Grand Space Opera 3D Entry: Jeremy J Hampton

[newcenturydsn]

Well done sir!!

It's looking great, it would be nice to see a better shot of the beast in the back left taking the spears in the chest. That whole part of the scene with the guys throwing the spears and the beast reeling back deserves to be seen, although I realize it's hard without widening the shot, which would result in having to re-render the whole thing....eeeeeeeeeeep!!!

My crappy monitor won't allow me to get a nice close up of everything, if it were mine, I'd move the rocks in the back on the far left, up on to the ridge in the back on the far right, it will fill up that spot back there and allow us to see the beast's head better on the left. If it's not too much to ask...hehehehe.... I wonder what one of the drop ships would look like coming in to land on the far left, (if you were to move those rocks) it would allow us to see the fine details you put into those ships close-up.

That's my two bits, hope it helps.

Cheers bud!!

[Climax]

Very Good Jeremy...I can allready smell what you are cooking! :thumbsup:
...Very scary scene
:buttrock: :buttrock:
Good Job, and Hurry up!

[essencedesign]

thnaks ryan...I appreciate your input...with all these things going on it's hard to see everything without looking at the full hires pic with is 2400 pixels wide......when I finish I'll show you all a huge version and you'll see it all...I know I want to see more of the speared beast too but he was a last minute addition and there really is no other room for him..trust me I've tryed everything....

there actually will be drop ships in the left corner.....receding off into the distance..that's the last layer I work on right now....

[markovicd]

ok man... where is that FINAL! i wanna see FINAL! u hear me ? :)
great work...

[newcenturydsn]

I understand...no worries, rock on brother!!:buttrock:


Markovicd-we've got AT LEAST another 25 hours before we see the final of this monster, it'll be worth the wait though!!

[3dRaven]

Wow that must have been mega poly crunching even on layers. The bloom effect might look nice go for it :thumbsup: Lookin forward to the final

Hope you make it in time, keeping my fingers crossed

:applause: Go Go Go :applause:

[essencedesign]

I think actually that I've got almost 26 hrs....I don't think I'm in to trying to break my 15 second record from last time..... :banghead:


yea 3D raven...im over 10 000 000 polys for sure..I started addind it up and well,,,then I got back to worK. :argh:

[KOryH]

Very cool.
I like the overcast feel to it.
It's gloomy.

If you have photoshop or anything for that matter you can play around with some color filters to get the look you want.
I would try to seperate the foreground from the background a little more.
pick one element of the fight and focus on that. contrast, saturation ect.
can be the highest in the area you want the viewr to look at. everything else is a supporting member.

good luck

[MichaelPhilip]

I love the picture. The blue version is slightly better, maybe. I'm in the 2D competition, wish I could model like this:)
The only thing I would like to see is some more atmosperic effect. Everything looks so sharp so it gives a bit the impression of toy soldiers. Som kind of haze maybe? This is only a small detail. Very well done!

[essencedesign]

I will do some tests with more fog layers... ;)

[Squibbit]

nice...u just decided to do your version of return of the king massive end battle huh ? :D

looks cool :thumbsup:

[rattlesnake]

is looking nice mate...gogogo!

[essencedesign]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1105932250_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1105932250_large.jpg)

Well getting closer......

[Climax]

• It looks excelent! I can't imagine what else are u goint to put in there :thumbsup: :)

[essencedesign]

hahah...I can't either...yet...need to step away for a few moments then come back with eyes fresh..

....thanks for all the support Climax... :thumbsup: ...everyone... :thumbsup:

[essencedesign]

First of all I want to say a huge thanks to everyone who's support I've had throughout these 3 months of solitude....I have learned a great deal from you all, and hope I had something you learned from too.. :thumbsup: ....now If I know CGTALK...we will all have about 3 months to talk about these images before they are judged.. ;) ,,but Here,,for what it is..is my Final for CC's.....

I still will have some time to make any small changes if but I think this is about it...I feel I realized what I had in my head well.....and that's all an artist can ask for....




The Brotherhood Space Opera )))


Living a peacful life for generations farming and preserving their pristine land, the Bas`Cal started as settlers who fled the earth after it became unhabitable...Their settlement turned into a world,,their stories legends,,,they had a true harmony with the universe.....

The Ta'Gag are a brutal race of space Pirates.....moving from one world to another in their conquest. They have managed (through many deaths) to train a vicious beast known as the Gilrog for battle, and that has made them nearly unstopable.....

....This story follows one of these groups of Savages ....the Bas,Cal are un aware that a precious iron-ore similar to gold sits in the ground beneath their feet......
..and it has caught the attention of the wrong group of strangers.....

..now this brother hood of humans must fight for the first time in centurys to protect their lives, and their world.....

..will the heart of man prevail once again...... or will the Ta`Gag and the Gilrog destroy another world.....

..this space opera unfoldS )))




.....

[essencedesign]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1105939826_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1105939826_large.jpg)

read above for description of this image...





I still have small time to fix small things..so CC's still welcomE))

[rattlesnake]

congratulations man...your work is vere nice...lot of great concepts and models all in one!...very good!

i have no crits
youre a great artist:arteest::bowdown:

[essencedesign]

Some Details.....

http://img83.exs.cx/img83/3986/general6nz.jpg

http://img83.exs.cx/img83/2641/battlefield9lu.jpg

http://img83.exs.cx/img83/1315/battlefield21cn.jpg

http://img83.exs.cx/img83/7500/dropships5is.jpg

http://img83.exs.cx/img83/3224/battlefield38bl.jpg

http://img123.exs.cx/img123/4052/humans6qt.jpg



...now,.....sleeP ))

[Climax]

CONGRATULATIONS JEREMY!!

Really Wonderfull details!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Sharga]

What other word is there for this than beautiful? Truly this is a picture that tells a great story without the need of words. It's a masterpiece in my book!

[newcenturydsn]

Outstanding my friend, absolutely outstanding!!

I'm glad you got that beast getting nailed into view, thanks for the close-ups too, i'll have to stare at them for a while yet before i can take it all in.

Unfortunatly, I can't compare it to anything, Yours was the only 3d thread i followed, the whole time, I tried to stick to the 2d side on this one, one step at a time, you know?

You know where my allegiances lie, it could be a 2 second teapot, and you'd still get my vote.

great man, reall, really great, I love it!!

That sky? awesome!!

send me an email with a 300dpi res, i'll print it off at work on my Edge and send you a copy! Then you could hang it on the wall. It's worth it. Printing it out on paper won't do it justice. You should be proud my friend, with all the other stuff you take care of on a daily basis, finishing this project is a feat in itself!!

NO SLEEP!! Technorganics await!! You're the foundation here dude, you can't build a house without a foundation, you should know that of all people. HAHAHA:bounce:

:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock:
:beer: :beer: :beer:
5 BUTTROCKS, AND THREE CHEERS TO YOU SIR!!

[jddog]

wo:eek:ow crazy... that's crazy... :buttrock: a really detailed and amazing action work... congrats !!!

jdd

[monsitj]

your detail is very amazing! very great work! congratulation to finish final image! good luck!

[arturro]

Great to see you finished! It was a pleasure too see how it developed. You made a amazing picture my friend:) Wish you best and see you on the next challenge:twisted:

[ace4016]

Its a great image Jeremy, congrats on finishing. good luck on the voting.

[angel]

Congratulations! beautiful piece, lots of details. Very good job!:thumbsup:

[essencedesign]

Thank you for the nice comments guys...I think I might play with some color corrections today and see what happens.....Thanks again guys...means alot..

[essencedesign]

............dead link already...]

[essencedesign]

Some small corrections but I needed to get them in here ....did some color tests but still came back to the blue tint .....gives the most surrel mood I think....anyways...

[markovicd]

congratz my friend! it was about time ! :thumbsup:

u have there one hell of the battle who will win ? :D

[Versiden]

well done dude.. congratulations on a great final master piece

love all the little details, respect ;p

my fav is the guy with the butcher knife blade walking like he's all badass

[essencedesign]

...links dead again...jeeze.... :banghead:

[essencedesign]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1105995122_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1105995122_large.jpg)

Just added some more guys to fill in the empty BG space....that's aLL ))

[arturro]

Great addition my friend! Much better:) :cool:

it rocks even more now:buttrock:

[3dRaven]

Hmmm the night sky added some nice atmosphere. I was sure you we're going to add a laser shot to the guy in the foreground though shooting at the beast. The composite came out nice.

Good luck on the voting :thumbsup:

[vrhead]

great modeling and texturing .. good to see alot of people are finishing there projects this time around..


definantly a battle i wouldnt wana be in lol

[essencedesign]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1106000852_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1106000852_large.jpg)

This is the scaled version of my final submitted TIFF....


....
...FIN

[arturro]

I'm with you mate! :buttrock: :bounce:

[ihamid]

hi essencedesign! congratulations for completing this entry and what an entry this is:)! a stunning imaginative masterpiece! :thumbsup: ......u done it and wish u good luck!

[blackdragoncg]

Nice work Jeremy:thumbsup:

Full marks for imagination dude thats cool.

I can see you have put heaps of effort in here and the scene looks very good.
My only thoughts with this image is the lighting and lack of shadows i think that shadows would have really added to this image. Maybe there is shadows but i think if they were a little more noticeable it would ground the subjects more.I know that it really played a big part in what i have just worked on and shadows really help to put the feet on the ground.Well I hope you do well dude good luck.

Regards
Gary
blackdragon

[keetmun]

looking really really good friend, the chaos is fantastic! See in the end it did work out. My congrats to you, and hope to see more of u soon!

Cheers!
:applause:

[essencedesign]

............................F'Up again...

[essencedesign]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1106024819_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1106024819_large.jpg)

fixed a few little things...hard to catch everything in a complicated scene....just minor fixes but why not with the extra time...darkened the shadows a bit to...





.... :shrug:

[ace4016]

Nice use of the extra time, but you'll never be finished with this image, you'll always find something to tweak.

[userBrian]

Great worK! I like this sky now most. I like how the clouds descend into
the fog of war. Good battlescene composition. Neat splattering action.
my 3d gso entry (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=179803)

[Lemog]

Simply Great Jeremy, you have done extra hard work in this challenge... now voting and I wish the best for you my friend :thumbsup:

[gpepper]

Nice, simply nice ! A complex scene fitting to the subject ! GRAND !

[terraarc]

Pretty nice mate! :thumbsup: Some epic battle is going on here! The amount of work you've put in a single image is quite a catch mate!


Best wishes on your entry! :)

[blackdragoncg]

Hi Jeremy!

The darker shadow really works well and really puts the characters on the ground eh. Awsome picture dude good work! :thumbsup: Good luck in the voting too i wish you all the best. You have plenty of talent my friend you will go far!

Kind regards
blackdragon

[essencedesign]

Yes Black Dragon Thank you friend for pointing that out...sometimes with a scene this big it's easy to get lost ...peacE...good luck to all )))

[adel3d]

Very awesome work!
I wish you could have a small edit on the modeling of the paws of the beast.They seem a bit simple for this great work .If you can make it dirtier and darker that's great.
But again GREAT work.:applause:

[roctavian]

Woooooow, SOOOOO COOOOL MAN!!
Jeremy, I think everything it`s cool: the creatures, the indigenous defenders, the cmposition.
And the hole battle scene is so dynamic.
You haved to do so much work, and you did it so well.
You have my vote Jeremy. :thumbsup:
Congrats mate!! :applause: :applause: :applause:

[essencedesign]

.................just playing with a couplr small things with the time avaliable....

[arturro]

I see that you have used the time given:) The beast looks better now.

[essencedesign]

Yes artturo...I darkend some of the bright spots on the feet and added some shadow details and dirt to the legs...thanks for your support through this buddy,,,you entry Really Rocks....out of every one I think you are the one who captured the Grandness of the Grand space opera the best,,,all the best to you ))

[vrf]

did I read that right: 10 hours on a quad Athlon? Holy moly, a quad Athlon...

Great image!

Vance

EDIT: oh, right, ten days. Goodness gracious. I guess you only get one shot at that. (I don't think I could wait that long.)

[essencedesign]

,,,,,,actually 10 DAys.....hey 15 million poly don't come easy... :argh:

[essencedesign]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1106115748_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/7/4557/4557_1106115748_large.jpg)



Final )))


Total Scene polys ...14, 560, 434

Total Composition Layers PS....49

HOur rendering..........10 days on 4 Athlon mp2100's / 4 gigs

Lighting....

...home made HDRI 52%
5 omni's for color variations
4 spots for spec. only
11 random spots and points for things like torches and ship lights
Radiosity Monte Carlo 8/24 bouonces
scene ambient set low for a night time feel

Loads of painted textures.....maps added on with procedurals for dirt ...blood..ect ((IF you are LW user...the proced. "Puffy Clouds"...it's pretty much the only one I use...it rocks for everything from metal to dirt to bruises on skin...whatever...)))

Total 3 of ales drank.....lost count 2 3/4 months agO :argh:

Totat days of work skipped to work on challenge......not saying...

Total of friends met here.....also lost count 2 3/4 months ago...... :thumbsup:

Thanks especialy to my Very understanding wife who supported my and gave me the drive to get this thing done.....thanks Jade))) :love:


Well that's about it...I guess the judging is going to start rather early this time...like this weekend..so again good luck to all....Anf thanks to all of you for raising the CG bar to such a high level....


...peacE ))

[sumawut]

HEY DUDE.........

very great this piece.
I like it.
good LOOK...........
good luck............

[ihamid]

hullo essencedesign.....u done it man with flying polygons:)! what a scene....so improved huh? heheh it totaly nice...as i said before a stunning imaginative masterpiece! :thumbsup: ...... and wish u all the best!

[claudiojordao]

Hello essencedesign, great job! Congratulations. See you next time!? :)

[Virtuoso]

Just coming by to drop off two of these little guys for great effort and results that followed it...............:thumbsup: :thumbsup: ......nice scene and well executed jeremy........wild too,a battle for the ages.I want to wish you the best here and also in your next creations,you got some fine skills and a great work ethic........You beat that deadline again warrior you beat it real well,all the best to you Old challenge warrior and friend...........:arteest: :beer:

[essencedesign]

Virtuoso..........Thanks mate....yea can't beleive the time came this fast,,,,but I still kinda pushed in some last minute changes...I see you did to...I love the colors in your image mate...very expressive... :eek:

claudio_jordao...thank you for your support...I have met meny friends here and consider you one...

yunisirees...yes I had some time to change a few small things...details that really show up in the Hi _Res though..i will post link to it here soon....

sumawut sookvamdee........Thanks mate...compliments mean alot..I woulden't be where I am today without the support of everyone around me....



Will upload a HI RES here soon .. :eek:

[roctavian]

Hi Jeremy,
No crtitics here Jeremy, but I have one question: why you took off the mountains from the background? I think that the mountains in the background were a good addition to the general mood of the scene. I know it`s late for this kind of question, but I very curious about that. Even without the mountains in the background the scene rocks. :thumbsup:
Once again, no critics ( I`m not the one who can criticize you) to your great battle scene.
Take care and Good Luck Jeremy!! :thumbsup:

[Kaksht]

Hi there Jeremy!
Maaaaaan! :scream: Now this is one cool image, i can say wow, Youve done a wonderfull job mate!
And these 14Mpolys damn, now thats huge amount of those fellas. Congratulations on finishing woth a very great image :thumbsup: Cya and good luck!

[essencedesign]

...Proctavian...I tryed a version of the composition with the mountians in the BG...but it was just "to much" you know what I mean...It drew the eye avay from the battle, the clouds decending into the haze of the battle worked better for this image....thanks for your support mate, hope my explenation makes sense...sometimes hard to put artistic decisions into words as I'm sure you know....

Kaksht....thanks for the kind words mate....I wanted it to tell a story to so I hope I got that across with the image as well as "Wow"ness factor.. :twisted:

[Maxter]

one of the best ones
Great work:applause:

[artemesia66]

Great work! Your characters and modelling are amazing. good luck with the judges. :thumbsup:

[roctavian]

Yes, I understand Jeremy. It would have been overloaded.
Man, but those mountains were very nice. Some harsh and cruel mountains.
Anyway, I`m sure you took the best decision.
Good luck again and take care my friend.

P.S.- And thanks for your support Jeremy. It meant a lot.

[essencedesign]

I'll find something to do with them... :twisted:

[theuni]

Hi,
just wanted to let you know that I voted for your image :bowdown:

Great action image you did here !

[essencedesign]

Hey team,,,,I'm posting now a "medium" res of my final for one of 2 reasons.....

..1 I promised it a bit back...
...2 I'm a bit pissed 'bout the way they are displaying Widscreen entrys in the voting pages....You can hardly bloody see theM their so small ! It's the way they have thier page borders set up I know for portrait and Landscape ratios...but I though they might have expanded it for us widescreen folk.....guess I should quit bitchen....... :banghead:


Anyways Here a medium-Res also for those that are voting... :p
http://img115.exs.cx/img115/6596/3198274557medium0td.jpg

[ArtisticVisions]

2 I'm a bit pissed 'bout the way they are displaying Widscreen entrys in the voting pages....You can hardly bloody see theM their so small ! It's the way they have thier page borders set up I know for portrait and Landscape ratios...but I though they might have expanded it for us widescreen folk.....guess I should quit bitchen.......
Yeah, that is a pain in the butt; makes me thank goodness I didn't go with my initial plan of making the entry landscape.
(EDIT:for the record: I didn't know that this problem would occur with the judging of the entries. I choose to use portrait rather than landscape because I thought it would be more dynamic for my image. jeez...)

(hmm... maybe I should post a high-res version of my entry on my thread? - even with the new jpegs, they still don't have the detail that the original Tiff had)

[essencedesign]

Well...I'm not trying to sound like a pain in the ass here really....but lets assume that instead of 2400 / 1100...I go ....1100 / 2400....the oposite ratio...then the ENTIRE pic would be displayed ....perhaps I should have thought about this before...but I thought they would have some way of "evening" out the ratios on the page....i dunno but i'm peeved dude...

[Kylebrn]

ArtisticVisions: Do you really think thats going to make a difference with your entry,seriously?:surprised :rolleyes:
Essencedesign:Man I really like half of what you got here.And the other half I dont care for much.The modeling is Ok,not too smooth,and in some places look better than OK.The textures are average to above.
I just think things are off key or jumbled,no rhyme or reason for the most part.I alsso liked the earlier mountains man.Still all and all a good entry,and a chance at a top 15.good luck dude.:)

[essencedesign]

ArtisticVisions: Do you really think thats going to make a difference with your entry,seriously?:surprised :rolleyes:
Essencedesign:Man I really like half of what you got here.And the other half I dont care for much.The modeling is Ok,not too smooth,and in some places look better than OK.The textures are average to above.
I just think things are off key or jumbled,no rhyme or reason for the most part.I alsso liked the earlier mountains man.Still all and all a good entry,and a chance at a top 15.good luck dude.:)



...hmmm...the first time i've heard that.... :shrug:...i want to say morE but ...people have their opinions though....and I respecT....

[ArtisticVisions]

Kylebrn: Dude... what is your problem? :curious:

[essencedesign]

Dude... what is your problem? :curious:



...Agreed...

[Kylebrn]

Hey guys no hard feelings.Just thought I would give some good helpful crits.No problems here.You should hear them out sometimes,thats how you will get better.Laters.:wavey:

[essencedesign]

Alright Alright...truce called....our nerves all run high today.... :argh:

[ArtisticVisions]

Alright Alright...truce called....our nerves all run high today.... :argh:
Yeah and we still have a week left of it to go.... :cry:

[jsdesigns]

Sorry, but there is something missing...the kitchen sink! Absolutely love the detail and effort involved! 4 thumbs up!

[essencedesign]

JSDesigns..thank you for the support mate....means alot to me.. :thumbsup:

[deadline]

a lot of work... and the idea that drives all that... amazing..

[Cygnus-X]

WOW you are striking again with your crasy modeling man :eek: great job :thumbsup: I wish you the best for the vote

[Versiden]

heya...

good luck dude... not that you'll need it ;p.. you're top ten for me

[essencedesign]

Cygnus_X....hey man...we missed you in this one...you better be back next contest ...thanks for the comments man.... :thumbsup:

Versiden...your tops on my list to man...great pic from your corner for sure..thanks ...

[rattlesnake]

hi friend thatx for your comments....i really hope to see your next works...you always make some impressive details and cool concepts...i dont want to miss it...congratulations for this great art man...

oh and remember u can count with me and feel free to contact me :

jlmlescale@yahoo.com


cya soon man :) :buttrock:

[eduardo buitrago]

hi..brother very nice modeling and final image..:thumbsup:
good luck..

[ace4016]

I was jsut thinking, now that the challenge is over, will you be working on that earthen marine robot? I would really like to see that thing finished in an animation.

[essencedesign]

I was jsut thinking, now that the challenge is over, will you be working on that earthen marine robot? I would really like to see that thing finished in an animation.


yes sir...already on it...and another few TreaTS...)))) ;)

[essencedesign]

Well congrats to all of the winners....se ya all next time around......PeaCE )))J

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