but its not out for the public yet,sorry.

hope that helped

[panki]

Max 7 + vray

modeling 53 min
texturing 10 min
ligting 20 min
render 18 min

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Less than 60 mins modelling
Too much time spent playing with hair and settings
3D Studio Max 8

[fastrak]

Marty!
Long time, since you've posted. But well worth the wait. Nicely done insetting the eyes. Cuddley fellow now isn't he, er...it. :) Nice work on the fur, also.

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Fastrak... Thanks Buddy! :) He gave me some problems, but I think he worked out ok. I had a billion ideas run through my mind for an entry, so I may have 1 more... but... it was nice to at least make one!

[tanks45]

Santa Toy
Sorry my mesh is such a mess, but it's best that I can do in an hour.
Hope it is ok.

Software is 3ds max
Modeling in 60 minutes

[noyb]

Great job Marty, I like how well the fur turned out. I like how you put a seam down the middle too.

[SithLord_Steve]

Hello all....great models this week...just have a quick question though, hopefully the moderators can answer...Does getting the hair modifier to work properly count as modelling time or can it be counted towards the material/mapping time? Hope this isn't too stupid of a question?

Thanks
Steve

[evil-98]

awesome models everyone

the_bully: dude that is awesome!! i love it :lurve: how did you make
that towel like materail?

[the_bully]

evil-98

THanks man,THe towel texture is a shader with displacements,Kind of like the way you did yours.I think you did a better job then me :)

[evil-98]

^^ thanks

[-R3D-]

Hey everyone, I should be posting my 2nd entry in about 7hrs time. I'm going to bed now, its like 5:50am:crazy:, I've just set it to render so that'll be done in about 3-4 hours hopefully. My avatar is a test render of it. :) Just rendering it in a scene now...

C&C soon I promise :D

See ya soon.

[RockstarKate]

I just wanted to do a quick one before sleep (and I wanted to play with the hair modifier :)
So nothing too serious. Hopefully I'll have time for something mroe detailed before the week is out.

[Nappa]

54min
1:24min render
3dmax8
Snailmonster

[evil-98]

last one for today
maybe another tomorrow which is like in 5 mins lol

see you guys tomorrow :dance:

edit: update.
brighter render.

[andoy]

to andoy: you have some plugin for hair to C4D?

Actually i downloaded the latest demo version of C4D from Maxon's web site, as it includes the new Hair module. Unfortunatly this module will not be shipping till January sometime i think, but if you pre order it now you get a nice discount.

So i do all the modelling in my full version of C4D then re open it in the demo version to add hair and then just screen grab the render.

I would download the demo and have a play with it if you are interested in Hair.

[RefeeZ]

hello.congratulations all!evil-98 is it domo-kun from 4chan?:D
Garner:i love your little bear,plz tell it:P
lone deranger:the 2papers on your picture...wow!nice idea.
otehrs:keep it up!
anyway i'd like to ask you all how did you make so nice fur to your plush animals?i dont want to use displacement ,so i mean pls tell me what plugin should i have.plz pm me:) ty.

[Oto]

like always many nice work....Diabolos (nice texture), Garner (good luck with PC), lone deranger (i like the way you show wire), NeonLeopard, Rooky, Agamemnwn, nyob, Klash120, tshadow....

Black you did very nice animal... but... nose look like hamburger :D :p :D

[3dmonkey]

here's my model for this week.
3dmax 5
modeling 60min
texturing & rendering 1hr

[Agamemnwn]

ok as i said some comments :D

lets start from the beginning:

Diabolos nice kaktor there i see you used boolean and still kept the model clean. i know how boolean can be a pain in the a**. i rarely use booleans mental ray doesnt like tris or n-gons :D

noyb nice looking plush toy . Very clean modelling. i like the lighting u choose to intergrate it with the color of the toy. nice soft shadows on it .

nice looking reindeer . nice modelling.

Radulan nice plush-virus :D i like the way u presented it on the test glass. the lighting is a bit low though and u are losing detail on the toy. maybe a soft fill light to conpensate .

great tiger on the second one . nice clean modelling and the textures look great on it .

Nappa scary looking toy . clean modelling but the render looks pixelated.

DOnt worry nappa u are not the only one that didnt know what a plush-toy was. thats were google comes into play :D

nappa, on your third model u used paint deformations ? i think is better to model manually the mouth and eyes so u get a cleaner model and the texture would work better with the model.

Funny looking snailmonster. the bump is too big though

Killdrith nice looking plush toy. is it z-spheres to adaptive skin? nice looking render and material btw.

Makonde scary looking bear u got there, reminds me of chucky :D nice clean modelling . the lighting is a bit harsh and u are loosing detail on the door u modelled. the texture on the plush is too reflective for a furry thing also

yuri nice head for mr oizo but u only used half the time u could try putting some more detail on him or make a body for him. the texture looks flat . maybe putting some noise procedual as a bump on it to make it more like a fur .

Garner great looking bear u have there. i like the detail u made with the patches and the painting over to make it look more like a furry creature

Vhector great head u have there. it doesnt matter that u didnt finish the toy. next time will be faster . thats the hole point with these challenges to make u work faster and better. nice detail on the eye popping out. the bump map on the texture looks kind of big though and reflective for a fur toy

Yedan nice looking toy . i like the integration with the background to make it look like a kids room :D nice modelling .

Tgmessi nice looking fluffy bunny. i like the fur on it

lone deranger great looking bear. i love the textures and displacement on it. the background u made and the way to present the wires for it is great. good job

Total Score nice looking bear. about the furs bald spots as black said it could be that u didnt map the uvs in the top right quad (the 0-1 quad) so u could just select the automated mapping uvs tha tu made and go to polygons normalize uvs to put it in. did u use mental ray to render the image?

NeonLeopard great looking bear. i like the heart around its neck. the lighting is too low though and u are losing detail . nice clean modelling and the textures look nice

Scrat nice toy. i like the texture on it . the lighting is a bit harsh though. clean modelling

Rooky nice looking bear . kind of unnatural posing though and the lighting is a bit harsh .

andoy nice looking bear . clean modeling all quads and the hairs give it a really nice look :D

jakedman790 i like the way u painted the overlaps of the fur to the plastic features of the bear. and the eyes are nice feature.

like looking legit . nice modelled.

hammering3D nice looking plush-fish. i like the eyes very much . the render seems to be a little blurry though.

Klash120 nice random kitty u modelled there. i see u modelled it in mayaand u used dome lighting? it looks like all of your lights are casting shadows. nice modelling though

-R3D- nice looking fur on the model and great background for the toy.

Dahwan nice model there. u are get better and better :D i like the eyes on it

mr_lemon i like the bear. the displacement looks a little bit too much for the toy

the_bully nice looking toy. i like the bump map on the texture. looks really nice

ouchieman1 nice Gingerbread Plush. like the texture on it. nice modelling also

artus nice plush thing. the cloth texture u applied on it is too big though

tshadow i like the tiger u made . posing it like that like a real toy . nice texturing as well

thatsmessedup nice giraff plush-toy. i like the texturing on it

panki scary looking bear . nice modelling :D

Marty_McFly-3DT nice looking stitch. nice modelling the seams on it

tanks45 great looking santa and the scene over the fireplace . nice textures as well

evil-98 nice funny bunny u have there. nice of u to post how u modelled and rendered it

nice domo kun. too dark a render though u are losing all the detail on the model

RockstarKate nice looking mouse.

3dmonkey nice looking cow plush-toy. i like that u modelled the grass for it to sit on

and thats it :D as for my entry . thank you all for the kind words. the snow on the windows was painted in photoshop and was not paint effects. some things about the lighting that could be better though. will know for the next project :D good luck to all .

[Black]

Black you did very nice animal... but... nose look like hamburger :D :p :DModel what I see. Was not really expecting you to like it.


Black

[andoy]

Black-3DT: Now thats showing off !!!! lol :)

[Black]

Yeah sort of :o


:)

[Oto]

Model what I see. Was not really expecting you to like it.


Black

Black...no no no... i like it a lot.. i was joking :p

[Rooky]

artus
for lightening I used one omni light + skylight with light tracer - after rendering I realised that the lights are a bit too strong for the floor but I didn't really pay attention cause the model is the one which is being judged!
SubCroC
thank you for believing in me! I really appreciate it! So I will be done with my 2nd one very soon - hopfully a bit better than the first one! :)

[Rooky]

2nd!
Hope you`ll like it! :)

[pizzadude]

Hi,
Heres my entry, hope you like it:

[the_bully]

hello all heres a second one from me nothing big.I wanted to just try and do a corduroy kind of doll.More of a shader test.

Software: cinema 4d
modeling time :15 mins
rendering 20 mins.

[OnyxIdol]

Well, hello everybody, I'm new to this Forum and this is my (incredibly bad) first entry:

[Makonde]

hi all, you're doing a great job, competition's pretty high this week :D keep it up

Agamnwn: great scene, i especially like the hat :) and thanks for the crits, i'll keep it in mind 4 my next model

Onyxidol: welcome to the forums :D, and you're first entry is great, not incredibly bad :D, very clean mesh, good job.

the_bully:great job! the render is awesome and modelling really clean, i really like it.

pizzadude: nice entry, very clean :D

Rooky:great scene! i love the couch and lighting, interesting material for the toy :D

[valentin]

Maya 6.0 for 47 minutes.

I always forget to upload the image. Damn !

[al3x]

this is my plush .its the first time that i.ve entered so dont judje 2 hard ;P just a trie

[al3x]

:hmm: I like the fuzzy blue thing ..but is
really a toy? :???:

[d3m0ni0]

I'm a n00b at "organic" modeling...anyway here's my entry: Diddl.

P.S. Lot of great entries this week!

[al3x]

eny one knows how 2 put a message on a certan page ??

[the_bully]

d3m0ni0

Nice one.

[wdl]

Here's mine for this week. Not perfect, but its the best i could do in 1 hour. Had some trouble making a good fur material.... didn't really succeed :( but oh well... didn't turned out that bad.

Software: 3D max 8
time: 60 minutes (just the elephant, the rest of the scene was modelled afterwards)

[d3m0ni0]

d3m0ni0

Nice one.

Thanks man :)

I liked your entries too, if that "blue cat" really existed, I'd buy it for sure! :D

[TotalScore]

hey all, got another entry for this week. i was able to apply fur for the first time in my life :dance: after 48 hours of much needed tutorials and fur drills i am able to say that i have found the reason i have fallen in love with maya in the first place :lurve: aaaaaaanyways , here is my entry , but a few messages firs:

thatsmessedup i really like your giraffe man, very plushy :lame: no really the texture and model really go together

Agamemnwn yeah thanks man i got around to practicing it :smug:

Marty McFly-3DT dude really AWEsome model with fur and all, i really admire your abilities

Black-3DT your reference model is my favorite kind of toy, i used to have some like that one as a kid, i wish i had it now :haha:

BTW my rabbit is a punk laying in a back alley of a street and there is a wanted poster of him in the background, and he stole a gift from somebody in persuit of catching the season's spirit. I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!!

INFO:
modeling: 48 minutes (whole scene) / 28 minutes for the rabbit only
texturing: 15 minutes
fur: 3 hours (had to paint length, direction, and color maps)
lighting and render: 12 minutes

[enaamorado]

dEMONio I love the DIDLL :D

[Oto]

d3m0ni0 ... mouse look like real toy .... :eek: ... my favorite for now

... this is my first entry... i know - doesn't look like Plush Toy but that s the best i can do :lame:

...i hope my next post will be better :smug:

[the_bully]

Thanks man :)

I liked your entries too, if that "blue cat" really existed, I'd buy it for sure! :D

Thanks alot.
they do exist you can learn more about them
here (http://www.uglydolls.com/)

[Oto]

TotalScore... you did very nice head on that rabbit :drool:

[al3x]

there getting beter and better ....;) loveley competition :))

[Daredee]

d3m0ni0

very nice mats! can you post little tutor how did you reach it?

[Black]

Black-3DT your reference model is my favorite kind of toy, i used to have some like that one as a kid, i wish i had it now :haha:It has an enormous sentimental value for me...

When I was still doing Ballet, I was also taking part of an independent group that believed that even a finger on it's own can dance...
The whole intention was to provide a chance for those that can actually only move their finger.. or only move their upper body; a chance to dance as well.
And I MUST say that they were all fantastic!

Well this group had an international tour... And at a time had been in Germany. I wasn't able to go with them. :(
But while shopping around the streets for souviners, they saw this little moose and they said that it reminded them of me :) .. And got that for me.

Now I don't know if that is really a compliment.. or an insult.. but I love them all very much and this little moose meant the worlds for me ever since!


Okay.. that was a little TOO off topic.. sorry folks!


Black

[Bendrx]

Ok, so it doesn't look very cuddley I admit... Anyway dusted off 3D Studio and away I went. It looks more like a clay gollem then a plush one but I tried. Anyways, any critics would be appreciated (especially on mapping). Oh and one last thing, I used blur balls for the gollem, so the wire frames are one with just the blob balls and one with the generated mesh. With any luck the image will even be attached for your amusement.

[andoy]

what a great week again folks.
Hmmm not sure how far this one will get in the judging but i was not in the mood to model out another teddy bear.
So i give you my cuddly excavator ( i think this is still within this weeks brief )

The machine was all extruded from a cube, except the wheels which started life as cylinders welded to the underside.
The whole mesh was then dropped in a hypernurbs then cloth nurbs, a collider was put underneath and i advanced the animation a few frames to try and add a little "softness" to the edges, by collapsing the cloth excavator just using gravity.

The whole scene was modelled in Cinema 4D in 60 minutes.
Textured in 25 minutes.
Lighting was an area light, an omni and radiosity.
Rendering was 1 hour 23 minutes.

Hope it is classified as a plush toy !!

[juha]

damn.. so many and so many realy good models.. niceones.awesome modesl..
good jos eveyone..

one from me.. those uglydolls ..really nice ones..

max 40 mins..
max 30 mins.
p shop 10 mins

[the_bully]

Third from me,a quick one.

ipod plush

software:cinema 4d
modeling time : 25mins
rendering time: 5mins

[d3m0ni0]

Ehy guys, thanks for the compliments :)

The fur effect is quite simple, I didn't tweaked too much, anyway here's a little tutorial as you asked, hope it's useful:

[d3m0ni0]

Ahahhaha the_bully, that ipod is wonderful! :D

[thekamps]

Lightwave
1 hour modeling
and many hours messing with hair and other materials only to go with procedural noise.


Garner - Great bear model and fur.

NeonLeopard - Great model but with the current lighting, it looks like his head is mounted on a plaque ;)

Agamemnwn - You scare me. Great piece (very Burtonesque).

juha, Frybul, the_bully, evil-98 - love those uglydolls.

d3mOniO - great character

[Aogor]

So numerous are the good entries this week. And they show me, once more, that my knowlegde about materials is very small. I think material setup is one of my worse problems. I need to study this subject more. Instead of do that I spend my free time playing games like Quake 4. I should divide my time between those two activities more equally.

[juha]

hmm. nice dog,. is it dead? heh great model Aogor
The kamps: thanks.
Marty the moderator: damn your model is just so cute.

[Aogor]

juha: thanks. the dog isn't dead. It's just not too excited. heheh. let's say that it is bit tired.

[-R3D-]

Hey Guys, good work this week.

Well this is my 2nd one, I spent a while doing the scene but hey, it's all learning right.

Hope you like it.

App:: Cinema 4D
Modelling:: <60 Mins
Textures:: 1 Hour
Scene/Lighting:: 3 Hours
Render:: 3hrs 18mins

[mboi]

R3D full marks from me, both for modelling and scene...

[Kitoshi]

i am not much of a poster personally, but R3D, wow, absolutly wow.

that is some awesome quality of work.

[noyb]

Great job -R3D-, I think that's one of the better ones this week. Impressive.

the_bully, very creative idea.

[the_bully]

Thanks for the comments folks.Working on a new one now :smug:
hopefully ill get to post it tonight

[-R3D-]

noyb:: Nice 1st one, Looks like a spongy one.

Radulan:: Nice 1st one, Cool model, and the fur is wicked, nice one

Killdrith:: Nice 1st post matey, Nice velvet texture, You might want to edit your entry so your wire isn't obstructed by your render. welcome to threedy.

Garner:: Excellent entry, not being bias or nothing lol, na its good mate, you give me the idea to add a noise shader to the model under the fur incase of bold spots :) Thanks and nice one. :D

Yedan:: Literally 5 minutes before you posted your furby, I was looking at one at my mums and thinking "I wonder if someone will do one of them." weird hey,:crazy: Nice job though man. :)

Radulan:: 2nd one, Nice tigger, I get a feeling of it being filled like a bean bag, the model's nice and clean too. nice.

lone deranger:: Nice model lone deranger, not too sure on the bear texture but the bear does fit the scene, which is good. Creative way of showing wireframe too. :)

NeonLeopard:: Scene's a bit dark, hard to see details clearly, But a nice clean model your done there.

trybul:: Nice entry, I like the stitching effect around the tonge and eyes, the label is a nice touch too. Good model.

andoy:: Nice Model, Nice fur, nice and fluffy :D

mr_lemon:: (#101) I can almost feel the texture on that one. Good model.

the_bully:: I like the texture on your 1st one. nice.

tshadow:: Not bad, I like your texturing a lot, model is alright too :)

thatsmessedup:: Nice giraffe, Clean model, excellent textures too, Top job.

Marty_McFly-3DT:: I like it, He's a cutie, fur is nice and the center seam is a nice touch too. I like the way you sunk the eyes in so cleanly. Nice one. :)

3dmonkey:: Nice cow there, he's got a cheeky lil grin hasn he, well done with that.

Agamemnwn:: Thanks for your comment, Yea I took a picture in my kitchen and composited my little cube into it. :)

the_bully:: 2nd one has got a wicked corduroy material, I like it, Great job.

d3m0ni0:: A very clean model, your render is great, as is your fur texture. Great entry d3m0ni0. :)

wdl:: Nice elephant, Clean model. Texture is ok too.

andoy:: I get a feeling that its made of that memory foam that stress toys are made from. I like it, Very creative way of showing wires too. Nice one. :D

the_bully:: A plush Ipod, Very cool, not that I've every been near a real one. lol. I like the stitching, Nice one Bully. :)

Aogor:: Nice blue dog man, A nice render from a nice and simple model. great one.

Kitoshi:: wow, thanks man, I appritiate your comment a lot. :D

noyb:: Thankyou very much noyb, Thats what happens when your mum nags about the way your scene looks and is lit, and make you render it off 4 times; each time taking 3 hours to render lol:crazy: Thanks again :)


Everyone:: Some great work this week from all, I am really "into" this week, Which is strange because it's organic. But I suppose we all grow to like things like this in time. :D

Anyone:: I've noticed that models from max users are often triangulated, why is this? Does max work in triangles? Can you optimise them to Quadrants? I'm just wondering thats all, I thought quads were more efficient. mmm anyway :)

GREAT WORK ALL

[prats]

d3monio...thank u so much for that and ur plush was great

[prats]

Such great entries this week....I have never tried organic before, and nor had I tried fur...this was my first attempt at fur....
it was painful :cry:
well here goes my plush...

software used : 3ds max 8
rendering time : 5.11 mins ( wonder if i went wrong somewhere???)

wouldn't mind c&c's...it would really help me better myself

[Lepercon]

Here's a model of my Wife's childhood teddy bear. It's a good thing the bear doesn't have a nose anymore because I wouldn't have had time to model it. This is my first experimentation with fur in Max 8. I am having a hard time finding a lighting setup that I like with it though (this one uses 3-point lighting). Does anyone have any suggestions or tips they use to get good lighting with fur (specifically using skylights and mental ray renderer)?

So far I'd have to say that -R3D- has my favorite entry. How did you get that thick, irregular fur look to it? Very, very nice.

[TotalScore]

d3mino dude very smart way to get a plush effect in 3DSmax, and nice model too.

al3x i like your silvester man, because i use to watch him alot on sunday mornings ;)

Oto thanks man i like your newest entry too, the fur maybe a little too shiny though

Bendrx hey welcome to the forums man, up for a second entry?

-R3D- wow very very very very very ...... nice fur :roll: it really goes with that kind of teddy bear. but whats up with the ears? they are extruded inwards then outwards again.

the_bully really liked your entry very original

andoy glad to see youre back man, cool entries so far

Orkron are you entering this week?

Nice to see that everybody is being creative with theire entries

[evil-98]

one more :shout:

[DESPISTADO]

woow very impresive entries.

R3D amazing work man

Marty superb entry that

heres my entry

3ds mx 7.5

modelling time: 59 minutes

render time: 18 minutes

fur time: lot lot lot time (this mean more that 5 hours, not in a row :smug: )

best regards

[TotalScore]

despistado i really like.

MAX USERS is fur really hard to simulate in there or do you have to paint the attributes and color?


Does anybody need any maya help with either fur/hair/ or special shaders for this week?

[al3x]

loveley lovely ;) but the presentation is not exactly
original :)) ..I love it

[prats]

Despistado very good entry. Can u please tell me how u did the fur. The lengths vary in different areas...I dont know how to do that...

[Iain]

Now this was fun! Not what I'm used to doing at all.

Here's my LightWave entry.
The modelling was done in about 35 minutes but I used the full hour for tweaking.
Texturing was a different matter. Probably a couple of hours playing around with LightWave's Saslite.

[trix]

hi..
some nice entrys this week..

MODELING: like 30minutes at 3dmax8
TEXTURING:10minutes and vray fur like 5minutes
RENDER: 28minutes at vray

THE CAPE QUALITY LOOSES QUALITY COUSE THE POST SIZE REACH only 100kb...the original pic has 300

heehheau
RUN FOR COVER PLUFT =)
ehueashuidah

kisses and hugs felaz

Your post has been edited.
You have been warned before... watch what you type. Your sence of humour is not one we would like to have on our forums

Black-3DT

[trix]

@ian i really liker yours..the fur how u did?

[Iain]

Thanks Trix.
I did the fur with LightWave's fur & hair engine, Saslite (Sasquatch Lite).
It's a pixel filter and is applied to the render as a post process even though you set it up on the model itself.

[trix]

geheauhd
u spoke greek for me =)

[Old_Nick]

-R3D- : I like the scene, good modeling and render.

[-R3D-]

Lepercon:: Thankyou mate, To get it irregular I just set the direction and lenght to about 40% randomness. The depth or thickness, I created 2 sets of fur, one short and dense and another longer and sparse. As for lighting question in your post, I used one main light for the sun and 8 fill lights in a quarter dome, plus radiosity. Thats why it took 3 hours to render. :)

TotalScore:: Heya, Thankyou for you comment, Im glad you like it. The ears are only extruded outward though, It might be the angle of the wireframe that gives that effect.

DESPISTADO:: Thanks man, I love your fur effect. Its nice and shiny, like real hair and its not a constant colour which is good. nice one. :)

[al3x]

Any ones knows pls how long this challenge will be available c'oess ive been desqualified :(( and i want 2 start a new one..pls :*:*

[SubCroC]

rooky
great one just we expected from u.froggy original style.liked it.

al3x
so nice felix.to give body to a cartoonish caracter is hard duty and u've done great.

d3m0ni0
super work.liked the textury.

wdl
elefantiyazis.so good modelling.if u'd do fur would be elit work.

totalscore
U've cared about the scene as much as modelling the main toy.it is near to be vivid.u've used 3 hours time for the fur work.if u use a bit more time for rendering and lighting quality then i think it'll be an exception scene.it is allowed to make change without not touching the model.

Oto
crazy one.

thekamps
monkey monkey work.so good one.did u use bones to animate or just moved vertexes?

Aogor
lol funny scene that lying dog.

lepercon
fur is great here.liked the coloring.

evil-98
models x axis scale is very less it would be better if it was a bit fat.

despistado
fur work is very good.trying different colors gived good result.

Iain
impressive work.the most realistic rendered one.made me throat gulp.

trix
monster work is good.red cape is well matched.

[TotalScore]

SucCroC i don't think so, i will leave it as it is, i'm too busy anyways i'm just glad i got the fur done it's really awesome. the head alone has got 130000 hairs. pretty big huh?

al3x why were you disqualified? the challenge is up until wednesday night, if you are in Romania the challenge will end for you wednesday 21st december at midnight exactly.*

*i thank black-3DT for the link for time converting in GMT

[thekamps]

thanks SubCroC.

Bones would have taken me forever. I just quickly rotated the arms. If you look close you'll see the bad twisting.
And if you look really close you might actually see how I started out using a TAZ plush toy as reference - it just turned into a monkey ;)

[trix]

@subcroc tknz bro

[Black]

Trix;
This is the LAST time I am editing your post.

Watch your words. Your next shall assist you to get banned from the forums.


Black

[-R3D-]

Old_Nick:: sorry mate I forgot to say; thanks for your comment, I appriciate it. :)

[al3x]

oki thanks 4 the response -totalscore

[al3x]

this is the reserve project ;)) ive used 3dmax 8 :---30 min model,20 min texturing,1 min rendering and some photoshop extra litle touches ...10 min






there is a heart of plus pierced with an arrow ......4 the love cajualtees ..:))

[al3x]

and yeh i am from romania :))) hope i'm not the only one

[trix]

hdasudah
k =0)
my sorry black...

[pizzadude]

did another one =)

[DESPISTADO]

SubCroC thanks for your comments, im glad you like it :)

prats fur and hair extension give you a total control of fur, there is lot a tools inside of that let you work in any way like scale the fur, the hue, atenuate etc. is really amazing and easy, all you need is do a click in the button "hair style" and change the form as you like, it is like combing itself

TotalScore fur in max is very easy you just need to comb the object and add color, add shadows, specular glosiness and so on, is really fun.

d3m0ni0 wonderful piece of work

SubCroC thank you, im very happy with the result :) but for some reason i couldnt render with vray :( dont show me nothing so i render with scanline

R3D ;)

[SithLord_Steve]

Hello all! Great models this week so far by everyone! My entry is a plush Garfield toy. Thought I would model him in his natural environment from the cartoon strips...that being his bed.

Anyhow, hope you all like it. Stats below.

Model Time: 60 minutes for whole scene
Texture Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (still learning to use hair/fur plugin)
Software used: 3dsMax and Photoshop
Render Time: 17 minutes

Later,
Steve

[al3x]

yuppy mi silvester hasn't been erased :)) i'm a fool :)) sorry ;)

[hammering3D]

al3x - hello, I'm from Romania and 3DVirus is from Romania to

[Harvid]

Hei.

Here is my first post on this forum and I enjoyed it alot.
I took the opportunity to try a new plug-in I am trying to learn. It´s a solid nurbsbased plug-in, so I thougt it would be great for making a plastic toy.
i hope you all like it.

Moedeling time: 1 hour.
Program: 3Dmax - powernurbs
Rendertime: not quite sure, a lot of test on water (5 hours)

[SubCroC]

Harvid
welcome to forum.very good model.u care to make it clean.but i have a suggestion for this challenge to u.this entry u made is a DQ.cuz it is a toy but not a plushtoy.make some fur on it and give fabric texture on body.just suggestion.the scene is cliché but so wise to make it here.

despistado[/B
your welcome.

[B]sithlord steve
wow!perfect work.my salute to u.

thekamps
ur welcome.TAZ!i never heard of it.but good work of u.

totalscore
i'm very sorry for my advice. i think i must keep them just for myself.also i am the amateur of amateurs in art.


pizzadude
great model.where r the eyes.fur is super done.

[noyb]

Probably my last one for this week...

Christmas Elf-
Modeled in 3ds max - 38min (plush toy only)
Scene/Lighting - long time
Render - ~4min

[pizzadude]

-R3D-
How did you do that fur? I guess you didnt do it strand by strand, did you?^^

SubCroC
Actually, the eyes are beneath the hair. This is supposed to be a briah, which is a french dog breed. normally their eyes are hidden coz of their hair.
Once we had such a dog, and people tended to ask: "Hey, does it actually see anything?!"omg, how i hated this saying.
However this is a stuffed animal that my sister gave to my mother on her birthday. As the Hair is not going downwards, it might look way strange...

[Oto]

...those ugllydolls are so lovely :haha:

-R3D- you did nice job on that bear (nice modeling, rendering, everything)
DESPISTADO .... i really like your puppy


.....here i my 2nd entry....(nothing better then first :o )

[SubCroC]

-R3D-

SubCroC
Actually, the eyes are beneath the hair. This is supposed to be a briah, which is a french dog breed. normally their eyes are hidden coz of their hair.
Once we had such a dog, and people tended to ask: "Hey, does it actually see anything?!"omg, how i hated this saying.
However this is a stuffed animal that my sister gave to my mother on her birthday. As the Hair is not going downwards, it might look way strange...


it is very good modelling and fur.ya there r these kinda dogs exist i know that.i just wanted to say this lol.

[DESPISTADO]

Otothank you very much :D, your model is a nice one ;)

[Harvid]

Hey SubCroC.

Ok, I were not that precise on the material. The plastic is not hard, it´s more like a kind of neopren and the bill should not be able to be removed in real life.
So it is a plushtoy for small kids with begining tooth and a lot of saliva.

[NeonLeopard]

Here,s my model re-rendered. I'm having some real problems with my monitor atm so this still isn't going to be right, but better.

With the quality of the models coming now, this really isn't worth it. GREAT effort guys. I'd put my money on -R3D- right now!

Software: MaYa 6.0
Time: 60 mins

[Radulan]

neonleopard: since you are reposting your same model, be sure to remove your previous image, or you will be DISQUALIFIED for a double post.

[-R3D-]

pizzadude:: Na, I didn't do it strand by strand lol.:D I just used a little plugin, It only took a few practices to get it right. Glad you like it.

Oto:: Thanks man, your comment is much appritiated. :)

NeonLeopard:: Hey, Glad you lightened your entry, Looks good. As for putting money on me, I dunno, :dunno: would be nice, but Im not holding my breath for it.. Thanks though mate. :)

[panki]

Heeeyy despistado nice to see you here... im lolec ( i hate this old nick "panki" lol) btw , nice fur and modeling , im starting to re participate in this challenges so cya

[Old_Nick]

Don't worry -R3D- it's ok. I saw that everybody likes your post.
I think this week you signature will be extended :)
btw: I saw your site, It's nice, fast and easy to navigate. well done.

cheers.

[-R3D-]

Old_Nick:: Thanks man, I've liked this week more than I thought I would, I'm just doing my last entry now, (unless I get another idea lol) Its only a quick model, but I'm playing with the scene a bit.. Thanks again though:)

[thatsmessedup]

Hey all, this is my second entry for the week. It didnt really need 48 min. to render but had some free time so I cranked the settings up.

[SithLord_Steve]

Thanks for the nice comment SubCroc. :o Really appreciate it.

[TotalScore]

neonleopard glad you lightened up that scene, this model is too cool to be left in the dark.

thatsmessedup daaaang dude, i dont know how you did it but it looks real and hard to distinguish from reality. really good you got the fur, modeling, and the look right.

SubCroC now why would you say something like that, i really like hearing everybody's comments and advice , even if they are not always good; and the truth is NOBODY is an amateur at art, because it is the release of emotions or thoughts onto anything visual. Second, i really wanted to change a little in that scene but i just can't, i got a project right now and don't have enough time. anyways i appreciate your comments and please keep em comin. ;)

[thatsmessedup]

thanks TOTALSCORE for the daaaang. :haha:

[TotalScore]

yousa welcome

[NeonLeopard]

@Radulan: Way ahead of you there! It's been deleted. thancks for the reminder :D

[carlw]

whipped this up today. (my first for the week and probably last)
Lightwave model
25 mins modelling.

[andoy]

Just doodling and playing around this morning and i ended up with this one.

Modelled in C4D within the 60 minutes.
Textured in 5 minutes, The hair was done in C4D demo version.
rendered in 3 minutes 14 seconds.

[the_bully]

Here is another one from me.
These dolls are awsome,done by hand by a great artist heres a link (http://www.blobbyfarm.com/)

Software: Cinema 4d
modeling time : 20mins
rendering time : 45 mins

[Iain]

Great choice of doll and execution the_bully.

[Oto]

andoy :drool: lovely man...that dool really existing or you did it :???:


........another mine ;P

[andoy]

andoy lovely man...that dool really existing or you did it

Thanks Oto, I just started doodling with a sphere for a start and the end result was as posted, so i don't think the doll exists but probably there are some very similar ones around.

[TotalScore]

one more day to go guys

[al3x]

This is my 3rd ...



modeled in 40 mn ...textured 10 min rendered 10 min inncluded the photosop thing:) ......a combination of a crocodile and a dragon :) :lame: :dance:

[al3x]

interesting dol bully but i havent seen it in that link .It has only been inspired from that colection o hand made dol's ? anyway cool ;)

[SubCroC]

TotalScore
indeed why r not u giving us ur new project's link.i realy want to see a good work of u again.

Oto
i hate football.but ur last one is a perfect scene .very well thought.the wire is not non-smoothed.hands r weird.the hair is ugly and not conviencing.making 3d of the football will be loved by most of ppl in earth,even it is not good made.i applause u.
u've understood the industry's wishes.

[DESPISTADO]

Heeeyy despistado nice to see you here... im lolec ( i hate this old nick "panki" lol) btw , nice fur and modeling , im starting to re participate in this challenges so cya

hey mate good to see you here, why panki? lolec is better :crazy:

andoy hey andoy thats a great plush, a lovely evil plush :evil:

best regards

[wolfy]

hello there good people of the competition land.
this is the first comp i have ever entered.
Im just loving this idea of plush toys.
So I have had a quick go and here's my entry

modelled in max which took 55 mins
textured in max about an 50 mins with playing with the fur.
rendered in max which took 6 mins

I just hope some of you guys like the work.

Also sorry for coming on so late to the comp great work.

[fastrak]

Andoy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! ! ! :dance: :smug: :dance:

[andoy]

fastrak-3DT: Thanks buddy, i thought it had slipped through without any one noticing.. lol..
DESPISTADO: Thanks, i kinda like cuddly devils.

[fastrak]

Andoy, I don't think you could ever slip by with anything. (That's a compliment, if it didn't sound right). Anyway, have a great day.

[andoy]

Andoy, I don't think you could ever slip by with anything. (That's a compliment, if it didn't sound right). Anyway, have a great day.

Yeah you are right i can never get away with anything.. :halo: Thanks again, and if i get a drink tonight i'll have one for you also..

[Oto]

:dance: andoy happy b day :dance:

[andoy]

Thanks Oto... although it is only a reminder as to how old i'm getting

[Black]

Andoy;
Well...
Almost passed me by!
(Sorry about that one :c )

You could have told me you know!... But knowing the "modest gentleman" you are.. I doubt I would have ever heard it from you.

Well all said. Happy Birthday dear 'old' friend!


Black

[andoy]

Thanks Black, i was actually trying to get a year older without anyone noticing... but you mods have keen eyes as ever... LOL well i shall try again next year..
Big Thanks again to you all.

[hammering3D]

Happy Birth Day Andoy

U'r present here ;P (http://www.imgag.com/product/full/ap/3064532/graphic1.jpg)

[andoy]

well thanks hammering3D you certainly get the prize for the biggest!!

[valentin]

Maya 6.0 - 40 minutes bla bla
used nurbs and realised i suck at it.

[-R3D-]

thatsmessedup:: Your 2nd one is good man. I like the lighting, it looks nice and real, nice textures too :)

carlw:: I like your pikachu, very cute :D

andoy:: That devil is wicked, Its well good, well done man :)

the_bully:: once again a nice one from you, done a good job this week as you said you were giving up or slowing down a while ago :) nice one.

wolfy:: nice entry, but i dont think its too child friendly with that blade, lol :)