Stylized Animal Challenge - June 2007 - MONKEY

[ben-3DT]

Please read the Instructions Guidelines and FAQ's (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=47754) for this challenge first.

Here we go with this months challenge which is designed to be fun, creative and not too intensive whilst giving best entrants prizes and great exposure in 3DCreative Magazine.

Climbing Nimbly through the trees - we present the Monkey Challenge! Use whichever species you like but make sure that it is classified as a monkey!

http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/main_small.jpg

Here are a selection of Images to give you some good references. The monkey has many species so choose whichever you like. Be careful not to mix monkeys up with species that are not classified as monkeys!

monkey 01 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/01.jpg)
monkey 02 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/02.jpg)
monkey 03 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/03.jpg)
monkey 04 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/04.jpg)
monkey 05 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/05.jpg)
monkey 06 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/06.jpg)
monkey 07 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/07.jpg)
monkey 08 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/08.jpg)
monkey 09 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/09.jpg)
monkey 10 (http://www.3dcreativemag.com/challenge_resources/07_jun07_monkey/references/10.jpg)

Dont start new threads, all design sketches, WIP's, feedback to go in this thread only, but! questions to go in this one Guidelines and FAQ's (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=47754)

Final Images go in the Final renders thread which will be created later in the month ready for Voting.

Have fun!

[DeadRockBoy]

Monkey 10 is snail :)

[Warin-3DT]

Monkey 10 is snail :)

nope...it is monkey : ) check again!

enjoy and see you around!

[lechuzaviajera]

A monkey! uhhh, it's difficul but I'll try... I'll try.. :)

[Adroit.jrk]

now this time we have really great fun with the monkey

[iro-bot3]

I can only imagine the possibilities you could pose a monkey in.

[Edhead]

I want to do Monkey 09 but I dont know what that monkey is called and I kinda want to get more pics for reference. This is fun :dance: who doesn't like monkeys!!

[SithLord_Steve]

Okay...this might be a dumb question, but would a chimpanzee count? Is it strictly limited to monkeys or do things like apes, chimps and orangutans count? Just wanted to clarify.

[maya3d_vex]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/Maya3d_vex/monkey-2.jpg

Baby monkey

[Alamear]

hey guys im new to this so i got a question you all probably know down pat and i just havent been able to find in faq

is this just a 3d modeling comp or can 2d guys join in on this to? ive seen some 2d in other forums and in this one but is this just for concepting?

im a regular buyer of 2dartist and i see the challenge results in it occasionally so could somone please clarify this for me

cheers

[rob_A+]

hey iam new too, i am modeling the monkey, can't wait!!!

[SithLord_Steve]

hey guys im new to this so i got a question you all probably know down pat and i just havent been able to find in faq

is this just a 3d modeling comp or can 2d guys join in on this to? ive seen some 2d in other forums and in this one but is this just for concepting?

im a regular buyer of 2dartist and i see the challenge results in it occasionally so could somone please clarify this for me

cheers

I'm pretty sure the judging is based on having a completed 3d model. That doesn't mean that your 2d idea couldn't be modeled by someone if you are open to letting someone do that? It might be a neat twist to have a collaboration model do well...Although writing the breakdown of how it was created would be a bit longer and then if your idea/model wins how do you split up the prize?

[mim]

Hi every one! Greate topic this month! It have many capacities to doing funn things! ;) so GL to all!
Alamear- For 2D challenege you must going to http://www.conceptart.org/ btw Goodluck buddy! ;)


Keep up fun, mim :haha:

[Warin-3DT]

Okay...this might be a dumb question, but would a chimpanzee count? Is it strictly limited to monkeys or do things like apes, chimps and orangutans count? Just wanted to clarify.

Hello, nice to have you here!

From Ben's post ''Use whichever species you like but make sure that it is classified as a monkey!''

And from Wikepedia 'A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. These three groupings are the New World monkeys, the Old World monkeys, and the apes. Apes such as chimpanzees and gibbons are often called monkeys in informal usage'

So to answer your questions:

1. Yes chimpanzee is counted as a monkey
2. Nope, it doesn't strick! you can use whatever species you like! But as Ben said you must have to make sure that it does look like a monkey!

Hope this help :)

Get start and enjoy!

Good luck
Warin

[SithLord_Steve]

thanks Warin

[spindraft]

Hello, nice to have you here!

From Ben's post ''Use whichever species you like but make sure that it is classified as a monkey!''

And from Wikepedia 'A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. These three groupings are the New World monkeys, the Old World monkeys, and the apes. Apes such as chimpanzees and gibbons are often called monkeys in informal usage'

So to answer your questions:

1. Yes chimpanzee is counted as a monkey
2. Nope, it doesn't strick! you can use whatever species you like! But as Ben said you must have to make sure that it does look like a monkey!

Hope this help :)

Get start and enjoy!

Good luck
Warin

Well technically, as stated in your wiki quote, monkeys are members of only two of those three groups. Apes are not monkeys, they are a separate super families of the primate order.

In laymens terms, yes, this is often ignored or overlooked. Gorillas, gibbons, cimps & bonobos, & orangutan are all members of the ape family and aren't monkies.

So for anyone who's seen the instant classic 'Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back', the sherriff is absolutely correct.

If apes are allowed too, thats cool, but it really should be reflected in the original requirements post with a change to these statements, ''Use whichever species you like but make sure that it is classified as a monkey!'' & "The monkey has many species so choose whichever you like. Be careful not to mix monkeys up with species that are not classified as monkeys!".

Those two remarks are a strong suggestion against the inclusion of apes and need to be changed if they're allowed.

[theaquarianspac]

Didn't get the snail done in time but I'm determined to get in on this one monkey SMC.

[Jason]

Hi All
I haven’t posted anything for some time now, I’ve been out of the loop for a while, but I have been keeping my eye on 3DTotal. I suppose that this challenge must have inspired me, so here’s what I’ve come up with so far.

[ben-3DT]

Hi Guys,
I will let chimpanzee go on this occasion. Chimpanzees are referred 'informally' as monkey but a Biologist would not include them in the Monkey species. NO GORRILLAs etc please ;-)

[Ties]

http://www.geocities.com/theties/head_small.jpg quick lowpoly monkeyhead

[artislife7]

Wow.. I think monkey's are like the creepiest animals of all. Probably because of all those creepy movies about the monkeys spreading deadly diseases. HOWEVER, I'm ready to model one!.. lol Can't wait to see different postings.

[JohnnyBubonik]

Can't wait to start modeling my monkey! when is the deadline for this, end of June? i just want to determine how crazy to go with him. Yay Monkeys!

[Ties]

there are a lot of posts lost in the switch between forums i see

[weitastudio]

wow, great topic, mongkey...is hard to make the style, so good luck to everyone!

[AbhishekKr]

@maya3d_vex : nice pick, I also liked that monkey image
did u made that concept sketch on Photoshop or else


gr8 topic
to be a part of this one I'll go for it in a day, coz I'm gr8 lack of time

I just hope to get it done in a day 'coz I was waiting for Monkey Challenge since I joined the first animal challenge here

but wrong timing

[evolution]

Here's my concept again, it went MIA in the move.... Anyways not sure what Im exactly gonna do with him just a starting point!

http://oregonstate.edu/~peronas/3d/monkey/concept.jpg

[Zyrinx]

Running out an idea
http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/monkey1.jpg
testing some color
http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/monkey2.jpg
going to bed, glad to get started this should be fun

[Warin-3DT]

I want to do Monkey 09 but I dont know what that monkey is called and I kinda want to get more pics for reference. This is fun :dance: who doesn't like monkeys!!

If you go to www.naturfoto.cz, which is written on the reference No.9 and search for ‘monkey’. It will show up like this page http://www.naturfoto.cz/vyhledat/?retezec_search=monkey I assume that the name in the brackets is its scientific name, which is Erythrocebus patas. In the same page, there is about 7-9 images for this species for you to choose as the reference.

Hope this helps!

Warin

[PhilT]

So here's what I have come up with so far, just did some basic geometry to get the wheels turning.

http://www.fantasticphil.com/resources/1st_Stage.jpg

I was going to go with a cowboy theme also (hopefully not stepping on Zyrinx toes).

Is it just me or am I not seeing the humor in the render?

[fuseboy]

well it made me laff! shud look great once done properly. if a simple blockin in like that makes me laff the final image shud b wicked!

[Zyrinx]

May be biting off a bit more than I can chew, but I built up a collage of what I think I'll probably be going for.
http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/gunslinger1.jpg

[R-B]

Here is what I will be going on with.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/R-B/holy_monkey.gif

[Siege]

Doodling in Zbrush.

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/monkeypic01.jpg

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/monkeypic02.jpg

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/monkeypic03.jpg

Tested the ZProject feature. I got this scary looking thing.
http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/monkeypainttest.jpg

Anyways, just a doodle...thing will give me nightmares, so I might go a different direction.

[chubu]

and this is what im going 2 do 4 this contest

BTW
his name is: Chips :)

[JohnnyBubonik]

i have been watchin too much anime so i think i am gonna do a ronin samurai monkey based off of the japanese macaque monkey. we'll see what I do with this idea...

[mim]

Hey Zyrinx, really greate character concept! look to see your 3D wip, :)
R-B, seems your image link is broken! :dunno:
Hey Siege! it looks great sofar! I'm wondering what you'll go for! :D
chubu, Hey bloomy! your char.concept seems so funny! really like to see it 3D! so cute!! it's my favorite sofar! keep it up! ;)
Hey Johnny! wellcome! lookin to see your samurai! :D

mim, :haha:

[Warin-3DT]

Good start everyone!

New news!!! Maybe some of you might not check 3DTotal frontpage today, 3DTotal now has just lunched a new desktop wallpaper section. The idea started from we asked all the winners from ''Stylized Animal competitions'' (Highland Cow, Eagle, Octopus, Ant Eater ect) to showed off their skills to create their pieces to a wallpaper.The resule comes out very amazing, check it out!

See their works :
http://www.3dtotal.com/home2/gallery/gallery.asp?cat=wallpaper

So the easy saying is top 3 winners will get an amazing exposure from :

1) featuring in 3DCreative magazine, download statistic is over 15,000 per issue!
2) will be asking to make (it is an optional) their pieces as wallpaper, then there will be promoted as a 3DTotal Daily Highlight from the frontpage for 5 days, of course all credits will be given to the artist. They will be seen many thousands of time as our visitors are exceed 50,000 per day now!!!! great exposure huh?

Tutorial how to create a wallpaer :
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/wallpaper_tutorial/wallpaper_01.asp

We are just trying to help you guy get the most exposure as much as we can!! So, joy us, get start and have fun!!!

Just thought I should tell you all this exciting news!! :)
Warin

[mim]

Good start everyone!

New news!!! Maybe some of you might not check 3DTotal frontpage today, 3DTotal now has just lunched a new desktop wallpaper section. The idea started from we asked all the winners from ''Stylized Animal competitions'' (Highland Cow, Eagle, Octopus, Ant Eater ect) to showed off their skills to create their pieces to a wallpaper.The resule comes out very amazing, check it out!

See their works :
http://www.3dtotal.com/home2/gallery/gallery.asp?cat=wallpaper

So the easy saying is top 3 winners will get an amazing exposure from :

1) featuring in 3DCreative magazine, download statistic is over 15,000 per issue!
2) will be asking to make (it is an optional) their pieces as wallpaper, then there will be promoted as a 3DTotal Daily Highlight from the frontpage for 5 days, of course all credits will be given to the artist. They will be seen many thousands of time as our visitors are exceed 50,000 per day now!!!! great exposure huh?

Tutorial how to create a wallpaer :
http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/wallpaper_tutorial/wallpaper_01.asp

We are just trying to help you guy get the most exposure as much as we can!! So, joy us, get start and have fun!!!

Just thought I should tell you all this exciting news!! :)
Warin
Tnx Warin, Great news! :dance:! Btw thought you have to add this section to gallery menu as well!
I will submit mine too soon! But I have a question, is there just winner works allowed for submission or a minimum quality is required to submit?!
Also thought we need a gallery here in stylized animal challenges just like other challenges to keep our winner works! Just a suggestion I’ll say on FAQ thread also!

Tnx again so much, mim, :haha:

[mim]

Hokey! It’s what I’ll going for on this challenge! Btw yet a quickly done concept but anyway...!
As you see this time I’ll going for a more detailed character than stylized and simplified animal! Cause seems ppl like more this way! :dunno: Hope I can finish it on time! :D

C&C really welcomed! mim, :haha:

[R-B]

A quick update on my progress
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/R-B/Head_Wip1.gif

[jurries21]

Hey, first time poster, long time lurker. I've been looking to enter one of these for a while, but school work always kept me to busy. Now that I actually have time, of course, I've been slacking off and playing games all day. :smug: I should have a Work in Progress of the head in another couple of days, and we'll see how it's looking from there...
(And yes, I know my monkey doesn't have a tail...no worries, though, the final model will have one!)

[Zyrinx]

figured I should get a start on it since we're already half thru the month..

3D WIP
http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/monkey3.jpg

R-B - That's going to be really fun when it's done, can't wait

Siege - Nightmares for sure

[Meg]

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/monkeypic01.jpg

:eek: That...is the scariest monkey I have ever seen.

[zinkete]

hi! this is the model i am working on. i hope to finish it at the deadline.it is a metrosexual monkey who is shaving, and wears a little goatee ( not yet modelled). i hope you like it ! see you!

[R-B]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/R-B/prog_update.gif

[R-B]

R-B - That's going to be really fun when it's done, can't wait



yeah man I can't wait to finish it.

[Zyrinx]

another couple hours, just plugging along
http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/monkey4.jpg
thinking of either doing one eye blue one brown, or having one with a scar over the eye, all grayed out, like Hopper on Bugs Life

Figured I'd save space and just edit in new stuff

http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/gun.jpg

and a gun, lots of ref

[Arrhenius]

Hi, this the Work In Progress of my monkey. Now I'm going to put the fur planes and texture.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pMLnonBNuEFGrv5cigBTOGnEzgNP7HL6gnQGXPMUFJogl0Ig momXpqdkMXvIZzCid

[al3x]

Ill join in ..I have no sketch but i ave someting in mind like ..mokeys riding a banana on sea ..i will post w.i.p's :roll:

[dreezle]

Wow a lot of good entries are popping up over here.

R-B: Nice looking model. Maybe make his mouth a bit rounder? Unless you want it to be more edge ofcourse.

Zyrinx: Great update. It looks alot like your design.

Meg: He scares me :xx:

Here is my sketch.

[capitan_popo]

dreezle, nice concept

[julia_wedson]

here some tests


http://uploader.polorix.net//files/371/tst.jpg
http://uploader.polorix.net//files/371/test.jpg

[chubu]

test

[dreezle]

Hello people,

here's an update

[McMojo]

Hi, Here's my wip, i hope you guys like
it. cheers

http://members.iinet.net.au/~kman/two.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~kman/one.jpg

[mr_lemon]

wow guys....so much beautiful entry....i'm a little bit scared to post mine....what i'm tryng to do is a kung-fu monkey...there are many things to tweak but this is where I'm until now...let me know what you think please.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/633/ciccimy6.png (http://imageshack.us)

[mr_lemon]

another little update from me...dreezle...i love your stile...great really

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/922/cicci2dl3.png (http://imageshack.us)

[zinkete]

hi! this is a new update of my model.it is a fashion rapper monkey. monkey on tha mic yeah!! XD

see you

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8384/mono4et1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[accapeto]

This is the first shot of my baboon...

[capitan_popo]

zinkete nice modeling, but looksa bit too human in my opinion, could almost only see the difference in the feet

[al3x]

test render of the furr ..without any materials of fancy render :roll:

[R-B]

dreezle yeah, I'd wanted to keep this guy a little angular but I might change. Still too early to say.

McMojo looking good man...looking forward to the finish piece

mr_lemon oh yeah, love this guy...looks like a character from DK

zinkete lol, looking good but without the feet one wouldn't know it was a monkey. It looks too human but keep it up.

[Arrhenius]

Hi! Just updating.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pMLnonBNuEFE0w2oKp-oNQ9TryZ4-uqxz-JHWeasg4qVMlJgdn7hxte4ZHr5ucQPU

[dreezle]

Mr Lemon: Great character. It looks very dynamical.
Zinkete: Just like capitain popo said. Very good model but in my opinion it's also a bit to human like.
MC mojo: Nice smooth modeling. I'm curious what kind of texturing you're gonna use.
Julia Wedson: I would suggest making the mouth pop out some more. Use a reference picture for the profile.

Here's an update

[penguins]

Here is my monkey just a test. He is going to be rocking out to an Ipod. Comments anyone?
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8823/monkeyhf2.jpg

[Charlie_Brown]

Hey this is what I have so far, it's still a WIP, but don't know if i'll finish in time. Let's hope so...

[Warin-3DT]

Hi all, well done so far everybody!!!

Just notice there are few new members,who posted their 1st post in this competition! such as :

Alamear
Rob_A+
artislife7
jurries21
julie_wedsen
Mcmojo
accapeto
Charlie_brown

So just want to say we are very welcome and happy to have you all here!

We hope you will enjoy and learn something from here!

Thanks
Warin

[mrpeculiar]

Heres my post .....based on the old Monky Magic show !!!!!!

Im enjoying him so much i may do the whole cast .......i can just see a pigs and a sandy fish guy .......not sure how id depict tripitaka .....hehe

Any ideas as to what Monkey could be fighting ????

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/mrpeculiar/monkey.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/mrpeculiar/monkey3.jpg

[al3x]

nice pics guys..here's an update of mine
-test render..

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/9601/19911122jv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[accapeto]

new screenshot

[zinkete]

hi again! a new update of my model, fashion rapper monkey.
capitan popo, R-B and dreezle: I have put fur in the monkey´s body, and now I think it looks less human, what do you think?
dreezle: i like your monkey very much! congratulations!
mrpeculiar: congratulations for your model! i like you monkey too! is it son gokuh (the monkey king)? maybe it would fight with vegeta or piccolo LoL

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2916/mono5ez1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

see you!

[mrpeculiar]

Everyone is really scorching now ......i could go on but ive been up WAY WAY too long and have a lot to do today ......ohh well 3 hours sleep for me for the second night in a row ....hehe ........anyway

MMONKEEEEYYYYYYYYAAAAAAA

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/mrpeculiar/monkey4.jpg

[chubu]

OK guys, here is my model-AKA Chips, still W.I.P, but almost finished
i have several ideas for a pose for the actual contest, would like 2 hear your opinion :)

[mr_lemon]

hi guys,another little update and some comments

mrpeculiar we could start a monkey fight :D lol, lovely charachter and great stylization,one of my favourite

dreezle you know how i like the way you represent your stuff,one of the most personal style i've seen,keep it on!

zinkete your model looks really good with clean modeling and texturing and now it seem also less human,i think you should just change the lenght of the neck scaling it down a little bit.would to see it furred also :D

penguins you should watch your polycont before smoothing,your model looks a little bit boxy so you should eliminate some edgeloops (especially on the legs) to make it softer,Keep working on it!! :xyz:

al3x your model seems to have a clean topology and represent surely a monkey,but in my opinion it's not stylized enough,make it more funny by altering the proportion especially if you plan to use more than one characher in your image using different proportion between different charachters

now,a little bit of specs about my image,it was done in maya and for that last render i'm tryng out maxwell,but i think that in the end i will use mentalRay instead,the modelling time is about 3 ours,the skinning takes 2 ours and half,mesh tweaking lighting and rendering time are endless (try on,then....try on another time...then...try on.. :wall: ) still not finished,also i have no idea of where to put him in....any advice?

see you :wave:

[al3x]

update:

mr lemon, point noted ill look on at the next update
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/133/89294383eu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[initiative]

I want to make a monkey for pablo ferro for the school ball

[jurries21]

Here's my WIP. This is my first real attempt at a character (I've done some fish and a robot before, but nothing 'humaniod'), so C&C are welcomed. The hands and eyes are very rough, BTW, and their the next thing I hope to fix, as well as adding a tail.

[mr_lemon]

hi jurries,welcome! i think that the overall stylization is good (i like really much the head),you should work on the shoulder and ankle parts of your model inflating them a bit,keep up the good work

[theaquarianspac]

I finallly got the guts to post this trying for a monkey shinto priest thing. Definitly need more reference. hope to have some time to actually finish this one.

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3507/stylizedMonkeyFront.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stylizedMonkeyFront.jpg)
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6710/stylizedMonkeyBack.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stylizedMonkeyBack.jpg)

[Arrhenius]

Another update. This time I changed the pose, gave some expression and improved the texture.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pMLnonBNuEFFdIYOo5taQd-dI9vxNqokZxFTaIXPCTwM2SIjtaQXPyzOQmUeOOOnT

[capitan_popo]

Arrhenius looking good man

[dreezle]

Arrhenius: Good expression. Very funny.
Zinkete: Much better now. Maybe one tip. If you want it to look even less human: a monkey never has hair under his nose.
mrpeculiar: Nice details. As always i'm curious to see it textured.

Actually i finished it mine but don't want to post the final shot yet. Keep it a bit exciting :evil:

http://users.pandora.be/dreezle/digital/monkey.jpg

[JohnnyBubonik]

ah man there are way too many japanese style characters now. oh well. I'm gonna continue on with mine considerin there aren't any ronin monkeys besides mine. don't think i'm gonna have the time to pimp out the BG though unfortunately.

these are all lookin good guys. Love the expression on yours Arrhenius.

[Zyrinx]

Wow fur is headache, I think I'm going to focus on the model and textures for the time being and worry about the fur later, here's a quick update

http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/furtest.jpg


Arrhenius - Looking Great! Love his puzzled look.

mrpeculiar - awesome, and such quick progress!

zinkete - Love the chain
everyone else great stuff, this should be another great challenge

[konceptsketcher]

Hi to all!
Dreezle - Really like the ur style.Very iconic!
Arrhenius - A lot of expression on this early stage!
Keep the good work!
I'm afraid i'll not be able to enter this time...
;)

[zinkete]

dreezle: thanks for the comment, but the joke is that the monkey has a little goatee and a little moustache, remember that he is a cool rapper :haha: nice work, I like your monkey very much! see you!

[Siege]

Well...I am using my nightmare face of a monkey to learn retopology, so that is sucking up time...

So for the contest, I am gonna try and do this monkey instead.

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/ZMonkey2.jpg

Lots of good stuff coming through from everyone.

[Shahin_fj]

Well, here is some images of my monkey WIP:

http://pix.nofrag.com/20/37/d8bf4b01e6a91e41908ef939baa0.jpg (http://pix.nofrag.com/20/37/d8bf4b01e6a91e41908ef939baa0.html)

http://pix.nofrag.com/f9/dd/757bbdff6458feffbf9f149469a0.jpg (http://pix.nofrag.com/f9/dd/757bbdff6458feffbf9f149469a0.html)

will post my final image very soon.;P

[McMojo]

here my monkey with a quick fur test, not sure which way to go interms of texture what not....any suggestions?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~kman/Fur2.jpg
http://members.iinet.net.au/~kman/Fur1.jpg

[mim]

Well...I am using my nightmare face of a monkey to learn retopology, so that is sucking up time...

So for the contest, I am gonna try and do this monkey instead.

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/ZMonkey2.jpg

Lots of good stuff coming through from everyone.

Hey That's grrrrreate! Keep workin on it! ;)
GooodLuck to all, mim, :haha:

[mr_lemon]

good one siege,could we see the lowest level resolution of the mesh so I can understand from where I can start and where I arrive with that neat Zbrush3.
The stuff that's comin out from that package is a beauty and I would to give it a try..TIA :D

[Siege]

I am using this contest to learn Z3...

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/Zmonkey3.jpg

Manipulating multiple meshes is now a lot easier. And we can now go crazy with sculpting,
and not worry about the high polygon counts with the re-topology feature.

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/Zmonkey4.jpg

Quick color test.
http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/ZmonkeyColor.jpg

[mr_lemon]

Thank you very much!!! :D it's good to share our knowledge,infact i'll post some wires of mines also,thank you again!!!

[MiVaDeBo]

Very cool entries so far!
Some of those made me laugh.. :)

Hope I'll make it before deadline! When is that exactly?
June 30th? At what time?

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l184/_MVDB_/MonkeyWIP02.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l184/_MVDB_/MonkeyWIP01.jpg

[Shahin_fj]

Well, it's finished! I think the subject is funny enough that there is no need for additional concept!

Here is my monkey... hope you like it.

http://pix.nofrag.com/09/7c/54266f723db73801354a64bb7bf7.jpg (http://pix.nofrag.com/09/7c/54266f723db73801354a64bb7bf7.html)

Very Interesting models coming through this time.
Good luck everyone.

[dreezle]

Shahin: Nice one! Great style.
Siege: mmm seeing your work makes me think that i have to look into zbrush sooner or later. Thumbs up.
MCmojo: Funny model. Maybe you could make the eyes pop out a bit less. Now he looks a bit scary. Unless that's the whole point.
Zyrinx: hope you get that fur thing straightend out before the deadline. The model is looking very good.

I'll post my final image soon. See you guys later

Greetz

Dreezle

[penguins]

Still a w.i.p Any comments :halo: I was going to put some long curly hair on him using ornatrix's free trial.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6185/monkey2lt7.jpg

[mrpeculiar]

All right .......i think im calling mine done .........absolute final will be posted in the voting thread

The background drove me crazy ...........

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/mrpeculiar/MONKEYmagicFINAL2.jpg

Good luck to all ........looking good

[Firehazurd]

A little late in the game, but I've been working on it recently. My original idea fell through.

[Zyrinx]

I Need to goto bed, quick update... trying some texture, the lighting needs a ton of work

http://tobyart.com/monkey/monkey5.jpg

Firehazurd That's looking good so far, cram man, cram!!

mrpeculiar I really like that BG, my only crit would be the text on the staff look a bit to crisp

Shahin_fj Love it!

penguins Good luck with the hair, I've been getting headaches on it for a while

[MiVaDeBo]

Done with the modeling, next posing and texturing..

Hope I'll make it in time!

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l184/_MVDB_/Monkey_MR.jpg

[mr_lemon]

i Hope it too MiVaDeBo great entry,love the model

really good update also from Shain_fj mrpeculiar and Zyrinx

firehazurd your models seems really clean and well chrachterized,hope to see it finished!!!

penguins you're going good,keep it up!

[Siege]

Few more touches...trying to make him friendly looking. A far cry from a monkey I was hoping to pose throwing Poo at the viewer.

http://www.lumaxart.com/stuff/monkey/ZMonkeyColor01.jpg

Dreezle, definitely take up Zbrush3. Obviously the hated interface is still there. Bully your way past it and everything gets easy.

[cmarcus]

Hello all,

After the snail, the Monkey....Yeah!!


http://creamstudio.free.fr/finalsinge.jpg

Good luck everybody.;)

[bobby]

this is my monkey his name is jimmy and i have stranded him on an island but hes an optimist so hes just relaxing on his little island

[chubu]

hello all. this is my work in progress, still has a lot 2 work of,
espicially lighting and etc.
influence is from the famoues picture bye monk "scream" :)

cmarcus - i love your charecter, it's look really great charecter concept
MiVaDeBo - very nice looking.
Zyrinx - i loved your early concepy drawings. really looking forward 2 see your BG 2 this char.

everybody else - great entries all!

[Firehazurd]

Finished the mesh, working on the texture. It'll probably remain fairly simple. I'm planning on adding a prop... I'm thinking a large tire.

[Firehazurd]

Sorry for the double post. Here's another update. Rigging is essentially done. There are some artifacts on the fingers in his right hand, but they're easy to fix and hard to spot.

Any suggestions?

[DANNYBOY]

:dance: GREETINGS EVERYONE!
I'M NEW IN TOWN SO BARE WITH ME. HERE'S A WIP FOR THE MONKEY COMP.
WHERE DO FINAL RENDERS GO. THANKS A BUNCHA BANANAS!

[Zyrinx]

Well I'm leaving town tomorrow night so I have a day to work out the fur. Everything thats brown will be fur, so I have my work cut out for me. Here's what I have so far. The gun shirt,and hand will be textured tomorrow.

http://tobyart.com/monkey/monkey7.jpg

I'm thinking all of the shadows are too distracting, need to turn them off on some of the lights, any thoughts or critique? Colors etc?
I LOVE CRITIQUE!

DANNYBOY - Great start, they final renders will go in a separate thread when the comp is over

Firehazurd - Love the expression, the tire, looks great!

chubu - Rockin!, do you think I've strayed to far from the original colors? they seemed a bit to loud.

[chubu]

Zyrinx - actually I think a very dark BG whould be great solution for you.
maybe a kind of a open door or a dark corner. maybe doing some drama with the light or somthing

[MiVaDeBo]

Thanx for the encouragements guys! Appreciate it!
Some nice models I've seen in here!
Posed my model.
Textures are next..

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l184/_MVDB_/MonkeyPosedWIP01.jpg

[Arrhenius]

Hi! Thanks for the comments, guys.

Now I'm working on the color. I think it's getting better.

http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pMLnonBNuEFHtoBewvI6PfpZ-2Lxh6rZFTFXCwpWo_oumYVllepE_pZ6Yxbp4qj16

MiVaDeBo your monkey is fantastic, keep the good work.
mrpeculiar very funny monkey, I like it.
Siege your monkey is very good, but I don't like the black nose. It could be the same color of the skin, but a little darker.
Shahin_fj Very good!

[JohnnyBubonik]

these are all lookin really good so far.

i figure i should post a wip image of mine so here is a modeler screen grab for my samurai monkey, saru yojimbo...

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/JohnnyBubonik/Saru_Yojimbo/SAMPLES.png

still have a decent amount of work to do. some modeling details, work on the hair, and final textures are needed. is the deadline sunday? i hope so...

[Siege]

Good point Arrhenius, I thought the same thing...Taking off for the weekend. Will fix it when I get back. Love your monkey...

Great Pose MiVaDeBo.

Zyrinx...You should have about 8 more days to post final entry if the last contests are any indication. I think you should have the hint of Bar Doors behind him with the High Noon Sun behind him burning out the background.

[Zyrinx]

Well, my plane leaves in a hour, so I'm missing the deadline on this, render was only half done, Ill post the final when I get back on Monday. Good luck everyone!
Here's the last saved render. I added swinging saloon doors gt all but the gun textured and volumetric with better lighting but the volumetric just made my system crash

http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/lastsave.jpg

thanks for the crit guys!

[Makaveli]

hair looks really good zyrinx. shame u wont make the deadline

[MiVaDeBo]

Thanx again guys for the nice words on my work...

Here's my final image.

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l184/_MVDB_/Monkey_Final.jpg

[dreezle]

Hello everybody,

This is my final entry so stop monkeying around and get back to work :roll:
Goodluck everybody and don't forget the deadline.

greetz

Dries

[zinkete]

hi! this is my final render I have done. MC Monkey is rapping in the night and all rapper monkeys are with hands up. Yeah!

I have seen a lot of great works, congratulations for all people! see you!

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1471/mcmonkey800zw9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-06-30

[Arrhenius]

Almost final:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1173/674504400_a3004bf3ee_o.jpg

[JohnnyBubonik]

Here is my final render... Saru Yojimbo the Samurai Monkey
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j293/JohnnyBubonik/Saru_Yojimbo/FinalRender_SaruYojimbo.jpg

[dreezle]

Hello everybody,

What happened? Only 4 final images? I saw a lot of really good works out there. Did everybody forget of the deadline?

[mrpeculiar]

I was waiting for the voting thread to open .......

FINAL IMAGE ..............

actually the last one i posted was too .....only a few tweeks on this one ;)

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k73/mrpeculiar/MONKEYmagic.jpg

[evolution]

Hey everyone, here is my pretty much final entry not the final render unfortunately had to leave to catch a flight and the higher res, lighted image wasn't done yet but here is the final image will re-render and post the higher res version in the voting thread! Sorry for my lack of comments its been crazy month but there are many great entries as always! Good luck to everyone.

http://oregonstate.edu/~peronas/3d/monkey/prelim_entry.jpg

[chubu]

Are we suppose to put here the final image?
shouldn't need 2 be a specific thread for that?

[Warin-3DT]

Here is the specific thread for posting your final image, sorry for a bit late

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=52506

Schedule

You have time to work a bit more on your final image from now, but don't forget to post it here before 8th July

After that 8th-15th - voting time will start and run to until 15th!

15th July2007 10:30GMT - voting time closed, winners will be annouced!

After that
-top 3 winners, their final images and making ofs will be published in July Issue and August Issue of 3DCreative magazine (www.3dcreativemagazine.com), respectively
-all entries who join this month will get the free download link for the issue of July and Aug (but you will have to write to me at warin@3dtotal.com or warin@zoopublishing.com to claim the prize)

The schedule will work in this pattern every month!

Hope this helps, and clear! : )

Good luck!

Warin

[ben-3DT]

Good luck everyone!!

[Zyrinx]

Anybody have any thoughts on lighting? this is my weakest point

http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/lighting1.jpg

Going to use this extra time to try and finish up

[mr_lemon]

hi zyrinx,tryed to do something with photoshop...hope to give you some advice.

uh...i forgot..that's really good! keep up on lighting :D
:wave:

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/204/lighting1pw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Zyrinx]

Thanks for the feedback mr_lemon, need to work on that brightness.

Changed the lighting a bit, still not there, also tweaked his shirt, bandanna(needs color work, blends in with shirt too much) and added buttons. Need to still texture the BG wall and doors, gun and hand

http://www.tobyart.com/monkey/furlighttestsm.jpg

Critique is Fantastic! Any help and thoughts would be great

[chubu]

hi Zyrinx
i tought maybe you should put a backlight that will make him stands out from the BG with an aura(and it make sense since the outside is day time)... and another light maybe from the side like a window with bars on it, so it make the light look like stripes and then adjust them 2 fall on key elements in the model like eyes, teeth etc.
hope it helps

[R-B]

man, thought I'd missed the deadline....I see some really great final images.
Zyrinx thats looking great

[Zyrinx]

My girlfriend pointed out his body and shirt look too feminine, so I need to rework the shirt and chubu, I fully agree about the halo around the door, I loved that look on the one mr_lemon touched up I just need to figure out how to do that. Also will look into doing a interesting shadow from a window. I'm also planning on moving the door so it doesn't intersect with the cheek hair and doing a light texture on the door and frame...... wow, so much to do

[Zyrinx]

Here's a quick update, coming down to the deadline.

http://tobyart.com/monkey/moneky8.jpg

If you got any thoughts or comments nows the time