Comp 11 ---****(Gate Keeper)****---

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Low Poly Mini Contest #11
Subject – Gate Keeper
ALL WIPS AND CONCEPTS ARE TO BE KEPT IN THIS THREAD.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g129/DJBiGToE/xxx_1315_brom_gate_keeper_1024x768.jpg

Guide Lines:

What does Gate Keeper mean to you? Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to create (2) models; one is to represent a gate. This gate can be anything you can think of, from a bathroom door, to a hole in the ground. The second model you must create needs to represent the keeper of the gate. This “keeper” like the gate can be anything you can think up. Go crazy with your ideas. If you think a tall dark a pretty young thing that likes wearing spandex and a mask should stand out in front of her sister’s bedroom door, then do so. Take the tri limit and cut it up any way you want, but do not go over the limit.

The specs for this competition will be abit more than ones of the past (10,000 total tris), it may sound like a lot, but you are creating 2 separate models. The Gate, and the Gate Keeper. You get 6 weeks, so do not try and over do it. I want people to finish. So start now.

Above all,
Have Fun!


Judging: 3 categories of judging will apply. 10 points possible for each:

Concept - How well your idea fits the topic
Model – How well the geometry is structured, how well it looks like the subject.
Texture – How well the texture space has been used, and how well the texture is painted/applied.

DUE DATE: December 31st: a Sunday, 6 weeks and a few days from today! 12 (midnight) GMT - SUNDAY

Idea:
Time to be creative. You need to create a gate, and the keeper of that gate. This Is Your Version, there is no right or wrong, because it’s your version.

Poly limit:
10,000 Tris Total. You can do whatever you want with these, just don’t get carried away and don’t exceed the 10,000 Tri Limit.

Textures:
(4) 1024 x 1024 textures. This means (4) 1024 for color, (4) 1024 for bump, (4) 1024 for normals, (4) 1024 opacity, so on and so forth. You can chop these up into whatever you want, but you still need to go all out in your texture.

Textures can be hand-painted or you can use photographic sources. Do what you do.



Final Pictures:

Required In The Final Post (1 post per entry):

- 1 x Winning pose shot. This image can only have "One" pose of your character. No multiple shots or different angles. Just one!

- 1 x Beauty shot of your scene. Feel free to put multiple angles of your character or just one big version or your character on this page. Even better, try to composite a nice art piece similar to the ones in the Winners' Gallery. Be careful how you do this though, simple is often better. It’s up to you.

- 1 x wireframe shot of your scene. Feel free to put multiple wireframe shots or just one big wire frame shot on this page. It is up to you. Must have polycount included.

- 1 x texture sheet that includes all your used sheets squeezed into "one" sheet.

- Concept Sheet (Only if you have a concept)

You must provide a screen grab of your wire frame with your poly count, with the actual model and all its parts selected. Please don’t Photoshop your Poly counter with a bogus count. Make sure you post all work in progress, including final poly counts and wire frames in the work in progress thread.


A Final Entry Thread will be up and waiting around the end of the 4th week/beginning of 5th week. Don’t forget to submit your work by posting it in the final thread.

Good luck everyone!
BiG ToE.

[Perversonality]

Nice big specs there :) Good luck all!

[Agent-X]

All, I have to say, ****ing SWEET!!! Bring it!

[Hirokugawa]

Hoo boy
That Tri count is higher than I thought
Time to think of more details!

[DigitalPutty]

Ok. December 31st ... I can do something. I think. Mmmm ... portfolio stuff. SWEET!

*EDIT* ... funny. I looked up BROM Gatekeeper ... and found the same image posted here. Sweet. MORE SWEET!

[fwonline]

im in this one! im thinking of something sci-fi, concepts are being worked on 4 tommorow

[lowlevel]

I will be putting together a concept today and tomorrow...good luck peeps

[V3N0M]

I have soo many ideas! I don't know which one to pick!

[Robbiek1000]

Heres my Gate keeper Concept....let me know what you think!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/Robbiek800/LowPoly%20Contest%2011/Belial.jpg

[OnyxIdol]

Fantasy Knight meets Doktor Doom :D

[ChaosDragonDZ]

man I really wanna participate but i have so much stuff to work on >_< i hate high school. meh i'll try to get a concept soon

[fwonline]

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8579/untitled1af7.png
This is my concept im thinking of doing, tell me what you think.

[YdoUwant2know]

I'm so going to have to get into this. (If I can find the time)

no forget that, I'll make the time

[Hirokugawa]

Heres my Gate keeper Concept....let me know what you think!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/Robbiek800/LowPoly%20Contest%2011/Belial.jpg
That's an intense design!
Did you draw it by hand then scan? Or tablet?

[Hirokugawa]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Hirokugawa/3D%20Modela/Prev2.png

Here is a preview of my concept :smug:

[Robbiek1000]

Hirokugawa - The original I drew on paper, then scanned it, then fixed some major problems the design had, then re-drew it with a tablet..."Intuos 3" baby!

Fwonline - The concept seems just a little to simple....remember we have 10,000 tris to work with so I'd say ad some detail!

[Hirokugawa]

That's awesome
I have to start drawing more
I graduate high school this year
And college requires drawing

[Robbiek1000]

You going to an art school?

[Hirokugawa]

Yup, Art Institute of Burnaby to take Game Design :D

[Robbiek1000]

Ha, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Game Design!

[Hirokugawa]

Awesome!
I can't wait to get started
Although, have to make sure I grad high school first
Although I have already put in my admission and all, and I just need to do my essay and I should be in with no problems
That's what my interviewer said anyways haha

Man, I've been working on this Gatekeeper for the last like 5 hours solid haha

[Robbiek1000]

Well, thats awesome! Yeah, I only have time to work on this contest in bits and pieces cause this quarter is starting to pick up and I gotta focus a little more on school work now!

[Hirokugawa]

Yeah, my high school crap is so easy I have tons of free time
Although, I also have lots and lots of projects to work on haha
SO I tend to do them one after another and work endless hours

Here is where I'm at
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Hirokugawa/Prev8.png

[Robbiek1000]

pretty good start so far...Love the wires! and the texture on the head! whats your tri count at right now?

[V3N0M]

I envy u guys! Game design! No such thing here... so i decided : architecture! close enough... (-_-) But I am still going to learn 3d all by myself and get in the game making bussyness somehow!

[Hirokugawa]

Tri count is only 5732 haha
I have LOTS of room to improve it even more
Any suggestions from what I do have so far?

[Robbiek1000]

if its one thing Ive learned from going to school its this....almost everything I've learned here I could have probably learned on my own with the help of tutorials, and on that note I gotta go to class!

[Hirokugawa]

Haha yeah
I'm sure I'll feel the same way consider how much I've learned on my own already

Catch ya later haha

[defaultalias]

i still have a lot to work on, so this isn't my final concept (i've changed the entire thing 3 times already). anyway, he's both the lock and key for the gate. i still have to make him look more flashy...

My conecpt:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i101/defaultalias/Threedy%20Competitions/Gate%20Keeper/Concept-1.jpg

on another note, but still related, i just started drawing forms starting with silhouettes, and dude, it's so easy. i think i just changed my whole drawing workflow.

[DigitalPutty]

Tri count is only 5732 haha
I have LOTS of room to improve it even more
Any suggestions from what I do have so far?

Hi ya. :D
* I would fix some texturing issues. Looks like you have some stretching in areas.

* The camera angle makes the image look small and not very 'larger than life'. If you know what I mean. If you are standing in a large city with tall buildings, and you look up ... it is kinda scary. Your image doesnt have the same feel. Lower the camera and look up at your image.

* The opening to the mouth looks like a ball ... and not an opening. IMO.

Nice start tho. I want to see updates! :dance:

[V3N0M]

Defaultallias... I am you humble slave! You always blow my mind with your drawing style, it's so original you could call it an artistic movement! have I told u that I'm your bigest fan?

[freakyihop]

defaultallias awesome looking character.
here is the start of my gate
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9871/gateqn4.th.jpg (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gateqn4.jpg)
not to flashy

[Hirokugawa]

Hi ya. :D
* I would fix some texturing issues. Looks like you have some stretching in areas.

* The camera angle makes the image look small and not very 'larger than life'. If you know what I mean. If you are standing in a large city with tall buildings, and you look up ... it is kinda scary. Your image doesnt have the same feel. Lower the camera and look up at your image.

* The opening to the mouth looks like a ball ... and not an opening. IMO.

Nice start tho. I want to see updates! :dance:
Thank you for the advice, I've noticed the stretching as well, and just haven't really gotten around to fixing it yet

I'm still going to mess with the camera view as well a bit

As for the mouth, I don't see the ball thing :???:
Looks like a wide open mouth with glow coming out of it

In any case, I'll check it out a bit more :D

[defaultalias]

haha, many people have, thanks. i'm still an amateur though. i can't even draw a straight line. :D

[DigitalPutty]

Well, on first glance it looks like a ball. ;)

[shadowbreeze]

holy cow, big toe you given us some dam nice specs for this one!!

i'll try to remember to use all the sheets this time.

my idea is along the lines of fairies and elves the keepr is to the gate of their world deep in the forest type setting it won't be happy and sparkerly though :evil:

[Hirokugawa]

Ah, it was the camera angle, and I think I've got a much better one now
And I made the stairs much smaller and with much more, so it's like an enourmous amount of steps

I'll be adding like a silhouette of a guy going up the stairs too

[VinsanityV20]

Dammit Robbie! That's something you already had! God - start from scratch for once!

Anyway, he looks very generic; classic D&D-style fantasy character, save for maybe the amount of bulk he has. I've never seen a knight..ugh *gatekeeper...that looked like he could seriously give Arnold (from Commando) a slight scare. Yours is almost that knight...I mean, *Gatekeeper :lame:

Also, BigToe3D - thanks for the 6 week limit - that give me two weeks away from school and work to actually FINISH this one!!! December 27th...got it!!

[BiG ToE-3DT]

VinsanityV20: 6 weeks is because you need to make the character, rigg and pose them, also you need to make the gate they are "keeping". So use your time to the fullest.

Hirokugawa: I know you can chop up the 10,000 tri's anyway you want, but make sure you don't forget your character. If there isn't a "gate keeper" then you miss the point of the comp.

[simple_minded]

DP? HA?!? HA?!?! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA?!!!!!??!?!?!? Sorry........ I watch to many??????? Movies? Yeah we'll go with that one........ DP, I'm you're number one fan!



!BAMF!

DP?

!BAMF!

Where's DVDA? Is he..... or?????? she??? On the forum?

!BAMF!

[DigitalPutty]

*puzzled*

[Hirokugawa]

VinsanityV20: 6 weeks is because you need to make the character, rigg and pose them, also you need to make the gate they are "keeping". So use your time to the fullest.

Hirokugawa: I know you can chop up the 10,000 tri's anyway you want, but make sure you don't forget your character. If there isn't a "gate keeper" then you miss the point of the comp.
I'm taking almost a matrix style
The "character" is the building itself
Although I'm going to have a second low poly character going up the stairs and being attacked

Don't worry, the final idea will be clear as to what the gatekeeper is
And hey, if I don't like this one
I've got tons of time to start again ;P

[Kamakazibob]

Does it have to be a gate and a keeper, or can there be a gate/keeper (one who is the gate and also the keeper?)

[Hirokugawa]

Does it have to be a gate and a keeper, or can there be a gate/keeper (one who is the gate and also the keeper?)
Yes as long as it's clear that it is also a keeper.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

well the idea is to make a gate and a keeper. It wouldn't be fair to say my gate is the keeper. But that's just me.

How does everyone else feel about it.

YES to "Gate is the gate and the keeper"

or

No to "Gate must be seperate from the keeper"

[Hirokugawa]

no.
No...?
There goes a bunch of people's concepts, including mine :blah:

Good thing I was redesigning the whole thing anyways. :o

[BiG ToE-3DT]

You know what, screw it. Go for it. I want people to be as creative as possible, so if that's what you want to do, then run with it.

[Hirokugawa]

Will do Capitan. :D

[3Danny]

Here is my concept sketch, the theme is set in a jungle type environment. Lots of vines, poisons and other stuff I have yet to think of yet. For my gate keeper guy I wanted him to bust out of the ground, I thought it would be cool or he could just stay in front of the gate with a whole bunch of roots and vines holding him in the ground or something. Not sure yet.
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6705/gatekeeperdy6.jpg

[Hirokugawa]

Well, this is what I've got for a concept (Likely not my final one though, I have another in mind that I'm going to do I think)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Hirokugawa/3D%20Modela/Prev9.png

[omnicypher]

i skipped the concept part and went strait to the modelling. ive used a little over 1000 tris so far and havent made the head or the hands yet. i plan on using around 2000 tris for each gargoyle, 500 for each pillar that they stand on, and 5000 for the gothic gate and scenery. if i could figure out how to upload an image, you could see what i got so far.

[Hirokugawa]

Use photobucket.com as an uploading site, then use html(if you didn't know) to show it. ^_^

[BigH]

I get tied up working for a few days and come back to a lovely "Gate Keeper" competition. :lurve:

With 10,000 triangles, no less. OH MY!!! Not due until late Dec. Oh Man!

Thanks Big Toe

I know I'm still a noob, but glad to be at the beginning of this one.

[Hirokugawa]

I think I've got my new concept figured!

[samuelspode]

i'm gona have a go at this. my first challange :)

[nurowshandon]

I go there to. What quarter are you out of curiosity.

[samuelspode]

I go there to. What quarter are you out of curiosity.


I dont understand????

[Grashupfa]

Here is my concept sketch, the theme is set in a jungle type environment. Lots of vines, poisons and other stuff I have yet to think of yet. For my gate keeper guy I wanted him to bust out of the ground, I thought it would be cool or he could just stay in front of the gate with a whole bunch of roots and vines holding him in the ground or something. Not sure yet.
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6705/gatekeeperdy6.jpg

Nice drawing style...looks already very promising :)

[Pixelgen]

Wish I could have a try, but I cant texture my Models...

[Randize]

Yeah, I like the concept too.

[Perversonality]

Pixelgen - don't let that stop you! Entering contests is the best way to get constructive feedback and improve your skills

[V3N0M]

Here are my first concepts, just some reough sketches, I'm thinking of combining them into one, but I don't know what to keep from each of them. Sugestions?
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/Madman_V3N0M/Sketch/Gatekeeper1.jpghttp://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/Madman_V3N0M/Sketch/Gatekeeper2.jpg

[bb0x]

well the idea is to make a gate and a keeper. It wouldn't be fair to say my gate is the keeper. But that's just me.

How does everyone else feel about it.

YES to "Gate is the gate and the keeper"

or

No to "Gate must be seperate from the keeper"


i think you should do the gate is keeper thingy... but you should lower the specs also....

[Pixelgen]

Why are most peoples concept work all about big gates and big monsters? :hurt:

Edit:
I might try, but does the Gate have to be a Physical Gate its self? or can it be something more Interesting...

[Hellhammer]

Gatekeeper can be taken as a gatekeeper team? or does it have to be a single guy keeping a gate?

[V3N0M]

Why are most peoples concept work all about big gates and big monsters? :hurt:

Edit:
I might try, but does the Gate have to be a Physical Gate its self? or can it be something more Interesting...
Mine are not big... the two guys are quite puny, and the first one is a kid.

[Grashupfa]

Why are most peoples concept work all about big gates and big monsters? :hurt:

I guess one reason is that big creatures and big Gates are far more interesting to create :dance: (for me atleast)

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Gatekeeper can be taken as a gatekeeper team? or does it have to be a single guy keeping a gate?


That's up to you.

[BigH]

Hey V3nom,

Love the long coat with the wild stitching. If it's made of old/worn leather or some type of animal skin, would yield some very nice textures. Like the big sword as well. I know the gigantic sword fad is a little played, but I like the look of yours.

Should have my concept up in a day or two. Still buzzed over the 10K tris. :crazy:

[quarantine]

Hello everybody :wave: . This is my first challenge to join in and I hope not my last. ^^
I've done this in like 10 minutes then my hand got tired :) .
This is the idea only, I will draw another 1 or 2 pictures for the gate and the hero.
The idea is, a dead dragon (the previous keeper of this kind of crystal mine), a crystal mine and its present keeper. The scene happens in the desert.
I have a lot of work on the image because it was just a fast one and i still haven't learned some things in drawing (like anatomy- bones, proportions and so on)
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2572/gatekeeper1111ir9.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gatekeeper1111ir9.jpg)
Sorry for the big image, but if its smaller - you cant see anything.
I drew it with something that calls itself tablet :crazy: - Trust TB-4200.

[funkdelic]

was up.. ;P
quarantine, i like the ideia 'remains of the dragon..' really nice ;)

first idea was, an old man with a shotgun, like some redneck guy, sitting into a tnt box, taking a nap and a little gate near him to nowhere.... but it´s sounds more cartoonish.......who knows someday maybe..

here´s my concept, ill try to finish this, goona be though... lets see...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c149/raffael1231/conceptart_gatekeeper.jpg

the tower is 400 feet high..... so u can imagine the size of this big ugly guy... well hope u like it... and i hope i can at least start modeling... cya

[omnicypher]

im wondering about modelling a lowpoly chain
im thinking the best way would be to use two perpendicular intersecting polys, (cross section would look like a "+" sign) with an opacity map.
im not sure if theres a better way though.
also to rigg it for animation, what should i do?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

depends on where this chain is located. But to answer your first question, yes that way of making it would work fine.

Now, if the chain is hanging on the chest, then you would have to rigg it seperately, just attach it to the rest of the model. If the chian is hanging from lets say a tree or something of that manner, then use at least 6 ik bones to allow it full motion.

[defaultalias]

ok, i changed a few things and started my gate concept. this guy is chained up there to the tree for all eternity to guard the gate that leads to the land of immortals. and the gate won't open either unless the key is removed from his head and put into the lock on his chest.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i101/defaultalias/Threedy%20Competitions/Gate%20Keeper/Concept-2.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i101/defaultalias/Threedy%20Competitions/Gate%20Keeper/Gate-Concept.jpg

[Hirokugawa]

Damn alias, that is a sweet concept!
Ugh, must put more effort into this! lol

[freesupra]

just a really quick sketch and colourisation of the gate with its keeper
my idea is a bouncer outside a trendy night club and if your names not on his clipboard your NOT gettin past him

Keeper
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6530/theclubkeeperwm3.jpg

Gate with keeper
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2324/theclub1colourjq6.jpg

but im still not sure, the other idea i had involves a monkey and a pile of monkey ambrosia... bananas, but maybe ill just make that for fun anyways :)

looks like theres alot of competition this round Good luck everyone and hope to finish this one :)

[Hirokugawa]

Gettin a bit of a new idea here
Thinking maybe guarding a door that rotates open, parallel to the wall

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Hirokugawa/dude.jpg

We'll see
I have some other ideas too

[Inpw]

Quick scetches from me. I want to model somekind of samurai and now, I thought about gate.

First idea is temple gate:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5784/gate1gt8.jpg

Second idea is castle gate:

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5075/gate2hw0.jpg

What do you think? Which one is better?

[Grashupfa]

nice drawing style...well, i like the first one better

[Brazucka]

Hi,

Do you guys know "Fable: The Lost Chapters"?
There´s is Gate protected by a Face, it´s cool.

[quarantine]

I've decided that i can't draw the guard like I was thinking of, so it will be a robot... here's some new sketches that I drew in school.

the keeper:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/georgi91/Clipboard01114444444444311.jpg

some props for the background (the side of the car isn't completed because the lesson was over :) ) :
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e75/georgi91/Clipboard01111111111121.jpg

[vegnadragon]

going to join this one, long time that i haven't model in a while, and this one seems pretty good.

I decide to door Cerberus and the gate of hell :P

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4022/cerzm3.jpg
My initial concept, but i always tend to change alot during the modeling so even if it was the final concept it would looks a little different.

[fwonline]

How long is this on for as i have mock exams over the next week, and i need to start soon if its a short comp.

[Hellhammer]

Ive been studying several ideas for this, and ive got one pretty much blocked out as a concept. It will be a couple of kids protected by a huge strong wolf (or 2 i haven't decided it yet, poly count will have effect on this desition) keeping the entrance to their underground hometown which has its entrance through a large ancient tree. Pretty much thought within a polar-like environment. I will post some sketches when i get home tonight, and perhaps study a second option.

fwonline: the guidelines for the competition are on the first post of the thread.

[V3N0M]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/Madman_V3N0M/Sketch/dog.jpg
LOL this is just a fooling round concept :P mybe if I have time left after doing my original one I'll do this one just 4 fun.
Inpw@ I like the first one too, allthough it would have to be a beautyfull priestess or bald monk guarding the temple using they'r chi LOL If you want to do a samuray it would make more sense that he was guarding a castle gate.
Vegnadragon@ Wow! That is one bada55 quihuahua!

But anyway, I'm thinking of keeping the coat, mask and glasses from the icy one, and the sword, leather straps and general proportions of the kid, and the hair will be a mix of the 2. What do u think?

[fwonline]

Ok, my new idea, dwarven gate, guarded by a dwarf.
Some concepts i didnt draw:
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/147/untitledsq6.png

[BigH]

Spot on V3nom. That sounds like a winner. Please keep the shades too.

Hey Big-Toe, have a somewhat dumb question:

The specs listed we can have (4) 1024x1024 textures (ya'know "This means (4) 1024 for color, (4) 1024 for bump, (4) 1024 for normals...")

So does that mean we can split up the Keeper and Gate over (4) color maps, and (4) normal maps, and etc...?

Forgive me for being stupid (didn't get a lot of sleep last night), but just want to make sure I'm reading this right.

[V3N0M]

Shades as in sunglasses?:D B)

[BiG ToE-3DT]

So does that mean we can split up the Keeper and Gate over (4) color maps, and (4) normal maps, and etc...?



yes, you can cut up the 4 1024 maps into anything you want, multiples of 2, those are game specs and this is a game model.

That means (1) 1024 map can be made into (4) 512, (8) 256, (16) 128. And you have 4, so that's alot of texture space.

[Pixelgen]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/Madman_V3N0M/Sketch/dog.jpg
LOL this is just a fooling round concept :P mybe if I have time left after doing my original one I'll do this one just 4 fun?

Ha now thats outside of the box :haha: ...

[shadowbreeze]

ok so i have most of the gate keeper done i kind of went a little crazy he's going to be around 6ks to 6.5ks and the rest will be for the gate.

i question though with the limit is that just the gate and keeper or is the props for the scene to be included in the total, i read the front page again, and it seemed not to mention including props, but i just want to make sure.

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8771/wires1zp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



by the way theres some cool concepts been shown, i was thinking of doing a mouse guarding cheese, i still ight

cheers

[BiG ToE-3DT]

This comp is more of a scene, so the poly limit is for everything in the scene.

[Hirokugawa]

Poly limit is for everything in the scene?
I was gonna ask as well, so it's good to know.

[Randize]

My concept:

I think the gate is enough or probably adding some more detail. What more can you get in the desert? I'm putting my budget to my character. :haha:

He has long limb for fast crawling movement. He has enchanted carapace on its forearms and chest, not totally invincible but nothing can penetrate this enchanted carapace. He has the similar ability to jump like a grasshopper, so a normal being would instantly be killed by a single kick. This guardian, being the only of its race left, swore to protect the eggs inside the hole that will hatch only after 2 millenium. But rumour says that the eggs can be the ultimate cure for any diseases.

Anyway, this probably going to be my first serious modeling. I hope you guys can lend me a hand in the process. I'm using 3Ds Max now and I'm going to major in digital animation course in the next two years.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/einstei/Comp/gate.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/einstei/Comp/keeper.jpg

[Hirokugawa]

Very cool concept Randize, really can't wait to see it start to shape up in 3D!

[Hirokugawa]

And here is my keeper concept
I'm thinkin about having chains also attached to his back and being chained to the gate

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Hirokugawa/dude2.jpg

[defaultalias]

And here is my keeper concept
I'm thinkin about having chains also attached to his back and being chained to the gate
hmm... in my concept you can see those lines coming from his back, well they're chains, i just haven't drawn them in yet. here's the quote:
this guy is chained up there to the tree for all eternity to guard the gate that leads to the land of immortals.
it's not a problem if you do the same thing as me, this is just friendly competition after all. just know that i had that idea first. anyway, good luck to you, and everyone else for that matter.

Progress:
i started modeling last night, heres what i have so far

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i101/defaultalias/Threedy%20Competitions/Gate%20Keeper/Gate-Keeper-1.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i101/defaultalias/Threedy%20Competitions/Gate%20Keeper/Gate-Keeper-2.jpg

[Randize]

Cool, I wish I could model as fast as you. :D

We've got until New Year, and I have big exams coming until December. So won't be able to finish it this soon.

[Agent-X]

Here are some beginning updates of my work in progress.

http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/7980/2003453797012371746_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003453797012371746)

http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/7389/2003452153823577291_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003452153823577291)

[Hirokugawa]

no problem alias
I'm undecided still
I may still even do a third concept lol

But I really like how your model is going, I can tell it's gonna look lots like the concept

@Agent-X: That's looking really sweet, can't wait to see more

[Agent-X]

Ask and you shall receive. :)
http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/5988/2004666199163714566_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004666199163714566)

[Hirokugawa]

Man, that's lookin wicked
What's the poly count at?

[Agent-X]

Currently I am at 11,564, so its time for optimizing now. Here is the latest.
http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/5408/2005189283564198835_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005189283564198835)
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/7174/2005124468209819726_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005124468209819726)

[Agent-X]

BigToe, I was curious, can we have extra geometry for terrain, sky, and other props for the beuty shots, that are not apart of the character, weapon, or the gate? Like I would like to add a sky, terrain, and some environmental objects that are not apart of the main focus of the contest.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Sorry, this time around the polycount is for everything in the scene.

[Randize]

Are we allowed to use particle Big ToE?

[V3N0M]

Are we allowed to use particle Big ToE?
Yeh like facing particles, (I wonder if those come up in the polzcounter)
BigToe, I was curious, can we have extra geometry for terrain, sky, and other props for the beuty shots, that are not apart of the character, weapon, or the gate? Like I would like to add a sky, terrain, and some environmental objects that are not apart of the main focus of the contest.
But are we alowed to photoshop some of that in our beauty shot?

[freakyihop]

here is my gate after about 20 min. of work.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7216/gatesw6.th.png (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gatesw6.png)
and the keeper of the gate (a flea if you can't tell).
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/8356/keeperxk3.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=keeperxk3.jpg)

[BigH]

Here's my concept. Played around with colors just to get a sense of direction.

Yes, sunglasses. :lame:

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9388/gate1ah5.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7179/keeper2wa4.jpg

[Hirokugawa]

Man, everyone's is looking so original and cool
I definately need to think more

[BigH]

Hirokugawa,

There's plenty of time, just keep focusing on your concept until you're happy with it. This time around I vowed to fight the urge to start modeling until I had the look I wanted.

I actually like your concept. You just need to hash out the details, .... (How he's chained up?, Positioning in relation to the gate?, Look of the gate?, What type of environment surrounds the gate? etc.)

Just my 2 cents. Hope I didn't offend.

[Hirokugawa]

Actually, I thank you for the inspiration to keep thinking about my concept.

I was thinking maybe actually having like brutal hooks attached right to his skin or something, and kind of pulling away in almost like a fist swinging motion, which would be quite interesting to see with the chains on his hands

Thinking of a "Involunteery Gate Keeper" type thing.

[BigH]

I can picture that. Nice.

Put in a dark or dimly lit environment, or even at the end of a dark, ruined, dungeonesque type corridor.

Hmmmm.

[Randize]

Hirokugawa,

Have you heard of thinking outside the box. Well, don't take this too serious by the way. In this case, you only see a human and different types of clothing inside your box. Now try to think outside the box, what else that can you see?

Don't put your imagination to the limit, because it is limitless. "Imagination is greatar than knowledge", that's what Einstein said.

[Hirokugawa]

@BigH - Yeah, I was thinkin of that very thing

@Randize - Actually, I've thought of a number of concepts that are quite abstract (such as my first one which is earlier in the thread)
I know what you mean, and I am thinking outside the box, and simply discovered I like the idea of a tormented human trying to escape his eternal prison and duty of guarding a gate, more than (I just looked at the emoticons) something like a banana dancing in front of a back entrance to a grocery store or something :smug:


Thought I must admit, that is quite an amusing picture. :haha:

[defaultalias]

thinking outside the box, is thinking like me. haha, i only joke. but yeah, the chained wrists thing has been done many times before, but the involuntary servant is still hip and fresh. add some meat hooks, like you said, maybe a few stitches, a dash of self mutilation (surgically removed eyelids, etc), and some indication that he's not happy to be there, and we have a winner. oh, and don't do something cliche' like just put bones on the floor or anything, pick a specific body part and make it the theme (eyes everywhere, hands coming out of the walls, faces, contorted bodies carved into the gate, ect).

me, well i'm a bit upset. my tablet started crapping out on me and i'm thinking about revising my concept again. also, i started to model and failed, bad. it's like i totally forgot how to model. in anycase, it's been an off week for me... i think i need a break.

[TrapGuNNeR]

the texture 1024 is to portal and keeper? or each one?

[BigH]

defaultalias don't change. That guy and the gate up high, sitting on the tree is one of the more interesting concepts out there.

Plus I've never modeled anything correctly on the 1st or 2nd try. Usually happens the 3rd or 4th attempt.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Are we allowed to use particle Big ToE?

Nope, no particles, but you can use oppacity maps, take a few planes, toss an oppacity on there to try and fake what the particles will do, you can even take a render of the particles and apply that render as a texture to the plane.

As for photoshoping the final renders, thats fine. Just make sure people know the final image isn't all 3d, but they should know that when they see your wires and polycount.

[Agent-X]

And these opacity maps count as apart of the 4 1024x1024 textures right? Or do we get extra textures for such items?

[V3N0M]

BigH@ I apreciate u giving advice on my concept, your guardian is blind right? Is he protecting some temple taht emits a blinding light or something?

I have my concept roughly made out, only 2 things left to decide:
1. As u can see the ice guy's coat is held together by rings, but then it looks too much like a shower curtain and would be really hard on the polycount, so i decided to replace the ring with strips of leather. What ya think?
2. Should I put that headband on him? It might seem as a minor thing, but doing it or not has to be settled before modeling.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

And these opacity maps count as apart of the 4 1024x1024 textures right? Or do we get extra textures for such items?


the oppacity map should be treated like all the other maps. To make it more clearer, you get 4 diffuse maps, and then anything that corresponse with that map. Like, if you need a spec map or bump map, the oppacity map it treated like those.

Another way of looking at it would be to say, you have 4 materials, in each material are slots to help enhance the diffuse map, you can use all those slots, or just one. It's up to you.


Hope that helps, if not, let me know.

[Agent-X]

I got ya bro. Thats what I thought you were going to say. I just wanted to make sure and clarify for everyone. Currently I am still optimizing, gor rid of a few things so I can have my weapon. Ill show you guys after I finish modeling my weapon.

[V3N0M]

I would just like to say that I finally fixed my printer, all by myself, and even after HP advised me, it was still a problem that I had to figure out all by myself(not the ones they said, but they're a bunch of nice guys), so yeah, I rock!

[Robbiek1000]

K, I know this has nothing to do with the contest, but I just gotta say...Nintendo Wii kicks so much ass! Zelda, is fantastic!

Playstation who?

[BigH]

That's what I wanted to hear. I personally think the PS3 will be a waste of money. Give me a Wii and a 360 and I'm set.

Back to the keeper:

I don't know if my gatekeeper is blind or not. I just know no one can see his face. He doesn't like for people to look at. It really pisses him off. The gate is just a portal, and he sits and stands in front guarding it.

I was thinking about adding a key element to the gate, but I'm not sure at this point. Any thoughts?

[V3N0M]

What if his weapon is the key?

[BigH]

Hey V3nom,

Just go with your gut. This is the perfect time to hash out all those details. I say go for the "cool factor".

As far as rings vs. leather stitching: With all the texture space we have, you can simulate a large amount of detail without the cost of all that geometry. I would go for the stitching. But again, go with your gut. Please correct me if I'm wrong anyone.

[BigH]

Nah. I want the weapon for hacking and killing only. I was thinking of a necklace. Imagine having to take it from a guy like that.

[Agent-X]

I am thinking of making an area for the mouth to show, this way I can show some type of facial expression with the mouth area, and lose the back faces and connect the head to the helmet, to get rid of some faces so I can get rid of alot of geometry and I can add more details to other areas. I hope ya guys like. I am still playing around with weapon design and stuff.
http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/5293/2003756608009639227_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003756608009639227)
http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/7696/2003777816048930911_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003777816048930911)

[Inpw]

Here are cadidates to keep one of the gates from this post (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=514828&postcount=78) (most probably first). Wich one is better for your?
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/2341/samurai1nh2.jpg
B and C are more or less classical versions of samurai and A - is kind of steampunk samurai (have you seen "Samurai 7" from Gonzo? ). I'm also have two concepts in my mind.

PS. My 2 cents. PS3 - is my choise ;)

[Hirokugawa]

I know what you guys are talkin about, and remember my concept isn't finished at all and have only really gotten as far as a basic idea of how I want the character.

Just wait and see, I'm sure I can pull something out that will wow you. ^_^

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Agent-X: if you post some screengrab/wireframes, we might be able to help with cutting down on the pollies.

[shadowbreeze]

ok i have unwraped my main character and have a test normal map on him still some tweaking to do and then i'll start on the gate wich is going to be a bell

oh yeah Inpw -samurai 7 i'm a big fan of that ani, i would go with A, but thats just me:dance:

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9198/normalgb2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)




Agent x -yeah i would like to see some of his face after all you did model it and it was looking good.

[Pixelgen]

K, I know this has nothing to do with the contest, but I just gotta say...Nintendo Wii kicks so much ass! Zelda, is fantastic!

Playstation who?
Ant you a FF fan, and ya the Wii's going to rock. I just wish I did have to want to DEC 17th. :hmm:

[defaultalias]

Inpw- samurai B. i like the laid back look of it.
BigH- thanks. i'm not changing, just revising. i've had the same concept since i heard the word gate keeper, but gone through about five different versions of that. i'm thinking now that i want to work in an earthy, natural look. like he sprung up from the ground where he is chained. not plant like or anything, but like he's made of hardened mud.

[yokunaru]

I decided to enter this contest. Since there is such a huge time limit I'll actually be able to finish it. Woot! So I came up with a little girl has my concept. I was thinking something like a villian guarding a gate to her master the final boss. I took this idea from ppl talking about the boss man and thought it be a nice spin for gate keeper. I wanted to do a small girl something from kingdom hearts. Also I got inspired defaultalias concept with the key as part of the character. However, I wanted to go witha weapon which I think he mention later. I was going to do a sword but that idea is so over played I went with a Scythe. Here 2 concept pieces I'm working on. Since we have such a large time scale I'm going to work out all the concept in huge detail before I model. SInce modeling will take me no time and I want every piece of detail for my textures already laid out. =)

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/323/6/d/Concept_GateKeeper_Ver_2_0_by_Yokunaru.jpg

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/323/b/b/Concept_GateKeeper_by_Yokunaru.jpg

Sadly I'm out of town at the moment so if you want to see the concepts plz go to http://yokunaru.deviantart.com/

[Agent-X]

On my next post I will show wireframes. I am going to get rid of the back faces on the head after I do my normal maps on the highres and merge the head in with the helmet, and that will bring me well below 10k. I am going to add some other things on to the model still more accesories and armor stuff. and a mouth.
http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/7800/2001546016796294336_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001546016796294336)
http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/5565/2001573836075336796_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001573836075336796)

[Lowpoly_cranium]

Im gonna enter.

Im a big fan of horror movies, so I wanted to incorperate some of that into my concept. I'll have a Leather-Face type character as the gate keeper. His chainsaw is the key. Im not really sure what I will do for a gate, but I want to play up the rural/country house aspect. These are just a few sketches I done, i'll do final orthos when I have everything worked out.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8075/gatekeeperconceptrm2.jpg

[BigH]

Man, I have to get a move on.

Shadowbreeze, I can't believe you've already unwrapped your model.
Active X, I love the new helmet. You have a lot of detail behind the scenes.
INPW, I like them all, but if you go with C you almost have to give it one of those traditional war helmets.
Yokunaru, Nice concept. Is that a cute little belly button I see?

Man, everyone's concept is looking sweet. Can't wait to see the initial models. I have to get started myself.

[defaultalias]

yokunaru- nice conecpt. it's funny, in my first concept, the gate keeper used a giant key as a sword, but i like the scythe much better.

Active X- haha, i spelled it wrong on purpose. :D your images are a bit large. look at everyone else's images, most are under 800 pixels wide, yours is as big as my desktop. size em down a bit so we can correctly see them. and for WIP, it's faster to just post screen grabs. as for your model, even without a wire, i can see you have four 8+ sided cylinders, with two subdivisions in them at the top of those two 8+ sided cylinders that make up the gate. and those are further subdivided at the top. those will have a big impact on the count of the model.

[Robbiek1000]

I thought over and over again about using a key as a weapon, then I always remember...oh yeah, Kingdom Hearts already did that....cool idea, but its been done...sadly. *sigh*

[Randize]

Yeah, you guys go make keys. :D

[Hirokugawa]

Damn Kingdom Hearts taking all the good ideas (regardless, one of my fav games EVAR)

I'm still thinking about my concept, thank god we have so much time.

[Agent-X]

Dont worry guys I am still optimizing my low res version. Once its optimized I can add alot more stuff on to the model. so thats what I am doing right now. Thanks for the critiques. I am still playing with the design. I will post again later through out the day.

[Grashupfa]

thank god we have so much time.

Indeed :haha:

[BigH]

Oops!

Sorry Agent-X. Can't type when I get sleepy. Curses!

[V3N0M]

Wait, when u said stitch u mean as in?http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Elf/Arwen/Chase/Chase-stitches.jpg

[polysmooth]

I think i might just give this one a shot, Good Luck!

[Pixelgen]

Got no hope of ever finishing above last, but I'll throw my hate in. Its all about learning right?

[btbpaul]

hi all I have not had alot of time but this is what I've done so far





http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9213/pic2copybg4.jpg

[BigH]

Yeah, a stitch like that V3nom, or even the really bad X kind of hand sown patch. Like:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7734/stitch2bz9.gif

Either one would be nice. Just a suggestion

[Agent-X]

Here is where I am currently. Still playing around with design. I modeled a mouth which has teet and a tongue and mouth cavity.
http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/4545/2004537676836124179_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004537676836124179)

[Hirokugawa]

HUZZAH!
I think I've got my concept figured out!

[DigitalPutty]

ACK! Im already behind. BUT! I have an idea. Muhahahahaha! :*poly:

[Agent-X]

I am still dropping the polycount down, currently at 9,762

[shadowbreeze]

ok have all the unwraping done nearly all the normal maping and i've started on the textures. yeah

the idea behind this is " so you want to enter my world eh?"

"well just sign my little contract and the bell shall ring and you can enter(big smile)"

"what do you sign with?, well a drop of blood of course"

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3277/sceneiq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Agent x- like the new helmet, much better been able to see more of your characters face.

[defaultalias]

shadowbreeze- haha, very neat. looks like a cross between the liberty bell and stargate....

[yokunaru]

BigH - Thanks Yes it was!! Thought it was a cute idea.
Agent-X - Nice Romanish theme you got going on their =P.

BigToe - for the final are we allowed to paint like the sky in? Or you want me to dome / plane with a texture on it? Cause I'm building a ground,gate and a character. I was hoping I could just 2d the sky in =D

Here's anotehr concept art piece....not as detail as the other as I was working more on the color layout this time. Makes it faster to pump out the art if it's simple =D

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43401680/

[Hirokugawa]

Just thought I'd give you a bit of a preview of my new concept :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Hirokugawa/3D%20Modela/Prev2.jpg

[BigH]

Hmmm.

Yokunaru, I think I can see where you're going with this. Looks very cool so far.

Hirokugawa, I'm digging it. Looks great. Can't wait to see the rest.

Man, I'm falling behind myself. Have to start modeling soon.

[shadowbreeze]

ok some changes made and some more base textures laid out.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2954/gate2ch2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Agent-X]

Thanks for the compliments you guys. :) You guys rock! Yeah, right now I am still optimizing, I will show another post later on today. I have been working on things to add to my character as well and thinking about how I plan to lay out my uvs based on what I have modeled thus far.

ShadowBreeze your character is looking good, so far, I would like to get some more looks at your character. I was curious whats up up with the bell and your posts you got going there? Here is some of my advice that I think that will help you out. Get rid of the bell and your posts and put alot more detail on that Trim surrounding the portal. Use your texure to put in more detail on that gate. personally I think the bell and the posts you got are just eating up texture space and really arent adding that much to the gate. So yeah, more texture detail on the gate. You are my friend and I want to see you do well.

[Hirokugawa]

Thanks BigH
I'm trying to design how exactly I want him attached to the gates.
I was thinking either..

A) Have spears/spikes stabbed into his hands and feet and chest to have him literally impaled to the door
B) Have his hands/feet literally molded into the door and have the gate itself a weird hybrid of flesh, wood and steel
C) Have claws or hooks holding him in place

[Agent-X]

Ahhhh interesting ShadowBreeze, I was going to ask ya do you plan on putting any writing on the gate? Like signs or symbols of some sort? I think that would help alot.

[shadowbreeze]

Agent X- yeah there will be symbols around the gate and on the rocks celtic ones as its fey inspired, oh andi know i could get rid of some pillars but i'm making a scene i have in my head and it's a good challenge to see if i can do it all within the limit, not just the gate and keeper, lol it will be interesting.

oh and heres some mor of the keeper/ contractor/lawer, hah
this is with the normal map, i want to add more but my comp just is not handeling to well ATM

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2048/topgc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8961/bodybr6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[V3N0M]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2534/stitchxh3.jpg well at first I thought of a stitch like in the first one, then I thought of it being held together by rings (or rope) like in the second but it looked like a shower drape, lastly I thought of a more modern look with just straps, no stitching. In any case there is a distance between the two pieces of leather.
I am now leaning towards the latter, help me make up my mind so I can start modeling pls :D

[BiG ToE-3DT]

BigToe - for the final are we allowed to paint like the sky in? Or you want me to dome / plane with a texture on it? Cause I'm building a ground,gate and a character. I was hoping I could just 2d the sky in =D


You can paint for the final render, but the idea for this comp is to make a scene, so if you paint anything in, it will take away from your points when voting starts.

[Tealamon]

This is the frst contest i will do an atemt on and i was just wondering if im allowd to use PF systmes, Post Effects etc.

[Randize]

Nope, no particles, but you can use oppacity maps, take a few planes, toss an oppacity on there to try and fake what the particles will do, you can even take a render of the particles and apply that render as a texture to the plane.

As for photoshoping the final renders, thats fine. Just make sure people know the final image isn't all 3d, but they should know that when they see your wires and polycount.
Quote for justice! Kidding, anyway that's the answer :D

[Perversonality]

Quote for justice! Kidding, anyway that's the answer :D

It's fun that the allowed stuff is basically what most in-game particle systems do anyway! I guess some apps don't include particles in the poly count though, so you would have to fake/mimic it with real polys to get a true scene count... :evil:

I'm still bouncing around concepts at the moment, but don't have my scanner set up. Will hopefully post some interim ideas soon

[V3N0M]

what about reflections? are those allowed?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

reflection maps, yes.

[V3N0M]

and do those count in the texture space?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yes they do, but before you freak out, go back a few pages and look for my post to Agent X, also, the first post might help you out.

[Cryocat]

Working on my model now, tell me what you think. concept: Toll booth operator circa 2050 AD
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/647/tollboothconceptes9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)Model
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5690/cryocattollboothwipzz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/1448/cryocattollboothwip2gr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Just preview textures at the moment, havent started mapping yet and about halfway through my total polycount. Question though, just recently upgraded to max 9 and it doesnt have the same poly counter, which counter should i include with the final image? the viewport counter when you hit 7? Or is there another tucked away that i should use?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

view port should do, but the old polycounter should be located in the same place

[polysmooth]

I'm going to post my concepts when I get home and would like some crits and comments. I've been seeing some really interesting concepts that look like they would be very promising models!

[samuelspode]

do characters used have to be made up from scratch or could i use this
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/c0xy_2003/wipcopy.jpg
i was just wondering. oh yeah and how do i get a render with my polycount on? i'm using maya 7

[BiG ToE-3DT]

all characters and "gates" should be new work. Not fair if you take something you had done already and show it off.

as for polycounts in maya, I don't know, but someone will.

[yokunaru]

So I manage to work out the whole Key Scythe weapon look. I was pretty happy I had two verison and I went with the one that was more key like. So here it is. Sadly I'm posting all threw threw me deviantart account. But All my finals will be posted threw my website. =D

2D Concept: http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs10/f/2006/325/3/5/KeyScythe_Concept_by_Yokunaru.jpg

3D Model: http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs10/f/2006/325/2/1/KeyScythe_Model_by_Yokunaru.jpg

Still working on the girl concept...I got like 4 so far probally gonna get 2 more before I go with something. Oh...I'll be texturing that weapon soon. I'm thinking flat mapping it? Anyone have a better suggestion? for unwrapping it?

http://www.yokunaru.deviantart.com/

[samuelspode]

oh it is new work, i kinda started it in mind with the low poly comp but i didnt know if i was allowed to use characters already thought up of, like mine is a copy from the lotr character. Is that ok?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

oh it is new work, i kinda started it in mind with the low poly comp but i didnt know if i was allowed to use characters already thought up of, like mine is a copy from the lotr character. Is that ok?

No, you need to you your own ideas for this one.

[de4dy]

Maya poly count ->>>display/heads up display/poly count

[sabah_nur]

heres some roughs to help me rough out my character
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43452719/

[polysmooth]

Is anyone online right now?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yes, why, is there a problem

[polysmooth]

whenever i try to upload my images to the lo poly thread it says that its an unrecognized file type

[BiG ToE-3DT]

jpegs, it's what I use.

[polysmooth]

Here are some of my concepts.I've got to nail down exactly which character I'll do but here is a start. Think I'll do hi poly and then extract normal maps. Crits and comments welcome.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q26/polysmooth/Keeper.jpg

[yokunaru]

Nice Art polysmooth, reminds me of some of people I know that work in the biz. Cant wait to see the models

[BigH]

Very nice sketches Polysmooth.

Sorry I vanished for a moment.

Hey V3nom, go with it. Here's the beauty of it...
I would do either style as an opacity/texture map. That way it's easy to change if you decide to go with the other design.

Hirokugawa, I like the sound of A or C. Either one would be lovely.

Boy, competition is getting pretty stiff around here.

[Inpw]

polysmooth Very nice concept. I'm like details on his armor and gloves. I have small suggestion about this concept. It use a quantity of circle forms (gate/portal, sign on keeper neck, his earrings, etc.). May be desigin this circles like clock-faces? So, it becomes timekeeper - interesting concept for my view.

[Hirokugawa]

I'm thinkin about going with A, since that was my initial idea, and it also has a stronger feeling of the character being forced onto the wall to guard it, perhaps as a sacrifice or something.

[Thykka]

Here's my gatekeeper & gate.
The gate doesn't look like much here, but I have a bit more detailed concept of it in my head :)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7083/gatekeepergatezs8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[samuelspode]

No, you need to you your own ideas for this one.


lol sorry then, i'll come up with somthing original. I like how the threads going though loads of cool designs.

Cant wait to see defaultalias's entry

[Grashupfa]

Hi

Started a concept of the keeper today...I cant draw well, anyway, here it is

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8780/conceptxg4.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=conceptxg4.jpg)

Its some kind of goblin who protects his treasuries and other personal belongings...for this one ill try to do a high poly version and normal map him then

[Coridium]

Polysmooth, love your other posts and not disapointed by this one, nice design. You have some nice design work in your pholio, do you have a website?

Defaultalias, again like the design, love that cartoony look to the trees and 'rock'. Is the model going to be cartoony in style?

[Coridium]

I hope to post a design soon, have most of it figured out. not finalised some of the design work, But if Gears of war does not take up all of my free time then I might get a chance to finish it. lol.

[Agent-X]

http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/5243/2005623782461388095_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005623782461388095)
http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/5977/2005619988185626740_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005619988185626740)

[Damage_Inc.]

I don't have a proper concept posted (and I'm not even sure I'll have time to finish it) but here's what I've got so far. It's going to be an homage to game characters that appeared in games like the old school Silent Hill or most recently Fear. The concept of a creepy child is kinda overdone in movies, but what the hey.....kids have always scared me. : )

Quick question: I keep getting errors when I attempt to up a jpeg straight away to the forums (or any other format for that matter). Is there perhaps a bandwidth restriction on the number of images a member may post?


http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5043/gatekeeperheadib4.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gatekeeperheadib4.jpg)

[Grashupfa]

i started blocking out the shapes :faces:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5526/wip1kd7.th.jpg (http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wip1kd7.jpg)

[Thykka]

Here's what I've made up so far..
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5093/gatekeeperwip01bj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[samuelspode]

cool, i like it, very good for only 690 poly's

[Klash120]

I've been following the tread for sometime now.
Havn't really decided on entering or not. (currently found a job + in Cgtalk's colossus contest thingy). Been doing a lot of research for real time stuffs.
Like normal/parallax mapping. Anyone know's of maya's "CGfx plugin" from what i've read on it, it can use/display .fx & HLSL shaders (realtime stuffs).

Think Max can do that too. If so, might have to get into max more >, <

ANYWAYS, i got til Jan 14th for that other contest, so, in the meantime, I'll join this one, and hone my l33t 5k1llz :D

Concepts to come!


-FC3

[polysmooth]

Thanks for all of the crits and comments guys.

Inpw- I like your idea about the clocks, I may look into that a little more.

Coridium- No I don't have a website, don't know why, maybe after I finish a few more models.

Well I guess I might do a few more concepts or just start modeling, everyone is doing a great job so far and I can't wait to see the finished models!!!

[polysmooth]

Hey Klash120, I live in Orlando.

[simple_minded]

BIG-Toe, Do we have to make the gate? Can we just make the Keeper of said gate? Or keepers, of said gate?


!BAMF!

Mmmmmmm....... Turkey.......

!BAMF!

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Sorry, playa, there needs to be some kind of "gate"

[Grashupfa]

!BAMF!


May i ask you a question? Whats that BAMF supposed to mean? sounds funny, but i dont get the meaning...i hope you dont feel offended, i am just curious :smug:

[Rocwell]

May i ask you a question? Whats that BAMF supposed to mean? sounds funny, but i dont get the meaning...i hope you dont feel offended, i am just curious :smug:


Well my curious friend. . . . . this expression you speak of was born many moons ago. It came about from a skilled warrior(not unlike a ninja) who would sneak up on unsuspecting victims in the fashion of appearing out of thin air. The village natives grew fearsome of this young warrior girl (who was not unlike a ninja) never knowing when she would creep from the shadows. Unaware of this warriors true power, they began to delve into her true origins and plotted against her. The young warrior caught wind of the villagers schemes and began to remove them. . . .one by one. It was said that they never saw her coming. . .but survivors knew when she was there because when she left, they heard a whisper in the air. a sound that could only be described as. . . .bamf. . . .like a soft poof of smoke. . . .and then, the screams of on-lookers and passers-by who saw the remains of her kills.
Time passed. . .but descendants of the massacred ones keep their memories alive. . . .anytime they part, they dont use the traditional "good bye". . . . .they use the sound of death leaving. . . .they use. . . .!BAMF!




!BAMF!

[simple_minded]

And so, the Legend has been told........... Take this tale and run with it, young 3dtotalers........... And tell the Legend to your grandchild as the wise Roc has told to you............ For this is not a mystery no longer................



!BAMF!

[sagleon]

My grandmother told me this tale when i was a young lad and the legend still lives on.......!BAMF!

[V3N0M]

Wait! I think I just heard a bamf in the room next to me... wait... NOOOOOO! My aplle pie! It's gone! BAMF! What? What was tha....

[Klash120]

BAMF! is the sound Night Crawler makes when he does his teleportation thingy . _.

[Grashupfa]

Lol everyone's infected now...BAMF! .... ah well, thx for the kind explanation and you told that story very well... :haha:

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yeah that story was told ever so gently. But it made me think, this BAMF sounds like a drug. Rocwell must take his, to the head.

[frostsnake]

he`s just a Bad ass mf!... coming up with that story :) LOL

[V3N0M]

I bet he just shouts it out instead of goodbye, jsut like my cousin shouts out "Cheese!" or my brother in law shouts "There is no spoon!" when he is asleep, with no acual meaning behind it.


Cheese!

!BAMF!

[TheWinterLord]

bamf

[V3N0M]

Ok, we'd better stop spamming or BigToe will go all... http://www.acc.umu.se/%7Ezqad/cats/1161392907739.jpg

[frostsnake]

lollol!
better be carefull, you know.. it could mean "beware, all moderators fmurder"
you never know...

[omnicypher]

agent x: i like the romanesque design, its coming out pretty good.

i want to post some pics but it wont let me. im using jpegs. i heard of image hosting from another site, but im not sure what that is or how it works. could it be done through a site like myspace? or does it have to be through imageshack or somthing?

Peace!

[Randize]

Myspace? I don't know, but as long as you have upload your image to a site and got the link, you can already post it here by using the tag.

e.g [IMG]http://example.com/test.jpeg

[Agent-X]

Thanks for the compliments.

Omnicypher go to this site. You can upload your images here, and then copy and paste the link to the original image where it says primary in to the quick reply window here in the forrum. Really simple. Works perfectly
http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/

Here is an update. I will be putting Zeus's head on my chest armor and probably a lion head on the belt. And i will be detailing this bad boy to the very end. I am going to go balls out on this one.

http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/5957/2004929363339930111_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004929363339930111)

[shadowbreeze]

nice one Agent x

still crusin along slowly getting the textures done.

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/8245/gate22lu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[defaultalias]

WOW shadowbreeze! excellent textures.

[Agent-X]

Nice one ShadowBreeze, Lets see what you got on character modeling big boy, because I got something for ya. Hehe. But on the serious note, thats cool **** bro. keep up the good work my friend.

[Niten]

I'm going to model Shishi dog/lion which is protecting japanese gate.

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shishi.shtml

[Agent-X]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Currently I am UV mapping and laying out uv. I shall show more come later today, as for now, time to get some sleep. Take care everyone, be safe this holliday. :)

[Hirokugawa]

Well, sadly I think I'm going to have to drop out of the comp. =(

[samuelspode]

lol me too, whats the end date again

[Niten]

lol me too, whats the end date again

DUE DATE: December 31st: a Sunday, 6 weeks and a few days from today! 12 (midnight) GMT - SUNDAY

sorry to hear that you need to drop out. I don't have time for this competion (too much work) but still I need to participate :eek:

[Randize]

Damn! Please don't drop it guys, there's plenty of time! Really! I have big exams these few weeks and still joining. It wouldn't be much fun with only a few guys participating. :(

Anyway, this is my progress. No head so far, just general shape.
By the way, nice texture shadowbreeze. I'm totally noob at texturing, never tried it before, but I am planning to learn it during this process.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/einstei/Comp/keeper_wip02.jpg
EDIT: I used 890 poly to buy that body XD

[samuelspode]

i like your model Randize it looks cool, if theres 6 weeks still i may be able to do it(hopefuly)

[freesupra]

i wasnt too sure about my previous concept so started tinkering, i like fantasy/cartoony characters alot more. So came up with new one
The Troll Guarding his bridge ... with a little twist.. i think anyways

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3959/tolltroll1ek9.jpg http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8793/tolltrollgate1sk9.jpg

The Troll and The Gate .. thinking of maybe adding a little shack/hut type thing for him

any feedback would be appreciated :)

[samuelspode]

i have to agree showbreezes texture work rules! Its a perfect example of how good somthing with a low poly count can look truly amazing. great work shadowbreeze

[Randize]

Wow, with all the trees, you probably spending your poly on them. Anyway, nice and cartoony concept freesupra, I would really like to see how well you character blend with the environment.

[samuelspode]

I think the sign by the trolls bridge should say TROLLS TOLL hehehe

[Agent-X]

Cool model so far Randize. Yeah guys please dont drop out there is a ton of time left. Alright I will finally be able to start bringing my model into zbrush. Rubs his hands together and says oh goodie. :) Hehe, lets see who can do a better high res model, me or you ShadowBreeze, hehe. Lets have a lil fun and competition with eachother. Show off your high res model, I wanna see what ya made there bro. what I saw from the normal map looked pretty cool ShadowBreeze.

[kenkuru]

hey ppl! Finally got to do some 3d and what do i find...A great challenge! Must participate for lowpoly practice, just hope i can stick with it to the end and in time.

Great work and ideas, some quite outside the box. robbiek1000, defaultalias, polysmooth, BigH...really nice concepts. And great work from everyone else too, Agent-X, shadowbreeze etc etc

Here's my first quicky sketch, thing... :) Should have cleaned and fixed them abit in photoshop, but i'm lazy :o and they are enough for reference. Something to get me started. I'll post my gate and pose sketches later...

Still not sure about the tail, i don't want him to look too evil, with the horns and all, more of a neutral gatekeeper. Also don't know if i should strech the axe for two hands. When i have finished the gate and this guy and if i still have polys left, i'll ad some more to him, small armour stuff mayby etc.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o137/kenkuru/GatekeeperSketch.jpg

[Agent-X]

Ok I am coming in at 9,999 triangles with this shot. Everything is now UV mapped also, So its time for some highres kicking butt! http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/5056/2004937112532501683_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004937112532501683)

[Randize]

Nice concept kenkuru, anyway Agent-X you are going like a rocket now, that is soo fast!

[Hirokugawa]

We'll see, yeah I've got 6 weeks, but I also have a TON of other things to do.
Anatomy and drawing are my main focusses right now, so maybe if I get a good grasp on both within the nest 2 or 3 weeks I'll rejoin.

Considering I can easily FINISH the project in a week or so, it's just a matter of priorities is all. =)

[omnicypher]

http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/8058/2002094651149027098_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002094651149027098)

this is what i have so far. i plan on having 2 of these creatures on pedastals outside of a gothic-cemetary gate. ciritiques and comments are welcome.

[omnicypher]

http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/7372/2006370741091684517_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006370741091684517)

[Inpw]

Agent-X - Nice model. But picture is quite big and most of space used for white background. I'm sure, that if you remove all this white space, picture don't loose anything.

[Robbiek1000]

well, heres a WIP of my finished model...next I'm going to build the sword then start unwrapping it all....let me know what you guys think!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/Robbiek800/LowPoly%20Contest%2011/Belial.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/Robbiek800/LowPoly%20Contest%2011/Wip1_model1.jpg

I forgot the tri counter on the image but the count is 4260.

Quick question...should weapons be included in the tri count?

[kenkuru]

looks like some solid modelling robbiek1000, nice work. I would think that the weapons are included in the 10,000 tri-count, it is the total count.

[omnicypher]

i also started working on my gate:
http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/5629/2005013883459499222_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005013883459499222)