Carrara Challenge #65 - Turning Points - Stills, Comics, and Animations Accepted

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    UnifiedBrain said:

    Bunyip02 said:

    Diomede said:

    Domestication of the horse.

    Recall that I made a backdrop using Carrara's terrain modeler and realistic sky.  See here.

    Background - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7985546/#Comment_7985546

    I put that in the backdrop channel of the scene tab and then added new elements to make the foreground.  I used my shaders from the backdrop stage for the terrains and grasses in the foreground to try to match.  Grass is Carrara hair.  People are Poser 7 Simon and clothes of steppes people kitbashed from a Genghis Khan outfit from the old Content Paradise website.  Daz charger horse.  Some replicated bison and replicated horses, and the Daz eagle.  I rendered out some multipasses so may tweek this a little.

    Very nice !!!

    +1

    Congratulations on making such an excellent terrain and sky.  Grass shading is killer.  Poses are spot on.

    Thanks for the comments.  Much appreciated.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    This video was one of my inspirations for the horse entry.  I think I have posted the link before. 

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,113

    Diomede said:

    Adding One More Week - Deadline Midnight Daz Time February 25th

    @Stezza, @UnifiedBrain, @ed3D, @Headwax, @Grimmvald, @Dartanbeck

    Repeat reminder with attempt to tag some comment regulars - please help spread the word.

    @Diomede

    a message from @Headwax yes

    'Greetings David, hope you are well! Would you mind letting Diomede know i am unable to log in at the moment as i only have an ipad where i am ..surf trip.. i see he has tagged us on the daz forum   And feel rude not responding! Pita not being able to log in on daz forum. Thanks a lot ! Cheers from north coast '

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    Diomede said:

    ed3D said:

    Diomede Said:
      Dates
      --- People have until February 18th, 2023 to enter.  May have up to 6 entries, including animations.
      --- WIP Thread Opens - December 8th, 2022
      --- Entry Thread Opens - February 8th, 2023
      --- Entry Thread Closes, Voting Begins - February 18th, 2023 ----February 25th, 2023
      --- Voting Ends - February 25th, 2023

    Perhaps  Up-Date this part   _   Thanx 

    Thanks.  I changed it in a couple spots.  Please let me know if I missed any.

    You're more than welcome   _    just meant the Front Page   +   Thanx 

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    ed3D said:

    Diomede said:

    ed3D said:

    Diomede Said:
      Dates
      --- People have until February 18th, 2023 to enter.  May have up to 6 entries, including animations.
      --- WIP Thread Opens - December 8th, 2022
      --- Entry Thread Opens - February 8th, 2023
      --- Entry Thread Closes, Voting Begins - February 18th, 2023 ----February 25th, 2023
      --- Voting Ends - February 25th, 2023

    Perhaps  Up-Date this part   _   Thanx 

    Thanks.  I changed it in a couple spots.  Please let me know if I missed any.

    You're more than welcome   _    just meant the Front Page   +   Thanx 

    Think I got it this time.  yes

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    Stezza said:

    Diomede said:

    Adding One More Week - Deadline Midnight Daz Time February 25th

    @Stezza, @UnifiedBrain, @ed3D, @Headwax, @Grimmvald, @Dartanbeck

    Repeat reminder with attempt to tag some comment regulars - please help spread the word.

    @Diomede

    a message from @Headwax yes

    'Greetings David, hope you are well! Would you mind letting Diomede know i am unable to log in at the moment as i only have an ipad where i am ..surf trip.. i see he has tagged us on the daz forum   And feel rude not responding! Pita not being able to log in on daz forum. Thanks a lot ! Cheers from north coast '

    Great. Glad that he got his annual trip in with everything going on.  

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited February 2023

    I never posted a WIP for my animation entry.  When the Challenge started, I considered using my Brash Lonergan and Moxie Espinosa figures.  But somewhere along the line I discarded that idea.  Instead, I gave the figures I used for my dragon animation some new scifi costumes and have been doing a variety of tests with non-photo-real render settings.  This is what they look like using Carrara's native Toon! part iii filter.  The hair started as Carrara dynamic hair, then I used Philemo's plugin to convert to mesh (Thank you, Philemo!).  I then applied a toon-override setting to the mesh hair so that the toon edge lines did not overwhelm the hair and turn it black.  I may change either the hero or heroine to make blonde.

     

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Diomede said:

    I never posted a WIP for my animation entry.  When the Challenge started, I considered using my Brash Lonergan and Moxie Espinosa figures.  But somewhere along the line I discarded that idea.  Instead, I gave the figures I used for my dragon animation some new scifi costumes and have been doing a variety of tests with non-photo-real render settings.  This is what they look like using Carrara's native Toon! part iii filter.  The hair started as Carrara dynamic hair, then I used Philemo's plugin to convert to mesh (Thank you, Philemo!).  I then applied a toon-override setting to the mesh hair so that the toon edge lines did not overwhelm the hair and turn it black.  I may change either the hero or heroine to make blonde.

    Woohoo - Go Brash & Moxie !!!

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    Thanks, @Bunyip02

     

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited February 2023

    How is everyone with regards to time? 

    Anyone have any additional entries in the works?  The current deadline is tomorrow at midnight, Daz time.  (February 25th, midnight Utah MST).  Is that sufficient?  @Grimmvald?  Anyone?  I will proceed as if all on schedule unless hear otherwise.

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    Twelve Hours Notice as of the Time of This Post

    (unless anyone would use more time, but on schedule as of now)

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    I got an animation entered.  Didn't really finish and discovered at the end that Youtube does not like my aspect ratio.  But I had some fun and got some good experience.  I couldn't figure out the video editing controls before the deadline so the music accompanying the video is about 2 minutes longer than my prepared visuals.  Sorry.

    https://youtu.be/QNnTNQTovlE

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Diomede said:

    I got an animation entered.  Didn't really finish and discovered at the end that Youtube does not like my aspect ratio.  But I had some fun and got some good experience.  I couldn't figure out the video editing controls before the deadline so the music accompanying the video is about 2 minutes longer than my prepared visuals.  Sorry.

    https://youtu.be/QNnTNQTovlE

    Awesome !!!

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    And  have  '' Two ''  entered  ~  yay  ~   Thanx

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited February 2023

    @3d3D - for some reason I am not seeing your full entries.  The smaller upload attachments appear but not the full entry.  I will hold off the voting until we can sort out if it is just me or a larger issue.  Could you check?  I attach an example.

    Can everyone else see all the entries?

     

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Diomede said:

    @3d3D - for some reason I am not seeing your full entries.  The smaller upload attachments appear but not the full entry.  I will hold off the voting until we can sort out if it is just me or a larger issue.  Could you check?  I attach an example.

    Can everyone else see all the entries?

    Nope can't see the full entries either - looks like those Dodgy Robots have been abducted by the First UFO !!!

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    ed3D said:

    And  have  '' Two ''  entered  ~  yay  ~   Thanx

    Top work !!!

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    Bunyip02 said:

    ed3D said:

    And  have  '' Two ''  entered  ~  yay  ~   Thanx

    Top work !!!

    Thanx  Kindly  ~    

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213
    edited February 2023

    Diomede said:

    @3d3D - for some reason I am not seeing your full entries.  The smaller upload attachments appear but not the full entry.  I will hold off the voting until we can sort out if it is just me or a larger issue.  Could you check?  I attach an example.

    Can everyone else see all the entries?

    ~   and   could  be  Corrected   +   check  to see  +  Thanx  + 

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  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    ed3D said:

    Diomede said:

    @3d3D - for some reason I am not seeing your full entries.  The smaller upload attachments appear but not the full entry.  I will hold off the voting until we can sort out if it is just me or a larger issue.  Could you check?  I attach an example.

    Can everyone else see all the entries?

    ~   and   could  be  Corrected   +   check  to see  +  Thanx  + 

    Great, thanks, @ed3D.

    Everyone, the entry thread has been converted to the voting thread.  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/619116/carrara-challenge-65-turning-points-voting-thread#latest

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213
    edited February 2023

    Diomede said:

    ed3D said:

    Diomede said:

    @3d3D - for some reason I am not seeing your full entries.  The smaller upload attachments appear but not the full entry.  I will hold off the voting until we can sort out if it is just me or a larger issue.  Could you check?  I attach an example.

    Can everyone else see all the entries?

    ~   and   could  be  Corrected   +   check  to see  +  Thanx  + 

    Great, thanks, @ed3D.

    +  alrite then  and  you're more than welcome  + 

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  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    Bunyip02 said:

    Diomede said:

    @3d3D - for some reason I am not seeing your full entries.  The smaller upload attachments appear but not the full entry.  I will hold off the voting until we can sort out if it is just me or a larger issue.  Could you check?  I attach an example.

    Can everyone else see all the entries?

    Nope can't see the full entries either - looks like those Dodgy Robots have been abducted by the First UFO !!!

    Yeah  ,  it does   _   well ,  dang them    >.> 

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    Um, hey, yeah, the voting thread is open, and people may vote for up to 4 images.

    voting thread.  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/619116/carrara-challenge-65-turning-points-voting-thread#latest

    I am holding off announcing in the Bryce forum and similar until we get a couple of Carrarian voters.

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    Diomede said:

    Um, hey, yeah, the voting thread is open, and people may vote for up to 4 images.

    voting thread.  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/619116/carrara-challenge-65-turning-points-voting-thread#latest

    I am holding off announcing in the Bryce forum and similar until we get a couple of Carrarian voters.

    And perhaps call them in  &  perhaps that will get the Voters rolling    ~   Thanx 

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited March 2023

    Thanks, @Bunyip02 and @ed3D for adding to the voting thread.  Announcement made in the Bryce forum.

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  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,213

    Diomede said:

    Thanks, @Bunyip02 and @ed3D for adding to the voting thread.  Announcement made in the Bryce forum.

    &    you're more than welcome  + 

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    ed3D said:

    Diomede said:

    Thanks, @Bunyip02 and @ed3D for adding to the voting thread.  Announcement made in the Bryce forum.

    &    you're more than welcome  + 

    +1 !!! yes

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182

    Please consider voting in the current challenge.

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,182
    edited March 2023

    As artist of the image with the most votes, Headwax has agreed to coordinate the next challenge.  Woohoo!  It will be a few weeks before he has forum access again. Be patient, and then expect another cool challenge.

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  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,688

    Double Woohoo !!!

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