Comp 19 ---(Creature Mount)--- Comp 19

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Low Poly Mini Contest #19

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g129/DJBiGToE/grfx_gaith.jpg
model by: Daniel Bullock concept by: James Hawkins

Subject – Creature Mount
ALL WIPS AND CONCEPTS ARE TO BE KEPT IN THIS THREAD.

Guide Lines:

Lets say you don’t have a car, or a plane or boat, but you do need to get somewhere far, far away. Lucky for you there is a creature of some sort right outside of your house and it’s just waiting to carry you and possibly anything you need to carry with you to wherever it is you need to be. The only problem is no one can see this creature but you. Help out the world by modeling what you see.

The best part about this comp, which is the same thing with all our competitions; there are no limits/restrictions to what you can’t think up. Go wild with this, have as much fun as you can with this. I only ask that you keep this comp crazy.

The specs for this competition are the same as the last (10,000 total tris), it may sound like a lot, but the idea is to keep you all ready for the up-coming Dominances War. We need to defend our championship. So consider this more training. You get about 5 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: January 13th: a Sunday, 5 weeks and a few days from today! 11:59 pm GMT - SUNDAY

Idea:
Your mission if you choose to accept it, will be to show a ride-able creature of some sort. You can have a creature fused with machine parts, but try not to overdo it. Keep your creature, a creature.

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. Remember, the limit tells you where to stop, there is no minimum, so use as much of the limit as you see fit.

Textures:
(1) 2048 x 2048 texture. This means (1) 2048 for color, (1) 2048 for bump, (1) 2048 for normal, (1) 2048 opacity, so on and so forth. You can chop it 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.

Prizes:

Great range of products from 3DTotal shop:

-Digital Art Masters Book - Vol1
-Design Studio Press books
-texture CDs
-Shorts DVDs
-Lots of training DVDs
-12 month subscriptions to 3DCreative Magazine
-12 month subscriptions to 2DArtist Magazine
-SwordMaster
- Joan of Arc
-Elements Digital Painting Tutorial Series volume 1 & 2
-Plug-in Blue Cherry

1st Place
Any 3 items from the 3DTotal Shop. as list aboved, and 12 month subscriptions to 3DCreative Magazine and 2DArtist Magazine.

2nd Place
Any 2 items from the 3DTotal Shop as listed above

3rd Place
Any 1 item from the 3DTotal Shop as listed above

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 character. 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. Also add a picture of the character your redesigning. Like a before and after type thing.

- 1 x wire frame shot of your character. Feel free to put multiple wire frame 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 third week/beginning of fourth week. Don’t forget to submit your work by posting it in the final thread.

Good luck everyone!
BiG ToE.

[setschaos]

w00t!!!! I've been waiting for this post!

Alright I've been giving this one quite a bit of thought and here's my purdyful Concept! I have a good feeling about this and it's definitely going to be a challenge to be able to fit all of this thing's armor into the poly-count without making any of it look like a flat plane.

It's called a Vicredaunt (VIS-RAH-DON-T)

Comments and Criticism VERY welcome!

[Fenixy]

setschaos that was fast :haha:

i have question: is that shuld be land walking creature, or it can also fly/swim/crawl ... ?

[setschaos]

Goust: I want to suggest that it's a natural grazer that uses its forearms like a giant sloth, but has four other limbs that when all used together creates a lot of speed. I figured that if he was going to be bulky, that there should be some way to make it so that the mount could be swift over a long duration as opposed to a bear (who's bulky but fast yet only over short distances)

I wanted to however, instead of making a fast and agile mount to make something like an elephant or rhino war mount, just to add flash.

Put a lot of thought into it ^_^ I'm pumped! lol

edit* Oh yeah, to answer your question: it's a crawling creature only

[yuriyxxx]

here is mine

The concept is by Lou Holsten. Your can check out his stuff at http://www.skrubbles.net/

[BiG ToE-3DT]

setschaos that was fast :haha:

i have question: is that shuld be land walking creature, or it can also fly/swim/crawl ... ?

it's up to you.

[Yam Fries!]

This seems like it will be a fun comp! Can't wait to see peoples work.

I found this great tutorial on normal mapping at 3dm3.
http://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/varga/

[arneoog]

Woah! :D
Very cool topic!
I really think I'll participate in this one :p :)

Will be starting as soon as possible ^^


Cheers!

[EvilKnight]

Here is the first Idea I have in mind right now, should probably pad him up a bit!
Some more ideas are floating in my minds on this topic right now, so this concept isnt the final one, just an idea to see If I'm on the right path ;)

PS: Grate concept setschaos;)
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3720/creaturemount002ie6.jpg

[Ezben]

wow love the concept drawings so far!!!

[yoyomon]

Hrm started already :)

Evil Knight: I think you should give a fuller torso and tail. At the moment, he looks a bit mal nourished.

[katana]

Nice project...If nothing else I'll get another 2d concept done...I think I have found a workflow that works for me, so who knows about finishing...lol

[EvilKnight]

Here is an update on my idea!
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6827/creaturemountconceptionpu2.jpg

[keenox]

Here is a little idea i managed to wring out of my brain (a rough pencil sketch) .. wadda ya think? what should i change?

[Hirokugawa]

I'm actually really interested, so I'm gonna give this a shot.

[omnicypher]

im going to skip the concept phase for now and just jump right in with some box modeling.

[omnicypher]

are we supposed to have a rider as well? or does only the mount count? and would he fall under the single 2048 texture space?

[keenox]

i don't think so... it sais only to model the mount, not the rider... i guess you could make it, but it wouldn't count

[BenniKImmel]

Hey Omni, the thread with the poll on it for the ideas, about halfway down, says that modeling a rider isnt necessarry, but if you want that you could.

[omnicypher]

some update on the zbrush. i starting at the front and working my way back so im not so sure about the rear end yet. i think i will do a rider, as i want to show some scale with this beast. anytime you throw a human in, its easier to relate with and judge scale. but then again i could just use the saddle to judge scale.

[omnicypher]

if you dont want to make a rider, you could always just throw a biped on there from max to show scale as well.

[keenox]

gosh... omni, you are really in a hurry :eek:

[Rhauk]

Can't promise I'll finish, but here's a WIP~

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2241/shisawip1cn6.jpg

It's going to be a ridable Shisa :3

[omnicypher]

im not spending too much time on this one because i know it probably wont be the one i use. every time i enter one of these comps i get bored easily with my entries and move onto better ideas with what i learn from the first. ill go through at least 3 concept sculpts before i choose the one i use, then ill go through a few armor/saddle ideas and choose the best. if i have time ill make a person to ride it and maybe a weapon for that person. and maybe some saddlebag luggage/potions/sheild. plus they need a flag to represent where there from... this could easily get out of hand. if i want to experement with all these ideas, i need to make quick rough sculpts of each one. right now im not really liking the way my meshflow isnt showing enough geometry on the arms/legs, and with zbrush2 if i want to change that, i have to resculpt everything. i think im a bit faster when i throw concept to the wind and let the inner sculpture burst out, rather than try to tediously match details to a painting. heres where im at in max:

[dhin]

Quick question. Organic only? Or could it be a machine?

Mixed Metal and Meat is the way I'd like to go.

[Rhauk]

Quick question. Organic only? Or could it be a machine?

Mixed Metal and Meat is the way I'd like to go.

I asked about this in the poll topic, you're allowed to use metal, but it can't be entirely mechanical. So a mix would be fine, as long as it's a creature and not some sort of vehicle.

[styx]

Here is my Concept:

Mathilda the Spider ^^

http://freenet-homepage.de/xxstyxx/contest03/concept/mathilda.png

[Marv]

Here's what I'm thinking of going with. Gonna do both mount and rider. Now I need to figure out a nifty harness and do some more work on the rider. Then on to modelling.
Good luck all!

[keenox]

nice idea, marv. i've thought of a giant, but i dropped the idea. i have a new idea... only a giant hand as a mount :D

i'd really use some oppinions, crits, comments and ideas... please people, a little help :dunno: ... i also thought of a giant hand as mount (as i said before) - i'll draw it later...
what would you choose between this 3 and the giant hand idea:

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[omnicypher]

keenox: i like the 2nd idea, the first and last would be hard to ride. the third one isnt a bad concept as it is original, but if you acctually animated it, it would either be a really slow and boring way to travel, or a fast and bumpy ride. giant hand sounds cool though

[Fenixy]

keenox: like omnicypher alredy said the second one, or third with legs of second
styx: funny ^_^ why all hates bunnys so much

dont know if will finish in time becos all of this cristmas.Here is my ponny :], i like classic fantasy creatures, (inspirated by might and magic) lightning unicorn.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9130/unicgp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[omnicypher]

im still liking my first character, but im moving on for now. i might come back and polish it up a bit. my next one will be some kind of wolf with wings, but bigger than last time. my first was leathery on the skin and saddle, my next will be furry, and last will be more mechanized i guess. in the end i might mix and blend a few into one. if i can keep up the speed i did this morning everyday, ill have an army by the end of the month.

[styx]

Ok, the final Concept:

http://freenet-homepage.de/xxstyxx/contest03/concept/concept.png

@keenox
I like the Third but ist realy hard to animate (like omnicypher says)

@Goust
In the past i used Cats (cat looks in a gun, cat sit in a cannon) and the most People scream "oh no, the sweet cats. how can you do this??". No Joke. ^^

[omnicypher]

heres a good example at why i like skipping the concept phase for random beasts. i started making a wolf, and now i think im going lion with this one.

[Marv]

Keenox Would go for the second one. The third one looks like its gonna give you a real bumpy ride :)

[keenox]

thanks everyone for the suggestions, i'll draw the giant hand(i also have a little story for it) and post it.

styx why do you hate rabbits and cats so much? they are innocent animals...

omnicypher i don't want it to sound offending, but i think the first one works better. the last one looks more like a bear with wings. i noticed something about your animal anatomy: you make it look more like human anatomy. animals have some differences in musculature and shapes.

[omnicypher]

i feel using human anatomy for a fantasy animal is a good idea. it always seems more barbaric and its alot easier to convey size and strength. if i choose this concept, i will probably find another way to make wings with more detail and less waste. im going to hold off until after my third concept before i decide which i like best.

[platypus_green]

Just a quick question. Does it have to be a single creature, or can it be a pair with a seat between them?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Just a quick question. Does it have to be a single creature, or can it be a pair with a seat between them?

Thats a great idea. But of course the two animals/creatures would share the tri count and texture space.

[platypus_green]

That's what I expected.

Did a quick doodle for a single creature. The general shape I like, but the limbs need a lot more work; they look boring atm.
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7342/01uv6.jpg

[EvilKnight]

Goust: I like the Unicorn ;)
Platypus_green: Nice :)

Here is an update, did a quick ZBrush ZSphere scuplt for basic proportioins and such, brough in Maya at 60k so I can use that to start Making my polymesh for the sculpting;)
After adding a few horns, claws and WingMembranes, here is what I have! Almost ready to start modeling the base scuplting mesh :)

I really like these comps, so creative, force me to be creative and most of all, always a fun greate way to learn something new ;) Keep it up everyone!

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9325/creaturemountwip001ij9.jpg

[platypus_green]

EvilKinght: Maybe the back legs could be beefed up a bit more on the winged creature, unless it was incredibly light I think it would struggle to support itself when it lands. It is looking very promising though.

[yoyomon]

Marv: A giant, yes! Hrm, hrm, hrm...

Goust: Neat, now go make it with the same quality of your last entry :) .

Styx: A spider huh? Cool, it'd be sweet if it was a wolf spider (jumping yey!) Personnally I don't like that bait on a fish stick thing. I've seen it done several times and it's starting to get kinda cheezy.

PG: Interesting design with the face (reminds me of a dog). It looks kinda plain at the moment though but I know your probably gonna go back and add some stuff to it. It'd be nice to see some kinda cool looking harness (like that sexy one on the snail thing on the front page) and some random travel bags and what not.

EvilKnight: Model is coming along nicely. I still think you should bulk it up, main due to the large head.

BigToe: I'm interested to see what you come up with. With your entries for the past couple of contests, one can only wonder ;) .

I might do some doddles pretty soon after I finish a couple of minor side projects.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yoyomon: great, now I have no pressure to make something worth looking at.

[omnicypher]

i finished normal mapping 2 of my concept characters , saved the file in max, and when i reopened it, it says "error loading biped" then "invalid file: only partially loaded" then "file open failed". all that work thrown out due to a stupid, unnessasary biped. luckily not all my eggs were in one basket and i still have all the .obj and normals. but i lost my whole step by step process for making the first creature. i was going to make an animated gif of it too :( oh well, the sculpting is where the magic is anyway.

[styx]

styx why do you hate rabbits and cats so much? they are innocent animals...

I dont "hate" kittys or bunnys, i love them with ketchup XD
Nooooo, just a Joke ; )
But i love Post Apocalyptic Themes/Stils and in such a World Rabbits, Cats, Dogs and Rats the most Animals (i think). So this Animals are the best Choise (i hope the word is correct) of Source of Food. ^^

@yoyomon
I know what you mean. But its a little Thing and if i dont like it at the End, i can let it away.

[defaultalias]

omnicypher, i think you should stick to lower subD levels until you get the basic shape down. it looks like you're sculpting like crazy and just throwing blobs of detail on there, with little underlying structure. all in all it's very unreadable, especially the faces.

[aldryn]

dam now i have to rethink my idea as evil knights doing same thing lol

[yoyomon]

dam now i have to rethink my idea as evil knights doing same thing lol

There can never be too many of one kind :)

Couldn't resist. Here's my concept. It's a beetle-esque creature that runs on two pairs of legs instead of six. The last pair has evolved into a pair of small scythes nestled between the large front arms. The ruins on the creature are natural growths.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9225/beetlemountv0104ch0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[shadowbreeze]

yoyomon- i like it:evil:

ok so here's one idea i have there will be a seat umbrella and other equipment stacked on later once i am happy with my beast.

oh it will have some tubes and meck stuff too.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q287/shadowbreeze99/dark/idea_1.jpg

[ianchaos]

Well...I don't know what I'll call it...Sort of Owl meets 3 legged elephant. I imagine it bounds into the air using it's powerful hind leg and then glides back to earth.

I'm not sure If I'll stick with the gyroscope combat seat or build a regal oriental style seat. I'm at 4802 tris right now...so lots of room to add stuff still.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/ianchaos/sideshot1.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/ianchaos/theseat2.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/ianchaos/theseat1.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p55/ianchaos/wires1.jpg

[yoyomon]

Thanks Shadowbreeze. Man you guys are really getting to it fast.

IanChaos: The wings don't look like they go well with the creature. It looks too heavy to fly. The weapons are a little too close to the head rest for comfort imo.

[omnicypher]

defaultalias: these are just sketches, and ill spend the first 2 possibly 3 days making them, pick my favorite, then model it for real. seeing as how i am going for speed sculpting rather than precision, the original low poly was just a tweaked divided box with a couple of extrusions. im liking the major proportions of the models i made and overall i think the next one or two will be in the same cartoony, RPG style as well. this is all just an experement in my concept workflow, seeing if i can make a sculpt just as fast as i could sketch, but with more detail, and seeing how that would help/hurt my current pipeline. after last competition, i have been doing a few studies on edgeflow and making things subdivide better. my current theory is, alot of people are against triangles because they dont understand where they should and shouldnt go. i think a triangle in the right place or places could make certain meshflows better, and i will do a few more experements during this comp to show what i mean, once i have my concept down. only towards the end of the comp will i know if this workflow is a keeper. either way it should help fill up my portfolio, as i will likely go back and finish up each of these.

[yuriyxxx]

here is my progress. when the rest of the model is done I am planing on doing a zbrush pass for the normal maps

[keenox]

I've drawn the giant hand concept :shy:... What do you think? Which is the best between this one and the crocobull from this one (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=595027&postcount=29)

[lythtis]

keenox - the hand concept hands down. i think that one will be fun to animate too

[Fenixy]

yoyomon: great idea and colors

keenox: i think you culd use this idea

shadowbreeze: awsome (rat?) like always :lurve:. Mabye you culd move his eye abit uper and more left ( in side screen) here is what i mean
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5932/idea1jf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[styx]

Here the first Screen of Mathilda ^^:

http://freenet-homepage.de/xxstyxx/contest03/model/mathilda01.png

[omnicypher]

keenox: i like that hand idea, the driver looks pretty cool, and it has a great backstory. as far as color, are you going to use more grayish dead tone, or more of a normal skin tone?

[BenniKImmel]

Hey Keenox, love the idea but I got a question. Where does the black magic come into play? I see how the mechanics help the hands, just not the magic.

[Marv]

Did some crappy image planes and now i've started with the modelling. Heres a pic of the mounts face. C&C appreciated

[keenox]

lythtis what do you mean by "hands down"?

omnicypher thanks! i think i'm gonna use some dark greenish grey, add some veins and make some thicker, rougher fingers. hope it will come out as expected and finish on time :D

BenniKImmel i think the magic keeps the hand from rotting and controls the hand "wireless" :haha:. i dunno, you can think of another story.. it's fantasy after all :)

marv that's lookin good! (despite being so sad)

I'm glad you like the idea. Now i'm gonna start modeling ;P

[omnicypher]

i started sculpting a turtle with a jet sticking out of his shell. then i realized the sky chase zone from sonic 2 had a similar mount, so i might ditch the rocket idea and just go for a walking turtle with a pagoda on his back. i might make it a large pagoda castle and show the scale of this beast.

[markus_omega]

count me in :). this is gonna be my very first challenge and i cant wait to get started on the modeling :P.

i'm going to try sculpting in mubox. but i'm having trouble with the displacement maps. they dont show up properly. i've tryed it with every thing but the only thing it seems to be working on is a plane.

here's the concept.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/gorguswatbeast.jpg

[funkdelic]

heys guys, things are running fast here.
really liked the concepts, gonna post mine as soon as its finished...
cheers

[styx]

Update:
http://freenet-homepage.de/xxstyxx/contest03/model/mathilda02.png

[keenox]

some wips... having some problems with the thumb :hmm:

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[platypus_green]

Keenox: I've found modeling the thumb pointing down helps an awful lot. More likely than not the thumb will be bent inwards to grasp something or in a relaxed pose than it would be flat out.

[Fenixy]

did another 2 concepts: small fast reptyle, and big slow "somthing"...:dunno:

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1491/concepts2gf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1491/concepts2gf9.d2a1738e71.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=512&i=concepts2gf9.jpg)

[yuriyxxx]

progress, I might have to optimize the model in the end to stay under 10k

[lythtis]

I am trying to use ZBrush3 and have no clue on how to make a normal map. I unwrapped the UVs in an external 3d package, imported the mesh into ZBrush did some doodeling and tryed to make a normal map by clicking the create normal map button and nothing happened. oh by the way i am new at using ZBrush so i am not that familuar with the UI.

[setschaos]

alright, just back from a small vacation to upstate New York (NO INTERNET!!!!!) Here's a small WIP, currently only at 3,242 tris, plenty of space to add int he plates and the rest of the limbs.

[DeviousFish]

Well, I've been looking at these forums for quite a while and I figured I might as well attempt something.
Here's my concept, though I doubt I'll finish this comp... I'm notorious among my friends for all my uncompleted projects. >_O

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg257/DeviousFish/concept2.jpg

[omnicypher]

lythtis: i would make sure your on one of the lowest subdivision levels and that your uvs dont have anything overlapping and try it again.

does anybody know what the name of those seat/carriage things that loyal subjects carry the emperor on. or the name of the gazeebo things strapped to an elephants back?

[shadowbreeze]

lythtis - as far as i know ZBush3 the normal mapper doe's not work you have to get the 3.1 update which is free the update includes a lot of good changes, but most importantly it includes Zmapper which creates normal maps for you.:dance:


Goust- thanks yeah it doe's make it look much better. oh yeah its sort of rat,reptile, hound.

[lythtis]

shadowbreeze - thx will do update now

[keenox]

platypus_green thanks a lot! i'll try what you said

omnicypher see wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle)

[Marv]

Goust I really like the big hulking beast thing
DeviousFish Nice concept. I like. A little choccoboesque. Hope you finish!
shadowbreeze Thanks for the tip about ZMapper. I've been exporting my models from ZB3 into ZB2 and using Zmapper from there. This will make work a lot easier for me :D

[DaddyDoom]

It would be fun to see two opponent teams of Necromancers, The Vesuvian Heliogables VS The Gothard Bicarbonates, playing Finger Soccer with giant marbles.

[markus_omega]

yuriyxxx i love what you've done so far. i cant wait to see more of it :).

here's what ive got so far.
front
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/front.jpg

side
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/sideshotcopy.jpg

[Firehazurd]

Here's my concept. I intend on doing up like a nice illustration... maybe some small post render work in photoshop.

[EvilKnight]

Nice work and Ideas everyone :)

Here is my update, this is the base mesh for sculpting in ZBrush, really not a real time mesh yet, but I'm gonna use this mesh to start sculpting good details in ZB3.1 and I will then bring the new one, and retopo for the low res, and use XNormlas for the Normals extraction ;)
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9762/creaturemountwip002aw5.jpg

[yuriyxxx]

updates:

[Fenixy]

bla-bla-bla:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3931/bull2wirerq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[VersionThirst]

I might jump in on this if I can find time between work. It's good practice. Here's my concept drawing.

[L3XICON]

Goust really love your 2d style with your concepts! real nice, and a great start to your 3d mesh too.

Shadowbreeze great zbrush work, the muscle and tone work is really looking good )

keenox lol I like the hand mount concept, very unusual and surreal.

EvilKnight now man, thats a kick ass looking dragon, great fast work, looking forward to seeing it after the zbrush treatment.

yuriyxxx your model is looking great, looks like a very cheerful lil beastie :)

apologies to anyone I havnt commented on, am totally blown away by all the ideas and concepts so far on this one!

I know I bailed out on the last challenge, but I hope to be active in this one. so without any more gibber gabber, here's my concept. I aim for a winter-worg. half wolf - half demon, and kinda albino ;p

[katana]

I'm thinking something like an Ooze beast..havent worked out the harness and muzzle, but here's the comp...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/beast.jpg

[yuriyxxx]

body is done at around 5k. I am planing on adding some polies to the model after I make the harness.

[Bampe]

her is where im in this comp. Maybe sould change some of the concept and go for am mor cyborg bison or something...

[VersionThirst]

Heres the start of my creature. I have the head and part of the body so far.

[FrZnChAoS]

Havent done one of these contest's in ages. So here is my concept.

[jac3d]

hi all
add my basic skecht for challenge
many thansk for u comments
carnomount

[Nailo]

Well, I'm going to toss my hand in on this one, sounds like a fun concept..and lurking around here is just too boring :D.
With all the tough competition I've seen so far, I hope I can at least get a good showing in here :D.
I'm horrible with concept art, but I'll see if I can do some stick figures before I jump on modelling.

@VersionThirst: one comment about your idea the saddle setup is great but what happens when the creature lowers it's tail..wouldn't that effectively dismount the rider? I'd think about putting something under the seat to compensate for that possibility :???:

[BenniKImmel]

Well, guess I'm gonna get pulled in too, I got an idea I like too much to let it slip by. Ill try to get my concept up tomorrow, at the latest tuesday :)

[poopipe]

erk, great stuff happening already

I probably ought to stop fiddling around with concepts and start modelling if this is where everybody's at.

I promise there (probably) won't be any giant tools in this entry

[DaddyDoom]

Being related with giant beasts, it would be more than justifiable if you did... In the movies and games they always tend to "forget" about it.

[poopipe]

popular opinion wins out,

one massive tool coming right up

[DaddyDoom]

Ahah :D Da Mastah Ov Mastodhon Toolz!

[Mesciurius]

Hello !
I watched this competition for over a year, and I've tried twice to enter ,but i wasn't able to finish.
This time I HAVE TO FINISH.:shout:
This is what I've done so far (made in Wings 3d ).
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/Mesciurius/Challenges/Mount03-171207.jpg

[Mesciurius]

And a little update (done during lunch brake at work :) )
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/Mesciurius/Challenges/Mount03c-171207.jpg

[poopipe]

yay! wings

I love that program almost as much as i loved Nendo - do they have texture painting in yet?

[omnicypher]

VersionThirst: im digging that scorpion/beetle concept. the tail holding the seat is a brilliant idea! plus the heads comming out good too.

im still messing around with the turtle/pagoda idea, im not sure if i want to use a sea turtle or land turtle yet, and im starting to think the pagoda would waste alot of tris.

[aldryn]

VersionThirst: im digging that scorpion/beetle concept. the tail holding the seat is a brilliant idea! plus the heads comming out good too.

im still messing around with the turtle/pagoda idea, im not sure if i want to use a sea turtle or land turtle yet, and im starting to think the pagoda would waste alot of tris.

your post reminds me of this thing i read once where turtles carried the world on their back or something...just thought i would comment :smug: still working on a concept

[setschaos]

WIP: So far I'm done with what I'm going to model, I'm sure I'll add more as the project grows (we've got plenty of time) So far, it's at 6,736 tris, so I've got plenty of space to add things on. Comments and Critiques definitely encouraged!
thanks guys

[Marv]

Aldryn That would be the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Hilarous books about a world shaped like a disc that's carried through the universe on the backs of four giant elephants who are standing on a giant turtle called A'Tuin. I recommend to anyone who hasn't read... Errr... Will post some progress soon

[merlyn]

looks like some super stuff is going to come out of this, wish I had the time (pesky christmas and work comitments)

[setschaos]

They had a game based on the books (Discworld) for the Sega CD, it was very interesting....

[omnicypher]

setschaos: looking pretty good. could possibly use some more spikes on the legs/feet armor to complement the ones on the shoulders.

started messing with a 4th creature idea:

[beartoe]

New guy here. This is the start of my creature concept. I'm working on a saddle/seat design for this mount.
http://www.claydeamon.com/images/Creature Mount/Creature Mount Concept 1.1.jpg

[Marv]

Welcome to the forums Beartoe I like the concept. Looking forward to seeing the model.
Here's my progress. Pretty much done with the mount. Done some work on the saddle and added earrings where the reins will go.

[keenox]

how can i render solid + edges(wireframe) in 3ds max? like marv's render:???:

[Marv]

Keenox: Thats not a render, thats just a print screen from my viewports. Then I put them together in photoshop.
A quick update while I'm here. Need to figure out how the harness is gonna look.

[keenox]

don't bother. i found out. here's my progress (did some basic nails). do you think i should add more tris? it has ~1000-2000

108768
108769
108770

[markus_omega]

update time.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/Untitled-1.jpg


i have mostly been working on the arms and the hands.

[omnicypher]

keenox: thats a good looking hand, if you were to add more tris, i would say the knuckles would be a good place to define some more, maybe just throw one more edgeloop around them, and the palm side of the thumb has a wierd pole that might mess things up for animation or sculpting. also the last joint in each finger could be sized down a bit. its a little easier to tweak fingers if each joint is bent a little and the thumb is pointing down, as if grabbing a soda can.

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

Quick Reply
Awesome idea Omni- I'm a huge fan of Sonic 2.
Sorry I've been off the radar for a while. Busy Schedule and all (Starting two businesses, looking for a job, and finals week is finally over).

Here's a WIP from my mount. It's kind of like a rabbit with massively long legs. I'm using an old ZB3->Max->ZB3 work flow. I've made a messy base mesh in ZB, which is then re-meshed in 3dsMax. UVWs are applied in Max and then it is detailed in ZB3 again for the final product. Hope I can finish this one!

[FrZnChAoS]

heres an update, still roughing out the low poly before bringing it into mudbox.

[omnicypher]

i think ive finished the concept stage. now i just have to decide which one i should focus on for my entry.

[katana]

Silhouette and scale

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/beastsil.jpg

[setschaos]

Keenox: If you want to render out your wire-frame, use the move tool and clone your whole model without moving it, then add a push modifier to your cloned object. Open your material box and create a new material with the wire-frame option applied. Then you've got your nice rendered out wire-frame model. (This is all using MAX that is)

[aldryn]

my concept kindav an evolved bat :haha:

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=creaturemountcopygf3.jpg

[yuriyxxx]

modeling is done at around 7.5k
next up UVs

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

Creature Base Mesh

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

my concept kindav an evolved bat :haha:

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=creaturemountcopygf3.jpg

Reminds me of Slivers from Magic the Gathering. Did you ever play that game?

[jac3d]

hi all , add m ylitle update many thanks for u comments
Cya...

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

Jac3d
Strong pose and figure. Where does the rider sit?

[DaddyDoom]

omni, the giant turtle carrying the pagoda is by far the coolest concept. I love those "larger than life" colossal things. Go for it :D

[keenox]

i rendered it using the VRayEdgesTex that comes with VRay. it has some useful settings.

omnicypher what do you mean by pole?

people, how do you make normal maps? do you add as much detail as you can on the low poly model (eventually subdivide it) and project it on the low poly model or you just paint it?

[markus_omega]

yuriyxxx cool model i love it :) .
marv very nice i realy like your idea.

here is an update on my model. i worked a bit more on the hands.
next i'm gonna make feet. and then i'm gonna take it into mudbox and ad details.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/frontupdatecopy.jpg

[aldryn]

my concept kindav an evolved bat :haha:

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=creaturemountcopygf3.jpg



yea im not sure why the image isnt showing up

[Fenixy]

hey markus , i think wuld be good to end this edge flow ( pic below)

keenox Here is tutorial http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/normal_workflow.htm

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2028/frontupdatecopyma5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[markus_omega]

Goust thanks man i was thinking about how i should do that. thanks for the tip :).

[setschaos]

W00T!!!! Who doesn't like unwrapping UVWs??

[jac3d]

hey many thanks Blue tomorrow i can get new updates...
good luck ...:dance:

[EvilKnight]

mmmh, for some reason, my ZBrush 3.1 keeps crashing on me, so switching to Mudbox lol :P

Very good work everyone! So Inspiring to watch all the Work In Progress :)
Keep it up guys.

P.S.: I'll have an update sometime today, Starting Mudboxing now ;)
Cheers ;)

[BiG ToE-3DT]

concept art by: Advatar, I'll be making a few changes, but it should look like the concept in the end, for the most part.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g129/DJBiGToE/nollun20beast.jpg

[aldryn]

actually i need help on unwrapping UVWs can someone direct me to a good tutorial plze

[EvilKnight]

Big Toe, the image doesnt display for some reasons!!!

[BiG ToE-3DT]

can you see it now?


aldryn: http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm just pick the ones you need.

[EvilKnight]

Still can't for some reason!
Maybe using ImageShack would help :P

[EvilKnight]

I see it now ;)
Here is my Mudbox Update, still a lot to do. Haven't touch the head and the end of the arms yet ;) But I'm happy where its heading right now :)
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/8829/creaturemountwip003kl4.jpg

[markus_omega]

looking good :) i really like the feet. i cant wait to see more :)

[poopipe]

I think im settled on this concept now. I'll probably go for much more brightly coloured cloth (think crusade era horse blanket) and a bunch of sort of nomad equipment piled up behind the saddle. feet will be hooves and hopefully ill get to add loads of nice little details cos im bad at that and i need practice

Thats all assuming I get time to work on this with christmas and the associated mayhem happening.

anyway, what do you reckon ? I nicked the idea off those mosquito zebra things in the Dali painting

[thee]

i really like it poopipe. Good work everyone, you guys are going fast!

[simple_minded]

I'm gonna give this a go...... WIP so far, concept by Roc.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6632/charactermy4.jpg

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4890/wip1va9.jpg

!BAMF!

[Tetsuya]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/windreaver6/ThreedyChallenges/mrflamingcardboardhead1.jpg

my companion o_O mr flaming cardboard box head, i'm planing on texturing his head to look like the companion cube and to lengthen his arms by alot

[Marv]

Here is a little something for the scale. The rider is nowhere near finished. Pusching 9K tris so i might have to go triangle hunting. Any suggestions where i could shave some off?
Keep up the great work all!

[Mosmuis]

*quick reply*

started of with the head.. no real concept atm.. stil can go every way :p

all of you are really fast indeed! :| looking good so far. i'm amazed by some concepts and really looking forward to seeing them get completed!:lurve:

[poopipe]

marv - thighs, feet and the vertical edges on the stomach are where I'd start, you wont lose much definition there. I'd wait till after the sculpt to really tear into it though cos it'll just make it hard work in muddybox/zbrush otherwise.

[simple_minded]

Little update....

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7384/wip2jd2.jpg


!BAMF!

[Asmo]

Ok so this is my first ever low poly comp, I reckon the experience would be priceless... anyways expect lots of questions ^ ^

ok so heres my concept...

[FrZnChAoS]

small update,

[McKronic]

I havn't been on the forums in a looooooooooooooooong time. theres alot of cool concepts in the mix, im gonna try to design something up WISH ME LUCK! haha

[Robbiek1000]

nice work so far guys.

I just finished up the head of my mount. I decided, since a few of you decided to use others concept art, to go with an awesome concept from one of my favorite Star Wars concept art books called, "The Wildlife of Star Wars."

It's called the Tusk Cat found on Naboo.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/Robbiek800/Mount_Creature_Comp/Tuskcatriders-woswfg.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k187/Robbiek800/Mount_Creature_Comp/Model_WIP_2.jpg

[kdso]

hi everybdy here is the rough structure of my creature but possible i might not b able to complete it at time cuz i m in 10th standard and my exams r near and moreover i m going for a science congress so i have to spend 10 days out of station!!!!
but i will try my best to complete the work at time !!!!
i m 15 !! and cud u pls tell me how to bring back the box that shows sides and directions in maya 2008(on right top side) !!!

[MR. BROWN]

Here is a WIP...modifications will come.

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb215/boysix/transport.jpg

[markus_omega]

MR. BROWN: cool concept i realy like the idea of how huge its gonna be.

update time. the basic shape is almost done. i'm also planning on making some armor for the creature.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/beastupdate.jpg

[beartoe]

An update for everyone to see. Rough block out of my creature.

http://www.claydeamon.com/images/Creature Mount/w.i.p._01.jpg

[Archeris]

I have been slacking for the past year now and I want to learn more and improve my skills so I desided to try and join each comp, from now on in order to learn a lot because my school fails in that part.

Early stage concept but it will give you the general idea:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4236/mountconceptcopyvs3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Story behind it:
I play world of warcraft and in that game they have some player versus player stuff called arena. An Arena season lasts... a season, which is 4 months. If you end in the top 0,5% of your battlegroup ( combined servers that fight each other in the arena's) you get rewarded with a Gladiator title and an Armored Netherdrake.
I was one of those top 0,5% and should have recieved it. But they screwed up and now after 3 weeks of "investigating" I still haven't recieved it.

So I thats how I came up with the idea for a mount for this contest. I hope I can make it look sweet. I am going to improve the concept tomorrow or so.

btw, I like what I'm already seeing here. Good luck to everyone.

[Fenixy]

you mean this one?
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6706/325fny2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[poopipe]

woop! actual progress

[BiG ToE-3DT]

poopipe: not real sure just how tall that thing is, but I would hate to fall off it.

[beartoe]

Got another update here. Smoothed out the rough edges and finished the uvw mapping.

http://claydeamon.com/images/Creature Mount/w.i.p._02.jpg

[evil-98]

havent posted in one of these challenges for years.

[DaddyDoom]

Poopipe, you got inspired by that Salvador Dali painting with the elephants with very tall legs?

[poopipe]

I haven't looked at it for years and remembered it as zebra mosquito beasts but thats exactly where i stole the idea from

[kdso]

here is another WIP of my one eyed beast!!!
pls chk out and giv me ur views!!

[syros]

Hail to all game artists,
I am new to this forum so hello every one!
well well well, I have seen lots of good concepts here, and I liked most of them. about two weeks ago I draw a Creature mount (I will scan and post it as soon as I get back home!) not knowing that a same topic challenge is going on here!!
So count me in with my first posts here in 3dtotal forums.
may be I will make some changes and puts some color, but I will send the original one too.
till then

[Archeris]

Yeah thats the one Ghoust :P

[DaddyDoom]

I haven't looked at it for years and remembered it as zebra mosquito beasts but thats exactly where i stole the idea from

I would love to see that painting translated in 3D...

[nossi45]

hi

here some quick concepts i did
http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=108888&stc=1&d=1198166820
concept_2.jpg

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=108889&stc=1&d=1198166820
concept_1.jpg

i also started some modelling

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=108890&stc=1&d=1198167036
mount_1.JPG


i want du build a wolf_mount with some amour

tonight i will work on some detail of the concept and amour

[BiG ToE-3DT]

kdso: the first thing you need to do is turn off that smooth your using. We can then go from there.

[Marv]

I think im done with the rider now. Will move on to unwrapping. Sitting on 9878 triangles right now. So maybe I need to cut something out to get enought tris to make the weapons.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Marv: the comp is all about the mount, not the rider, so if your counting the rider in your tri count, don't. Unless you want to.

[Honki]

here is another WIP of my one eyed beast!!!
pls chk out and giv me ur views!!
*tee hee*

[BenniKImmel]

Okay, got my concept done. Ill start modeling when I get a chance

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2857/cmforumversionrn8.jpg

[Gordon_Freeman]

hello to every one! this is my first concept idea

[MiyamotoMusachi]

i will join here a concept am following is not mine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/mutombo9890/12192006_12.jpg

[nossi45]

here an update

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=108896&stc=1&d=1198176033
mount_2.JPG

i have some problems with the legs but i think i can handle it tonight

[BiG ToE-3DT]

evil-98 and MiyamotoMusachi: you two seem to be doing the same creature. Doesn't bother me, if it doesn't bother you.

[keenox]

a little update with hoses and tower(saddle).:smug:
do you think i should add more sides to the hoses (they have only 4)?
i want to make the fingers a little bulkier, more ogrish.

the tri count is 2024:

108903108904

108905108906

108907

[BenniKImmel]

Loving it Keenox, its awsome! What about those NGons though? Just a thought

[de4dy]

Hi guys!

Ill be joining this challenge since i have time.
btw:TY BiG-ToE

[gaetan]

dali is in low price

[keenox]

those "ngons" are polygons resulted from cutting edges. i have a little question: is 'paint deformation' in max similar to mudbox? i have never used mudbox.:o

btw MiyamotoMusachi, pretty cool rhino!

[setschaos]

Keenox: Great idea and work so far, if your looking for a couple of places to add polygons, try this idea: Add a bulge near the end to simulate some sore of place for all the components to work the tendons to be, I think it would be great detail to add in (I even colored it for you :P ) The color scheme might not be what you were looking for...

[McKronic]

Alright so iv done my concept, im not the greatest at drawing so I decided to keep it pretty simple, its an armored turtle I hope you all like :)

[setschaos]

Quick Update:

What do you think of the horn? A little too over the top?

[EvilKnight]

Here is my update, I think that it has enough details for the Normal map, so I'm starting the LowRetopo and will add extra details to the Normals trough Photoshop!
Great work everyone!
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5985/creaturemountwip004fl0.jpg

[katana]

making progress...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/katana2665/lines.jpg

[kdso]

i have got two questions pls!!!
1- we have to show rider too or only creature will do>?
2- i dont know how to create bump map for maya frm zbrush!!! can u help me!!

[evil-98]

evil-98 and MiyamotoMusachi: you two seem to be doing the same creature. Doesn't bother me, if it doesn't bother you.

my thoughts exactly, im not going to stay true to the concept. just loved
his hairiness :wall:

i dont mind

[McKronic]

ok iv been busy modelling and have got a half decent looking turtle so far, im not happy with the geo on the shell it smooths good but it might not manipulate how i want it to when it comes to the high poly version so i think i will be tweaking that, im happy with the basic form of the model but it still needs lots of tweaks, heres a wireframe any criticism would be awesome :D

[MercatorDesigns]

Initial concept. Going for a "Jumping dragon" Back legs resemble those of a flea/grass hopper though well muscled. More WIP to come. Man its been forever :lame: hope I can make something resembling it :smug:

http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/36960/2003811067380264758_rs.jpg

[draleto]

Hello
This is my firs work with concept

[omnicypher]

it took me a while to decide, but i think the turtle pagoda concept won. 8258
tris, so far, including test rider:

[DaddyDoom]

That's a very small Pagoda or a very large human?

[gaetan]

life is dream

[DaddyDoom]

man, is it a coincidence or you saw the posts between me and poopipe yesterday? You talked about these long legged creatures :D
Cool stuff dude!

[keenox]

setschaos thanks for the idea, but i want the hoses to go directly in the skin, without any bulges.

[lordpisang]

hi! everyone i post my concept art for this contest:
http://www.lordpisang.org/creatureMount4.jpg

Good luck everyone!! ^^

[nossi45]

hi

another update

i think i will modell two different arms the right like this an it gets amour an an iron fist an the other arm only for walking http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=108937&stc=1&d=1198251989
mount_3.JPG

[codys]

Hey I'm new here. I have been folowing this contest since it started and thought I should join. Here's my concept.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5118/conceptvb1.jpg

I'll post my progress later today or tomorrow.

[poopipe]

man, is it a coincidence or you saw the posts between me and poopipe yesterday? You talked about these long legged creatures :D
Cool stuff dude!


i agree with him - great minds etc, :D

[yuriyxxx]

ok, i am done with modeling and uving
the final poly count is 7252.

[Asmo]

Hi guys, great stuff so far

ok heres a WIP from me. This might sound like a really noobie question but how do I find out my polygon count in lightwave?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yuriyxxx: is the tricount with the smooth on or off? In the end, you will want to make sure the smooth is off.

Asmo: can't help you, never used lightwave.

[Asmo]

yeah it doesnt seem to be as widely used as my teachers seem to think it is...

[yuriyxxx]

there is no smooth on:

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

Quick Reply
After some ZB3.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

there is no smooth on:

my bad, good job.

[eiadahnim]

Hello Everyone,

I decided to share with you what I've been thinking so far,

I'm trying to put some philosophy to the concept!
I have some sort of house however don't have a transportation equipment or device that will travel me off ... hmmmm ... It should be friendly easy to treat, fast and powerful to travel long distances easily.

thats my concept I hope you like it

and best regards to all participants in this challenge :haha:

[omnicypher]

i threw on a few quick rough textures without even unwrapping, added a few lights and im at 9600 tris. i think im going to make less dense pagodas for the final piece. im also not sure about the red roofs, i might make them blue or green, but that might take some of the contrast out. so far im going for jade chains, but i might try other materials. i was also thinking about adding chinese lamps for extra lighting, and possibly a bridge to the head. and a better island couldnt hurt the scene.

[pgomez]

This is just a concept and will probably have several revisions of this first sketch before I’m done.. I'm still very new to 3D modeling but like this site and think it's great to have somewhere to go for encouraging this skill set.

I do have a question in regards to process.. I've read then watched some videos that differ in steps to a finished model.

Some say to model, texture, bone and skin then animate

others say to model, bone, skin then texture and animate. If I remember right that was how it was taught.

Is this a preference or is there a rule?

[yuriyxxx]

here is a zbrush pass to start the texturing off

[Yam Fries!]

Wow this is shaping up to be a big one. Great work so far everyone. Trying to get work in with holidays and school ending has been tough, but hopefully I'll get this comp. done.
I was thinking that my mount would be a minotaur with rider on top. Yep pretty simple. I have not finished doing his armor, and rider saddle.

Good Luck to all, I'll have updates in 2008

Yes I know the bicep is a little weird.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/etd382/render.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/etd382/render2.jpg

[Firehazurd]

Work is coming along slowly. I have a feeling I'm going to be way under the poly limit... I'm gunna need to force some more in, hopefully without messing anything up.

[nossi45]

@yuriyxxx how do you make your uvw mapping do you use anny programm cause it looks so (wich programm are you using ???)

thanks

[markus_omega]

man all the models look awsome. an here's mine again.

i looked at my model and i decided i hated the head. so i thrashed it and made a new one. at the moment i have about 4000 tris. so still lots of space for extra detail an more cool stuf :P.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/update1full.jpg

[yuriyxxx]

@yuriyxxx how do you make your uvw mapping do you use anny programm cause it looks so (wich programm are you using ???)

thanks

No program, just plain maya tools (which are a little bit better than 3ds max imo).

[markus_omega]

looks like those uvw tools from maya are alot better then 3ds max. :P


here's my last update for the night.



http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/smallupdatefull.jpg

[MercatorDesigns]

Some excelent modeling going on here. I am not worthy:drool:

[pgomez]

Update, hope I did this correctly in accordance to the rules. Please critique, I'm very new to this all. Looks like I can add a lot of detail but unsure as to how to add more polys? besides the chamfer and tools.

[yuriyxxx]

updates:

[de4dy]

yuriyxxx:very nice good work

Me:am not gonna be doing nothing since i got to the conclusion that thats what am good at >.< but will be watching how u produce amazing things.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

pgomez: you need to go into your sats settings and add the tri option so you don't get confused on the count. Right now your just counting pollies. You want to be counting tris.

[McKronic]

I have started to re-modelled the shell so the topology matches the sections of the shell

[pgomez]

pgomez: ... Right now your just counting pollies. You want to be counting tris.


LOL, thanks BiG ToE-3DT- I went little over as I was adding the saddle. Now I need to go back and rethink where to cut.

Thanks for saving me time:)

BiG ToE-3DT Question: reading all post I noticed a central rule which is not to apply any sort of smooth, weather in nurms subdivisions and/or modifiers of any sort. Am I right?

[eiadahnim]

updates:

yuriyxxx,

I was tracking your work right from the beginning :o,

I think you have done a very very good job so far,:haha: however, after adding the detail in ZB and coloring your character !? I think you move in a different direction.

I'm not trying to be negative! I thought your concept would be the winner concept among the art works available, really :shy:

But, because your work is a mix between Final fantasy work & reality work, adding details is really hard job to do. I admit it.

What I'm trying to say here, tray to move in a different direction.

Regards ...

[Firehazurd]

Some more work

[yuriyxxx]

yuriyxxx,

I was tracking your work right from the beginning :o,

I think you have done a very very good job so far,:haha: however, after adding the detail in ZB and coloring your character !? I think you move in a different direction.

I'm not trying to be negative! I thought your concept would be the winner concept among the art works available, really :shy:

But, because your work is a mix between Final fantasy work & reality work, adding details is really hard job to do. I admit it.

What I'm trying to say here, tray to move in a different direction.

Regards ...

I really value any comments people write for me. Thank you.
I wanted to know which direction you meant? more realistic? more fantasy?

[Fenixy]

don't have much time, but enyway:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5281/pypsikfl3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[FrZnChAoS]

almost have the model ready for mudbox, few more areas need a bit more definition than it should be decent. biped thrown in to show scale.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

FrZnChAoS: whats the tri-count on that beast?

[FrZnChAoS]

about 30k right now.

[McKronic]

FrZnChaos - Looking pretty awesome dude, can't wait to see it after your done in mudbox, you got alot of detail cut in so far so you should be able to do some crazy stuff with this creature :D

[markus_omega]

Goust: wo nice model. i realy like it :)


an here is my update.
as you can see i gave it some teeth. i also redid the hands wich look way better now. i'll prolly make some minor adjustments and then start mapping it. wich is gonna take forever cause i suck at it :P.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i125/markus-omega/update02.jpg

[poopipe]

don't have much time, but enyway:


dude - did you generate the dirt map using something clever or just paint it?

I'm curious

[FrZnChAoS]

gave it a once over in mudbox, still evening it out and sculpting more details. hopefully get something more acceptable after another few hours on it.

[eiadahnim]

I really value any comments people write for me. Thank you.
I wanted to know which direction you meant? more realistic? more fantasy?

It really depend on you
more realistic (more of details) would be more fun in this stage.
more fantasy (more textures & creazy addons, complexity I mean).

Regards :haha:

[Honki]

If I was to participate in this little game, would you fine folk be so kind as to hold my hand through my first time?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

If I was to participate in this little game, would you fine folk be so kind as to hold my hand through my first time?

I'll even hold your hair back.

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

If I was to participate in this little game, would you fine folk be so kind as to hold my hand through my first time?

I'll hold you, Honki! :haha:
Jump in, the water's fine!

[Oniram]

okay. so this is my first time EVER entering a piece in a contest. i started on my model somewhere around 10 a.m. today, and just finished the base model.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v666/Oniram/models/02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v666/Oniram/models/01.jpg

unfortunately, i cannot smooth out the model without it being less than 10,000 tris (the model with turbosmooth actually ends up being about 18,000). so it looks like ill have to do with what ive got, and just touch up a bit to get the silouhette looking right.

tell me what you all think.




and i was a few minutes shy when posting this, but now its a decent enough time for my message:
Merry Christmas!

[McKronic]

Oniram - Are you famillare at all with normal mapping? because you can just use the model you have now as the base and then crank up the smoothing and cut in some insane details and map that onto your low poly

[Oniram]

i am familiar with it, however i am not that efficient with it. i have zbrush 3.1 on my computer but i can barely understand the UI well enough to make decent details. im learning though.

[FabioPaiva]

*EDIT*Well, here´s my concept:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd267/fade2blackened/concept2_small.jpg

I haven´t decided the colors yet...
I´m pretty much at the modeling session now.

Thanks. =]

[McKronic]

Oniram - An easier program to use for normal mapping is mudbox, im not sure which software you use but the mudbox interface is like maya, its alot more simplier then z brush also so you should alot more success using it, pretty much all you do is load in your mesh, subdivide it and start painting your details, you have to remember to uv map your low poly model before you export your normal maps or they will be all srambled up

[syros]

Hey Guys,
Sorry for being TOOOO late, I really wanna jump in here but in a lot off useless tasks I got sticked, so accept my apologies.
This is what I wanna make for this comp.
I just send it to show you that I am not dead and I check this forum when ever I got time!
comments and critics are so welcome!
sorry for a lot of English mistakes on the picture as Firefox don't work when you are hand writing :) , hope that day will come :D.

[mauricio.sbr]

"Hello everyone, this is my concept"

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh178/mauriciosbr/chonchom_concept.jpg

:wave: