LOW POLY CHALLENGE #3 - Call For Entries!

[MonteCristo]

VOTING DEADLINE: Friday 3rd March 12pm GMT

Judging: Choose your favourite 3 entries and mark accordingly.
10 points possible for each category...

Concept - IMPORTANT - How well has the concept been designed? Is this character highly innovative, or just another clone?

Model – How well has this model been created? Does the geometry look effective and efficient?

Texture – How well have the textures been painted/applied?

Hey Guys and Gals, well done to all those who competed this time. I sense a lot more effort went into the concepts this time around, and I want you all to continue with that process. Trust me, your skills will come in time, but if your portfolio is crammed with interesting concepts and not just the run-of-the-mill stuff seen in most portfolios, you will stand out. That's why I'm trying to push you all in this way.

Ok, voting is as mentioned above...

Must have:

1) Name of the Model.

2) Total Poly Count.

As for your concept that’s up to you if you want to add it into your final image, But I’m sure through the main thread during your work in progress everyone got a chance to see your final concept & screen grabs with texture maps: )

Only one post per artist.

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[BiG ToE-3DT]

And here it is...

[SeanBear]

Done! Hope you like it

[FrZnChAoS]

Props to everyone who joined in this contest this time around. Heres my entry. 6448 Triangles for people who dont want to add it up.

[Manni]

to get on with the entries: The Freak'se
5438 Triangles, all available texture space used

hope you like them
manni

[Nibby]

heres the final Entry.

my wires and textures can be found throughout the WIP thread. hope you like it and well done to all those who took part, i'll save comments on your finals until the judging process.

both character and rider were modelled in 3dsmax7 and textured using photoshop. i learnt alot from the korean Swordmaster Tutorial on xcloud.net.

[Mike_inel]

Here's my final entry:

Other screenshots can be found on the WIP Thread... Hope my work is ok...

Another:

Click here for higher resolution
(3D vs 2D)

[Ilkejav mk5]

[Agent-X]

heres one

[Agent-X]

Heres my second pic.

My total polycount for both Mech and the alien was 6390.

[car17]

Great work guys. Here are my pics.

[car17]

And some Turns and detail.

[MonteCristo]

Damn, this was really hard to decide upon. Almost impossible to pick 3, as there was a distinct even distribution of skill across this competition, so well done to all who took part. I hope it was good practice.

I think this will be a close race...

Here are my votes:

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1st
Artist Name - Mike_inel
Character Name - Arabian Bandit
This one just creeps into the fore for me. You worked a lot on the concepts here, especially the weaponry, and you ended up with a really nice overall style, which IMO the others failed to capture to quite the same extent. There is a real ICO flavour to this (if you know that game), the washed-out colours, the simple yet effective texturing, etc... A futristic game that has a visual dynamic like this would be interesting to see.

Concept: 7.5
Model:7
Texture:7

Total = 21.5

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2nd
Artist Name - Manni
Character Name - The Freak'se
This was such a cool entry - Easily the most original concept on offer. I love it, and I can just picture what it would look like if it was animated, so funny . The character proportions are cool, and they are colourful and eye-catching, which I like. I think the Bump-mapping is overwhelming the texturing a little bit though, I think a cel-shaded style would have looked a lot better.

Concept:8
Model: 7
Texture: 6

Total = 21

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3rd
Artist Name - Sean Bear
Character Name - Larry
Ok, so the character is a bit too generic for my tastes, and as such the concept score is bumped down. But the wheelchair is so cool, it gets bumped up again. The texturing on the chair is bang on and I really like the design. I can see this being a memorable entry into a game. I especially love the hand-plant pose.

Concept: 6
Model: 7
Texture: 7

Total = 20

[Hellhammer]

1st
Artist Name: Manni
Character Name - The Freak' se
This concept always caught my eye, extremely original and totally hilarious, i love the proportions on these guys. Although the model itself is rather simple, the texture job looks very good the color selection was very approriate for the cartoony style, and gave an excellent result, cogratulations.
Concept: 10
Model:7
Texture:8

Total = 25

2nd
Artist Name: Ilkejav mk5
Character Name - Mav Hiker
Although the concept is pretty cliched imo, the model is wonderful and very efficient poly-wise, as well as the textures, which are very detailed. Beautiful work.
Concept: 5
Model:9
Texture:8

Total = 22

3rd
Artist Name: Mike_inel
Character Name - Arabian Bandit
The modling is awesome, specially the vehicle, the rider is good too, but not as impressive. Personally i have a feeling the rider doesnt fit well with the vehicle, thats why the concept isnt very good as a whole imo. However, the modeling and texture job is flawless.
Concept: 5
Model:8
Texture:8

Total = 21

Id also like to extend a personal congratulation to Nibby for the great improvement on his textures compared to other works ive seen from him. Very cool entry as well , and im glad you learned so much from this one, it really shows man. I still like it as much as when the contest started

Great work everyone, i regret not having finished on time, but it was absolutely impossible due to work and time constraints...

[BiG ToE-3DT]

1st
Artist Name - Ilkejav mk5
Character Name – Mav Hiker

Concept: 7
Model: 9
Texture:8

Total = 24
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2nd
Artist Name - Nibby
Character Name – Crane Rider

Concept: 6
Model: 8
Texture: 8

Total = 22
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3rd
Artist Name – Sean Bear
Character Name – Larry

Concept: 6
Model: 6
Texture: 6

Total = 18