ALIENWARE Challenge Entry: Kieran Ingram

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This is my first shot at modelling the scene. As such i would be pleased if you could critique some points of the landscape.

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Ive altered the fore ground and added some of the backround. This is also a test of the lighting. I am trying to get a barren desert feel with the foreground seeming cooler than the outside.

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First concept render

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Just read rules, no creatures allowed.

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New concept, please critique.

[tr1cky]

If those will take up a large portion of the screen, you might want to consider adding more detail.

[Segmoria]

yay for shuriken!

http://www.completemartialarts.com/information/weapons/images/shuriken.gif

[OZ]

Strange..........i feel good looking at ur image.......is like i know that place!.....nice colors.....is.....is strange......peacefull....

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Development of the last post.

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Felt like doing some texturing.

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Started modelling today but it only looks decent with textures.

[rattlesnake]

i really like how the material looks on METAFLORA! its like translucent, nice work on it! keep going:thumbsup:

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Just a rough concept i've been working on.

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Finally came up with a solid concept to work off. A bit worried this is too human and not enough alien, comments and critique would be helpful whether you agree or disagree.
Thanks

[chino]

very cool. designed like some alien architect. excellent imagination

[splotch]

looks improved .. i love the the changes u added ... nice textres
keep it up

good luck

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First shot at modelling concept. I still think it is too human, some comments would be helpful.

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Sort of a concept model.

[TheFirstAngel]

Yeah I find the last concept too human too. The symbols remind me of somehow of stargate, and some elements of the concept give it kinda look a of Japan Dojo.
I think the last concept will not lead you to such a brilliant result like the openair-concept, that has a huge potential. It looks way more Alienlike and I think you REALLY should work on that one.

I liked your second openair-concept very much, you have great structures in it, the cam angle makes it big and wide, and I love the somehow organic-crystaline look of it.
It makes the Impression of a highspecular, complex, refractive transluscent kind of crystalcave of huge size, the two big somekinda technical towers built on the stalagmites are sticking up (might also be the inside of a crater) towards a colorfull, mystical with kinda galactical gases filled somehow liquid sky, where I'm looking from (see that too or is my weird fantasy just up to lift off and space away again?)...

The Metaflowermodel is very cool (I love transluscent shaders anyways), but I would have painted the "leaves" seperately,(leaf by leaf with a bit of variation) it looks a bit strange, having a (in this case vertical) structure, that goes straight trough all over it.

Goodluck and be inspired, keep rockin' and make me go wow!
And for now, MERRY X-MAS and happy hollydays!!! :wavey:

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Supposed to be a tower between a planet and its moon, but the scale isn't that good.

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Left it a bit late but this is my final concept.

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Just an idea of the final lighting layout from left view

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Just an idea of the final lighting setup, based on a lefthand view.

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Before and after of post work.

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accidentally uploaded my lighting as the final. Put in my actual final picture but hopefully it wont cost me.

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Fell back on my original as this was the best I have made. Would have used the metaflowers to fill foreground but the computer couldn't handle it. Thanks to everyone who gave some critique.

[eska]

This competition was all about NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
I realy like you strange concept and very provocative color choice.
Compliments
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :wavey:

I would be honored if you have time to visit also my thread

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?postid=1090320#post1090320

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