Carrara Challenge 15 - Voting tread -Winners announced
Varsel
Posts: 574
The winner list
First Place Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010) The Lonely Asteroid Miner
Second Place Diomede64 Noah’s Station
Third Place Acudia3D Is this the end?
Honorable mention DADA_universe Another day, another (news) story
- Submissions Open: now....
- Submissions Close: 23:59 MT February 15, 2015 (06:59 GMT February 16)
- This thread will be auto-magically converted to the voting thread simultaneously.
- Voting Ends: 23:59 MT February 22, 2015
You can find a description of the rules and the WIP thread here. http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/
A huge thanks to Daz3D and Nightshift3D for their support and sponsorship in this event.
1st place: $100.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) & 3 items from Nightshift3d shop
2nd place: $50.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) & 2 items from Nightshift3d shop
3rd place: $25.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) & 1 item from Nightshift3d shop
Honorable mention: $10.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) &1 item Nightshift3d shop
When you post your entry, please include
- Entry #
- Artist
- Title
- Description of items created or significantly modified inside Carrara
- Credits (content, plugins,…)
- Link(s) to WIP(s)
- Postwork?
- Theme, Description, comments, and other discussion.
Voting rules
As simple as possible....
Voting is open to anyone with a DAZ 3D account.
Each person may vote for up to three entries.
Votes are per entry.
If an artist has two images you wish to vote for, you may use a vote for each one, leaving you with one remaining vote to cast.
Anonymous votes will be accepted with good cause.
Please PM me (Varsel) if you think you need to vote anonymously. An example would be if a forum moderator or admin wishes to vote without giving an appearance of favouritism. There may be other issues as well.
Anonymous votes for the challenge host will not be accepted. But that doesn't matter anyway because the host can't win anything anyway....
An artist may place in the top three, plus HM (Honorable Mention) only once.
If an artist has enough votes to place more than once, the entry with the most votes will be the one that is placed, and the entry with the next highest votes will be moved up.
Voting Ends: 23:59 MT February 22, 2015 (06:59 GMT February 23)
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Entry #1
Artist Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010)
Title The Lonely Asteroid Miner
Made or Modified in Carrara
Everything not noted under "Additional Credits" below was made from scratch in Carrara 8.5 Pro. Monitors and "holo" control panels use textures use images created in Photoshop.
Additional Credits
The asteroid miner is from Predatron's LoRez 14MU Worker Bundle http://www.daz3d.com/lorez-14mu-worker-bundle
Ron's Cyborg Circuit Brushes used for holo controls http://www.daz3d.com/rons-cyborg-circuitry
Fonts used are from Dafont.com. Monitor uses DS-Digital by Dusit Supaswat, post-it notes use James Fajardo by Paul Fajardo, coffee Mug uses PowerLord by Iconian Fonts
Vacation photos are stock photos: Tropical Beach 9978388 from the DeviantArt StockProject, carribean beach stock 2 by venomxbaby, Tropical Forest 15027224 from StockProject1, Japanese Garden 16658267 from StockProject1, and Windy Beach 20914420 by StockProject1.
WIP Links
Initial sketch, blocking in the scene and modeling the front of the cockpit
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/745369/
Modeling laser drill, laser light effects
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/745441/
Added a ton of detail to the cockpit interior, closeups of overhead monitor and post-it notes
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/745924/
Additional Details, New Textures
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/746466/
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/749735/
Analog Controls, Scene Setup, Test Render
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/749294/
Completely re-worked Window
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/756914/
Final Renders, Compositing and Post-work
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/759474/
Postwork? Yes, combined two Carrara renders and color/tone adjustments and reduced size of image to fit the forum
Theme, Description, Comments...
In 2515 mining of deep space asteroids for water and minerals has made much of the past's resource scarcity a dim memory, but it is hard, lonely, and sometimes dangerous work and slow communication times makes keeping in touch with loved ones difficult.
I like all the detail you put into the cabin - photos, fuzzy dice, sticky notes and the monitor view from the suit cam. Great job! :coolsmile:
Weldone MDO2010, I like your process from the WIP thread.
Entry #2
Artist: DADA_universe
Title: Another day, another (news) story
Made or Modified in Carrara: Plant, Energy sphere and two light rigs made in Carrara, sundry texture adjustments in shader room, junkyard edited in vertex modeller and duplicated across the ground.
Additional Credits:
1) Daz Genesis
2) Bot Genesis by Parris- http://www.daz3d.com/bot-genesis
3) Dystopian City Blocks by Ajax, billy home Moebius87, - http://www.daz3d.com/dystopia-city-blocks-011-020-poser
4) Junk Alley by DAZ Originals, Imaginary_House- http://www.daz3d.com/junk-alley
5) Scifi Melee Weapons by DAZ Originals, Valandar - http://www.daz3d.com/scifi-melee-weapons
6) Texture on top ring of kiosk from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/themes
7) Illustrations mapped on the kiosk display panels by artist friend- Ibrahim Ganiyu
8) Kiosk and robot modelled by self in Form Z and imported into Carrara as Obj for retexturing.
WIP Links:
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P105/#760608
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P105/#760632
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P120/#761353
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P120/#762912
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P120/#762925
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P135/#762945
Postwork? None.
Theme, Description, Comments…
The government runs the economy and everything else via deeply embedded and controlled tech protocols, but some denizens beat the system and run a shadow economy through bootleg versions of these same protocols. She is a government agent trained to reign in these rebels. He is a rebel with a cause, often underestimated, but he likes it that way. She’s obviously launching an attack on him, he looks defenseless, almost uncaring compared to the robot who’s alarmed, but he has something up his sleeves. With barely any movement, he activates his defense shield by enveloping his head within an energy sphere. It will take the government agents a long time to decipher how he did that.
Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah's Station
Made or Modified in Carrara
Station wheel, Station bands, Inner terrain for station wheel, Forklifts and pods for animals
Additional Credits
Earth is from the Carrara scene browser, Animals are the Daz buck and the Daz big cat. A couple of the leaves are taken from the Howie Farkes stoney creek set. The little robot is credited to myself from a prior challenge.
WIP Links
(to be added with an edit)
Using sweep tool to make the wheel shaped station- http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/#743906
Little robot dudes - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P15/#744299
Constructing the inner terrain with a side stream - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P105/#757694
First attempt a an ark - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P120/#761537
Postwork? No
Theme, Description, Comments…
In 2515, the first predators (and their prey) are delivered to orbiting wilderness.
Entry #4
Artist Diomede
Title: Valentine's Hangover
Made or Modified in Carrara
Judy Jetson hair and outfit, Jetsons house, SciFi buildings in distance, chairs and couch, kitchen table with menu board, Jetsons robot maid modeled and rigged, Spaceghost cowl and armbands, Josie and Pussycat characters' ears and tails, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shells and masks/bands, Jan, Jace, and monkey scifi suits, Elroy antenna for hat, pizza, engagement ring and box.
Additional Credits
lots -
Genesis 2 Female Lotus, Frisky Swim suit or V4 by 3DAge (rendo) adaped to G2F, Giselle Ballet Shoes by Diane, Boots and Gloves Genesis Superhero by Smay, Basic male genesis, Genesis ape world by RawArt, Young Teen Justin by Elliandra, Handspan, and Thorne, David 3 morphing dungarees adapted to Genesis, David 3 morphing clothes running shoes, Skateboarder TShirt by Umblefugly, drum set by Zincster
WIP Links
wips - mostly character creation
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P30/#745875
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P45/#747388
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P60/#749085
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P60/#750266
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P60/#750644
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P75/#753566
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P105/#760264
Postwork? No
Theme, Description, Comments…
On February 14, 2515, Judy Jetson threw a rocking Valentine's party, complete with a cool band and a "super" guest list. On February 15th, 2515 Jace from the Spaceghost team asked Judy to marry him, but Judy still just wanted to rock and roll for a few more years before settling down.
Entry #5
Artist Acudia3D
Title: Is this the end?
Made or Modified in Carrara
AtomicWave Blast, Terrian modified and shaded,Rockets modified,lighting,no postwork,my first Carrara Render.
Additional Credits
Genesis 2 Female Bunny, XTech suit ,Misc props built and or modified by me,crew quarters by stonemason,some props found on ShareCg.
WIP Links
wips -http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P150
Postwork? No
Theme, Description.
February 14, 2515, Were at war with each other being forced to live ungerground.
Entry #6
Artist headwax
Title: Queen Bee
Made or Modified in Carrara
Hair, retextured some of Bee, made vertex sphere with custom glass shader, pullled apart Bee and stole her wings and stuck them on M4, invisabled M4's eyeballs
Additional Credits
free cp Bee , M4, creature creator morphs, extensive use of Fenric's plug ins - God Bless Fenric
WIP Links
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P150/#765138
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/50985/P135/#763981
Postwork?Yes of course, used Ron's birds, oloneo hdr soft ware Fotosketcher and PS
Theme, Description.
February 14, 2515, Genetically modified humans live as insects in huge hives underground. They are at the beck and call of the brains of the hive, the Queen Bee. Here we see the annual Queen Bee preening, where the pollens of the previous year are stripped away and stored by her worker humans.
Entry # 7
Artist : Varsel
A Martian Wedding
Made or Modified in Carrara
The Hoover chart, with the container was modeled in the vertex modeller.
The tree sampling is made of two Carrara plants, one for the tree, and one for the root.
The background terrain is two terrains. One small for the foreground, and one giant, for the background mountains.
The Dome was made in Hexagon, but the floor and the grass and the tree areas has been modified in Carrara, for texturing and for the replicators.
The grass is my own creation, and replicated. The trees started as some HowieFarkes trees but been modified and replicated.
All textures has been modified and adjusted for Carrara use.
Link to WIP's
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/759231/
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/762603/
Michael 4 and Victoria 4
http://www.daz3d.com/dystopian-worker-drone
http://www.daz3d.com/space-dweller-v4-unimesh-fits
http://www.daz3d.com/stellar
http://www.daz3d.com/space-dweller-m4-unimesh-fits
http://www.daz3d.com/cosmic
- Theme, Description, comments
In 2515, on Mars, when someone is getting married, its is custom to plant a new tree in the public areas of the colony. This is a very private thing for the newly-wed to do, as it is meant to symbolize their union, and commitment to the colonies, and as it grows, just like their love for each other.
I did originally start with a little different idea, but as I started to model the dome, this idea started to grow. (and something that the one that I have to remember to tell that I care about told me)
- Entry 8
- Artist - Stezza
- Title - 2515 I Got Croced
- Description of items created or significantly modified inside Carrara
Created the two drones
- Credits (content, plugins,…)
JoLab's Liquid Pack
AM's crocodile
Ron's Brushes
- Link(s) to WIP(s)
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/765550/
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/765552/
- Postwork
All rendered images are composited in PSE13 with added postwork using Ron’s brushes and then some cropping.
Layers are flattened and using filters to give it a drawy feeling
- Theme, Description, comments, and other discussion.
I got nothin'
Entry #9
Title
The Day After Valentine's Day 2515
Description of items created or significantly modified inside Carrara
vertex models created: Wither's Hover Glider of Love, Heart Pillow Seats
Credits (content, plugins,…)
infinite plane
sample hair spiral ponytail
Aiko 3, Xinxin, lotus outfit panties, libertas outfit
g2m whither, biotank oufit undies
Apartment 1337 (Nighshift)
Link(s) to WIP(s)
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/765603/
http://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewreply/765601/
Postwork?
non
Theme, Description, comments, and other discussion
In 2515 there's a man shortage. Valentine's Day is Withersbie's day to find love.
Ladies may be a bit surprised when they wake up the next morning, but eveybody seems towake up happy.
extraspecially Withersbie :lol:
tried a thing learned from a scifi funk tutorial, parenting 3 point lights to a figure
tried a thing learned from the complex lighting tutorial, putting light bulbs in the light, using light sphere effects.
well the entry quality is pretty pro I t hink. Congrats to everyone for making an image and working through the process and especially to Varsel for running a tight ship and Nightshift3d for their kind generosity!
I'm sorry more people didnt get a chance to enter any work - it's obviously a busy time of year what with winter on us and Chinese New Year and the fact that January runs into february which only has 28 days .... ;)
Ha, well I especially liked the works with glow so in no particular order I vote for
Entry #2
Artist: DADA_universe
Title: Another day, another (news) story
It's a groovy little narrative which makes us look hard at the image and thus discovers all it's otherworldly delights.
Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah’s Station
once again Diomede delights us with a well made scene using lots of custom meshes. Diomede gives us the long shot and the close up.
I really like Varsel's work, very slick excellent lighting and its romantic appeal but I think my third vote goes to
Entry #5
Artist Acudia3D
Title: Is this the end?
Once again, all who entered have done a spick job. Congrats :)
This was just ridiculously hard to pick, but it won't get easier. Great job, fellow participants. Here are my votes in entry order
Entry #1
Artist Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010)
Title The Lonely Asteroid Miner
Entry #2
Artist: DADA_universe
Title: Another day, another (news) story
Entry #5
Artist Acudia3D
Title: Is this the end?
For honorable mention
Entry #6
Artist headwax
Title: Queen Bee
I also want to give a compliment to Varsel for picking a great theme. The number of entries was no reflection on the topic. If you check the prior challenges, there were also few entries this time last year. And if I remember my stats class, N=2 is a trend ;-) or maybe it isn't a trend.
Of course, thanks to Daz and Nightshift3d for sponsoring.
Great entries! I shall have to decide this weekend.
Never put off... Actually, feel free to vote at the last minute. I may have just been bumping the thread so it appears on the first page of the Carrara forum. ;-)
Here are my votes in numerical order:
Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah’s Station
Ringworld meets Silent Running. Love it :)
Entry # 7
Artist : Varsel
A Martian Wedding
You never know, one day this might happen (if we ever get a visionary government again)...
Entry 8
Artist - Stezza
Title - 2515 I Got Croced
I love the air of resignation that the red drone exudes. Reminds me of a big World's Fair that's just faded away into nothing as the waters rose (or sommat!)
Honourable Mention:
Entry #5
Artist Acudia3D
Title: Is this the end?
To quote the legendary John Lee Hooker, Boom Boom Boom Boom.
My votes (in no particular order) :
Entry #2
Artist: DADA_universe
Title: Another day, another (news) story
Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah’s Station
Entry 8
- Artist - Stezza
- Title - 2515 I Got Croced
Another "Judgement Day", when there are more winners than places available.
Excellent work by everyone, newbies included !!!!!!!!!!
My 2 cents worth, picked by what appealed the most to me, would have happily voted for all the entries but we got to pick only 4:-
1 Entry #1 Artist - Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010) Title: The Lonely Asteroid Miner
2 Entry #8 Artist - Stezza Title: 2515 I Got Croced
3 Entry #5 Artist - Acudia3D Title: Is this the end?
Honorable mention: Entry #2 Artist - DADA_universe Title: Another day, another (news) story
Dada gets the HM as one of the DAZ components was a PITA, and it was still a top render !!!!!!!!!!
You'd think it would be easier to pick three with fewer entries, but that is just not the case - I went back and forth on this all week.
My votes, in no particular order:
#8 Stezza - 2515 I Got Croced
#7 Varsel - A Martian Wedding
#2 DADA_universe - Another day, another (news) story
Still of very beautiful achievements this time.
My choices:
1- Entry #2
Artist: DADA_universe
Title: Another day, another (news) story
It is like that which I see also the future, a whole film summarized in this image !
I like also the perspective to bring out the boy.
2- Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah' S Station
A beautiful scenario also in this image carried out very well.
I would have liked a little more light on the contents of the arch…
3- Entry #1
Artist Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010)
Title The Lonely Asteroid To mine
If there is a future for humanity, it will be thanks to the extraterrestrial resources, this scene symbolizes this idea very well.
Stezza and Head Wax, excellent work, very professional as usual, but allow me to encourage a "newbie" with the honourable mention :
Entry #5
Artist Acudia3D
Title: Is this the end?
I like the atmosphere of the scene, very good for a first render in Carrara !
Very nice work everybody !
I hereby vote thus:
1- Entry #4
Artist: Diomede
Title: Valentine's Hangover
I like the way Carrara is used here, and the way the reference to Josie and the pussycats is handled, and of course the humour
2- Entry #1
Artist: Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010)
Title: The Lonely Asteroid Miner
I like the process and the way the image of the lonely miner seems to call for contemplation
3- Entry #5
Artist: Acudia 3d
Title: Is this the end?
Not a bad first render by any stretch.
Honourable mention :
Entry #6
Artist: Headwax
Title: Queen Bee
Scary scary!
Thanks everybody for another great challenge!
This was very hard to decide. Varsel picked a great theme at bad time of year for some of us. My apologies again for not entering and contributing more to the excellent WIP thread. I did lurk when taking a break from learning my lines and rehearsing, and was impressed.
My votes, by entry order are:
Entry #1, by Mark D Olsen.
Lots of fun little details in this one. It may be my old eyes, or my old monitor, but I wished I could read the Post-It notes. ;-) I liked the video feed showing the status of the minor, and the different video perspectives of him doing his tasks. I also liked the line of postcards on the side of the window.
Entry #4, by Diomede.
I really liked the take on all the old 'toons. It was put together really well, with lots of funny little things going on in the background. Very nice nice use of the 'toon scene effect as well.
Entry #5, by Acudia3D
This is very good for a new Carrara user. Nice light effects. The perspective through the window is cool. One thing that could help this render a lot is that the girls gets lost going down the hatch. If there were a way to change her position, cast a light on her, or something, then I think it would be very compelling. Especially if you could convey an emotion, which I know would be hard with the gas mask.
H/M to:
Entry #9, by Misty Whiskey.
Very nice posing and use of expressions. Each render you do, you get better.
The other renders were all very good. I wish I could have picked them all.
Varsel, if you hadn't been the challenge host, and my vote would have counted, I would have voted for your scene. It is nice and airy, and at the same time, you get the idea that just outside the windows is a very different environment.
In no particular order:
Entry #1
Artist Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010)
Title The Lonely Asteroid Miner
Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah’s Station
Entry #6
Artist headwax
Title: Queen Bee
Great work from all the participants on this one, I regret I didn't reserve enough time to put together something, hopefully next time.... Difficult to narrow my votes down, but here goes:
Entry #1
Artist Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010)
Title The Lonely Asteroid Miner
Love everything about this image, especially the post it notes. Just excellent.
Entry #3
Artist Diomede
Title Noah’s Station
Superb, blowing it up to full size you can make out so many little details. The 'force shields' of the ring station have a very believable texture, for example.
Entry # 7
Artist : Varsel
A Martian Wedding
Everything inside the scene is superb, the trees especially look great, but then so does the grass, dirt, the robots, etc. Externally mars looks pleasing to the eye, thought not as red or variated as I might have expected. I wonder if maybe a more exotic sky might have sold the external martian look a bit more? Regardless, it's an excellent and beautiful render.
Honorable Mention: Entry #5
Artist Acudia3D
Title: Is this the end?
Those nuclear clouds are just beautiful, really an engaging render for the outside perspective. I do wish some more interesting lighting had been used on the girl going down the hatch as she kind of gets lost in the mix. Of course the focus of the scene is the explosions going off in the distance, so it doesn't matter much, and they are stellar.
2nd Honorable Mention:
Entry #4
Artist Diomede
Title: Valentine’s Hangover
Love the sense of humor and play involved in this, as well as all the pop culture references. The toon shader is quite good too.
Voting is now closed...
So please give me a minute to count, and I'll get back to you all.
A big thank you to all the participants and voters. And to DAZ and Nightshift3d for their support.
And we have a tie .......
So please remain calm while the situation is being rectified ...
And the results are inn :
First Place Mark D. Olsen (MDO2010) The Lonely Asteroid Miner
Second Place Diomede64 Noah’s Station
Third Place Acudia3D Is this the end?
Honorable mention DADA_universe Another day, another (news) story
A huge thanks to Daz3D and Nightshift3D for their support and sponsorship in this event.
1st place: $100.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) & 3 items from Nightshift3d shop
2nd place: $50.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) & 2 items from Nightshift3d shop
3rd place: $25.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) & 1 item from Nightshift3d shop
Honorable mention: $10.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) &1 item Nightshift3d shop
I will PM each winner, with the details about how to claim your winnings.
And MDO2010, I will PM you the basic challenge guidelines for hosting the next challenge.
Congratulations to you all. Well deserved.
Congratulations, Mark, and to everyone who participated. Well deserved. Big appreciation to Nightshift3D, Daz, and Varsel for making it all possible.
Congratulations to all winners.
Hopefully I can participate better next time.
PM sent to the winners.
Something went wrong when sending it so I had to retry it.
So if you haven't got one, please tell me .... :red:
I will also give a special thank you to diomede64, for your great enthusiasm and spirit in this Challenge.
It wouldn't have worked without you.