Speed Modelling Challenge 152 & 153 - Toothbrush Redux

Marty_McFly-3DT · 31-05-2007, 02:59 AM

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 render of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modeling 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. You may not have your Kart Driver make your model for you... you must create the model yourself from scratch.

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 containing 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. Until the image uploading issue is solved, you may use a file hosting service to compete in the challenge... but the image and file size requirements remain intact. Make sure to use the [IMG] tags when you post your links in your posts.

6, The creation of displacement maps, normal maps and any splines drawn out in an external program other than your modeling software 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 allocated 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 recognizable.

8, Posting the same entry twice in a challenge will result in a disqualification. When asked to fix a previous post due to DQ or any other reason, you must fix the first post, or delete it altogether and create a new one.

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

Time limit - 90 minutes
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 13th of June 2007
Subject - Toothbrush Redux

Toothbrush Redux: Well the last challenge wasn't a great success... so I changed my plans for a Karts Part 3 challenge.

Instead I'm going with something more close to home. For this challenge, you are to model out both a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. I think the time limit is pretty generous... so hopefully people won't be scared off this time...

Have Fun and Good Luck!

ClassicGamer-3DT · 31-05-2007, 03:18 AM

Well I thought that the 3rd part of the Kart SMC's would have probably have been the most popular, my thoughts were that we might have had an SMC to model out a track or environment for the karts & drivers. But I can understand the choice to abandon it, as last week was a poor turnout.

So I really think that this will be an excellent SMC topic, not only is it a very generous time limit like you said, but I also think that lots and lots of people will be able to compete in this one.

I love your starter Marty, you've got a very nice render there, and a cool modelling stages. And also you've got Beaker from the Muppets

"Mi Me Meeee"!!!!!! lol

Well i've got a checkup at the Doctor's on Monday to see how my arm is. It was a mild fracture, which was set with a supporting plinth, I didn't need a plaster cast. So hopefully maybe by Tuesday or Wednesday i'll be able to have a go with this SMC.

If not, i'm positive i'll be able to try the week after, being another 2 week SMC.

I'm looking forward to seeing what people come up with, and Good Luck to all who enter!

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

Daye · 31-05-2007, 03:33 AM

We all know that organic modeling is MUCH tougher than it's mechanical
counterpart. That alone likely pushed a lot of folks away. However, the
rigging required to get the driver into the cart without screwing up the
underlying mesh was the big killer for me.

While doable, the time required to do it correctly would have easily
exceeded the modeling.

I personally enjoy the organics more than the mechanicals, they just
take longer to do

Got a laugh from me on Beaker showing up in the example

-daye

Pablo Ferro · 31-05-2007, 03:48 AM

Cool! I will participate on this one!!!!!

Killer model marty

dudeman · 31-05-2007, 04:23 AM

W00t!

I had missed the original toothbrush competition, although I remember attempting to make one back then.

I'd love to enter this one!

Rachel vd M · 31-05-2007, 10:26 AM

nice challenge, im gonna have a go.
btw.

does that 90min include textures/rendering/rigging(

)?

and....

is humour or realism the most inportant? (maybe a bad question, muhahaa

)

edit:

i already made a track+movie before the 1st challenge ended, this is a picture of the track, and no, this is not my toothbrush entry
(so if u need to, feel free to remove the picture

):

NO ENTRY down here NO ENTRY down here NO ENTRYdown here

dudeman · 31-05-2007, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachel vd M

nice challenge, im gonna have a go.
btw.

does that 90min include textures/rendering/rigging(

)?

and....

is humour or realism the most inportant? (maybe a bad question, muhahaa

)

What, you're gonna rig your toothbrush?!

90minutes is always just the modeling.

Oh and humor is one way to get there, the other is realism. Take your pick! (or combine them!

)

Honki · 31-05-2007, 01:04 PM

Rachel.

That image reminds me of an old game I used to play on the computer when I was a kid. It was called 'Slix n Slide' or something like that.

theaquarianspac · 31-05-2007, 02:36 PM

I was so looking forward to Part 3 being my first post. I only found out about the second Part recently, so I figured that Part 3 would give me time to get both kart and driver done. Oh well, this one looks cool.

Rachel vd M · 31-05-2007, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dudeman

What, you're gonna rig your toothbrush?!

maybe i will, but in an alternative way

b3ta · 31-05-2007, 05:19 PM

Good decision Marty

- I too had missed this the first time round - hope I can find time to take part this time

BTW Rachel vd M You have some nice work on your site, and I really enjoyed the Freakish Stuff movie - genious !!

Look forward to seeing some good works this week...

Hermes · 31-05-2007, 05:52 PM

Hi there everyone!
I also was hoping for this challenge to be the kart racer pt3, but toothbrush is no bad subject. I'm i'm in for this challenge.

Marty: i like your model and your brand logo it's awesome! retro is in! lol

Good luck to everyone!

ClassicGamer-3DT · 31-05-2007, 07:25 PM

Well the great thing about the texturing is that you can do that separatly, so i've managed to make my own packaging artwork, i've tried to copy the Colgate Cavity Protection artwork, i've completly designed mine from scratch too. all with layers in Photoshop CS2. Then i'm put Classic G instead of Colgate, and Threedy SMC instead of Flouride Toothpaste lol

I just need to be better to model out the scene in time now. Plus, it's weird texturing with the other hand, strangely I made my textures better with my left hand lol.

I hope to see some entries soon.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

mimi01 · 31-05-2007, 07:54 PM

Hi everybody!!

My first toothbrush and paste

90 minutes is a lot of time. Great challenge.

Hope you get well soon, ClassicGamer.

Modelling time: 90minutes
textures, render and lights: about 90 minutes again
3dsMax9

Rachel vd M · 31-05-2007, 10:23 PM

i made a tooth brush,
moddeling:45min's

software: 3ds Max 9.0
the rest: too mutch

EDIT:
reuploaded image

31-05-2007, 02:59 AM	#1
Marty_McFly-3DT THE Mad Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Why? Are you stalking me? Posts: 2,722 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Speed Modelling Challenge 152 & 153 - Toothbrush Redux 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 render of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modeling 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. You may not have your Kart Driver make your model for you... you must create the model yourself from scratch. 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 containing 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. Until the image uploading issue is solved, you may use a file hosting service to compete in the challenge... but the image and file size requirements remain intact. Make sure to use the [IMG] tags when you post your links in your posts. 6, The creation of displacement maps, normal maps and any splines drawn out in an external program other than your modeling software 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 allocated 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 recognizable. 8, Posting the same entry twice in a challenge will result in a disqualification. When asked to fix a previous post due to DQ or any other reason, you must fix the first post, or delete it altogether and create a new one. These rules apply to everybody taking part there will be NO exceptions Time limit - 90 minutes Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 13th of June 2007 Subject - Toothbrush Redux Toothbrush Redux: Well the last challenge wasn't a great success... so I changed my plans for a Karts Part 3 challenge. Instead I'm going with something more close to home. For this challenge, you are to model out both a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. I think the time limit is pretty generous... so hopefully people won't be scared off this time... Have Fun and Good Luck! Last edited by Marty_McFly-3DT; 02-06-2007 at 04:07 AM..

31-05-2007, 03:18 AM	#2
ClassicGamer-3DT Reliable Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 7,499 Thanks: 512 Thanked 382 Times in 347 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	Well I thought that the 3rd part of the Kart SMC's would have probably have been the most popular, my thoughts were that we might have had an SMC to model out a track or environment for the karts & drivers. But I can understand the choice to abandon it, as last week was a poor turnout. So I really think that this will be an excellent SMC topic, not only is it a very generous time limit like you said, but I also think that lots and lots of people will be able to compete in this one. I love your starter Marty, you've got a very nice render there, and a cool modelling stages. And also you've got Beaker from the Muppets "Mi Me Meeee"!!!!!! lol Well i've got a checkup at the Doctor's on Monday to see how my arm is. It was a mild fracture, which was set with a supporting plinth, I didn't need a plaster cast. So hopefully maybe by Tuesday or Wednesday i'll be able to have a go with this SMC. If not, i'm positive i'll be able to try the week after, being another 2 week SMC. I'm looking forward to seeing what people come up with, and Good Luck to all who enter! Kind Regards Classic Gamer __________________ iMac\|Lion OSX\|Cinema 4D R12\|Photoshop CS4\| My New Portfolio My Blog (Now with Free Models) Twitter

31-05-2007, 03:33 AM	#3
Daye aka Nehumanuscrede Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 29.460N -95.051W Posts: 241 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Well. . . We all know that organic modeling is MUCH tougher than it's mechanical counterpart. That alone likely pushed a lot of folks away. However, the rigging required to get the driver into the cart without screwing up the underlying mesh was the big killer for me. While doable, the time required to do it correctly would have easily exceeded the modeling. I personally enjoy the organics more than the mechanicals, they just take longer to do Got a laugh from me on Beaker showing up in the example -daye __________________ The insane do not question their sanity . . .

31-05-2007, 03:48 AM	#4
Pablo Ferro Because that´s my name. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bogotá, Colombia Posts: 486 Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Cool! I will participate on this one!!!!! Killer model marty __________________ \| TITANUS™ \| Asus KGP D16 Server \| 2 x 8 core 2.2 GHz AMD Opteron 6128\| 8 GB ddr3 \| ATI Radeon 6970 2GB ddr5 \| 60 GB SSD\| \| x64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate \| Maxwell Render 2.5.1 \| Mental Ray 3.7 \| 3d Studio Max 2011 \|

31-05-2007, 10:26 AM	#6
Rachel vd M Rachèl van der Meer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Utrecht Posts: 710 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 16	nice challenge, im gonna have a go. btw. does that 90min include textures/rendering/rigging()? and.... is humour or realism the most inportant? (maybe a bad question, muhahaa) edit: i already made a track+movie before the 1st challenge ended, this is a picture of the track, and no, this is not my toothbrush entry (so if u need to, feel free to remove the picture): NO ENTRY down here NO ENTRY down here NO ENTRYdown here __________________ winners: Please Say Cheese We Have All The Time In The World 2nds: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Are you feeling alright? Afraid of the dark 3rds: Pirates Hideouts plants drinks portable fun projectors lamps oh no, not youtube!? Last edited by Rachel vd M; 31-05-2007 at 10:50 AM..

31-05-2007, 04:23 AM	#5
dudeman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	W00t! I had missed the original toothbrush competition, although I remember attempting to make one back then. I'd love to enter this one!

31-05-2007, 01:04 PM	#8
Honki if you're horni Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 3,762 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	Rachel. That image reminds me of an old game I used to play on the computer when I was a kid. It was called 'Slix n Slide' or something like that. __________________ Every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Like the time I took that home wine making course and forgot how to drive. Honki's helpful thread of uselessness. something wrongI think

31-05-2007, 02:36 PM	#9
theaquarianspac Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I was so looking forward to Part 3 being my first post. I only found out about the second Part recently, so I figured that Part 3 would give me time to get both kart and driver done. Oh well, this one looks cool.

31-05-2007, 05:19 PM	#11
b3ta Mac Monkey Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sunny England Posts: 205 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Good decision Marty - I too had missed this the first time round - hope I can find time to take part this time BTW Rachel vd M You have some nice work on your site, and I really enjoyed the Freakish Stuff movie - genious !! Look forward to seeing some good works this week... __________________ . Visit my 3d Total portfolio here

31-05-2007, 05:52 PM	#12
Hermes before known as TOT Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Guanajuato, México Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi there everyone! I also was hoping for this challenge to be the kart racer pt3, but toothbrush is no bad subject. I'm i'm in for this challenge. Marty: i like your model and your brand logo it's awesome! retro is in! lol Good luck to everyone! __________________ visit my blog

31-05-2007, 07:25 PM	#13
ClassicGamer-3DT Reliable Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 7,499 Thanks: 512 Thanked 382 Times in 347 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	Well the great thing about the texturing is that you can do that separatly, so i've managed to make my own packaging artwork, i've tried to copy the Colgate Cavity Protection artwork, i've completly designed mine from scratch too. all with layers in Photoshop CS2. Then i'm put Classic G instead of Colgate, and Threedy SMC instead of Flouride Toothpaste lol I just need to be better to model out the scene in time now. Plus, it's weird texturing with the other hand, strangely I made my textures better with my left hand lol. I hope to see some entries soon. Kind Regards Classic Gamer __________________ iMac\|Lion OSX\|Cinema 4D R12\|Photoshop CS4\| My New Portfolio My Blog (Now with Free Models) Twitter

31-05-2007, 07:54 PM	#14
mimi01 weird girl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 333 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Hi everybody!! My first toothbrush and paste 90 minutes is a lot of time. Great challenge. Hope you get well soon, ClassicGamer. Modelling time: 90minutes textures, render and lights: about 90 minutes again 3dsMax9 __________________ Mimi 3D My deviant space: http://mimi01.deviantart.com If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. =Weinberg's Second Law=

31-05-2007, 10:23 PM	#15
Rachel vd M Rachèl van der Meer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Utrecht Posts: 710 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 16	Toothbrush i made a tooth brush, moddeling:45min's software: 3ds Max 9.0 the rest: too mutch EDIT: reuploaded image Attached Images __________________ winners: Please Say Cheese We Have All The Time In The World 2nds: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Are you feeling alright? Afraid of the dark 3rds: Pirates Hideouts plants drinks portable fun projectors lamps oh no, not youtube!? Last edited by Rachel vd M; 15-06-2007 at 06:35 AM..

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