THE Sculpting Challenge 016: Creatures of Legend - Dragons

[Freespace-3DT]

Creatures of Legend - Dragons

Welcome to THE Sixteenth Speed Sculpting Challenge. Whether you're new to sculpting, to the Threedy forums, or you're a seasoned veteran, come and join in on the Sculpting madness – there's plenty of fun and learning to be had by all!

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The Rules:
1. The competition will run until the 10th of June 2009, 12:00 PM GMT+0 (For information about GMT click here (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/)); the time between now and then will be allocated to creating and submitting the entries, followed by several days of judging and voting for the entries – at which point the next competition will start.

2. The moderators will be supplying a base mesh for each competition, from which everyone will start sculpting. This is so we all get an equal start and it keeps us on topic. You must work only with the base mesh provided and you must not add any additional base meshes or objects of your own. We simply want you to use your imagination and see what you can come up with what has been provided!

3. There will be a time limit for the sculpting. Spend no longer than the allocated time limit, then post a screen-grab of your model. No cheating – we are relying on your honesty here!

4. Do not add any meshes other than those sanctioned in this competition brief.

5. As the base meshes show, the sculpt this time starts from a head bust. Do not add any additional objects, SubTools or base meshes to what was given.

6. No rendering, texturing, lighting or rigging – let's keep it all about the high-res sculpt! What we are looking for is the quality of the sculpt you can produce "under pressure". If your entry is not complete, you can still post as long as it's recognisable and on topic.

7. For your final entry, post a screen-grab from your software with your finished work in it. It's fine to present this stuff nicely, with nice labelling etc., but do not add any post-production to the images themselves. These images must be uploaded to our servers by using the "Manage Attachments" button on the forum reply page. Do not link to external image files. Larger than the maximum size or posts containing links to external images (other than for reference materials) will be removed and the poster disqualified.

8. You can create multiple sculpts, but you can have only one final entry for each competition.

9. Do not create your own WIP thread. Simply post all WIP screen-grabs in here and your FINAL entry in the Submissions thread, here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=67047)

These rules apply to everybody taking part – there will be NO exceptions!

We've attached the supplied base mesh at the bottom of this post. Take it and go subdivide!

Prizes:
This month's prizes:

1st Place

Any 3 items from the 3DTotal Shop (url]http://shop.3dtotal.com/). We sell lots of items these days, such as our books (http://www.3dtotal.com/book/), Texture DVDs (http://www.3dtotal.com/textures/), Shorts DVDs (http://www.3dtotal.com/shorts/), lots of training DVDs (http://www.3dtotal.com/training/), and 12 month subscriptions to 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com/) and 3DCreative Magazine (http://www.3dcreativemag.com)

2nd Place

Any 2 items from the 3DTotal Shop (http://shop.3dtotal.com/) (see above)

3rd Place

Any 1 item from the 3DTotal Shop (http://shop.3dtotal.com/) (see above)

Note: We do unfortunately have to limit prizes to 1 book per winner per challenge, due to high postage costs for heavier items. Please note that we cannot offer the 3D Printed models as prizes!

Plus! don't forget the status that comes along with a 1st place Speed Sculpting Winner is always pretty cool! The award you receive is also polished and shiny.

The Brief:

Time limit: 8 hours

Start Date: 8th May 2009, 12:00 PM GMT+0

Deadline: 10th June 2009, 12:00 PM GMT+0 (For information about GMT click here (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/))

Subject: Creatures of Legend - Dragons

This challenge begins a series that will take place over time ( not necessarily one after the other ), featuring creatures of legend and myth. Depending on how well this goes, there's going to be more ( make sure to suggest your creature of legend in the suggestion thread (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=64703) ).

To kickstart a new wave of SSC challenges, we plunge into the depths of the domain of Dragons. These beasts are the largest, meanest and most feared entities of legends of days past.

Any type of dragon is accepted, from fire, ice, golden, green, red, black, and so on. Both viciously realistic as well as stylized dragons are accepted.

Deliver the strongest and most vicious dragon you can allow your mind to imagine. The time-frame for this one has been beefed up to a total of eight hours, to allow all the intricacies of a complex dragon to be dealt with. Best of luck, Dragonsculptors!

The Mesh:

This month's base mesh is a basic attempt at a generic dragon made by yours truly. It shouldn't hinder your creative flow in any way, and you should be able to make just about any sort of dragon out of it. Update: There is also a box attached, that you can optionally use for a pedestal for your dragon.

Your base mesh is attached to this post - simply click on the attachment at the end of this post, save the file, import it in the sculpting software of your choice, and you're on your way!

Please note that you mustn't add any more objects – use only what has been provided and nothing more! This is the challenge after all!

Here's your .obj file - download it, have fun & get to work! >>>

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Excellent theme I think you'll agree, good luck to all who enter and please please please someone do the Hungarian Horntail from Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire :)

All the best guys

CG.

[bgen]

wow dragons rule, in this i might join in . now i just have to find the time :D.

[Freespace-3DT]

wow dragons rule, in this i might join in . now i just have to find the time :D.

There's 32 days left. :D

[NeXt 0ne]

There was small mesh error at the mouth area, i fixed it and uploaded it.
http://rapidshare.com/files/230668529/ssc016_dragonbase.obj.html

Btw, can i start with moving some poligons in other program ? like cinema or max ? And then switch to mudbox/zbrush

[capitan_popo]

WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

[Freespace-3DT]

NeXt One: Thanks you for spotting the error, it has escaped me. What was it? I've updated the original post with your fix. And no, I'm sorry but you shouldn't modify the base mesh in standard applications - it would remove the equal-start of everybody. Though this is easily achieved with move tools in Zbrush/Mudbox at the base subdivision level.

capitan_popo: Fire it up!

[Belal Saeed]

like this concept of challenge , and i'll join in

[mrpeculiar]

Ohhh no .......why did you have to choose dragon .......seriously ......ive just started out on my matte painting for "gate of hell" and now youve made it impossible for me not to enter this comp as well......THANKS A LOT GUYS !!!:(

[NeXt 0ne]

But what is the diference, moving some vertexes in mudboy in cinema is the same, the effetct is. will somebody know, if i move them in other program ? wtf

[Pedro Toledo]

I agree with you. Moving verts around in any software should not be a big issue as long as you don't change the topology.

I love the theme, but I wonder if such a complex subject, and 8 hours time limit, can still be considered a speed sculpt...

I'll try to join anyways.

[Freespace-3DT]

Sauron: I'm looking forward to your dragon.

mrpeculiar: I'm so sorry you HAVE to join us, hehe. ;P

NeXt One & Pedro Toledo: The rules have always been that people don't alter the base mesh in other software. If you feel it is an extreme hindrance ( I may not be the best base mesh builder - or it may not be quite as you would have made it ), I'll talk it over with my fellow mods, and see if we make it work for you to move stuff around in 3dsmax/maya/cinema, etc... How's that? :wave:

I felt that 8 hours would do a dragon justice, as 5-6 hours could be rushing it for some people. If it's too long, you can always finish up in 4-5 hours and call it done, anyway. :) I'm really excited to see what you guys do with the theme!

[mrpeculiar]

8 hours is perfect for me ...........Guess i better get modeling then since i HAVE to participate :haha:

One question ..........are we allowed to add a base for presentation .......nothing flash ........just a simple pedastool ?

[Freespace-3DT]

I guess it would really benefit the dragon to have base to stand upon. Good idea, mrpeculiar. I'll edit the brief post to reflect this right now.

[mrpeculiar]

Cheers ....i appreciate that

And to show my appreciation heres my first 30 minutes to get the thread rolling :*poly:

[darkmonk]

hi, are we allowed to sculpt the box into any shape we want ?
could i sculpt it into a large rock face and have my dragon gripping onto it ? or is the box just meant as a simple surface to ground your sculpt?

thanks

[Freespace-3DT]

mrpeculiar: You're very welcome! If there's someone with a great idea that will add to the experience value of the challenge, I'm always welcome for input. :) And that dragon looks pretty good, I like the muscular structure you're defining. The pose makes it appear noble, lighthearted, like a white dragon.

darkmonk: Hey there! You most certainly can, that sounds really cool.

Now, as ClassicGamer requested the Hungarian Horntail from Harry Potter, what would be extra cool is if whoever does do it, also sculpt the pedestal into one of the towers of Hogwarts and have the dragon gripping on to it. Oh man that would certainly look awesome. :D

[Scottleroc]

Freespace-3DT I have a quick question

Are we allowed to subd the hands and feet to allow us more polys?

Of course this would add polys to the original base mesh thats why I am asking if it is legal to do this.

Thanks in advance and I think I know what the answer will be but I just wanted it pointed out.

Oh and one more thing do we have to show a sub D level 1 poly count screenshot to prove we didn't add anymore polys? (in relation to the above question)

[Freespace-3DT]

Scottleroc: You should be allright to subdivide things locally, as long as it all stays within Zbrush/Mudbox. Prodiving subd level 1 screenshot along with your work is not required, but some people do it and it's pretty neat to see the sculpt at different subdivisions.

[Avatar-3DT]

Cool challenge dude :) I guess the people at Dragonlance would frown at your choice of a challenge poster :D I hope to get myself some dragon meal if I can muster the free time.

[M_Cederstrom]

i haven't done a sculpting challenge in a long time i might find time for this one.... it looks fun. :D

[arthurduque]

ahuaha....Cool challange...I get the OBJs...and soon I start the work!!

Good luck for everybody!!

[mrpeculiar]

Righto .......lets keep things moving here

Around the 2 hour mark now .....started with some basic detailing of the head

[delavega]

Good start mrpeculiar
Definitely joining this challenge too...way too cool!

[Zoli]

Great topic!
I see it, but i ask it- its allowed to pose it for example as mrpeculiar did. Am I right?

[mrpeculiar]

Actually after revisting it im having a crack at the Hungarian Horntail ......well ......something based on it .......... i will do both dragons to completion .....(hopefully) :halo:

[Freespace-3DT]

Avatar: Hey there, man! I thought this would tickle your interests. ;P

M_Cederstrom: Let it rip, man.

arthurduque: Looking forward to your dragon.

mrpeculiar: Just take care not to make the scales too powerful, otherwise details like eyes/teeth could get lost from a distance. I love the mouth you did for the dragon.

delavega: Welcome, welcome!

Zoli: Glad you like the theme! Yes, it's allowed to pose the dragon, make it look as cool as possible!

mrpeculiar: Oh, that's too cool!

[Lynette-3dt]

But what is the diference, moving some vertexes in mudboy in cinema is the same, the effetct is. will somebody know, if i move them in other program ? wtf


If there is no difference in the effect, then it shouldn't be a problem for you to use your Mudbox or ZBrush to do the job. Of course, we won't know if you have used another software package to do this, but these challenges are all about coming together and tackling something under the same guidelines, using the same programmes and coming up with something great under the same rules and restrictions as everyone else. Every challenge has restrictions, that's just how it is.

Sorry to butt in Freespace! Over to you :)

[liquidbear]

ok im new on this site today :) but im diving in the deep end and joining in cant hurt :):dance::dance::dance:

[Lynette-3dt]

ok im new on this site today but im diving in the deep end and joining in cant hurt

Welcome to Threedy, hope you enjoy your stay! And do jump into this challenge, it's only just kicked off so it's a great time to hop in. Enjoy :)

[mrpeculiar]

Ok ........dont want to flood the thread with my sculpt but thought id post my half way point ........lots of time used up on all the scales ......started doing them one by one and then adding onto each one ...........anyway ......its turning out kinda stylized ..........
Also took an hour to start the Hungarian Horntail dragon .............just looking basic for now so ill hold out on that one ;)

Anyway .....4 h

[KREFT]

Hey everybody ,this is my first time in this competition.I'm not a biggest fan of dragons so I don't know them like you but I will try to sculpt a dragon like I see him.

mrpeculiar: very cool sculpting:)

I modeled 2 h till now

[CHAO5]

he guys... here´s my start... after 20 min so far.

[CHAO5]

35 min one subdivide more so far...:smug:

[CHAO5]

now 1h so far :D

[CHAO5]

muahhahah new update... i hope u like my wip and the dragon after 1h and 35min. cc welcome:evil:

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

As I thought there's some excellent sculpts coming through already, this will be great!

I love that idea about the Hungarian Horntail gripping Hogwarts Astronomy Tower or something like that, that would really rock!

CG.

[dPunisher]

mrpeculiar - great dragon! Really like the face! once ur done modeling... u could do a really cool pose... :)

CHAO5 - good concept.. guess u should start adding details.. claws and stuff.. and.. a lot of scales, muscles, etc. ... maybe the wings are a bit too thick..?

KREFT- good start :)

[gumby666]

Cool challenge!!
I always used to draw dragons when I was a little tacker so I'm looking forward to having a play with this!

mrpeculiar - great start! maybe you could vary the scale sizes a little more? looking very fierce!!

KREFT - a very different approach but an excellent start

CHAO5 - can't wait to see the details emerge

[SR_6274]

Well, I'll try this one, but I doubt it will turn out anything like a dragon lol. Here is my work so far after 1 and a half hours.

[mrpeculiar]

Ok .......think the horntail is looking ok for posting
Just over 2 hours and i think i can squeeze one more sub D out of the mesh
The prob for me has been the extra polys where the two front legs were ......they are up around the neck area and took me a while to squash back into the mesh ...............seems a waste of polys having those spots there but thats the nature of this challenge ........
Obviously i have to add all the spikes ect so its looking a little naked atm ;)

[mrpeculiar]

well im having an absolute ball with the horntail
Im at the 4 hour mark now and thought yet anather update was in order.
8 hours seems like ill be cutting it fine but i think once ive reached my 8 with this ill submit it as my final and move my progress to the organic WIP part of the forum and continue with retopo, texturing and rendering ect .......just enjoying this one tooooo much.
Anyway ....heres the standard modeling pose and a quick free transform pose

[Zoli]

Hey,Its so cool wyvern :)) ,I love the details !
but my personal fav, is ur first dragon, its was so mascular,and massive :) . Keep it up

[Freespace-3DT]

mrpeculiar: I've got to say I'm amazed at what you've done here, with both dragons. Way to go, man! And that's pretty cool how you solved the fact that the horntail doesn't have front arms.

KREFT: Hello, and welcome to the challenge. I see you're starting to define the dominant forms for yor dragon, keep it up, and when you've got something, don't hesitate to show.

CHAO5: Hey, that's a happy dragon right there. What I'd say needs more attention is the muscles that attach the wings to his back.

SR_6274: Try defining his elbows ( all of them ) more, that'll give a sense of anatomy and utility to his limbs. The wing tips could be pinched and his mouth needs to be big enough to eat a man whole. :)

[Orrin Hogan]

Found this while googling reference, maybe it will help someone else as well.

[Zoli]

and the bones :) ,
and dragon types: http://www.draconika.com/types.php
:)

[Freespace-3DT]

Ah hell guys, those are brilliant finds. Cheers!

Some more dragon types here: http://www.draconika.com/types/metallic.php

[CHAO5]

he! thx for cc all! here is n new updat after 3h so far... hope u like it.

[Scottleroc]

heres my work so far after 5 hours.

I only found out we could put more sub d's in after I had started so the spikes and things don't look great but I am happy with the energy of the piece so far.

[Identity3d]

Great sculpting scott it looks a mix between eastern and western dragons the details really jump out at you in the image.

[KREFT]

thanks for the comments

I defined the muscles ,still a lot to do...

4h now

[gumby666]

KREFT - Loving the progress! Really wise looking dragon.

mrperculiar - I'm thinking about getting rid of all the legs and doing an eastern style dragon. How'd you remove the front legs on your scuplt? I was thinking of masking the area at lowest division and then just reducing it back with flatten and other brushes. Is there an easier way? I don't want to end up with a mess of polygons that I can't apply any texture over. Any advice?

Might get kicking on this one tonight.

[mrpeculiar]

ahoy gumby .......
unfortunatly the rules in the challenge state somthing along the lines of not being able to alter the mesh .......so in this instant you will have to squash those legs back with flatten/move/smooth as i have with my mesh.

It shouldnt work out as too much of a problems for texturing with this challenge as were not supposed to texture/render our sculpts other than basic screen grabs of what weve done.

What i plan to do with mine is retopoligize the sculpt after ive completed my model for the challenge and then do my uv unwrap ect for my own personal enjoyment......... hope that helps and good luck.

On a side note .........would have been nice to have a few toes on our base mesh.......managed to get some out of the stumps provided though ;)


And since im here ill show off my 6th hour ......still have to do the tail half ......wings and feet ......and a few adjustments here and there
Hope i have enough time to sculpt a little base


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[nexusbird]

I don't normally post in these challenges, but god damn mrpeculiar yours is coming on very nicely! liking the detail etc, i wonder are you going to do armor for the dragon like in the movie?

[hulahuga]

You are quite productive peculiar!
I like the pose :).

The happy dragon is ace too :)

[lo2op]

So first post, first challange.
And here is my start...after 20 min.
http://www.lo2op.de/Bilder/dragon.jpg

[Maverick84]

Hi everybody!
I am just read the contest, and I want to join.
Already downloadad the .obj under the base mesh image.
How can I register to the contest? And where to upload my creature?

[califfguzman]

Im In :)

[Maverick84]

where is the "Manage Attachments" button ?

[Maverick84]

OK, I have it already :)
Sorry for the idiot questions :)

[Freespace-3DT]

CHAO5: Well done, keep it up!

Scottleroc: That looks very good! The pose is brilliant as well.

KREFT: Great muscle definition. The eyes seem a bit too flat to me, though.

mrpeculiar: No toes = part of the challenge. You did a great job dealing with it, though. :)


I extend a huge welcome to newcomers to the challenge and to Threedy!

lo2op: Welcome! That's an interesting pose, are you going to make him fly?

Maverick84: You don't need to register officialy for the contest. Just read all the rules, and keep posting your work in progress here. There will soon be a Final Submissions thread for this challenge, where you will submit your final work to be voted by the community.

califfguzman: Looking forward to your entry.

[gumby666]

Here's about 1 and a half hours progress.
I've opted to try and make an eastern style legless dragon.
Thanks to mrperculiar on the hints on getting rid of the legs.
I still have some work on the remaining legs mesh to hide it totally.
Spent a great deal of my time so far just amputating them damn legs & wings!!

Not sure if I'll keep going with this guy as I've subdivided him so much my computer's about to have a hemorrhage.

Great posts so far!!!

[CHAO5]

CHAO5: Well done, keep it up!



thx... i hope i find some time today for more details.

[mrpeculiar]

Ok .....little over 7 hours and im calling this one done....
Not the final pose and i also noticed after posing this some areas deformed a bit ....but those i will fix in the final.
Ill see how i go with the remaining hour for the base .........

Gumby .......i do see the little areas were your feet/wings were ......what i had to do was ....raise the sub D ....flatten /smooth .....then lower the sub D .....flatten/ smooth and repeat that process about 10 or more times to get it looking smooth at the high sub D level ....
My mesh sits at 5.488 million polys now .......

Ok .......to some pics

[CHAO5]

mrpeculiar wow real nice update

[Dunric]

Hey guys ! I think I'm in this one . But tell me please , can we sculpt additional box into whatever we want , or is it just for podium ?

[califfguzman]

1hr45mins so far
Dragon + Pedestal

mrpeculiar: Sick 2nd Dragon!

[gumby666]

cheers mrperculiar I've decided to can my work in progress and start fresh.

Wasn't really what I was aiming for and I'm gunna make one with legs as I found a reference pic of the dragon I was thinking of and it has legs. As attached below.

I also second CHAO5's WOW!
Awesome sculpt!!

[Teyon]

I may have some time this weekend to do an entry. Curious if the no-altering mesh thing applies to setting up groups? It makes for an easier sculpting experience but doesn't require actually changing any geometry. Is that allowed this go around?

[Freespace-3DT]

Gumby: I'm glad you found that reference for the asian dragon, it's going to be much easier on you. :)

mrpeculiar: Congrats on a job well done! That's definetely the Horntail we were hoping for.

Dunric: The box is for a podium/pedestal/terrain/object for the dragon to interact with. But what were you thinking of doing with it?

califfguzman: That's looking sweet so far! I love how the tail goes around the rock and the dragon looks like it's protecting its territorry from tresspassers.

Teyon: Great to see you around the Sculpting Challenge! Please tell me more about setting up groups.

[Teyon]

:) Nice to be back in here again! It's been awhile.

Well, for the group setup, you'd just select faces and assign them to a group name. Then, in ZBrush, since the object has been grouped, you can hide areas you're not working on by holding down the CTRL and SHIFT keys and then clicking on the object in the area you want to work on. Basically, it's just an easier way of hiding parts of the mesh. Most modeling apps have a way of doing this - ZBrush included (that's what polygroups are for in ZBrush).

So, the actual geometry doesn't change at all, poly counts and vertex order are the same, they just have been assigned to a particular group name the same way you'd assign them to a material.

[TomorowsMemory]

Ok .....little over 7 hours and im calling this one done....
Not the final pose and i also noticed after posing this some areas deformed a bit ....but those i will fix in the final.
Ill see how i go with the remaining hour for the base .........

Gumby .......i do see the little areas were your feet/wings were ......what i had to do was ....raise the sub D ....flatten /smooth .....then lower the sub D .....flatten/ smooth and repeat that process about 10 or more times to get it looking smooth at the high sub D level ....
My mesh sits at 5.488 million polys now .......

Ok .......to some pics

Why do you choose to go to the highest subD and work down with the flatten brush? I am wondering why you didn't go from low to high rez? It seems faster to work with the masses down to the fine details. Is there a particular reason you work from hi-rez to low-rez? Thanks and amazing work!

[Teyon]

Oh hey! Added benefit that I didn't know about until just now - local subdivision inside ZBrush. So if you create polygroups in ZBrush (or group the object and bring it into ZBrush) you can hide the body parts based on what you want to work with, right? Well, you can also do local subdivision on the visible parts, allowing for increased detail only in parts that need it. I'd never used them that way before, I've only ever used them as a means to hide stuff. It's pretty cool and very handy in situations like this. Something to consider. I don't know how Mudbox handles groups or if it even recognizes groups but I thought I'd put it out there as a request...

[Dunric]

Freespace-3DT
I actually thought about second head :) .

[mrpeculiar]

Sorry about that .......my description was a bit wrong ......i do start at the lowest sub D ....then go higher ......then go lower again ....and so on

Sorry for the confusion ......and thanks everyone for the wonderfull comments ......i had a ball sculpting that thing.

Im now :wall: trying to retopo it for personal use ...........i really hate retopo ........especialy with big horns and such .....:(:*poly::(
Anyone feel like retoping this guy for me ;)

[Freespace-3DT]

Teyon: Allright, go for it, man.

Dunric: I've talked about it with my esteemed colleagues, and we want to keep the box only for pedestal, this time.

[Teyon]

Sweet!

[CHAO5]

he... here´s n new update after 4h so far

[lo2op]

So here is my Dragon after 2 hours.
Please ignore the feet they still need a lot of work...
http://www.lo2op.de/Bilder/dragon2h.jpg

[zonk]

Hello everybody, I decided to take part in this great challenge ;-)
Almost 4 hours so far:
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6826/drgno.jpg (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=drgno.jpg)


Right now i'm thinking about how to use pedestal and add more detail, any feedback?
CHAO5: the dragon looks cool, but the feet need to be finished - I'm sure you know that ;-)
lo2op: very nice so far, I like those muscle/fat definitions.
mrpeculiar: Simply awesome! Teach me, please :D

[CHAO5]

CHAO5: the dragon looks cool, but the feet need to be finished - I'm sure you know that ;-)


jep :!!!: :dance:
welcome to ssc and forums.3dtotal.com

[lo2op]

Last update for today. :>
Something about 3 hours.
http://lo2op.de/Bilder/drache.jpg

@zonk: thanks ;) your dragon is nice too, i really like the head...but the wings are a bit too thin

@CHAO5: nice dragon i like the stumpy arms

[CHAO5]

@CHAO5: nice dragon i like the stumpy arms

thx man :o

[XADA]

Hello! very nice jobs!!
thank you for this chalenge and this subject.
Well, this is something like an old funny dragon, after 1H30.
good luck every one!!
XADA

My blog: http://archsca.blogspot.com

[DELTATHUND3R]

Fantastic sculpts..
MrPeculiar= your pose and dragon are really good.
Im really lovin all the sculpts...
Keep up the wikked works.

[KREFT]

Hi again,

Freespace-3DT:thank you

gumby666:thank you, good luck with your dragon :)

update 6 h now

[M_Cederstrom]

nice work guys...

[M_Cederstrom]

i'm off this weekend so i might be able to come up with something...

[dPunisher]

WOW! ... Awesome sculpts everyone!!!!

[Thykka]

The dragons in this thread were so awesome that I had to give it a try!
Here's where I got after watching the "getting started with zbrush" video tutorials and around 2 hours of sculpting. Doesn't look like much but I think I'm already starting to get the hang of it :haha:

[FrZnChAoS]

This is my first time trying one of these speed sculpting challenge. Heres my attempt.

[XADA]

KREFT, I absolutely love the way you're working!

FrZnChAoS, great job, what about opening your wings! you can use 3h!!:roll:

[hardtack]

ok here is my bad boy at around 4 hours done. this challenge is by far the most fun that ive been in. everyones dragons are looking really great and i commend anyone for taking on this challenge.

[Imajus]

Nice sculpts so far I started mine last night, no real progress to post yet.
Hey FrZnChAoS, what material are you using to get that nice shading (I'm still new to zbrush)

[Raul]

Wow! amazing entrys. I have been inspired by mrpeculiar to enter. Dude your thing looks awesome!

Now, i have never done one of this, tho i have kept an eye on some challenges.

Is it like you spent 8 hours and if it looks badass, you enter it? Do you get second tries? Does the 8 hours have to be all in one sitting?

I will mostlikely enter and embrace this challenge. It looks pretty awesome!

[Freespace-3DT]

Neto: You can show us work in progress images at any time, and you can try as many entries as you like, however you can only submit one entry in the Final Submission thread. Also please read the rules regarding submission in the Final Submission thread. Additionally, you don't have to spend all the 8 hours in one sitting, you can spread it out over several days/weeks. You don't even have to spend all the 8 hours if you can finish your sculpt in 5, for example.

[Darchand]

I'm in :evil:

[Slashmore]

I'll try to get in this time!!!!! I really want some time to do it. Nice works till now... Cheers!

[Darchand]

I am at three hours and thirty minutes. Long ways to go but hey it is starting to look like something.

[acepek]

Cool! It's coming along nicely.

[FrZnChAoS]

Didnt realize i have 3 extra hours. Back to the sculpt lol.

Imajus: theres matcaps that you can download off this page created by users on this forum, very helpful thread. http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59477

[mrpeculiar]

mrpeculiar: Congrats on a job well done! That's definetely the Horntail we were hoping for.

cheers freespace ...........i knew if i took on that challenge i needed to deliver and im glad i met you expectations ......cheers also for whoever used my image on the front page to promote this challenge.
now i still have an hour up my sleeve to try and create the tower that was mentioned and play with some decent poses.
One day im hoping that ill get a job doing this kind of work......

Im loving some of these sculpts though ...in particular zonks old beast and im also loving the whimsical nature of Xada's sculpt .....both new users and doing a damn fine job. :haha:

[pables]

c
Wasn't really what I was aiming for and I'm gunna make one with legs as I found a reference pic of the dragon I was thinking of and it has legs. As attached below.

This is the logo of Japanese Kirin beer. :)

[Neil_F01]

well i thought i might try and take part in this comp.. looks interesting and i have some time to kill..

don't expect to much.. am still only a beginner with zbrush...

this is after about an hour of messing around

[Imajus]

Didnt realize i have 3 extra hours. Back to the sculpt lol.

Imajus: theres matcaps that you can download off this page created by users on this forum, very helpful thread. http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=59477

Thanks! Appreciate it.

Here's my start so far. I'm closing in on 3 hours, first zbrush sculpt.

http://www.thejjj.com/bin/WIPs/drag.jpg

http://www.thejjj.com/bin/WIPs/drag2.jpg

[aby arty]

umm freespace sir
i am not comfortable wth the dragon mesh's axis information ,symmetry are going haywire.
may i rotate it in max please? or tell me how to corect it in zbrush.

and yes wher can i get the challenge poster image in the very frst post of this thread?

[Zoli]

umm freespace sir
i am not comfortable wth the dragon mesh's axis information ,symmetry are going haywire.
may i rotate it in max please? or tell me how to corect it in zbrush.

and yes wher can i get the challenge poster image in the very frst post of this thread?

Just use Z axis

[aby arty]

i did that but it will go haywire soon to ,especially during musculature.
move toolis a nightmare right now.

there must be some way in zbrush to reset axis i guess.

[Zoli]

but in this case,just turn off the X axis, and turn on the Z axis,and its working, and its seams it works at everybody

[Freespace-3DT]

aby arty: Hello! I'm sorry but I specifically remember centering and aligning the pivot point of the base mesh to act correctly. What do you mean by challenge poster? In case you mean the Sculpting Challenge logo, you can find it in high-res here: http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=60028

[aby arty]

iam used to wrking wth x, but will have to use z now. but iam 100% sure that even z axis dsnt havefull control on the model .

i mean the dragon image in the frst post , where did ya get it cudnt find it on google. cud u tell me.?

[califfguzman]

aby arty: try Y axis then. use m key to toggle x axis by default so make sure you have that off. or youll get 4 brushes.
Make sure you only mirror in one direction at a time. Under the "transform" option.
Hope that helped :)

[CHAO5]

he... here´s update after 4h and 45min so far... hope u like it !!!

[XADA]

Well, I think i don't like it, I love it!!
I hope i'll find the last 6H30 i have to give more details to my "whimsical" dragon (thanks mrpeculiar, i learned a new english world!!)
Froggy Xada

[aby arty]

freespace sir
z axis is no good for me. its kind slithereing topology but thez symetry is going of the track. not perfect mirroring u see.

can i rotate in max/maya ? or is that against the rules?

[Freespace-3DT]

CHAO5: I really love what you've done with the head, and all the small crispy details on it.

aby arty: It's very strange it isn't working out for you. Go ahead and rotate the pivot. I'm sorry, the image is a top confidential secret ;P

[CHAO5]

CHAO5: I really love what you've done with the head, and all the small crispy details on it.



:dance: thx man. :dance:

[XADA]

Well, update after 3H30, or something like that!
landed...


My blog: http://archsca.blogspot.com

[maxxeh]

Hi there.. I've always seen these challenges and wanted to join in, But never had the courage! :o
I don't have much experience with Zbrush and I've only learnt the basics, but hopefully participating in this challenge will help me learn!

I've always loved the dragons Feng Zhu has drawn in his concept art.. and have chosen one of his images to base my design around.



Here is as far as I have got in the first 1h 30m.


His head and neck need a bit better positioning..
Any and all crit VERY welcome.. I want to make it to the best of my ability!


I'm having trouble with the arms, tail and wings going really thin everytime I sculpt.. I'm using the inflate brush to stop it. but its annoying..

[CHAO5]

wow the sketch is real good man...

[maxxeh]

It's not mine it's Feng Zhu's! Thats just what I'm basing my dragon on!

[Darchand]

Well as it is I am kind of tired right now so I will come back to comment on everyone excellent work tomorrow.

I am actually done, at the limit, finish. No it isn't where I would like it to be but zbrush crashing around 8 or more times can hurt your time a bit.

Despite that I learned a bit more in zbrush and used tools that I haven't every really taken advantage of before. So over all it has been a positive experience.

[XADA]

you know Darchand, i think your dragon might be very beautyfull with some little details. You should make the wings more fine, and work a little bit the transpose to leave the simetry. perhaps too, giving it a matcap clearer...
good job!
Xada

[lo2op]

Okay, I think its ready.

[silvaticus]

I wanted to enter but the provided .obj has some annoying symmetry problems. It looks like it only happens to me if such good sculpts as mrpeculiar`s can be made.
To be more specific, when I transpose the neck/head the symmetry gets badly messed up. I`m not exactly new to ZBrush so I know a bunch of workarounds, none works in this case though.

[Freespace-3DT]

I wanted to enter but the provided .obj has some annoying symmetry problems. It looks like it only happens to me if such good sculpts as mrpeculiar`s can be made.
To be more specific, when I transpose the neck/head the symmetry gets badly messed up. I`m not exactly new to ZBrush so I know a bunch of workarounds, none works in this case though.

This is very strange. Aby arty also had some weird issues, and he said he wanted to rotate the pivot in another application. Why don't you try this as well?

[bgen]

couldn't but help it to start a cartoon looking dragon since everybody is making some fierce looking one..... :smug:

I didn't have much time today so only. blockin the shape 30 min.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

bgen - Beautifully done, i'm amazed at how you guys can create these.

Wonderful entries guys.

CG.

[maxxeh]

bgen - I like where it's going! Good idea to break away from the rest of us :D

I havn't had a chance to continue my scult today.. Although I lost 2 hours of work last night when my computer decided it wanted to be off.. :(

[FrZnChAoS]

I spent the rest of my time i had left on this one. i might try another dragon concept if i come up with something interesting. so many awesome dragon ideas in this thread.

[ibrahim_gabr]

Hi guys awesome work and amazing dragon styles:) LOVE harry potter's dragon the pose and the details are superb!!.

Here is what I got so far in 25 mins I hope you like it , ah and guys I use Z.symmetry, local symmetry, and Useposeable symmetry to avoid any symmetry problems I braught up the places of these tools in the pic

[silvaticus]

Thanks to those who tried to suggest solutions for the problem I was talking about.
I know it works with Z sym, I know the pivot can be reset, I guess poseable also works.
I wasn`t saying it`s impossible, just annoying, too much hassle for such a simple basemesh.

[CHAO5]

bgen jiaa nice dragon. Awsome keep it up!!!

[Pedro Toledo]

Cool one Bgen! Is that an egg he is sitting on?! hahaha

[mrpeculiar]

Just to let you all know ......i did rotate the axis to X symetry ..
but i also did experience some other symetry problems with the mesh .....

Now im not sure why is as i took it into cinema 4d to check it and everything in the center of the model was at 0 .....

I can upload the x axis mesh for anyone if the mods are cool with that

[vladoportos]

Wow first time for me to look at sculpting challenge( emphasis on "look at", wish I could use Zbrush with such a mastery as ppl here...) and what a cool and awesome dragons here... I love mrpeculiars dragon.. damn scary looking... good luck everybody

[Slashmore]

Just Trying to get a cool pose, not details at all. The platform was turned into the flames... 30 mins! This is my first time at the challenge! I shall correct lots of things.

Suggestions are welcome!

[XADA]

Bgen, funny beast!

I made a short Vid of mine:

http://archsca.blogspot.com/2009/05/dragon-pour-le-sculptchalenge-3dtotal.html

[Freespace-3DT]

Just to let you all know ......i did rotate the axis to X symetry ..
but i also did experience some other symetry problems with the mesh .....

Now im not sure why is as i took it into cinema 4d to check it and everything in the center of the model was at 0 .....

I can upload the x axis mesh for anyone if the mods are cool with that

Sure, no problem. :)

I thought the basemesh was rock-solid when it was ready. If there's any issues, I need to know, for future challenges.

[hardtack]

here is another update. i have about 3 hours to go. plenty of time to finish up the details and work on the base.

[Zoli]

hmmm,not bad, but ur wing like a rope or something :S

[hardtack]

yeah i havent really worked on the wings besides just positioning them a bit. i need to work on them alot to make them look more appropriate.

[Scottleroc]

Heys guys. All the entries are coming along nicely. I think mrpeculiar is looking very strong at the moment, god know how you did so much in 8 hours.
Infact it is amazing how short 8 hours really is.

Anyway here is my final piece and a little worksheet explaining a couple of things.

Hope you like it

Scott

[bbbbarus]

awesome challenge
I always wanted to model a dragon and never got around to it
My dragon is based on the Bronze Dragon I don't know who made the design for it ,but I really liked it .
I think I'll retopologize it just for fun to see where I can go with it
anyway Lots of cool dragons this challenge

[bgen]

cheers XADA,ClassicGamer,CHAO5, Pedro Toledo for your kind comments.
got a little more time on this dragon of mine. 01hr 45 min so far.


Scottleroc - nice finish. can u give us a screen cap of the entier dragon like u did in step 4 just a little bigger.
hardtack - looking good, remind me of batman/dragon fusion :) nice going.
Darchand - dunno but ure dragon remind me of the creature ridden my the Nazgul in LOTR.
CHAO5 - Der Kopf schaut sehr gut aus. weiter so. - THe head looks really ace - continue strong.
XADA - nice little animation u got there. a old feisty dragon huh ?! :D.
KREFT - really nice muscle flow. he has a feeling of alertsness and intriueged to me. nice job.
mrpeculiar -2 words --> kicka$$ sculpt. :D

[Creator]

awesome challenge :D.
I think i'm in.
I made a quick concept with my tablet that you get an idea what i'm aiming.

Good luck to all other participators.

greetings creator

[KREFT]

wow guys great dragons!
Scott:very cool dragon and a very clean workflow,I really like the wings detail
bbbbarus: I like his look cant wait to see him finished
bgen: thanks man.I like your dragon very much it's funny and has a very cool style.great job
Creator:cool sketch.waiting for the model,good luck !
I have to find some time to finish my dragon too :)

[Creator]

first hour of sculpting.

[maxtx]

Hello Guys!
I love the competition and decided to participate. Even without much time to work, hope to conclude, following progress!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ttR0uijvewQ/ShByfc42tVI/AAAAAAAAAOk/N_2zoKhUEAo/s1600-h/dragon2.jpg

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[bbbbarus]

maxtx
question ?
I saw in couple of vids , how come your brush size doesn't change?

[Scottleroc]

Hey MaxTx - great timelapse dude :D
Bgen - Of course I can post larger shots and thanks for your comments. I will do it when I go home tonight, Love your sculpt btw.
Kreft - thanks for your nice comments. I think your one would destroy mine in battle. He looks far stronger than my whimpy beast :D
mrpeculiar - I am sure you will win. As I said before the detail you managed to put in to the sculpt after 7hours is amazing. I would love to have seen it with 4 legs.
bbbbarus - I love the style of your dragon. Mine was also suppose to be a bronze bragon but yours look more like it.
vladoportos - You scare me, that's alot of awards you have there :D

Great contest guys. I feel happy to be involved in my first ever 3d challenge it's been so much fun.

[DELTATHUND3R]

Awsome sculpts guys really impressive..
Scottleroc=that just rocks..love it:).

[XADA]

Scottleroc, i really love the way you did it.
Maxtx, great videos!

Well, I think this is my final submission...I've never thought i would be able to give more details during 5 hours, more than 2 hours and i'm tired!!

Thanks for this chalenge, good luck everyone. The sculpts are very good!

[MDN]

Hey guys I'm really new to sculpting, I was just wondering how you are changing the position of the dragon. Are you using Zbrush to do it? I'm just playing around with the dragon for learning purposes.

[XADA]

yes Zbrush transpose. You apply mask on the part you'd like to move, and then click around to inverse mask, then rotate, grab or scale...
you can find very good tut' on the web

[opentarget]

wow all of the works on here are great!! i just downloaded the demo of zbrush and am gona give it a go, been looking at all the tutorials i can get my hands on and am ready to at least try to do a sculpt. wish me luck as this will be my first sculpt!!

[mrpeculiar]

Im truly thankfull for all the wonderfull comments people have given my dragon.
Thanks everyone .......im also considering doing some kind of movie ....possibly sculping the head (or most probly a new head) to maybe give some ideas on how i go about doing things.

Im currently opening a new thread in the organic WIP thread as im in the middle of reconstructing this beast with new topology so i can take it to the next level of detail, colour it, and do some sick renders, and finnaly if im not sick of it by then i may do a few animations as well.


Here is the X axis dragon i promised everyone since i was give n the ok to post it up. --------------> http://www.sendspace.com/file/e2e3rl


Im loving some of these sculpts ....keep it up guys

[MDN]

Thanks XADA, that helped a lot. I have one more stupid question though,

When I select it so I can just see the head I can't seem to get it so when I sculpt, it sculpts on both sides of the head. I tried X axis but that seems to go over to the tail. What I want to do is sculpt on one side of the head and have it do the exact same on the other side of the head.

Wow I hope that makes sense to someone.

[maxxeh]

MDN thhe problem is that the default symmetry axis is X, and for this model we need it to be Z!

if you go to the transform tab you can change it.. I attached a pic to show you :)

[MDN]

Maxxeh, thank you so much. That's helped me heaps. Cheers!

[maxxeh]

no probs MDN :) glad to help!

[opentarget]

Hi everyone,
This is my first ever attempt at using zbrush...and i have to say im quite happy with it. im not really working from reference so im prob gona run into issues later on. it took me a good 2 hours to do this as i really didnt know where the tools where and had to look at help and tutorials as i went.

not sure how i get an eye in here...is it best to just sculpt the shape or use a new sphere to work around like in max?

[Creator]

nice sculptings everyone :D.

here is mine after 2 and a half hours.

[ibrahim_gabr]

a Dragoness, I actually gonna put her on diet and take alot of the chubbiness at the belly and the chest area :haha:

[aby arty]

wow
@vladoportos : as dd would say ur a speed animation scrooge:P
@ scottleroc: wow i love that
@ bgen : yipee !! welcome back , looking good cureently. makes me remmeber zack and weezy from drgon tales.

@ maxtx: u scare me wth epicness :D
@xada: oldy is goldy :D ! could u explain how u did skin tex on the body?
if u got time left u cud improve the snout , its looking like satin , a lil
harder edges may catch attention imo.
@bbbbarus: musculature is beyond awesome finish iti cant wait
@mr peculiar : thanks for the mesh. i wanted to get rid all 4 legs any tips ?
@ opentarget : man !! where shud i hide my face , u r amazing. ur in righ direction , just make the head arch down and make twisted horns on the head.

[XADA]

aby arty, thanks for comments. I think you are right about snout details. Although, i'm very poor with polys on my computer...anyway, I think i'll stay on this version. Perhaps this matcap gives this satin like look...I would have use "all ossuary" matcap, but i thought i'd have to stay with "pure sculpt"....:ugh:
texture of the skin is only with alpha 58 with Zsub, and different scales of brush and Z intensity.

Dragons are coming nicely!!

[DELTATHUND3R]

Great sculpts guys:).
thought I would join in on this great challenge.

[opentarget]

Thanks aby arty, i really enjoyed doing the head. it took me ages to figure out posing and all that so at the moment the dragon is still in the base obj position. when i know what im doing ill try and put him into a cool pose.
i hope to get another hour or two later tonight after work and all that.
im starting to love zbrush!! and its only taken me 3 years to sit down and realise that lol.

great work from everybody.

[aby arty]

@opentarget cheers . lol mine is the same story siting down and realize i suck:wall:

@freespace sir : if we wanted to do a scene , cud we bring in the provided meshes again and again and apend them?, or is that against the rules?


@DELTATHUND3R ; aah at last the thunder strikes. ur dragon is cmng along nicely sir.

[Chrisp-3DT]

Hi guys, some really cool and weird looking dragons are appearing. bit dissapointed that only a few have gone the stylised route but thats kinda of what i like so thats not a crit. All in all well done guys :) looking forward to seeing the final lineup

[XADA]

@Chrisp-3DT: sorry, what do you mean with "stylised route" ? :cry: have we gone on the wrong way :cry:

[Chrisp-3DT]

no you're all spot on, i just like cartoony things :)

[XADA]

Well, damn! That's why I asked the question, I love stylised meshes too, and also tryed to sculpt so.
Come on guys, let's explode your imagination!!!

[XADA]

well, i've been launched by ZBrush after 1 hour of inspirated work...so, i needed to make something to forget....
just for fun, a way i thought about for a 1 hour cartoony dragon...

[Freespace-3DT]

@opentarget cheers . lol mine is the same story siting down and realize i suck:wall:

@freespace sir : if we wanted to do a scene , cud we bring in the provided meshes again and again and apend them?, or is that against the rules?


@DELTATHUND3R ; aah at last the thunder strikes. ur dragon is cmng along nicely sir.

Sorry, just a pedestal and your dragon for your final submission. You're free to do anything with your sculpt, outside the contest, though.

[DELTATHUND3R]

I think im happy with it like this.Will submit final soon.heres just a few images.
Great sculpts guys..Keep em coming :):).

[Slashmore]

Escuse me for the stupid question but... Is there a way to know the EXACT time you've spend sculpting a model???

[Fellipe Lopes]

Hy All! this is my model. Now i will put some alphas on skin. Hope you like!!!!:smug:

[XADA]

well! very beautifull work! I think you've understood how to use those so long 8 hours!!!

[bgen]

Fellipe Lopes - beautifull work, i am speechless.
DELTATHUND3R - nice dragon - i like the details on the head.

[aby arty]

@DELTATHUND3R wow awezum ztuff

@Fellipe Lopes :eek:*goes and hides under the bed

@Freespace-3DT i meant is it ok , if i bring dragonbase twise into z brush , box will be pedestal only ,just 2 dragons, ill be using the gven mess only, is it ok.?


@Slashmore keep track of time duh , keep a stop watch or use ur cell phone.:roll:

[Freespace-3DT]

Slashmore: There's no official way of keeping time. Every artist keeps time in his own way. :) I'm sure you'll do great.

aby arty: Well show me what you're trying to do, and I'll tell you if it works for Final Submission or not.



Great stuff, people! So many entries, so many dragons, we can build a huge army here.

[Lord McGoat]

slashmore - I like http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ for time keeping.

Some lovely work going on here, looking forward to seeing more.

[Fellipe Lopes]

XADA - Thanks man!!!! I think that need some details on skin. I have 20 minutes :haha:!!!

Bgen - Thanks man, Im very happy that you like it!!!


Aby Arty - Hahaha You are funny man!!!!! Thanks so much!!!

[bgen]

Fellipe Lopes - i guess everybody appriciates someone that appricates his artwork in a good way, but ure pic is ace :smug:
aby arty - cheers for the welcome back - had a lot to do @ uni. so wasn't around as much.

got 2 hr work into my own dragon today. hit the half mark.
4 hrs to go.

[liquidbear]

i love it bgen :) keep it up

[aby arty]

@freespace sir

sorry for not bieng clear
here is the idea.


and similarly would 1 dragon with many pedestal be fin too?
the pedestals would be dragons attire in that case?

[RHedendahl]

Here is my start, about an hour:

[XADA]

WOW! kirgan, such a good start! I love it too!

[bgen]

nice to see ya kirgan, nice start - i like that u go stylized 2 !! :D
uncle scrooge as a dragon :D

[CHAO5]

he guys... so nice new entries here!!

here is my dragon after 6h so far. hope u like it !?

[RHedendahl]

Thx XADA and Bgen :D
CHAO5: Great work, loving the arms.
Here is one more hour (2h) on my dragon.

[maxxeh]

Unfortunately, I have alot of work in the next few days, So i may not be able to continue untill the weekend, perhaps as late as monday!

I have decided to stray away from the feng zhu concept, and have drawn up a dragon of my own. I will probably try to mix between the 2.

Would I be allowed to start the sculpt from scratch for this reason?
I feel I have lost my momentum!

kirgan, I love your design, he looks really sneaky! :D
CHAO5, The details on the scales really make it pop. nice work :)
Fellipe Lopes, I really like the pose and the style, almost T-Rex like.. but more badass :D
DELTATHUND3R I like how you chose to have yours flying, It looks alive!
and bgen, yours still makes me smile :D

You're all doing really great work! It inspires me to try my hardest when I get the time!

[VersionThirst]

Awesome sculpts so far, might jump in if I can get inspired.

Fellipe Lopes - Great sculpt, McFarlane used as reference? If not, wow, it's pretty dead on.

[Fellipe Lopes]

Yes, I used the dragon of the photo! I liked this dragon. the pose, the feature of it. Thanks for the compliment! and how my teacher ever said: always use reference for a good result.

[Freespace-3DT]

aby arty: I see what you meant. Sorry, for the sake of keeping everything balanced, please just have one dragon and one pedestal for your final submission. Dragon attire is a great idea, but you'll have to exercise your skill and sculpt it from within the dragon's base mesh. I'm sure you can do it!

kirgan: I'm loving that hunched evil looking dragon! It's stylized, but thre's a certain quality to it that also makes it work as realistic, too, though with a powerful personality. Can't wait to see it detailed.

maxxeh: You can start a new sculpt as many times as you like ( for example, our very own mrpeculiar has two dragons made already ), but you can only submit one entry in the Final Submissions thread.

Fellipe Lopes: I must say that was an awesome looking dragon. I thought for sure you were making a black dragon ( the horns! ), but now I see the reference, I see it in a whole new way. And your teacher is very wise for saying that. Reference is king.

[arthurduque]

Hello, mans!!! good works!!!
Sundelly I post my dragon now is a only 1 hour of work...becouse I so busy in my really works....
And Maxtx - good timelapse moveis!!! keep going, man!!!

[maxxeh]

Ah, thanks Freespace, thats great! :smug:

After losing a couple of hours work on the last one, It disheartened me thinking about redoing the steps!

I'm drawing dragons and looking at references at every chance i get between essays :haha:

[Fellipe Lopes]

Really reference helps a lot in modeling. And also makes the work faster.
Berserker (Mcfarlane):dance:

[aby arty]

@freespace sir : fine by me sir consider that for a futur chalenge tho .i pmed u smthng if i remmeber hvnt got any reponse negative or positive. shud i drop the hope?

@kirgan : *scared runs out of bed wth his teddy and pillow , tears in eyes , goes and
cuddles up to mommy*

@fellipe lopes: agreed , tho nice salamander u got there :p

[Threefingered]

Well, I have been a lurker for too long...I feel like with work being so steady, these types of challenges are the only way to force me to get some of "my own" work finished...So here we go....

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6458/wip01i.jpg

Just over 2 hours right now, which is unfortunate, but I started without reference to see where it would go...I will probably take it a bit further and then give it a go from scratch...I know its hard to give comments on such a raw form, but any crits are welcome!

[aby arty]

@freespace sir: are custom alphas allowed.?

[Shuggie]

Hey guys, heres my dragon attempt I've been working on in mudbox, I'm 5 and a half hours in. Cheers Peeps.

[Slashmore]

damn! I was getting a quite good result with 2,5 hourse sculpting, but suddenly my zbrush closed. Now, when I try to open the ztool, z brush crashes! Any help out there? I didn't save in other file!!!, I don't wanna loose all that work!

Thanks in advice.

[CHAO5]

CHAO5: Great work, loving the arms.



CHAO5, The details on the scales really make it pop. nice work :)




thx guys :dance:

[babis1]

hi guys.. nice dragons models..!this is my frist model in " THE Sculpting Challenge". I hope you like it!.....3 h and 30 min..

I start...

[babis1]

in continuity...after 45 min..

[babis1]

after 3h 20 min..

[maxxeh]

babis1.. It looks like you started with a sphere.. did you not use the base mesh? :eek:

The first post in this thread has the rules and the base mesh you're meant to be using..

Sorry to break it to you.. :ugh:

[babis1]

and several angles...

[babis1]

several angles...

[babis1]

maxxeh:
I can not import in zbrush. I do not know why..??

[CHAO5]

maxxeh:
I can not import in zbrush. I do not know why..??

hahhaha because youre cracked version!!!... close zBrush and restart it.... next step is to click on import .obj and finish^^ hope it helps

plz buy it!! It's worth .

[maxxeh]

unfortunately your entry probably will not be accepted if it doesnt use the base mesh provided :(

does it come up with an error message? perhaps someone here can help you.

when zbrush starts you should choose to import .OBJ file, not a .ZTL

I hope you manage to import it because your dragon looks great, and I'd hate for you to miss out on the chance to enter.
Unfortunately you'll have to start from the start on the basemesh though :(

[Slashmore]

Please help, I was getting a quite good result with 2,5 hourse sculpting, but suddenly my zbrush closed. Now, when I try to open the ztool, z brush crashes! Any help out there? I didn't save in other file!!!, I don't wanna loose all that work! PLEASE HELP!!!

[CHAO5]

he guys... here´s n turntableround from my dragon... hope u like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWpJBm6HPrU

[lo2op]

@CHAO5: Oh nice i love your dragon :>

[CHAO5]

THX MAN. danke schön!

[CHAO5]

he! here is my dragon after 8hours

[VersionThirst]

Really inspiring sculpts so far. Dragons seem to be more fun than self-portrait sculpts.

Here's my entry; a sleeping dragon after eating virgins (dragons' favorite snacks).

[Fellipe Lopes]

Chao5 - Very interesting your scene buddy!!! I like!!!

[Slashmore]

Damn, my old file was corrupted, so I decided to start ALL over again, this is the first time I get into a challenge and I don't want to get a bad result. Here is my W.I.P. 1h 45 min. Still a lot of time to get a good result. Soon I will be posting images of my reference.

Cheers

P.D: Matte Painting is not allowed?

Slashmore

[Freespace-3DT]

aby arty: Yeah, custom alphas are allowed. And don't drop hope, I'll get to replying you - I've been very busy with college exams and just have a few minutes a day to check up on the challenge, these days. Patience, friend.

babis1: I'm sorry, but you need to use the provided base mesh, in order to have an eligible entry.

Slashmore: Sorry, no matte painting for the final entry. Though you're free to do anything you want outside the contest. It's your sculpt, after all. :)

[babis1]

CHAO5: I see your video in youtube :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWpJBm6HPrU
....very nice..!

[Slashmore]

Sorry... I didn't wan't to say Matte Painting, I intended to say "poly painting" (In Zbrush). Sorry, not English native speaker :S!

Cheers!

[CHAO5]

Chao5 - Very interesting your scene buddy!!! I like!!!

CHAO5: I see your video in youtube :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWpJBm6HPrU
....very nice..!

realy thx guys!! I be encouraged! :haha:

[ryvick]

looks great chao5. the base really helps set the mood.

slashmore : looking great seems like he is going to be in a in-flight attack mode pose.

three-fingered : thats a very unique dragon you got there. cant wait to see where you take this.

great job everyone else as well.

[Threefingered]

Thanks Ryvick, I can't wait either...just barely under 4 hours now...again, I keep catching myself staring at it instead of just chiseling away at it...
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1593/wip02i.jpg

Slash, Looking great. It's a bummer you had to start over though...but at the same time, you probably did it faster the second time right? I thought I would start over just to get another style out and then decide between the two...but I don't know, that leaves the door open for not finishing the start I have...

Chao5, I love your sculpt...It has a great style and fresh direction to it.

[rainhunter]

Hellos, I'm new. Heres my dragon, its a old timer. 1.5 hours

[aby arty]

hi

awesome new sculpts everyone

threefingered way to go man.

here mine at 1 hr 5 mins.

c&c are welcome .


i need hlp wth growing his tail very long and increasing his wingspan.
can someone gve inputs

[CHAO5]

hi

awesome new sculpts everyone

threefingered way to go man.

here mine at 1 hr 5 mins.

c&c are welcome .


i need hlp wth growing his tail very long and increasing his wingspan.
can someone gve inputs

use the ".obj" from post #1.... you can´t use your own mesh or polysphere (rules)

[CHAO5]

looks great chao5. the base really helps set the mood.

realy thx man :!!!:

[babis1]

heres my new dragon model in 3ds Max....about 7h and 20 min..

[babis1]

in continuity...

[babis1]

And here is my presentation.. for my dragon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBLrYYnd0E&feature=channel

[Freespace-3DT]

babis1: I'm sorry, but Speed Sculpting means you import the provided base mesh into mudbox/zbrush and sculpt. Poly modelling in 3dsmax is not sculpting. That's a good dragon, however it does not adhere to the challenge rules.

[maxxeh]

Do people enter without reading the rules often? :(

[Freespace-3DT]

No, not really. And if they do, all entries go by me anyway to be eligible for voting.

[CHAO5]

he guys.... here is an new turntable round from my dragon ( with bad youtube quality :roll: )... hope u like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr3SSdH_yig

[Slashmore]

Chao5: Great presentation for your dragon!
Ryvick: Thanks for your support!
Threefingered: I didn't stop thinking about what does it means to start the sculpt all over. But, now that you say it, it's true, I got a lot of time remaining and yes. Thanks for your comment and I really like your dragon, It's simple, not agressive but still looking dangerous. Good Luck!

Slashmore

[Freespace-3DT]

CHAO5: That's cool stuff! Great job on the whole sculpt.

[CHAO5]

CHAO5: That's cool stuff! Great job on the whole sculpt.

Thanks a lot! Freespace-3DT sir.

Chao5: Great presentation for your dragon!


Thanks a lot Slashmore

[Freespace-3DT]

Just a small notice, for everybody. The Dominance War mini sculpting challenge is up. You guys might like to take part:

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=67251

[ryvick]

4 hours into it

[el.tintop]

http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=139826&stc=1&d=1243042543

[aby arty]

@chao5 lol its the basemesh only , the one mr peculiar contributed(post #157). ill be going wth a legless dragon wth huge wings.


so please tell me how to make the tail wrap around to smthng.

[vshen]

Hi guys,

Totally new here and just registered today. I decided to enter this challenge. Here is what I have so far. It's approximately 20 minutes. Will work on it a bit later on again.

Don' really know how I want it to look yet.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/vshen/3d%20total%20Dragon/wip_1.jpg

[vshen]

I did this before going to bed. Only did about 30 minutes work. I wanna try to get at least an hours work for the next update.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/vshen/3d%20total%20Dragon/wip_2.jpg

[vshen]

Here is another update and did an hours work and finally added fingers.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/vshen/3d%20total%20Dragon/wip_3.jpg

[ryvick]

el.tintop : hmm.. interesting wanna see where that goes. those huge loops on his neck look like either you will make it kiddy or a dastardly crazy.

vshen : cool cool, show us more. i like to see where you take those wings. right now ur model is more to a dinosaur feel.