Speed Modelling Challenge 97 - Patio Furniture

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

The rules are simple

1, Each week we'll post a subject for you to model along with a time limit on how long you should spend on it. Spend no longer than the allocated time then post a trender of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modelling is to simulate a "real world" environment. If you are working on a project and asked to show a concept model you'll need to be able to get somewhere near the target in the allocated time. Your submission should be a model created especially for this challenge and not one you have stored on your hard drive.

How you interpret the brief is up to you as long as the final model conforms to what we have asked for. Any images of models that do not match the brief will be removed and the poster disqualified.

2, You may enter as many times as you like as long as each model is completely new and uses no components from other entries. Entries using models which are not original will be removed and the poster disqualified.

3, Your entry may contain as many views of your model as you like but it must include a clear and easy to see wire frame of the mesh before any smoothing/subdivision has been applied. Please use a screen grab. No other method is acceptable and any "wire renders" or wireframes we can't see properly will be removed and the poster disqualified.

4, You must include the following details with each submission: software used and time spent creating the model. Any further information is voluntary but posts not containg the required information will be removed and the poster disqualified.

5, Post only one image submission per entry which must be no larger than 800x600 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 100k. These images must be uploaded to our servers using the "browse" button on the forum reply page. Do not link to external images 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.

6, The creation of displacement maps and normal maps are to be included in your modeling time.

7, Time spent on rendering or texturing or building a scene in which to display your model is not included in the alocated period to allow those with slower machines to participate on an even playing field. What we are looking for is the quality of the models you can produce "under pressure". If your model is not complete, you can still post as long as it's recognizeable.

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


Time limit - 60 minutes
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 10th of May 2006
Subject - Patio Furniture

Patio Furniture:

This would be the type of furniture found in a recreation area that adjoins a dwelling, and is adapted especially to outdoor dining. Usually a back porch or yard... courtyard... paved or unpaved.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

Marty, Fastrak, and Andy

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

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[hammering3D]

Nice one,

I can practice texturing and exterior lighting

[SubCroC]

nice Starters Fastrak and Marty.nice subject.i think GI needed to achieve good renders in this challenge.

[voodrew]

I will try to participate in this one, but when I get home from work I will upload a porch rocker that I did a few months ago off of plans in a Popular Mechanics magazine. Not a submission, but just want to share the model.

On that note, would a porch swing qualify if I decided to do another? The model does not HAVE to be a table and chair set, right? There are a lot of other furniture for patios then just those.

Voodrew

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Originally Posted by voodrew

...On that note, would a porch swing qualify if I decided to do another? The model does not HAVE to be a table and chair set, right? There are a lot of other furniture for patios then just those.

Voodrew

Exactly right... there are more than just those types of furnitures... so go for it. For some strange reason... Fastrak and I seem to model out similar starters, although we don't discuss exactly what we're thinking of modeling with each other. Sometimes we even have similar layouts or design ideas too. It's scary... but I think he may be an imaginary friend that escaped from my mind and took on it's own form.

Marty

[fastrak]

You mean I'm not real!?!
Golly......!

[Orkron]

nice starters guys, great composition Fastrak.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Excellent starters everyone, i'm up for this one! I might have to get the old Ikea book out for modelling references

[voodrew]

Originally Posted by Marty_McFly-3DT

Exactly right... there are more than just those types of furnitures... so go for it. For some strange reason... Fastrak and I seem to model out similar starters, although we don't discuss exactly what we're thinking of modeling with each other. Sometimes we even have similar layouts or design ideas too. It's scary... but I think he may be an imaginary friend that escaped from my mind and took on it's own form.

Marty

That was "The Dark Half" by Steven King, right?

[voodrew]

Here is the image of the porch rocker that I modeled using plans from Popular Mechanics magazine.
Not an entry since it long exceeded the time limit.
Voodrew

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

OK, here is my entry guys, i'm realy really very happy with this one (for once) and really enjoy modelling this, the lighting and texturing setup was the third attempt, as the two before took respectively 3 hours to render, and didn't give me exactly what i was lookign for. I've gone for a carribean balcony wooden patio style scene, and as i say, i'm dead pleased with it.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[thegimp]

Just a simple chair and table set. May do another later..heart hasnt been into the challenges in a while. BUT, here it is...

[al3x]

Yeap this is a more enteresting subject ,Ill defenetly enter this week

[b3ta]

So, here we go again, not sure if I'll enter this one, see how it goes, but great starters, especially Fastrak, looks great, I'm yet to make a 'finished' image like that, with a background and stuff, I'm always just making 'objects' - so maybe I'll try something!

voodrew I like your old porch rocker model, and texturing, it's really very good, just distracted slightly by the ground, but the background is good - let's see what you can come up with this week.

ClassicGamer And so you should be pleased!! - That's very good indeed, kinda inspires me to try something like that, hope you don't mind! - Good job, I wish you'd given us a larger render area on the comp though, remember we can use 800x600!!

thegimp Good to see you still about, your model's good, slap some textures on there, and it'll be very nice I reckon!!