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Carrara Challenge X - “Past hopes and present nostalgia” WIP Thread is Open

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  • Philemo_CarraraPhilemo_Carrara Posts: 1,175
    edited December 1969

    kashyyyk said:
    I'm moving along, I used the boolean to create the cut outs for the round shoulder joints. I'm going the retro model look with a grungy texture look, like it would really look like if they existed now.

    I used the 3dpaint, but because I changed the boxes shape I had to unwrap the UV so I could get straight lines in my texture, which I fine tuned in photoshop, then a cool carbon texture as a bump map for teh look around the moniter scrren.


    Look like something nice is coming :-)
    I agree the main problem about 3d paint is that it needs good UVs.
    I'm working on it, learning how to do it without too much pain. I thought I had the solution with roadkill, but it's very sensitive to poly count and is, most of the time, unusable. If I wan to use it, I have to learn to model saving polys as much s possible, which is not displacing the problem :-(.
  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,165
    edited December 1969

    kashyyyk said:
    I'm moving along, I used the boolean to create the cut outs for the round shoulder joints. I'm going the retro model look with a grungy texture look, like it would really look like if they existed now.

    I used the 3dpaint, but because I changed the boxes shape I had to unwrap the UV so I could get straight lines in my texture, which I fine tuned in photoshop, then a cool carbon texture as a bump map for teh look around the moniter scrren.

    Great progress Kashyyyk. You seem to be the only participant who is sharing a solid idea so far.

    I am still doodling. I have changed my mind again, and am back to thinking about using the 3d paint tool. I remembered an example representing past hopes in a positive way, that to me is present nostalgia. I've used the bone rigging within carrara and the weightpainting tools for the pose.

    For the 3D paint tool, I think it will be important to try to create clean uvmaps. Here is my first attempt to model and uvmap this figure. I then used the 3dpaint tool in the bump channel to try to mimic the folds on the character's torso. The phone is from the Carrara object browser in the communications tab.

    It is a new start. Still not sure if I will be sticking with this idea.

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    Really cool stuff so far!

    Looks like another tough one is on the way!

  • d-j-od-j-o Posts: 345
    edited June 2014

    diomede64 said:

    Great progress Kashyyyk. You seem to be the only participant who is sharing a solid idea so far.

    Thanks, with another great sponsor, I feel they are just working hard on theirs. and will surprise us at the end.

    Here is the last of my WIP images. I just have to pose and create the scene.

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    kashyyyk said:
    diomede64 said:

    Great progress Kashyyyk. You seem to be the only participant who is sharing a solid idea so far.

    Thanks, with another great sponsor, I feel they are just working hard on theirs. and will surprise us at the end.

    Here is the last of my WIP images. I just have to pose and create the scene.

    I have a solid idea, but not a lot of time to work on it. It's going to be one of those nail-biters as the deadline approaches.

  • d-j-od-j-o Posts: 345
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    kashyyyk said:
    diomede64 said:

    Great progress Kashyyyk. You seem to be the only participant who is sharing a solid idea so far.

    Thanks, with another great sponsor, I feel they are just working hard on theirs. and will surprise us at the end.

    Here is the last of my WIP images. I just have to pose and create the scene.

    I have a solid idea, but not a lot of time to work on it. It's going to be one of those nail-biters as the deadline approaches.

    OK, but it appears he gave an extra week for submissions too, so hopefully it gives everyone time to submit something!

  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited June 2014

    Here my plant of cannabis carried out thanks to the Philemo's link for the leaves.
    I used 3 kinds of leaves which I duplicated and to which I applied a modifier “Curve and torsion”.
    Now, I would like to build characters musicians of the sixties and hippies…
    I would like to try to make buckled hair (like African), is somebody could inform me to do that?
    Thank you.

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    DUDU_00001 said:
    Here my plant of cannabis carried out thanks to the Philemo's link for the sheets.
    I used 3 kinds of sheets which I duplicated and to which I applied a modifier “Curve and torsion”.
    Now, I would like to build characters musicians of the sixties and hippies…
    I would like to try to make buckled hair (like African), is somebody could inform me to do that?
    Thank you.

    Do you mean with Carrara's dynamic hair?

  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited December 1969

    Yes, if it's possible...

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    I think if you want to do the Woodstock era, you want the big afros? That's what I assume anyway. Here some hair on a hair cap. I didn't really style it, just added 16 joints to the hair and guide, changed it to large hairs and then did the rest with the hair shader.

    I'll attach some images of the hair room settings and curl tool settings and also the hair shader settings. I may have to do this in a couple different posts.

    Please keep in mind this is just a very basic attempt.

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  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited December 1969

    evilproducer said:
    I think if you want to do the Woodstock era, you want the big afros? That's what I assume anyway. Here some hair on a hair cap. I didn't really style it, just added 16 joints to the hair and guide, changed it to large hairs and then did the rest with the hair shader.

    I'll attach some images of the hair room settings and curl tool settings and also the hair shader settings. I may have to do this in a couple different posts.

    Please keep in mind this is just a very basic attempt.

    It is not so basic for somebody like me which doesn't control this domain at all !
    I already will work with your parameters, a big thanks !

  • VarselVarsel Posts: 574
    edited December 1969

    Here's me playing with ArchiTools.
    Creating the housings for the Orbital Suburbia Space Dome.

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    Sorry I didn't get my other post sooner, but I wanted to do a render with the hair and post a couple more screen shots.

    If you still have trouble, I made the hair on a hair cap. If you need it, I can send you the file to study or use.

    The little image showing the tools has the Curl tool in the center. The screen shot from my previous post that showed the tool settings was from that tool.

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  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited December 1969

    Very interresting too !
    You can send me the file, it's easyer to apply your settings !

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    DUDU_00001 said:
    Very interresting too !
    You can send me the file, it's easyer to apply your settings !

    Here's the file. It's on a skull cap, so you may want to make that invisible. The hair will still show up.
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7370483/Afro.car.zip

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987
    edited December 1969

    that's som 'do Evil, great to see all the wips!, will have something sooner that later from here

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    head wax said:
    that's som 'do Evil, great to see all the wips!, will have something sooner that later from here

    Thanks head wax! Y'know, I always wondered just what is under the hood on your avatar.

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987
    edited December 1969

    Pleasure ! Oh below my avatar I am mostly 'armless :)

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987
    edited December 1969

    here's s a start, had a go at a live trace in illustrator, exported as ai, dragged it into spline room and used it as my template - looks like the metal working apprentace made it!

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  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,050
    edited December 1969

    after a few days with the birds I had an idea!

    the hardest part of this challenge for me was to do something in the plant editor...

    it will be interesting to see everyones take on this .. ;-)

  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited June 2014

    Here my first musician (M4 with EvilProduc'hair).
    Thanks EP !

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    DUDU_00001 said:
    Here my first musician (M4 with EvilProduc'hair).
    Thanks EP !

    I just pointed you in the right direction. It looks to me like you made it your own! Looks really great!

  • d-j-od-j-o Posts: 345
    edited December 1969

    DUDU_00001 said:
    Here my first musician (M4 with EvilProduc'hair).
    Thanks EP !

    Looks really good!

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,549
    edited December 1969

    DUDU_00001 said:
    Here my first musician (M4 with EvilProduc'hair).
    Thanks EP !
    Lefty and everything! Have you ever seen the re-imagined version of Battlestar Gallactica? My wife and I hold to the theory that the entire moral of the story was that Jimi Hendrix is a Cylon! :ahhh:
    Awesome job, DUDU!

    HeadWax, That's very cool, man!

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,549
    edited December 1969

    Caveat:

    Dartanbeck said:
    Have you ever seen the re-imagined version of Battlestar Gallactica? My wife and I hold to the theory that the entire moral of the story was that Jimi Hendrix is a Cylon! :ahhh:
    ... but that was before a buddy of mine said that it was Bob Dylan, who wrote: "All along the Watchtower", so perhaps it was he, whom was the Cylon? Perhaps both? Hmmmm....
  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,549
    edited December 1969

    head wax said:
    here's s a start, had a go at a live trace in illustrator, exported as ai, dragged it into spline room and used it as my template - looks like the metal working apprentace made it!
    It really does have a nice hand-cut (with a torch) look to it. Very cool method used to make it. Impressive, my young Padowan!
  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited December 1969

    Dartanbeck said:
    DUDU_00001 said:
    Here my first musician (M4 with EvilProduc'hair).
    Thanks EP !
    Lefty and everything! Have you ever seen the re-imagined version of Battlestar Gallactica? My wife and I hold to the theory that the entire moral of the story was that Jimi Hendrix is a Cylon! :ahhh:
    Awesome job, DUDU!

    HeadWax, That's very cool, man!

    It is nice you noticed that he was lefty !
    I awaited the remark from somebody, but you knew it !
    Jimi Hendrix was a kind of E.T in the pop music (thanks to the cannabis…) but a genius all the same !

  • DartanbeckDartanbeck Posts: 21,549
    edited December 1969

    But uhhh... are you ex.... perienced?
    Love Hendrix! Cross-Town Traffic being one of my all-time faves ever!

  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited June 2014

    Here the percussionnist, I then do not know his name, hummm… we will name it Dart !

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    Here's what I've got so far. Been UV mapping as I go. Since I suck at it, it is taking longer than I want.

    And yes, I did UV the pillar before duplicating it. ;-)

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