The Journey Begins Challenge (3D) Entry: Josh McGraw

[Hynol]

Hynol - Thanks for your inputs! What do you mean by matching my output image size? Thanks for the texture, its very nice:thumbsup: Nice robot by the way!



I mean - check what is size of element on final rendering. If size is about 512x512, then make 1024x1024 texture - there is no need to make it biger - drawing nice texture take a lot of time and memory of your machine. It's ok to make textures bigger then you need, but not too big.

[Vedic-kings]

I mean - check what is size of element on final rendering. If size is about 512x512, then make 1024x1024 texture - there is no need to make it biger - drawing nice texture take a lot of time and memory of your machine. It's ok to make textures bigger then you need, but not too big.

Ok, thanks for your inputs:thumbsup:

I understand now, as se7enthcin explain to me about texture and render size as well:)

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144056815_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144056815_large.jpg)

Hey guys.

I know I know, I keep changing the background, but I can't help it! The alien or moon city wasn't working for me, to much to do! I like the simple layout here and lighting, and has a focus as well:)

Well heres the story hehehe...

The girl is on an inner journey, the alien is her guide to the gate. The alien says if you want to past you must be pure at heart (good karma). The demons at the entrance are who will not let you past if you have more work to do in life (good deeds) and will take you to veries worlds of incarnations to learn your mistakes in a spirital mirror. When you are ready you may enter the gate of self-realization.

So this is the inner journey.

[thebest]

cool story I like that and I also like the composite "is it final " keep going

[Vedic-kings]

cool story I like that and I also like the composite "is it final " keep going

Thanks man, yeah I think this is it, just need to add all the details and texture it better:)

[coochaki]

looks good man!(the story)
but the story needs more work on it!

[FlaminGlow]

Hi, what a great work you did i like the water surface and reflection on it what i still don't like much is the way it reaches the land.

Vedic-kings :thumbsup: good job.

[][ndy]

Hey Josh,

nice job you are doing there. Awesome detail on the characters as well.
Keep going!

[Womgoose]

Excellent, looks just right now :)
I like the overall lighting and mood to the image.
However... OMG! alien-man has vanished oh noes!

(P.S please don't feel forced into putting him in just because I'm being silly hehe)

[Cleveland]

i really do like this composition and the lighting. it's gonna be stellar when it's all detailed and textured.

keep it up.

cleveland

[shakes]

the latest incarnation looks good josh! I like the lighting and bood of the background buildings.

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144279912_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144279912_large.jpg)

Hey guys.

I did some more modeling and textures along with some bumpmaping.

Tell what you think so far.

[Vedic-kings]

coochaki - thanks! ill work on story better:)

FlaminGlow - thanks:) I took the water out for now, hope you like it better now.

][ndy - thanks man:)

Womgoose - thanks man, I think im on the right track now too:) About the alien # 2, i'll try to put him in the scene later or make a new alien (a darker version).

Cleveland - thanks! yeah im working on textures now, hope you like how its turning out.

shakes - thanks man:)

[MT-Cup]

Wow, great progress! The overall composition is much much better. I think I would reduce the reflective quality of the ground plane, it's distracting from your key characters, but over all, I really like it! :thumbsup:

[thebest]

wow mate u rock keep going

[rattlesnake]

lol..you keep playing with our harts..changing the story with no warnings..lol

but this one is so cool too!, the lights give a dramatical aproach..very apropiate ..i like your compo test dude!

[shakes]

looks great josh..I really like those new statues.you been a busy boy!

[yeray]

great progress! :) i hope see more update :)

[medunecer]

yes! It's coming! Go on my friend! What about lighting? Will you use some radiosity?

[vincent1]

Woh! This image looks stellar. I like your composition style, especially the external daylight scene; it's got a majestic feel about it.

Crit my journey:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=324688&page=3

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144880610_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144880610_large.jpg)

Hey guys:)

I haven't had much time the last week, but I should get more done soon.

Anyways here an update, not that much but something:)

I have some more ideas for the scene, it may be more or less different on the next update.

So what do you guys think so far?

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144880747_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1144880747_large.jpg)

Heres a start on a new character:)

He will be the guy that is with the girl, and the alien is just a helper.

C&C are welcome.

[Womgoose]

Hi Vedic,
I love your new theme.
I think I kind of prefer the overal lighting in the previous image to the purple in this one.
Or maybe tone down the level of purple - detracts from the characters?
Both are great though and I can't wait to see more!

EDIT: Actually, I like how the purple splits the scene into two areas of strong colour, so maybe just tone it down but keep the split of lighting colour across the image?
:applause:

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks guys for your kind replys:)

rattlesnake - yeah I keep changing the background and many other things, but how to stay with one concept when you have many! Hopefully I will be able to put all the concepts together!

shakes - thanks:) Yeah not only buzy with the challenge but also family life:)

medunecer - thanks man! Yeah the lighting is not final, I will work on the lighting more at the end.

vincent1 - thanks! Which daylight scene are you talking about?

MT Cup - thanks. I fix the reflective ground:)

thebest - thanks!

[oceanbluesky]

Nice sensitivity to lighting in your various shots -- looking forward to seeing your final choice. Good luck!

[thebest]

keep rocking

[coochaki]

new ideas looking cool!
nice composition!
can wait to see more.... .. .
go on man!

[ThierryS]

Wow, I missed a lot since last week, nice updates with your global views, colours are great and it all starts to give a very nice result! keep that direction mate!:thumbsup:

[MT-Cup]

Looking good. I agree, toning down the purple would help. Perhaps a bit more grey, if you're trying to convey darker lighting. Keep going. :thumbsup:

[shakes]

haha..you're a crazy boy with your multiple scenes..I love it! and this new angle is really good..best yet I think- has a great depth to it. good luck with the new character-his stance looks very action man!

[burpy]

Hey.:) Your scenes are looking really nice - nice poses, composition, and all that. I just think you need to tone down the shinyness on some materials, break up the textures some more, and play with the lighting some more - this might be just because you're not rendering high quality light atm though.

These things are distracting though. An example is the stairs on the left of the last image you've posted near the characters. The level of detail in the model and texture looks blurry, and the way its mapped over the stairs won't hold up in the final image unless it's really small.

So more detail all over if you have time! Keep it up though, nice composition in your shots and style on the characters.:thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145210971_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145210971_large.jpg)

Hey guys:)

Well I did it again, change and change again!

But this time I think its working. I will have the moon city in the background over to the right. To the left is the gate to the city. The cave to the front left is a path to the subway, which I plan to model soon. I still have more to do on the cave and other modeling and texturing like the big tree in the back by the gate and so on.

Hope you guys like it!

P.S. I'll try not to change anything, but just keep adding the details! Lol!!

[Vedic-kings]

Womgoose - thanks, and sorry I didn't reply to you last time. The purple is fix:)

oceanbluesky - thanks man!

thebest - thabks:D

coochaki - thanks:) more coming up!

thierry2005 - thanks man! I hope im still in that great direction!

MT Cup - thanks. Yeah the purple is tone down:)

shakes - thanks man! Well what can I say, I just have new ideas everyday! But I have to stay with one overall look and just add to that! The new character im not sure what to do with him, maybe not add him, well not now anyways:)

burpy - thanks for your inputs! Yeah my render settings are very low as for test render in mental ray:) The textures I will work on as well, most of them are just place holders to see what how its all coming together. So more details indeed!

[thebest]

sorry for not saying happy easter dude :scream:

nice work keep going

[elmasfeo]

good job there....
I'm liking your composition more and more with every change you make, your last image looks very good to me, now do as promised and keep adding details :D

[Womgoose]

Oooh this is looking very nice indeed, very nice work ;)

[tuck]

Wow! that just fantastic image! i love it!:thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145263805_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145263805_large.jpg)

hey guys just a small update:)

Im off to bed!

See ya tomorrow.

[M477]

The city looks great - one crit would be that it could do with a little desaturation or misting to give it more distance. Looking great though, nice composition :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145294204_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145294204_large.jpg)

Well I just learned how to render from the command line! And holy crap, now I can render anything!!

[Vedic-kings]

thebest - thanks man:) Sorry for not saying happy easter to you, on easter:D

elmasfeo - thanks! Oh I will be adding details to this scene from this point on, as I think this setup works well so far:)

Womgoose - thank you:)

tuck - thank you very much!

Well now that I can render from the command line I can render much bigger size and higher settings in mental ray, otherwise impossible inside maya! Click on the last render above to view a lrager image:) ^^

[thebest]

thebest - thanks man:) Sorry for not saying happy easter to you, on easter:D

oh it`s okay dude :scream:

[glenn23]

Congratulations or your command line expertise!

And congrats on your composition too. It's even reading well in the thumbnail and that's a sure-fire sign you've got good balance going on.

[Vedic-kings]

thebest - hehehe....:D

glenn23 - thanks! yeah what a different rendering from the command line, I can now render what was the impossibe!! This is so cool! Now im going to really work on my scene adding all the little details and better textures as well as most of the texture now are just place holders:D And then I need to put a background landscape and redo the lighting, but thats later, first more details and the texture and then the lighting!

[Womball]

This is really coming along nicely! The only thing I don't like is the mechnical guy's pose. His legs seem rotated to much to 90*. I think it should rather be pointing 45* at the viewer. Also the girls pose is rather stiff to. Also I think if the shadows were casted straight at the viewer it would be more effective than the current solution. Command lines are always fun! Does that allow even fancier effects to render faster?

[Vedic-kings]

Womball - Thanks!

Yeah the alien's legs could use more work indeed:) I'll pose his legs better as well as the girl now that I can render the scene! And to tell you the truth the reason I keep changing the scene was because I couldn't render anything that is to far from the camrea, and also the texture which is why they are low rays is because I couldn't render them not even at 800 X 600 or smaller! So I thought well I need to redo my scene and did so what 5 times or so now!

The command line is a lifesaver!

The shadows are coming from the lamp, which the alien is holding which has an mental ray area light. I'll play around with the lighting some more:)

fancier effects to render faster using the command line? I'm not sure yet, I'll soon findout:)

Man I was about to give up the challenge do to the whole render issue!!

Command line rules!!

[MT-Cup]

:applause: Yeah! The composition is great and really conveys the sense of a journey started now. Well done! Love the city in the background and the lighting.

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks MT Cup!:)

Yeah im really going to work the scene now! hehehe...

[rjsmal]

he josh nice enviroment but i think you have to give the characters a little more detail the rest looks awsome

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145340272_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145340272_large.jpg)

Hey guys:)

Not much of an update, but I started working with textures and bumpmap more and its starting to look better I think? Well I think im on the right track though:)

[Womball]

This update looks much better! You do have some sharp shadows now. ALthough shadows are a pain to work with (I have spend so much time wrestling with them to work right). As for the girl you might want to try her also leaning on the pike listening to the guys advice. The pose is better than it was before. I'm going to try to dedicate a lot of time to posing since you can get a of expression in the scene that way. Actually a friend of mine said that you can turn off maya during the render and it will still continue. I'm not sure if this is only for batch rendering or not. However what speeds up the renders I think during the command line renders is that the program simply isn't using a ton of memory.

[Vedic-kings]

Womball - thanks man:)

Im still playing around with the pose of the characters, right now I just need to work more on details. The shadows I will softing using an mental ray area light, but it takes long to render so I turned it off for now:) The leaning on the pike idea is a good one, ill try that. The comand line I use with maya close so I save lots of ram, yes! about 700mb!

[thebest]

u know the scene is very cool I like it except just one thing "here he begins again " the girl is too dark I can`t describe what I want to say hmmmmm make more illumination to it or something ......got what I mean ??!!

[MT-Cup]

Nice, you got your shiney ground plane back, which is distracting. I'll leave it at that as the others have already commented on the lighting/shadows.

[coochaki]

hey vedic... .
updates looks cool.. nice details on bump map too ... .. .
keep going... .. .

[shakes]

looking great Josh..that floor texture is very nice.

[MT-Cup]

Back for a second look. I love the framing. It really focuses your eyes on the subject. I hope you don't change too much. :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145813219_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1145813219_large.jpg)

just a little update. Did some texture and lighting as well as some modeling. So im just adding at this point.

[Womball]

This looks a lot better. Although you do have 2 floating feet! The girl's weight bearing foot is floating, the shadows give that away. The one foot of the mech guy is floating too, which makes it hard to tell if its behind the grounded foot, or closer to the rock.

[Vedic-kings]

thebest - thanks. I hope the girl is easrie to see now:)

MT Cup - thanks, yeah i'll work on the shininess.

coochaki - thanks man:)

shakes - thanks!

MT Cup - thanks again, lol! Well I did change to much just for you:)

Womball - thanks for pointing that out! I did see that! floating feets where have I been? Anyways i'll fix it:)

[medunecer]

Really a good work. great!

[Vedic-kings]

medunecer - thanks:)

[coochaki]

hi vedic!:)
nice update!
but i think the details on previous image are better !
but tyhe new lighting is good < but needs more details!
i thik it is better to work with previous image <but with adding some more details such as trees or more ... .. .
looking to see more!
good luck man!:)

[MT-Cup]

Hey don't change anything you don't want to, not for me. But it's looking great! You can really see and feel her hair blowing. Other than the stuff that's already been mentioned, I can't find any fault. Fantastic! :thumbsup:

[thebest]

thebest - thanks. I hope the girl is easrie to see now:)


yeah better dude keep going :thumbsup:

[lilCara]

It's been some time since I last checked this thread, and I see really great new work! Only crit is... well not that much of a crit... the girl's hair, messy :)

Hehe keep it up!

[rattlesnake]

hello man..well the light is very good ! u have a really great contrast, but youre not losing any details..this ambient looks really nice , and that tunel gives a great sensation, make the space in your image bigger, like a new wold underground, good idea :thumbsup::buttrock:

[Higher]

Wow, I went through all 38 pages and all I have to say amazing work! Keep it up.

[MT-Cup]

Hey Josh, looking forward to you posting your final image. This is a great piece of work! :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

Hey thanks everyone!

I should have an update within the next day or so. I've been very busy, but I will get back into this challenge as so as possible!!

Maybe tonight I will have time to work on my scene, hmm....

Regrads Vedic

[thebest]

waiting for you dude :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

waiting for you dude :thumbsup:

Ok im coming...... im I forgetting something? Hmm... oh yeah the scene :D

[MT-Cup]

http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/frech/a050.gif


;)


Good luck, Josh. I'm rooting for you. :applause:

[rasamaya]

How goes it? Lookin Good, your scene has really developed. The tunnel is a little hard to understand with these low res versions. I think a crazy silkish flag blowing in the wind would help with the flow of your characters hair, perhaps on the building? I will be happy when I get to see the full res version!

I have a bit more time now for C&C, as I am finished my entree. Check it out
But be sure to click parts of the image to zoom in to 100%(almost)
http://rasamaya.sitesled.com/main/index.html

[atra]

Wow!

You did a great job!! :)

Now I am sorry that I wasn't able to follow every step... this is a great thread

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1147821270_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1147821270_large.jpg)

Hey thanks everone!

I added more to the scrnr as you can see.

Hope you guys like it.

[MT-Cup]

Yay! Josh is back!

Only suggestion I have is to make the distant lighting a bit dimmer, including the middle plane lighting. It is all good, man! :thumbsup: Go, go, go!

[shakes]

looking awesome, Josh! the background is superb. I'd be half tempted to crop some off the left of the pic, though. nice lght too.

[coochaki]

i like it mate.
nice compositing.:buttrock:
keep going....
best of luck to you my friend!:)

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1147844294_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1147844294_large.jpg)

Thanks guys!

I did some more work on the lighting. And added a sidewalk:)

[thebest]

cool light keep going :thumbsup: faster faster

[InTerceptoV]

Great image. I like the sense of depth you have. The only thing that I would suggest is to add some layer of ground fog or distant fog. I think this would give more focus or characters.

Good luck with your final composition.

[MT-Cup]

Wow! just wow! Nice Josh! :applause:

[Vedic-kings]

Hey thanks guys:)

InTerceptoV - yeah the fog idea would be good in this kind of scene, i'll try using maya fluid for this. Your scene rocks!

Well I should have more updates soon!

[Greatto]

Concept skeches is really great. and last your post , is very interesting ,but something with light? Exelent work! *****
____________
Journey 3D or not? (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=338454)

[coochaki]

really nice lighting..:buttrock:

looking fore more update!....

[Vedic-kings]

Greatto - thanks man!

Something with light? What do you mean? Did you mean add more light?

Thanks for the 5 stars, never had any of those before!!

coochaki - Thanks! Im glad you like the lighting!

More updates indeed:)

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1147978285_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1147978285_large.jpg)

heres a fog test, what do you guys think?

[ravioli_rancher]

Vedic-kings,

Extraordinary image. The fog is working as well as all other elements. Can't really offer much critique for this image, other than simple astonishment. Remarkable work. :applause: :buttrock:

[MT-Cup]

Wow, it's really really nice! :applause:

[Greatto]

Hello! its me again! Lights is ok, I mean material of ground, maybe you need add less specular level and less glowssiness. :)
GOOD LUCK!
___________
Journey3D (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=338454)

[thebest]

cool updates keep going dude :thumbsup:

[medunecer]

Hi Josh! I like your image and the fog too; maybe you could try to put some ground fog starting just outside the gallery and less fog covering the buildings. I think that your cityscape is very good!

[InTerceptoV]

I suppose you added constant fog/fluid? Maybe one test with falloff on y gradient to get the layered/ground fog? I like both of the images, without and with the fog but I think the combination of both would be the best solution.

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148192316_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148192316_large.jpg)

Hey guys.

I took out the fog in the background and put in ground fog.

What do you all think?

[monsitj]

nice image ! fog also good , but I spot the step( don't sure, it appear discontinue of floor textrue) floor at the lower right of image seem a bit strange . anyway good image so far !:thumbsup:

[ThierryS]

Gee, good progress since my last visit! I agree with others, the step is not so clear on the last versioon. I think it looks better with slightly more fog. You're almost there man! This looks very good so good luck :thumbsup:

[alvin-cgi]

nice lighting setup, created great shadow contrast! well done:thumbsup:


The Journey Begins (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322760&highlight=alvin)
Spectacular 3D (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=275950&highlight=alvin)

[thebest]

very cool updates keep going

[Vedic-kings]

monsitj - thanks for your inputs, I hope I fix the little things in the scene you were speaking of.

thierry2005 - thanks man:) I fix the steps and so on, hope its better now.

alvin_cgi - thanks!

thebest - thanks!

Well im about to render the final images. But I am having a problem, what is FTP? I dowmloaded a program called Smart FTP Client, is this what I need? If so what is the idea behind this?

If anyone can give me any inputs, please do so!!

Thanks

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148355848_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148355848_large.jpg)

Heres the image so far.

[thebest]

nice alien you have there I have an idea
what do u think of making more aliens walking in the street infront of them

[MT-Cup]

Knock me over with a feather! Josh this is beautiful! :applause: No crits.

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks guys:)

thebest - yeah I thought about adding more aliens in the background, but I don't have time now.

Well im rendering the final image right now, it should be done later today!

[glenn23]

You've balanced the light to almost perfection! The city is incredible! I miss a little bit of fog in the tunnel though. It helped give some depth down there.Congratulations on really pulling this together. It's a wonderful image.

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks glenn! :)

[Womball]

This has come along really nicely! Everything seems to work! I like the new little green alien too.

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks Womball:)

Well the finalgather just got done took 15 hours! now the scene is rendering:)

[MT-Cup]

I'm very excited for you, Josh. You've done some superb work here. :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks MT Cup!

Yeah in excited too! I can't wait for this scene to get done rendering! At 5% now!

[shakes]

hey great stuff Josh- turned out really well! the little alien to the left really nailed the composition- looks fantastic!

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks shakes:)

Yeah I think the 2nd alien is a nice touch to the overall composition too:) 5.3% done!

[shakes]

Thanks shakes:)

5.3% done!

good luck with the 4.7%!!

[gpepper]

You've balanced the light to almost perfection!

That's it ! :thumbsup:

[Womball]

Your not using passes or layers?

[Vedic-kings]

shakes - it is now at 6.9% 100% is done:)

gpepper - Well I didn't think it was that good of lighting, but this is good to know, makes me feel good about my work!

Womball - nop:)

[InTerceptoV]

It came up beautifull. I like the fog because it divides the two worlds ... you have an interior and exterior which gives more depth. :thumbsup:

So how is it going with rendering ... 20%? ;)

[Greatto]

Good Luck! I'd love to see the final image.

[Vedic-kings]

InTerceptoV - thanks man:) the render is at 46.6% I would say another 15 to 20 hours left!

Greatto - thanks:) Yeah I would love to see the final render to! Im rendering from the comaned line using mayabach.

[Cleveland]

hey vedic. yup the lightings perfect. hope it all renders out fine for the final pass. for my image i did a batch render in mental ray that was supposed to take care of everyting but ambient occlusion and shadow extra passes. dang SSS and final gather. thing rendered for eight hours to get to 99.9% done then got stuck for another 5 hours doing nothing. fine in the end, though. good luck with yours and good luck in the judging.

cleveland

[Vedic-kings]

Cleveland - thanks man:)

Yeah I hope it rendereds out fine to:D So far so good, just taking a long time, 15 hours just for finalgather! Render for a day and a half so far, and only at 51.7%! Im half way there!

[rattlesnake]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148355848_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148355848_large.jpg)

Heres the image so far.


the image looks very good so far mate...you have great lights and textures..i really like your job here...:bounce: sorry i have no useful crits...:blush:

[Vedic-kings]

rattlesnake - thanks man:)

Well after 3 and a half days the render is done, but there is nothing there:( I think it was to big! if I remember right it was like 3636 x 2100 or something like that, the DPI 300 and mental ray settings on hight. So im rendering again, it almost done now cause I didn't make it so big and the mental ray settings are a tag lower.

So hopefully the render will turnout ok this time:)

[barbapapa]

great job on the lighting of your scene. I really like it. Is a shame that you lost your last render
good Luck Man, and keep it up

[Vedic-kings]

barbapapa - thanks man!:)

Well I finally rendered the final image, but im have a problem uploading the tif file to cgtalk using Ipswitch WS_FTP Home. I have tryed uploeading the file 10 times! I giveup!

I'll just post my image in the Finished Work: 3D Stills.

Maybe next time i'll have the FTP thing figured out!

Good luck everyone, it was very fun!!

[barbapapa]

Sorry to hear that, really :sad: im still rendering stuff, so i ll have to wait untill tomorrow to upload. hope i dont ha ve any problems :D

[atra]

Come on Josh, why would you do that???

If you want, I can upload the image for you.. or help you do that, since I have the same program and am pretty experienced in it.
If you agree, please let me know :beer:
Your image is great and it deserves the same chance like all the others...

[Vedic-kings]

Come on Josh, why would you do that???

If you want, I can upload the image for you.. or help you do that, since I have the same program and am pretty experienced in it.
If you agree, please let me know :beer:
Your image is great and it deserves the same chance like all the others...

Wow, would you do that for me?!!

Yeah that would be very great of you!!

How do you want to do this?

Let me know, and again thank you very much!

[gpepper]

Well I finally rendered the final image, but im have a problem uploading the tif file to cgtalk using Ipswitch WS_FTP Home. I have tryed uploeading the file 10 times! I giveup!

I'll just post my image in the Finished Work: 3D Stills.

Maybe next time i'll have the FTP thing figured out!

Good luck everyone, it was very fun!!


Come on Josh, why would you do that???

If you want, I can upload the image for you.. or help you do that, since I have the same program and am pretty experienced in it.
If you agree, please let me know :beer:
Your image is great and it deserves the same chance like all the others...

Yeah, right !
Don't give up only for this kinda problem !
Try something else, I'm sure there are solutions !

[Vedic-kings]

Yeah, right !
Don't give up only for this kinda problem !
Try something else, I'm sure there are solutions !

Well I sure hope so!!!

Im keeping faith!

[ravioli_rancher]

Vedic-kings,

http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

FileZilla worked the FTP problem for me. :buttrock: Also make sure your .tiff doesn't have any alpha channels. That one had me swearing at first. :banghead:

You're image is among the best and definately deserves a chance at the judges. Please try this FTP or let atra fire away. :D

[Vedic-kings]

Vedic-kings,

http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

FileZilla worked the FTP problem for me. :buttrock: Also make sure your .tiff doesn't have any alpha channels. That one had me swearing at first. :banghead:

You're image is among the best and definately deserves a chance at the judges. Please try this FTP or let atra fire away. :D

Thanks ravioli_rancher for the link, im trying this one out right now, wish me luck!

[Vedic-kings]

I try uploading the image, and its says this "If this image is not correct, try the "Refresh Image" button below. If that does not work, try uploading it again!"

So I guess I need to fix the image!

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Hi man...about FTP...does your image have the name designated by the the server info?

- is it in a zip file with same name?
- is it RGB or u changed it to CMYK?
- if all this is correct then hit again the "submit entry " and take the new username and password the server is giving...

have u tried all this?


Do't quit now...u ' have finished..

Dimitris. :)

[Vedic-kings]

Yeah all this you listed is all good.

The RGB, the username and passward, the image and zip file is after the name well number giving by cgtalk.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Then maybe the ports in your ftp software are in wrong setting or something...try cuteftp...it always works..or if u can find a MAC...use Transmit...it works like a charm....:)...or send me pm i will give u space to send it to me and i can upload it for u..:)

[ilusiondigital]

Looks good, but let´s go mate, only hours to finish hehehe, good luck

[Vedic-kings]

DimitrisLiatsos - thanks for the offer, I think im covered:)

ilusiondigital - thanks man:) atra is working on it!

[ilusiondigital]

One thinkg for your problem Josh, you zipped the image with the name of archive of cgtalk gives ie: 123456.zip look if your OS has hidden the common extension file name, the problem i have the past challenge my name was: 1234567.zip.zip

PS: the "if your image"..... is normal but you need to see a litttle thumbnail under the phrase

Gooood luck

[Womball]

Looking forward to seeing your entry Josh!

[MT-Cup]

anxiously waiting, Josh.

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks guys, I can't wait ether!

I think all is going well.

Everything is in atra hands! A big thanks goes to he/her, I think atra is a her:) For helping me out otherwise my final entry would not be possible!

I really need to learn how to use FTP for the next challenge!!

[Vedic-kings]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148746674_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/9645/9645_1148746674_large.jpg)

Shantay (the female), is seeking enlightenment through the teachings of a guru who liveds in a far land . She is guide by the kind aliens to the light city.

In this scene she is about to enter the city of where the guru lives.

Her journey within is about to begin.

[MT-Cup]

Fanastic job! It looks great. Congratuations, Josh. :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks MT Cup:)

Now I have one last thing to do, before I can submit my final tif, and that is I have to submit turntable,what is that?

[MT-Cup]

From the FAQ, this relates to your main character model:

Basically:

* 120 frames in an image sequence
* As 320x240 JPEGs, ~85% quality
* Features a turntable of your main model (180 degrees or 360 degrees, up to you)
* GI-lit (or similar)
* Untextured
* ZIP them up, post them via the Submit Turntable page.

[thebest]

congrats dude very cool final :thumbsup:

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks the best:)

Well, MT Cup I render and submit my turntable, and working fine:) But I still can't upload my final tif:(

[Vedic-kings]

atra said she uploaded the final, and says it was uploaded. So I guess its done, but we are not sure though, so we will have to wait and see.

[MT-Cup]

Congratulations! :applause: Thanks to atra for the help!

[shakes]

beautiful job Josh! you really nailed it, lovely atmospheric image. it's been great watching this thread..good luck mate and see you at the next one!

[Tremoside]

Josh, this atmosphere is beautiful!! That placed light i salso awesome. Great depth and a lot of well done work! Congratulations!
:wavey:

[Climax]

love the mood of the scene, good job pal, I wish u luck with the jury! :)

[Vedic-kings]

Thank you guys!

I would like to take this time to thank all of you who have help me along the way, really helpful people here. You guys really helped me stay on track and to keep me going!

I hope I can make the next challenge, cause I learned alot and had a blast!! And most of all I made some freinds:)

[Greatto]

Yes, its the Final image! CONGRATS!
I love your construction of light reflection! Great city design :)
Good Luck!

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks Greatto!:)

[coochaki]

congrats man! great job!

i like it very much! nice depth on the scene .

best wishes to you.

... .. .

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks coochaki:)

[mmoir]

Hey Josh,

Great job on your image:thumbsup: :thumbsup: , it turned out a little different from what your concept was but you did a great job on it. The lighting is dramatic and sets a good mood , good luck with this.

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks mmoir:)

Well from the concepts tell now wasa journey in itself:)

My imagination wasn't behaving well, it wanted to do its own thing:D

[se7enthcin]

Josh

I'm glad I could help you. As some have said before now... the view of the scene has changed slightly but I believe it is for the better. Congrats on finishing! You should be proud. :applause:

I will let you know when I have completed my scene. :thumbsup: I would also like to thank you for your continued support.

Andrew

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Josh! Great cinematic perspective and lighting! Really cool portfolio too - the perspective in the piece "My Friend Dan" works very well! Excellent work! Best of luck with the judging and congratulations for finishing such a professional image! Cheers!

[Vedic-kings]

se7enthcin - thanks:)

Yes please let me know when you are done with your scene. which is one of my favorites here! I hope you have more time in the next challenge:thumbsup:

oceanbluesky - thanks man! Yeah maybe I sould create "My Freind Dan" in 3D:)

[gpepper]

I was looking for any message from me until you have post your final but I didn't find anything. it's a shame !
Great stuff here Josh and congratulations for your cool final ! I wish you the best !
See ya soon !

[Selina42]

Hey Josh! Thank you for your lovely comment! This is one of the images ive been following since the beginning so im very flatterred! Really like your final image -you really get the feeling of a vibrant alien world -i think its extremely atmospheric!

Good luck in the challenge!

[Greatto]

Hello!
After this challenge I feel somethink, correctly feel nothing, like empty inside me :(
I can just look to my favorite threads, like yours and remind for my self great time, time when work was in progress in all over the world.
What about you, do feel same?

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks guys!

I have been very busy. I Now have a new born son:)

[Greatto]

Hello! Congrats :)
I wish you a lot of Luck and happyness

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks Greatto:)

[MT-Cup]

Thanks guys!

I have been very busy. I Now have a new born son:)

Congratulations! That's fantastic news. :applause:

[Vedic-kings]

Congratulations! That's fantastic news. :applause:

Thanks MT:)

[atra]

Wow, those are great news!!! (Now I see that I am pretty much late) :blush:
Congratulations :bounce:
I hope you enjoy being father. :D
that's the most beutiful occupation in the whole wide world.
Have fun :applause:

[thebest]

congratulation for this man that`s a cool news :thumbsup:

[Climax]

Congratulations for your new Baby boy :beer::buttrock:

[gpepper]

wow, I though that you were a young guy !
Another baby ? do you have more children ?
Anyway, congratulations Josh and congratulations to the mother too !

[Vedic-kings]

Thanks guys!!

I'll see you in the next challenge! I can't wait!

[jucaduarte]

great work josh! :D

jD

[Vedic-kings]

great work josh! :D

jD

Thanks juca!:)

[Anthonie]

Hi Vedic Kings.

Great piece of work indeed.
But I seem to notice where some shadows are. From the characters I really can't tell where
shadows are. You composited it right?
and what program did ya use?
Furthermore the mood in the image is great man

[Vedic-kings]

Hi Vedic Kings.

Great piece of work indeed.
But I seem to notice where some shadows are. From the characters I really can't tell where
shadows are. You composited it right?
and what program did ya use?
Furthermore the mood in the image is great man

Hi Anthonie,

Yeah the shadows are not what I wanted them to do, but hopfuly next challenge i'll get them right:)

I use maya, mental ray and photoshop.

Thanks man!

[elmagnifico]

first of all, I am sorry for possible grammer mistakes because of my poor english.

I saw this challenge too late but I looked all the pages and the design process. You are very talented and hardworking 3d artist but I think you are style kitsch. You use a lot of colors which effect each other badly. Yor final image didn't satisfy me but I liked very much your beginning concept and greyish renderings. There was a moonlike light (i think you remembered this detail from lotr (sauron's eyes ?) ) which could be fit your concept perfectly. You filled the scene with too much tower instead. Finally another mistake for me the little tunnel. This makes me thinks journey began before the image which you show us.

Anyway, I expect some tutorials from you because you know all the tricks and tools in 3d. keep imagining !

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