Dominance War IV - 3d Mini Challenge

[BiG ToE-3DT]

3D Challenge

It's time to gather up your creativity, pull together your talents, and get ready for a new kind of warm up competition in the Dominance War series - Mini Challenges! Although the theme is separate from the main epic event, world champion standings are assured for the best mini comp entries!

To commemorate a new class of competition, we will be using a modified theme from Dominance War I. So this year's first ever 3D mini topic is:
War General Portraits – SDK!

The rules are simple - artists are to take one of the 3 pre-made unwrapped models and finalize it with details, colors, background and/or an expression. Your war general portrait can be from any time period and any race. As long as he/she/it looks like a war general, has the appropriate team war logo somewhere on the body/clothes, and has the appropriate team colors, everything is good!

Backgrounds are optional. Presentation is optional. Posing is optional. Basically... everything is optional. This challenge is here for those desiring to practice their art before the main event. So keep it easy, keep it quick, and keep it real.

You have 9 days (2 weekends plus 5 days) to finish with the following specs:
- Use only "1" of the base unwrapped meshes supplied to get you started. Altering its form before texturing is NOT ALLOWED. Once you are finished with colors and details, you can then pose the head and alter its expression for your final presentation.
- 1024x1024 of ANY and ALL texture sheet types. Example, one Normal sheet, one Spec sheet, one Gloss sheet, one Glow sheet, etc.
- Optional 500 tris for extra gear like a hat, hair, helmet, etc.
- All lighting solutions from any software package is permitted.
- All shaders are permitted.

Additional Notes:
- Artists can only join 1 team for any event during dominance war IV. If you start with polycount, you cannot enter another mini challenge or the main event with 3dTotal or cgsociety.
- You are not required to enter all challenges. Pick the ones you like, and join.
- Posting your work in progress in this single thread is ABSOLUTLY MANDATORY.
- You can only submit one "up to" 1000x1000 350k max final image. 200w x 1000h is fine. 999w x 500h is fine. This image must include your team logo, your War General's name, and your personal name and/or contact details.
- Only 1 entry per person. Do not create or try to create multiple entries with different user names.
- Final submissions are final. If you upload your final image 4 days before the deadline, do not ask us to change it. Make sure you are happy with your image before you submit it into the system.
- Public voting starts Thursday March 5th to March 8th to find each team's best 5. Each team’s best 5 entries then gather together into a single pool and a grand mini champion chosen and announced with all other Dominance War IV event champions in June.


Final Submission link for 3dTotal team Members:
- http://www.gameartisans.org/contests...tisans_3d.html

Final View Entries page for 3dTotal:
- http://www.gameartisans.org/contests...sans_3d_1.html

deadline for this challenge is March 2nd Monday Night 11:59 Eastern time. Voting Starts March 5th.

Good Luck to all those who enter!

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Threedy's Logo and colors:

[Darchand]

sweet

[Pickman]

The first link and the 3rd are the same file. But at least you know where my loyalties lie.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

its been fixed

[DeadlyFreeze]

errr, so we can have normal maps but can't sculpt it?

[Pickman]

You can do as you like, but must use the original geo (just the polies, not their form) for the final I believe.....

nm...
um I can't read, nope texture then pose only.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

I'll find out for sure, but I believe where it says finalize it with details, colors, background and/or an expression, means, sculpting is ok, as it is a way to add details.

but like I said, I'll find out for sure.

[Warlock 279]

Could you also check on whether we're allowed to change the UV layout. If we've got the budget for a couple extra items, we're gonna need to be able to make room on the UV's right? [Depending on what ya add]


Poor BiG ToE, running errands already.

[DJdude]

In order to participate, do you have to complete all the challenges or can you only do some of them. I would join but I'm leaving to Thailand on Sunday and I'll be gone for five days.

[Pickman]

k, now that I've looked at the files....

Alien_Bust.rar-solid (I think)
Alien_priest.rar-wrong uv templates/alpha, lacks .max file
Tunk-BoboSDK.rar-lacks uv alpha

But it's all good, can use whats there.

Oh and BigToe, hate to keep you so busy, but if we can alter the geo's form; will it be ok to turn edges on the quads?

[TekNeek]

I think they're gonna judge each one seperately.


Oh, and mods.. the link to the final submissions thread shows me a 404..

[Warlock 279]

DJdude - The second note under "Additional Notes" says...

" - You are not required to enter all challenges. Pick the ones you like, and join. "

So, methinks, you need only do the one[s] you want/can do.

[DaddyDoom]

Good luck to the contestants!

[lordpisang]

It's the war! Good luck men!
Happy to be with you during this battle.
Don't **** in your pants!

Bye!