Above and Beyond Challenge - Winners Announced

Diomede

Carrara Challenge #19: Above and Beyond

"Above and Beyond" refers to anything that takes place above the surface of the earth. This could include anything from a space scene from your favorite space opera, a WW1 dog fight, a trip in a hot air balloon, to a romantic dinner on your 15th floor balcony overlooking a scenic park. So, fly a kite, climb a tree, or pull a parachute cord, but do it with Carrara as part of your workflow.

Sponsors

Once again, Daz will generously sponsor the monthly challenge with the following:

1st = $100 in Daz Original items

2nd = $50 in Daz Original items

3rd = $25 in Daz Original items

Honorable Mention = $10 in Daz Original items

Dates to Remember
WIP Thread Opens: Monday, 03 August 2015
Entry Thread Opens: Saturday, 29 August 2015
Entry Thread Closes/Voting Begins: Saturday, 5 September 2015 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6)
Voting Ends: Saturday, 12 September 2015 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6)

 

For challenge rules and more information, see   http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/60434/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-wip-thread

Diomede

Some early ideas are rolling in for Above and Beyond.

- Bigh started it all off with a bird's eye view of a beautiful landscape

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/875738/#Comment_875738

- Varsel very generously provided a tutorial for making rope, string, thread and similar items,

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/876073/#Comment_876073

- and I've already put together my first concept WIP.  I modeled some simple shapes to assemble a unicycle, used the extrude and rotate tools to make a rope, and threw in genesis (yes, genesis works in Carrara 8.5) to sketch out my early thinking.  I'll be making progressive improvements over the next 5 weeks but this is the basic dea.  Constructive criticism most welcome because there are still 5 weeks to go.

 

Come on in, the water is fine.  Or, just stop by and join the conversation in the WIP thread. 

Headwax

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Diomede

I'm definitely taking notes on the tips being shared in the Carrara monethly challenge - Above and Beyond.

Varsel is creating a cool flying concept racer piloted by Predatron's Lorenzo Lorez in a custom flightsuit.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/877329/#Comment_877329

FifthElement will be having a custom character from MakeHuman looking out a space window.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/878437/#Comment_878437

MD02010 has about finished his cloud city

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/878811/#Comment_878811

and is now working on a second entry focusing on the G2F Gia 6 character.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/881335/#Comment_881335

Chickenman is considering a concept using a nebula, but the details are still mysterious. Mystery can be cool, but folks are offering suggestions from volumetric clouds to filter forge effects to generate the nebula.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/881372/#Comment_881372

So, take your sketchbook everywhere, including the 19th Carrara challenge

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/60434/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-wip-thread#latest

Diomede

For some reason, the silly pic that I tried to upload yesterday never loaded.  So here it is.

chickenman

Are you Peeking Diomede, you missed the Nebula over the sholder right about where the text on the right is.

Diomede

There is still time to join in the 19th Carrara challenge and get cool Daz prizes.

 

 

 

Chickenman revealed some answers to nebula questions. Fog lets you put in swirls but volumetric clouds react to light. Combination may be the answer.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/882785/#Comment_882785

with a spaceship added

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/882806/#Comment_882806

 

Stezza dropped by to show off his new drone model. Definitiely worth seeing how it is put together.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/882054/#Comment_882054

Stezza also has a second image with a craft over Australia.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/882143/#Comment_882143

 

FifthElement has a completed draft of an amazing SciFi scene.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/882525/#Comment_882525

Diomede

Plenty of time left, folks.  Can add works in progress through September 5th. 

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/60434/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-wip-thread#latest

Stop on by.

Stezza

Wedgie time

Diomede

Inspirational freebies! NASA has posted free models, including the Mars Curiosity Rover.

(hat tip, Fifthelement). Still 2 weeks to get involved.

http://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/models

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Varsel has modeled a cool flyer, inluenced by Stezza's model of a drone. Still some details to work out, such as whether the pilot will be M4 or Lorenzo LowRes.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/884581/#Comment_884581

Bunyip has been busy. Two scenes are in the works. One incorporates some models of WWII aircraft amid some of Carrara's volumetric clouds.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/885227/#Comment_885227

And another has 2 dragons facingoff in flight.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/886035/#Comment_886035

I might do a second image, but I'm still thinking about ideas. I doodled a mock tornado using metaballs as a frame and then replicating small dust particles. I turned visibility off for the frame and threw in a low res house. Hope Dorothy is OK. But, I'm open to other ideas.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/886560/#Comment_886560

Chickenman's Star Trek inspired starbase is looking excellent, with Starfleet and Klingon ships docking. His nebula effect is looking good.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/887363/#Comment_887363

with some lighting adjustments here.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/887918/#Comment_887918

Fifthelement is now my hero. Let us all know that NASA has a beta website where they post models of NASA related equipment, asteroids, and planetary terrains. You can check out how a NASA astronaught model is used here.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/887771/#Comment_887771

 

 

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chickenman

Thanks for the link

 

Contest is going well lots of good ideas.

Headwax

Yes, there's some great artists 

Diomede

Entries are starting to come in but there is still time to participate.  Amelia Earhart and the cast of Night at the Museum 2 insist that you check it out.

WIPs - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/60434/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-wip-thread/p1

Entries - http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61815/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-entry-thread#latest

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Diomede

There is still some time to get an entry in, or to make a suggestion to folks discussing their work flow in the WIP thread.  Entry deadline is midnight Daz time (US mountain time) on Saturday the 5th.

Diomede

Voting is now open.  Anyone with a Daz account can vote.  See the entries and vote at the following thread.       http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61815/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-voting-thread#latest

evilproducer

There are some really nice entries that span a wide range of subjects! If you ever were curious about what Carrara can do, how it differs from Studio or Bryce, then these challenges and their WIP threads are a great example!

Diomede

Still some time to vote in the Carrara challenge.  Anyone with a Daz account can vote.  Just pick any 3.  Order does not matter.

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61815/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-voting-thread#latest

 

Diomede

The results of the 19th Carrara Challenge were:

1st place = FifthElement , Oblivion (#2)

2nd place = Stezza, The Watchers (#14)

3rd place = MDO2010, Final Approah (#5)

and honorable mention = Philemo, The Architect... (#10)

Congratulations to the winners.  Thank you Daz for the continued support.

 

See here

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61815/carrara-challenge-19-above-and-beyond-voting-thread#latest