OKX: @tos
unlock ur mind bro, stop saying 'cant'. Dats d essence of this exercise, to widen our horizons.

tweak d reference image in any editing software of choice, like Photoshop to straighten it out. Then use it as a guide to draw and create ur own texture map.

then create the rock effect as a displacement map, giving as much detail as u desire.

there is enough info in the reference image to creatively texture the complete character, or maybe i don't understand ur comment.
care to clarify?

@xothermik
lol, lend ur experience man. I know u wrote the book on mapping generally.

OKX: @tos
unlock ur mind bro, stop saying 'cant'. Dats d essence of this exercise, to widen our horizons.

tweak d reference image in any editing software of choice, like Photoshop to straighten it out. Then use it as a guide to draw and create ur own texture map.

then create the rock effect as a displacement map, giving as much detail as u desire.

there is enough info in the reference image to creatively texture the complete character, or maybe i don't understand ur comment.
care to clarify?

@xothermik
lol, lend ur experience man. I know u wrote the book on mapping generally.

OKX: @spy
care to share ur system specs?

PeterrReezer: @xotherrmik.....sorry for your health. Men, we re not much in naija oh...nothing bad should happen to your health. I wish you speedy recovery......@tymax.....okx is basically giving the idea.modelling the bump stones can be a really pain in the ass. And using displacement maps can be render intensive. True. I will try as much as possible to balance both of you up. Rendering with displacement maps is really processor intensive not only on characters but also on any other geometry. Using bump maps alone on the other hand gives the illusion of bump when viewed headon...but the bump detail is lost when viewed sideways...I m will participate if I had the time - I m curently engaged in a project...i give my idea...the way I ll do it...I use mudbox for sculpting...I model the character without any detail yet...then I can use a bump map(like the one okx created up there) to develop a vector displacement map. I can then use that to paint directly on my model to create that stoney effect on the skin..now its not just a bump texture that you see on render time. Its actual geometry displacement. At the end I ll texture the dents with ptex. Then every other thing follows...As regards system specs...there is really no other way..you have to get a good system... I started with a dual core, 2 gb ram...when I m renderring heavy scenes, max crashes on me...giving me this "out of memory error". That's basically my low Ram size and low video memory size. @tymax...Technically, crashing is as a result of low video memory(GPU). Right click on you desktop, go to screen resolution and then click advanced settings.. You ll see your card name. What you should look out for is the Dedicated video memory. Not shared... That's what 3d softwares use for interactive feedback from your viewport....but anyway let's leave that for another time...oh men...hope I ve not talked too much...lol...@participants. Please model the character to take a davinci pose for easy rigging, avoid triangles.and please WIPs!!!!!!....lol ..One love everybody.

ladanski: Also waiting to see WIPs. If I dont see anything within a few days, I might pull out of the competition.

ladanski: Also waiting to see WIPs. If I dont see anything within a few days, I might pull out of the competition.

cgniyi: Three weeks to go.

Wow, it's very lively in here

I haven't been active for a while, but I occasionally check the thread to see if there's any progress.
So far, the complaints about system specs, I'm actually surprised. I just assumed based on the some of works posted already this wouldn't be an issue.



I feel you should post a WIP instead, this might just be the motivation for everyone else.

spywareczar: lol, actually, creating that lava man is not an issue, I didn't withdraw from d competition coz I don't know how to go about creating the character but bcoz I was disappointed, not what I was expecting, you should hve brought something fresh and interesting,


To the participants: oya don't be shy to post your wips na haha, had to launch cinema 4D and create a lil something this morning, here is it, I know it doesn't look good , its just somethin to make u guys start post ur awesome WIPs

Tos87: Just thinkin...should have the same pose and background?

spywareczar: lol, actually, creating that lava man is not an issue, I didn't withdraw from d competition coz I don't know how to go about creating the character but bcoz I was disappointed, not what I was expecting, you should hve brought something fresh and interesting,
To the participants: oya don't be shy to post your wips na haha, had to launch cinema 4D and create a lil something this morning, here is it, I know it doesn't look good , its just somethin to make u guys start post ur awesome WIPs

INDESTRUCTABLEX:

spywareczar: lol, yessir, shey u are one of the participant? Show your progress

@ prof800 please sign me back in, I'll participate, will start another one and post WIPs within the week, I don vex