May 2008 - Carnivorous Plant!

[grafixsuz]

I have changed the camera view, and the grass type, (which I am unhappy with) But I think this view is a little more dramatic giving a slightly better feeling of suspense. Critz welcome!

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7715/flyingflyld3.jpg

BTW There are some really cool entries this time, and a lot of new faces. Good luck everyone! Daddydoom, post your final image, it is worth a million that one!

[Ridhwan]

awesome everybody all the works just getting better..
3DGURU : thanks man
TonyClifton : i really like yours so far,waiting for the best..

not done yet but here my last render..
great every body!!

[Eyesight]

Congratulations for all , good work !

A little update , modeling and texturing the plant , put some feather on the floor...

http://www.eyesight3d.com/Wip/plante_wip_2.jpg

[DaddyDoom]

Well folks

Here's my final pic. As I said before, I've lost my 3D work files due to a typical case of self-stupidity, and therefore I had to work with my last WIP shot.
Hope you fellas like it, and good work to all!

[Nocturn8]

3DGURU: awesome scene man.
grafixsuz: indeed, the new angle is more exciting.
Daniela Blanco: great job.. hope to see a high res version soon
xico: looking forward where this will go... hope to see more updates.
Ridhwan: looking great dude.
Eyesight: loving the angle, colors and the scene. awesome work dude.
Daddydoom: excellent job dude, loving everything and the caption is really hilarious. congratulations dude. awesome job!

Great job everyone...

Here's my final, hope you guys like it.

[Eyesight]

"DaddyDoom" you've done a good job !
"Nocturn8" your image rocks , well done !

[HA-Jassar]

Great job guys!

DD, great to see it finished man :)

[HA-Jassar]

Ok, I've done some adjustments on the stems, this is the final result I hope :)

http://uploader.polorix.net//files/316/Finished Work/zombie-plant2222.jpg

Cheers!

[DaddyDoom]

Way coolio HJ!

DD

[Daniela Blanco]

DaddyDoom: It's sad what happened, but it looks realy great.....
Nocturn8: excellent job, realy nice scene.....

I think it's almost there..........I wan't make some little changes yet........
What do you guys think??? Opinions are welcome.....

Great job everyone........

[penguins]

DaddyDoom: Lol I finally get the scooby doo!
Nocturn8: Lol love it great.
Eyesight: Great, love the idea.
Daniela: The multiple flowers Really work.
Ha jassar: Great transition between 2d and 3d. Very good.

[Warin-3DT]

I'd been not visited this challenge for few days, what is going on here? It's going mad:eek: isn't it?.....18 pages posts.....wow incredible!

Well done guys, very enthusiastic! Love it

PL> To some of you who haven't claimed your Forum award yet, like HA-Jassar;) , look at how many DaddyDoom has lol, please do by clicking this link http://forums.3dtotal.com/awards.php

Warin <--------------keen to give awards

[DaddyDoom]

Yeah Warin, everybody's all addicted to the Sculpting Challenge, The Blog Cock and Paper Airplanes by MastahTom... But there are a still old school geeks like us here at the Stylized Challenges keeping it alive and kicking :D

Haven't seen ya here for a while :)

DD

[JHarford]

fantastic work guys, daddydoom , i love your final pic. nocturn, also a great job.

[Warin-3DT]

JHarford, I just noticed you are based in Worcester, UK...same as us! Where about are you?

[Warin-3DT]

Yeah Warin, everybody's all addicted to the Sculpting Challenge, The Blog Cock and Paper Airplanes by MastahTom... But there are a still old school geeks like us here at the Stylized Challenges keeping it alive and kicking :D

Haven't seen ya here for a while :)

DD


He he those new threads are crazy but fun thought!
I will be here more often...promise:dance:

[DaddyDoom]

fantastic work guys, daddydoom , i love your final pic. nocturn, also a great job.

Tnx man! I'm a fan of your work and it's really great for my lousy ego to get that sort of input from you :o!

DD

[HA-Jassar]

Warin <--------------keen to give awards

lol, haven't noticed I am passed the 100 post range! I will claim my award now!
Thanks.

[Lynette-3dt]

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick reminder here that all final images must be posted in THIS THREAD before 11:59PM - GMT - on 31st May 2008. A new VOTING thread will then be created on the 1st June for all final entries to be posted for Voting, which will start on 8th June 2008.

Thanks for all your great support in this challenge - it has been a pleasure watching this challenge grow.:)

Look forward to seeing more from you guys!

Lynette

[TonyClifton]

ok...here is my final image...great job everyone!!!
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7591/final1024forumaa1.jpg

[HA-Jassar]

Hey Tony! Oi man! I see that your level is much much better than I used to remember! was i gone for that long? amazing :)

Cheers!

[DaddyDoom]

damnit tony! that's looking so damn cool man :D
Between you and Jassar... I smell a winner!!!

DD

[Nocturn8]

penguins: thanks dude.
Warin-3DT: glad to see you here mam
JHarford: thanks for the comment
TonyClifton: Incredible...really amazing work dude!

[chubu]

Tony! - man thats look great but if you have time left you have to add Background!
it will be so cool if you do! :)

great work this month. good job!

[Ridhwan]

TonyClifton : that is amazing dude..
HA-Jassar : i really love the background and the details..
DaddyDoom : nice done,believe me it dosent need any adjustments any more ;)

great job everyone !!

[stroggtank]

Haha, i didn´t had any good idea for this contest, and now i see that there are a lot of different yet great images here! Nocturn8, to be honest i wasn´t sure about the car idea in the first WIPs, but the final image ended up just great! i love it!, Daddydoom, your scene is great too! great style & humor man! (also i´m not a big SD fan.. so... guess why :) everyone great work! TonyCliffton & Jassar, a couple of my many favourites so far ... ...&... uhmm damn! i can´t remember all the usernames from all the 19 pages...i need to walk through here more often :S

cheers! Carlos

[penguins]

TonyClifton: That is great!!! Sooooo funny. Love the expressions.

[Nocturn8]

stroggtank: thanks man, i'm kinda surprised how it turned out too. thanks to all forums members for the help.

[Eyesight]

I think it's my final image .... hope you like .

http://www.eyesight3d.com/Wip/plante_final.jpg

[Warin-3DT]

Eyesight : Final image came out very well...very creative! Love the idea!

[DaddyDoom]

Baha EyeSight, really funny man :D
It would have been nice if someone tried a Hannibal Lecter plant, with those straps and mask on :D

DD

[Nocturn8]

Eyesight: amazing work man... love the lighting and overall composition.

[HA-Jassar]

Eyesight, the final render is really nice :)

Good luck to all!

[Daniela Blanco]

Amazing work everybody...........
As I said before.....it's my first time here.........and I'm realy happy of participating......and I will come here more often......

Here is my final image......hope you guys like.....
Good luck everyone!!!

[DaddyDoom]

Nice work Daniela! The render seems a bit pixelized though... can you make another with better res?

[Daniela Blanco]

Thanks DaddyDoom.................
Ok now...............here is my final image............with a better res......

[TonyClifton]

nocturn8, your final is killer!!! dynamic and vivid composition! congratulations!
eyesight: double thumbs up!!!
ficou legal, daniela blanco! looks like there is kind of a strange understanding between the plants and the flies, creepy harmony mood...really love the tongue of the happy plant in the front...good work!

[xxxcubanxxx]

Hey, everyone I've been really sick for the last week or so sorry I haven't been so active...I do have to say WOW every ones work here is amazing great final shots. Sure theres more to come.

TonyClifton: Awesome final shot, just awesome.
HA-Jassar: I think out of all yours has the best atmosphere and mood.
DD: LOL, love the title and piece, cheers.
Nocturn8: Very nice man, that came out hilarious.
Eyesight: Creepy man, love the details with the blood and feathers.
Daniela Blanco: I really like your scene and those nasty tongues, lol.


Well I'm not done yet due to being sick but here is one of the last updates to the project enjoy.


http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1101/test1rd9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1101/test1rd9.4103f7b4a8.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=65&i=test1rd9.jpg)

[penguins]

Ok here is my final image. Uggggg so busy, I really hope I can join in on the next challenge though.

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj86/penguins916/finalcopy.jpg

[Nocturn8]

Daniela Blanco: looking great, awesome job and the mood is really cool.
TonyClifton: man, thanks for the comments, it would'nt be possible without you guys to lend in a hand or two.
xxxcubanxxx: awesome composition dude. get well soon.
penguins: looking very cute dude. great job man.

[xico]

Hi, this is my carnivorous plant, the model with Aproximate AO, I hope to finish before the dead line and I hope you like it.

[Warin-3DT]

well done soldiers! (copy this word from Dominance War we won 2 yrs in the row!)

This will be tough for choosing top3, umm when is the deadline for posting the final image? today?

[DaddyDoom]

Tomorrow!

[Lynette-3dt]

Deadline = 31st May 2008 11:59PM GMT

Please make sure your final image is posted in here by 11:59PM tomorrow night! No exceptions! ;)

For a valid entry, just make sure your final image is posted in the WIP thread by the end of the month, and then post your final image in 'VOTING' thread before the 8th June 2008. Voting will take place from the 8th June to the 15th June 2008, when the winners will be announced!

Everyone has to post their FINAL image in the WIP thread before the end of the month deadline, as well as their WIPs during the month. You then have to post it (exactly the same final image) again in the VOTING thread. This means there is a very clear deadline: no-one can work after the end of the month and the VOTING thread still exists as before, as this is a nice clean thread with final images only which is used for the judging only.

[Warin-3DT]

Thanks DD and Lynette,

[Shahin_fj]

So many Great jobs this time...
Ok, here is my Final image... Hope you like it.

Good Luck everyone.

[Daniela Blanco]

Awesome job everybody...........it's just getting better........

xxxcubanxxx: it's realy nice......love the plants on the left......hope you get better.....and can finish it......
penguins: it's realy cute...........good job.........
Shahin_fj: I loved it.............I was already liking the plant by it self.........and with this concept.........it's great......

Realy tough to choose.........congratulations everybody

[xxxcubanxxx]

Penguins:Sad you didn't have much time, but it turn out looking really cute and great.
Daniela:Thanks a lot glad you like it, it'll be done by tonight.
Nocturn8:Thank you very much friend for your kind words.
xico:That is looking fantastic work hard for that finish line.
Shahin_fj:Quality work brother, that came out really nice.


Best of luck to every one. :dance:

[penguins]

Shahin_fj: you have to tell me how you rendered that. I love it, really great job.

xico: You can do it!!! Hope you finish in time, looking great.

Daniela Blanco: Pixelation-B-gone. Looks a lot better now, congrats.

xxxcubanxxx: Great work, is that all 3d!?!?!? I can't tell if you drew that or if it is a cell shader. Ether why it looks great.

[xxxcubanxxx]

Thanks Penguins everything on the scene is 3d the leafs are just planes, but I did the graphics on PS.

[penguins]

xxcubanxx: Got to try that, the results are great. Thanks for the tip.

[Shahin_fj]

Tnx Daniela Blanco, xxxcubanxxx & penguins for the kind words...

penguins you have to vote for me so I can tell you the secret in the making of.... just kidding!!!
It was rendered in mental ray using a skylight & a simple spotlight with final gather (I wanted to use an area spotlight but it took a lot of render time because of hair modifier on ground as grass)
But most of the work has been done in composition in PS, the color correction and adding some zoom blur effect.. hope it helps.

Best of luck everybody.

[Nocturn8]

Shahin_fj: wow, i've been looking forward to seeing your entry in 3d ever since i saw that concept sketch and it sure is awesome. great job dude.

[DaddyDoom]

Shahin_fj, great entry man!
Good luck to all :)

DD

[xxxcubanxxx]

Well, I guess I can finally say I'm done with this one. :wall: 2:45am gotta get me some sleep.


Wish the best for everyone in the challenge. I'll be around tomorrow.... well in a bit. ;)


FINAL SHOTHope you guys like it. I'm out......:zzz::xx:

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2750/finalshot800fc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[HA-Jassar]

xxxcubanxxx, the colors are great man! It somehow reminds me of tropical beaches :)

[penguins]

penguins you have to vote for me so I can tell you the secret in the making of.... just kidding!!!
It was rendered in mental ray using a skylight & a simple spotlight with final gather (I wanted to use an area spotlight but it took a lot of render time because of hair modifier on ground as grass)
But most of the work has been done in composition in PS, the color correction and adding some zoom blur effect.. hope it helps.


He He He. Now I see that blur. It almost makes it look magical. Thanks for the insight

[Rooky]

Shahin_fj - thats so great. Kinda thought that I already knew which ones my favorite at this comp, but looks like your entry will change my mind :)

But I have to agree that everyones doing great job and I`m really happy to see so many beautiful entries.
Keep up the good work.

[Shahin_fj]

you're welcome penguins.
Haha!! Lucky Me! Tnx Rooky, Nocturn8 and DD. Appreciate it so much.

[Ridhwan]

oh..i was about to miss the deadline we are having exams here..

really great works everybody and i think this is my final image..
best of luck everyone..

[Daniela Blanco]

xxxcubanxxx: loved the mood you created..........it realy looks like something tropical.........the eyes coming from the dark are realy great.........realy nice work
Ridhwan: nice work man.............it's so funny............the plants should realy get this advice.......hehe......great work

[GekuL]

Here's my final...

[DJdude]

xxxcubanxxx: the scene kind of distracts from the main character. you could try taking a few objects out of the scene.

[3DGURU]

WOW ! , sw33t progress all , specialy

tony clifton [liked , concept and quality]
NOCTURN8 [sweet !! ]
DADDY DOOM [sweet !!]
Ha-Jassar [environment , liked it]

ok , here goes my final image .
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5089/017xe9.jpg

PS :- allright , seems that my work isn't well-made enough LOL , didn't see posts according to it :( , LOL , :) , smile .... , good luck all , been a very cool and funny challenge :) ...

[grafixsuz]

I hope I am not late with this one. I had internet problems. I will try anyway.

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/3939/flyontherundo8.png

I thought I would simplify this final one, took away the grass, and added motion blur to the characters.

Good luck everyone!

[kahriz10]

these look great. My animation final has had me going crazy, and I didn't realize I was missing the deadline until it was too late. Oh well.....next month!

[HA-Jassar]

When will we see the voting thread?

[Lynette-3dt]

working on it! ;)

[DaddyDoom]

Lynette, consider yourself disqualified! :D

[Lynette-3dt]

haha. dammit!!

back soon...

[Lynette-3dt]

hello my impatient friends ;), here we go...

The the new VOTING thread for the CARNIVOROUS PLANT SUPER STYLISED CHALLENGE!! has now been created, here:
http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59114

IMPORTANT: Now has come the time for the following artists to post their fantastic final images in the new VOTING thread (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59114).

GekuL [posted 31/5]
Ridhwan [posted 31/5]
xxxcubanxxx [posted 31/5]
Shahin_fj [posted 30/5]
penguins [posted 30/5]
Daniela Blanco [posted 29/5]
Eyesight [posted 29/5]
Tony Clifton [posted 28/5]
HA-Jassar [posted 27/5]
Nocturn8 [posted 27/5]
DaddyDoom [posted 27/5]

The following artists unfortunately missed the deadline (sorry!), but we can accept the images that they posted prior to their finals, as follows:

3DGURU [posted 25/5]
grafixsuz [posted 26/5]
Please note: we will not accept the final images posted on 1st June 2008, after the deadline.

800 or 1024 sized images are fine for this stage (but high-res versions are good for 3DCreative magazine!)

Please post all entries in the VOTING thread (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59114) before 8th June 2008 10:30AM GMT.
Only entries posted in the 'May 2008 - Carnivorous Plant! - VOTING!' thread before this date will be eligible for Voting!

Voting will then start immediately afterwards and will run until 15th June 2008 10:30AM GMT.

We will post to commence the Voting on the 8th June. 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 for all your hard work!


Lynette-3dt