Sep 2007 - Hyena - VOTING

[Lynette-3dt]

Please post your Final Images in this thread:

800 or 1024 sized images are fine. Please post all entries before 8th October 2007 10:30AM GMT.
Only entries posted before this date will be eligible for Voting.

Voting will then start immediately afterwards and will run until 15th October2007 10:30GMT.

We will post to commence the Voting. Voting will be the same as last month, with each voter putting forward their top 3 entries, in order: 3pts for a 1st place, 2pts for 2nd, and 1pt for 3rd. This means that we will all have to choose very carefully!

Please feel free to give reasons for your selection, as it will be good feedback for everyone!

Thanks again for the great work that you have all put in. We look forward to this month's entries! Good luck, everyone!:)

Many thanks,

Lynette

[sadot]

I want that mom.....

http://www.sadot.com.mx/polyloop/speed/hyena/hyenafinal.jpg

[stiderotte]

Here's my entry...

[DaddyDoom]

Good luck to all!

[mape]

hi to all,this is my final work,i hope you like it
good luck to all...:zzz:

[zinkete]

hi! i finally finished it! this is my final image, ballet dancer hyena. I hope you like it. See you and good luck!

[Firehazurd]

Wish I could have worked more on this one. Planning on making it up to everyone with the next competition. Thanks.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k153/Firehazurd/HyenaFinal_001.jpg

[DaddyDoom]

zink, you're my hero...!

[XineoF]

Some more hyena, a crasy one this time :crazy:.
Good luck to all.

http://www.f-oeni-x.com/challenges/SaC/SaC_sep07_hyena_XineoF.jpg

[elpato]

Just in time! Here's my entry...
Good luck to all of you, great, great hyenas this month!! congratulations I learnt a lot from you pals!


http://www.pato3d.com/hygiena_elpato.jpg

[weitastudio]

1. zinkete: I love the character style, good texture & rendering
2. XineoF: I love the color design. Its so fresh.
3. DaddyDoom: good style, I love his nose.

[Warin-3DT]

Hello WeitaStudio, thanks for your vote but the voting time will start tomorrow [8th October] when one of moderators announce I'm afraid : )

Can you please revote again tomorrow?

Many thanks
Warin

[RageCage]

I haven't had any time to really do what I wanted to with this... but oh well. As long as I made something I think I should submit it =)
http://actionsketch.com/hyena%20final.jpg

[Husam]

Glad I could finish it on time, hope you guys like him...
Great entries and good luck everyone.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6799/hyenafinalps6.jpg

[chubu]

well i seen some great work over here. here is my vote:
1. Zinkete - i love all the little details you added. the cartboard plants are awesome! :)
2. Daddydoom - nice work. the joke he telling can be better though :)
3. XineoF - remind me of the "lion king" hyena.

[ben-3DT]

Hi guys

VOTING STARTS HERE :

Good luck to all!

[ben-3DT]

1. XineoF
2. RageCage
3. Zinkete

Well done folks!

[Shahin_fj]

Hey, Wait for me!!
I guess I have time!

[Shahin_fj]

Ahh, sorry guys.
Seem's the voting's been started during my image uploading... :(

[Shahin_fj]

ok. here is my vote:
1.Zinkete
2.XineoF
3.RageCage

[Rich-3DT]

1. XineoF
2. zinkete
3. Husam

[Chrisp-3DT]

Here are my votes:
1: Zintete
2: Xineof
3: Husam

[elpato]

1. XineoF
2. Husam
3. Firehazurd

[Lynette-3dt]

Sorry Shahin_fj, I'm afraid you did miss the deadline, but what a fantastic entry it is! To be fair to all entrants of our stylised challenges, I'm afraid we can't accept your entry as it was submitted past the deadline. It's a great entry though, so please don't feel too disheartened - you should be very proud of it!
We look forward to your entry next month!! Make sure you upload your image next month with plenty of time to spare!:)

[Lynette-3dt]

1st: XineoF
2nd: Husam
3rd: RageCage

Honourary mention: Shahin_fj

[TonyClifton]

#1 husam_ huahuahuahuahauhauha, weirdo!!!
#2 zinkete_ a classic! excellent!
#3 xineof_ national geographic´s snapshot of the month!

#4 mape_ straight forward! really good lighting!
#5 ragecage_ topnotch design!
#6 daddydoom_ is that larry david?
#7 firhazurd_ scary idea!
#8 sadot_ nice assembly line idea!
#9 elpato_ clean!
#10 stiderotte_ have a seat!
#11 shahin_fj_ of course!

great modeling everyone and great work!!!

[ianchaos]

1st: XineoF
2nd: Zinkete
3rd: Husam

[Woody_3d]

1. XineoF
2. RageCage
3. Shahin_fj (Sorry but I need to vote it)

[DaddyDoom]

Well, here my vote:
#1 - Zinkete (oops he did it again...)
#2 - XineoF (haha!)
#3 - DaddyDoom (yes chubu, the joke could be better...)

Cool work ye all!

[Firehazurd]

1. XineoF
2. Zinkete
3. DaddyDoom

Good work everyone!

[capitan_popo]

1st - XineoF
2nd - Zinkete
3rd - mape

[RageCage]

#1 - Zinkete, Fantastic execution and creativity. I'm not a huge fan of the design, but that's more of my subjective opinion. I suppose I'm not much of a fan of the demented look =p

#2 - XineoF, definitely my favorite design. This guy is ready for the big screen! The pose he's in doesn't feel natural though, the action line is broken at the hind legs.

#3 - Husam, I like this guy a lot. Solid design and presentation. The shadow color I think should be black and white or at least desaturated further.

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#4 - Me, this was my first time competing... I'm not sure I'll have time for the dinosaur compo but perhaps the next one after that.


#5 - Mape, I feel like you did a great job on the head, but rushed the rest of him. The cigar seems kinda random in his hand, and the pose is a little awkward, especially the hand holding the cigar.

#6 - Stiderotte, I really like this guy, good job all around on the creation of the character. The render quality is lacking, and the scene isn't necessarily interesting. I would suggest trying to convey more emotion or going for something a little more dynamic.

#7 - elpato, I like the composition and idea of this one. I think you just have a little more experience you need to gain in modeling and texturing before you create something really fantastic. I'm not sure about your character design, I don't know if you were just unable to transform your design into 3D or if you need to spend some more time on design. Don't just look at the life references when creating cartoon characters, go out and see what Disney and other people did. Contrary to popular belief, it is okay to draw inspiration from other artists... especially when you're starting out.

#8 DaddyDoom, fantastic presentation... but I think you could have spent a lot more time refining the hyena and making him less geometric.

#9 Sadot - Good stuff, I think you might need to work on breaking out of "the box" some.

#10 Firehazurd - I like your concept, the one that is your avatar. I think if you had stuck to that a little more closely it would have turned out better. The presentation feels kinda cheap, I figure that if you're going to go far enough to give the creature an environment, you can't just throw it together or else it will actually detract from your work. If you had given us just what it looks like in your avatar in 3D, gray background and all, it would have been much better. Other than that, I don't remember for sure but I recall looking at your mesh in the other thread, do some research into topology. Look at some professional meshes and look at exactly how they do it, where they put their poles, etc. Once you've gotten a grip on topology, I think you'll find it a million times easier to convey your concept in your model.

and of course, Shahin_fj
Sorry you didn't submit in time man =/ Your Hyena is really great. The texture is obviously rushed, and the mouth is kinda throatless =p. But I'm thinking you probably already thought about these things your self. Great model man =)

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Great stuff ya'll! I hope no one takes some of my critiques too personally, I'm just lookin to help =)

[DaddyDoom]

RageCage, tnx for the comment. You're right, but I simply didn't have the time for it. Lots of "serious" work coming in the last weeks, and I barely have the time to come in here and take a peek of what's cookin... I will probably skip the Dinosaur challenge too :(

[elpato]

Thank you very much RageCage for your advise and critics!, as you say I've tons of things to learn, but I think that the most important one is illumination, so it would be really nice if you or Zinkete or XineoF or whoever is going to write the next articles for the 'making of' could give us some clues about how did you manage the illumination more than the modeling or texturing maybe...
Well, that's my wish, I hope you understand... :)

[authentic]

1; Xineof (I've just unerdstand the nickname)
2. Zinkete
3. Ragecage

[aloalvarez]

Here I go:

1 - zinkete
2 - Xineof
3 - Mape

Congratulations everybody!!

[Nato_VanDookie]

1:XineoF
2:Zinkete
3:RageCage

[HA-Jassar]

1-XineoF
2-Husam
3-zinkete

Good work everyone!

[weitastudio]

Hello WeitaStudio, thanks for your vote but the voting time will start tomorrow [8th October] when one of moderators announce I'm afraid : )

Can you please revote again tomorrow?

Many thanks
Warin

Hi warin, I'm so sorry to start a vote earlier, its because my country time zone is different, and I just dont realized it :o
So, here is my vote again:

1. zinkete: I love the character style, good texturing & rendering
2. XineoF: I really like the color design. Its looks fresh.
3. DaddyDoom: good style, I love his iconic nose.

[lordjuma]

Excellent job. My votes are for:

XineoF
Shahin_fj
mape

Thanks

[Warin-3DT]

Hi warin, I'm so sorry to start a vote earlier, its because my country time zone is different, and I just dont realized it :o


Np at all! : )

Warin

[Lynette-3dt]

OK, Voting time ends now!!:)

[Lynette-3dt]

1st: XineoF
2nd: Zinkete
3rd: Husam

The above three winners will be creating Making Ofs for their winning entries, for
3DCreative Magazine. Well done!:)

XineoF, Zinkete and Husam, please contact me for your prizes ASAP.:) Email to: lynette@3dtotal.com.

4th: RageCage
5th: DaddyDoom
6th: Mape
7th: Firehazurd

All top 7 entrants' images will be featured in the next issue of 3DCreative Magazine! Thanks for entering the Hyena Challenge; if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me (lynette@3dtotal.com).

Good luck with the Dino Challenge for all those taking part!:)

Best wishes,
Lynette - 3DT

[Lynette-3dt]

Hello again,

Please can all Top 7 Entrants please contact me with their Name and Email Address, written as how they wish them to appear in 3DCreative Magazine?

Thanks so much!:)

Best wishes,

Lynette - 3DT

[HA-Jassar]

Congrats to all winners :)

[DaddyDoom]

ditto!

[Husam]

Congrats to XineoF and Zinkete, and thanks everyone for your votes.

Husam

[XineoF]

Wow ô_O, quite a good result for a first attempt. Wasn't expecting that much. :o

So a big thank you to everyone for your vote, and congratulations to Zinkete and Husam :).

Concerning the making of, I was wondering if people want me to detail a specific part? Like elpato who's looking for rendering tips.

Feel free to ask. If it can help.

[elpato]

Congratulations to all winners!!!

[Lynette-3dt]

Nice idea, XineoF;)

I think this is a really interesting point to bring up actually! It's great if Making Ofs concentrate on the strongest/most successful part(s) of the image (as well as covering all the thought processes and technical stages, of course) as this is where the readers will learn the most!:)

Looking forward to all 3 Hyena Making Ofs! I hope you have fun with them!:)

Take care everyone, and keep up the good work!:)

Lynette - 3DT

[aussieinrome]

Am I too late, Image attached.

[Lynette-3dt]

hi aussieinrome, i'm afraid your entry was too late.:( but it is a fantastic entry! i hope you'll continue to support us by entering our other competitions! i'm about to start the thread for the posting of the dinosaur - herbivore images, so if you've created an image for that then you have until the 8th to post your entry!

thanks again for your entry, and i'm sorry that it was late. please read the Guidelines and FAQs for further info, or feel free to contact me at lynette@3dtotal.com

best wishes,

Lynette-3dt