Welcome to want will hopefully be one of many cg art competitions in this section of Nairaland.

Lava Man
A concept art by fantastic illustrator APE( Agu Polycarp Ekene)

The Challenge:
Create a 3d render of the artwork.
Your work should included texturing, lighting and rendering.

Rules:
The challenge will run from the 21st of July 2014, to the 16th of August, 2014.
All models must be done from scratch.
Work in Progress screen grabs are required. These can be uploaded here on this thread or a dedicated WIP thread

Judging:
Judging will be based on the overall quality ,from modelling, texturing, lighting and rendering.
Judging will be performed by a panel of experienced 3d artists.
Final artworks will also be presented to Nairaland community for voting.Artwork with most likes gets one vote.

Prize:
20,000 for 1st
10,000 fo 1st runner-up
5,000 for 2nd runner-up

Whoa!!

Whoa!

Whoa!!! . Lol.
What's with all the whoa's

cgniyi: Whoa!!! . Lol.
What's with all the whoa's

just have it in mind that if anything happens to my system, I'll hold u responsible ,, not everyone have d PC Rig to handle d number of polygons that wud be involved in this project, but I can pull somthing though

Lol, I'm sure you'll find a solution.There are several ways to tackle this.

Looking forward to everyone's input.

Lol....now dats wot I'm talking about!

all interested participants should please state so clearly, also state ur software of choice.

please post wips and feel free to share tips, info trade is d main aim

Whoa!!

This is going to be one heck of a challenge. At this rate I might have to sculpt in Z brush. *sigh*

It's On

Normally to balance the challenge across different system specs, a poly limit would have been introduced.

@cg
wot say ye? say, 10000 faces. Dats kinda generous.

I no fit shout!.. :8 :8 ... Where d heck did u get this pic from? And how do i get the 3D ref. Image to start wit.? game is on!

nice. but will need more details on the head and hands. like a close up on the face and the back of the hand opened up

OKX: Normally to balance the challenge across different system specs, a poly limit would have been introduced.
@cg
wot say ye? say, 10000 faces. Dats kinda generous.

@OKX
Naaah! Unless it's a game asset contest no need to impose a limit on polygon count.

I see some of us handling scenes complete with rigged ,animated characters and environment,textured and lit ,I don't see this posing of much of a challenge for your specs.
Besides most softwares today are optimized to handle very complex scenes.
Even free Blender allows for sculpting with millions of polygons

@Chuksxy, true, a digital sculpting app might be the best route.

Shimish: nice. but will need more details on the head and hands. like a close up on the face and the back of the hand opened up

i agree wit shimish...need a good ref image(3D)..to start wit abeg :-(

Tos87: I no fit shout!.. :8 :8 ... Where d heck did u get this pic from? And how do i get the 3D ref. Image to start wit.? game is on!

It's by a friend, one of the best comic artist I know.
Trust me, he has even crazier stuffs

I don't know if the resolution is high enough, I'll try uploading the original res

cgniyi:

It's by a friend, one of the best comic artist I know.
Trust me, he has even crazier stuffs

I don't know if the resolution is high enough, I'll try uploading the original res

the art is cool...i dont know about other participants, but i sure need the front,side and back view of that image.

Tos87: the art is cool...i dont know about other participants, but i sure need the front,side and back view of that image.

Shimish: nice. but will need more details on the head and hands. like a close up on the face and the back of the hand opened up

The idea is to recreate the 2d piece, just the the character the way it's posed in the artwork, in 3d.
No need to work on angles that are not in the artwork.

You don't need to recreate the exact same thing or try to model every piece of rock the exact same way it is in the artwork, but your work has to still closely resemble the 2d work

Well, d closer to d artwork ur model is, d better ur chances of 'winning'...lol

personally, I think there's enough detail captured in the image to aid a creative to fill in any gaps.

@cg
r u suggesting there's no need to model the back of d character cos its not in shot? Remember we want a 360° turntable of the model.

@all
its a challenge, so u r meant to creatively overcome the deliberate shortage of info.

So as to help us all understand the nature of the contest, I'll post a reference to a similar contest -
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=411955268839097&set=a.217400374961255.60775.217144088320217&type=1&theater
The contest was set up by pin-up artist Serge Birault

The image supplied by artist

Some of the entries
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.411981895503101.101191.217144088320217&type=3

Final artwork by contest winner:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.440250339342923.106276.217144088320217&type=3

two other favorites selected by the organizer

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=439179909449966&set=a.417820311585926.102149.217144088320217&type=3&theater

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=432637526770871&set=a.417820311585926.102149.217144088320217&type=3&theater

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They are all nice models.

[quote author=cgniyi] and u no see anything fresh to bring for modelling u com go bring that thing up there??

Challenge accepted.
Software of choice - blender

@ladanski
ur welcome to the challenge bro.

so far, just one sign on.
others pls indicate.

@prof.
could u moderate the proceedings.
im still gathering independent judges.

OKX:
@prof.
could u moderate the proceedings.
im still gathering independent judges.

Yes sir!

So far we have THIRTEEN wonderful contestants:
>shimish (Blender 3d)
>Tos87 (Blender 3d)
>cgniyi (Z-brush)
>ladanski (Blender 3d)
>Chuksxy (Blender + Z-brush)
>Royver (Cararra)
>kazuna (Blender 3d)
>xothermik (3ds max + Zbrush combo)
>Blueblack (Blender 3d)
>jjk24 (Blender 3d)
>spywareczar (Cinema 4d)
>eyeaye (Z-brush)
>tmebaanne (3ds max)
...Still waiting for the rest.

To our able modellers; please indicate your weapon of choice so I can add it to your profile.
Happy modelling!

Where is Royver?

Challenge accepted
Software of Choice: Notepad

prof800: Where is Royver?

Here! Been out of circulation for a while.

Whoa!!
This is siiiiick! definitely not for amateurs like me
All the same,

Challenge accepted.
Software of choice-Cararra

spywareczar: Challenge accepted
Software of Choice: Notepad

nice one. u really cracked my ribs there!

prof800:


To our able modellers; please indicate your weapon of choice so I can add it to your profile.
Happy modelling!

sign me up with blender

Am on...blender Republic