3D + Photoshop challenge!

[kei]

Hey Everyone!
I'm a noob to this forum but this sounds interesting :D i want to challenge anyone in 3d and photoshop! Perhaps like an object (like the desk) or maybe wallpaper? I dont really mind :) Is anybody interersted? I dont mind if this is individual or like a team challenge...

[alethos]

Count me in. My skillz are terrible, but there's only one way to improve: practice.

[telekinesis]

I'm in, I started work on something today! I'll set a theme after we get more contestors!

[eyeinfinitude]

A chance to go up against Dan? Oh man, I'm in! :P

[kei]

hehehe awsome :D
i was thinking of product packages?
like you have to model some sort of product in 3d.. it can be anything simple such as a can, bottle or box of some sort.. and u need to create some original packaging in photoshop or paintshop or watever :)?

what do u guys think?

[eyeinfinitude]

Sounds good to me, lets see what everyone thinks.

[alethos]

That sounds like a good idea. My only concern is that people will just plop down a cube, squish it a bit, call it a box, and put all the rest of their time on the texture. How about something that poses a challenge on the modelling, and texturing side?

-Al

[telekinesis]

I was thinking more of something abstract than a box.....you guys can do that, but I think I will drop out of this battle if so.

[eyeinfinitude]

abstract? like a abstract wallpaper? and why are you gonna drop dan!?!?!? :( The more the merrier! =) Well whatever you decide then thats cool, what do you guys think about the abstract thing? Dan could you be more specific?

[alethos]

I personally would prefer not to do a box. Abstract is not really my thing, but I'll give it a shot. Maybe Lost should set a theme and everything. Or perhaps Kei, the originator of this thread, should have the last word?

-Al

[kei]

i really dont mind! i've never done abstract before but this could be a good opportunity to do one... i guess its up to everyone.. anything will do for me :)

if we do the packaging one it doesnt really matter what you concentrate on.. you may do some really cool modelling but not so good texture or vise versa.. it would be the end piece that would be judged.. :)

[eyeinfinitude]

thats fine, we'll just wait for the rest to come up with something.

[kei]

how long are the challenges meant to go for? :p

[eyeinfinitude]

doesnt matter to me ethier, but lets wait for a mod to decide and set up the specs.

[kei]

hehe ok ok thats cool :)

[telekinesis]

This is something 'abstact 3D' that I did for a battle in another forum:

http://www.macromotive.com/ebay/dalu/aliska_battle.jpg

I can't exactly explain abstract in words, just art.....so what do you think? Abstract or the box thing?

[eyeinfinitude]

the box thing sounds boring, abstract sounds fun, but either way is fine, what do you say guys?

[kei]

it doesnt have to be a box.. you could model otehr things like a glass bottle or something if you wanted to..
but abstract is fine with me :)

[eyeinfinitude]

Dan, would you decide for us and get this thing on the road. =)

[telekinesis]

box = null;
abstract = null;

if(box) {
danNoEnter();
} elseif(abstract) {
danEnter();
}

Which function do you prefer?

[h88]

rofl, good one. :bandit:

[eyeinfinitude]

dammit Dan, you know when it comes to actionscript I'm a blind asian guy trying to read Hebrew!

abstract = true;

now lets get things rolling! :P

[kei]

abstract it is!

[Makaveli]

wow...everyone is real desperate to be beaten to death by dan in this battle! amazing! lol j/k :P

[morse]

I dunno... We know that Dan is really frikin good, but we haven't seen anything of kei's... And electrongeek can certainly fight a good battle (I saw the image his footer is made from) :P :)

[kei]

hey so are we gonna get this thing started? :)

[eyeinfinitude]

still waiting for a mod to set up the rules. :-\

[telekinesis]

Theme: Abstract Object (make it dark art also)
Programs: Any 3D program and PS/PSP/FW
Size: Wallpaper size, at least 1024x768
Participants: dan4885, electrongeek, kei, alethos
Due Date: 12-18-02

[eyeinfinitude]

sounds good, but whats dark art?

[telekinesis]

Where the color scheme is on a darker level, example:

background = dark color; forground = mix of light and dark objects.

[eyeinfinitude]

ah ok, i got it. =)

[alethos]

Hey I said I was in, too! :)

Am I now not in?

-Al

[telekinesis]

Oops, sorry about that alethos, I'll change that now! :o

[kei]

:o its due so soon... i'm gonna be gone to melbourne from tommorrow night for about 5 days..
i guess i have to hand it in before hand? :|

[telekinesis]

Just ask for a due date request, what day would be good for you, 2 weeks from now?

[kei]

yep!

2 weeks would be good for me! :)
thanks!

[kei]

hmm.. does it have to be dark theme?:-\

[telekinesis]

No, but it has to be abstract and 3D!

[eyeinfinitude]

so is this battle due in 2 weeks or the 11th?

[kei]

2 weeks!:bandit:

[kei]

hey guys..

so when exactly is this due??

[eyeinfinitude]

It's due on the 18th which is 3 more days.

[eyeinfinitude]

Ok guys, here's my entry, I asked Dan if it's ok if I could submit it in early since I'm not going to be here on the 18 and I won't be back till the 22nd and he said ok.

http://www.electrongeek.net/test.htm

[Makaveli]

wow simply another amazing battle piece elec, how do you do this stuff.... keep up the good work !!! =)

[lostinbeta]

WOW ELECTRONGEEK!

That is way awesome!

[kei]

that looks so cool electron geek!!
i should have looked at that earlier :-\
Oh well it's too late to do anymore..
so heres my entry! :cowboy:

800x600 - http://www.ohnishi.net/kei/downloads/Impulse%20(800x600).jpg

1024x768 - http://www.ohnishi.net/kei/downloads/Impulse%20(1024x768).jpg

[lostinbeta]

That is nice too, and I LOVE snowboarding.


This is going to be tough.....................

[Devil]

WOW ELECTRONGEEK! very very nice work.
love that rock!:smirk:

here is mine

[Devil]

hope you guys like it........

[Devil]

you guys .... you must see electrongeeks SUNSIZE.jpg.. that is some good art work!:A+:

[alethos]

Them's some sweet werx, Geek and Kei! I'm an advanced skiier, but my $700 (that's in CDN$ so it's like US$4.87) boots got stolen/lost. I've been boarding only 3 times, but it was hellafun so I've decided to take it up. Gonna go out and get the gear tomorrow, actually. Just a beginner's board for now and we'll see how it goes!

Here's my entry:
MY HOST DOES NOT ALLOW REMOTE LINKING SO PLEASE DRAG AND DROP THE LINK INTO YOUR "ADDRESS/LOCATION" BAR. SORRY ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE.

3D/Photoshop battle: Umbilicus (1280x1024) (http://www.geocities.com/manshoba/kirupa/abstract_1280.jpg)

3D/Photoshop battle: Umbilicus (750x600) (http://www.geocities.com/manshoba/kirupa/abstract_750.jpg)

Sorry about the weird image size, but my desktop is set at 1280x1024 and I didn't realize that it wasn't standard 4:3 ratio until I reduced the file dimensions after I had finished my entry. :)

-Al

::EDIT:: Added the comment regarding remote linking.

[bcogswell11]

Wow you guys keep up the good work!

Kei- Is that squarish ball thing created in 3dsmax? It's frickin' cool!

-brad-:evil:

[kei]

thanks for ur feedback guys!
bcogswell11 - yep.. just about everything on that was created in 3D max other than that snowboard guy and the texts..

I had this different idea at the start.. was going to make this futuristic city but I didnt have enough time..so ended up changing it to a snowboarding scene! the thing at the top left corner is meant to be the city.. It's basically buildings (modelled using primative objects) placed on a sphere.. :p
since i changed my idea half way thats why the wallpaper looks a bit weird! hehe

[kei]

Hey alethos did u make that tree kinda thing in ur entry?? that looks soo mad!! what programs did u use?

[alethos]

I used Maya 4. It has fractal scripts and such. I basically had to model pathways and apply what are called "tubes" to it. Maya uses fractal math and your colour/shape/size/etc settings to build the tube thingies. I love your city ball. Did you use the greebles plugin or was it all done manually?

[eyeinfinitude]

Thanks for the comments guys, this is going to be a tough battle as I expected. To Kei and alethos, both your work is really good, it's nice to see a variety. =)

[kei]

ahh Maya :)
nah i did it manually.. wats greebles plugin do?

[alethos]

Thanks Electriongeek. I like your new footer; it's a lot cleaner than the old one.

Dan's the last one to submit, right? I must say I am surprised at the variety in the submissions. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I'm happy I was wrong. Great work you two!

-Al

[eyeinfinitude]

Thanks alethos, I got bored of the old footer so I made this one.

I've never used Maya before, but I wish I could though. =)

[alethos]

You know old scifi shows with spaceships -- oh! Star Wars had a lot of this. You know how the Death Star has a bunch of surface details that are just like pipes and cubes and stuff sticking out of it? The Star Destroyers had it too. Well those details were dubbed "greebles" and someone made a plugin for MAX that put greebles onto a surface geometry. Your city looked a lot like it, but used in a better way.

Hey, Geek, is Cinema 4D a lot like Truespace (I think that's what it's called...can't remember)? If it is, then wowie wowowow! Truespace was a witch (with a capital "B") to model with beyond sticking primitives together.

Great work once again to both of you. :A+: :A+:

-Al

[alethos]

Speaking of footers, does anyone know when the footer contest is gonna start?

I've started my footer, but I'm trying to hash out a good portable OO system to use with Flash before I get to coding for real. I'm gonna try to make my footer run solely on code (nothing in the library). Wish me luck!

-Al

[eyeinfinitude]

Actually they're kinda similar, but I think Truespace is better. Cinema 4D is good, but its not as powerful. Right now I'm starting to work with Softimage which I heard was used to make the Jurassic Park movies.

[alethos]

Oh Softimage is a beauty from what I hear. It was used to make Star Wars EpII and Minority Report. Of course, as we all know, it's not the software that makes or breaks the final image, it's the artist. You've got no worries there, Geek.

This was my first abstract piece ever. I'd be interested in a tutorial (or even a basic rundown) of how you make your images, Geek.

-Al

[eyeinfinitude]

You're in luck, I've been working on a tutorial for Kirupa on how to make simple crystals using a texter made from photoshop. I've been so busy with work that I've only got 30% of it done, but I'll try to finish it soon. =)

[telekinesis]

I will start on mine today and will submit it tonight. Got held up, but I usually make all my stuff within a 24 hour period. :P

[kei]

hmm u finished yet dan? :P

[eyeinfinitude]

good question kei, I haven't seen him. :-\

[telekinesis]

Sorry for the delay. I thought I had time to work on it earlier this week, but of course that plan never worked out. I got to work like an hour ago and made a crappy battle entry because I at least want to have something to enter even if I am wasting my time, I gotta be a good sport, know what I mean? Well here it is, about 60-80 minutes worth of work in 3ds max and photoshop. Wish I could have been less time strapped and made something better. I am starting work at a design firm in January and I get a triple screen monitor set up, a dream PC, OC-192 connection, and all the programs my nueron can handle:

http://www.macromotive.com/ebay/dalu/venom.jpg

I will set up a poll, it's going to be sad to see my vote-less entry lol :P

[h88]

Do you call this a crappy battle entry? Haha, that is an excellent abstract entry. :beam:

[telekinesis]

It is ok for the time I put into it, but I wish I wasn't so busy and could have made a more decent entry, but whatever. I set up a poll, vote here:

http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11090

[eyeinfinitude]

That's nice dan, I like it. =)