The Journey Begins Challenge (3D) Entry: Mohammed Al-Yousef

[FlaminGlow]

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I started some sketches this is one of them i'm trying to find a good idea while this looks simple and is part of idea not idea in itself.

[FlaminGlow]

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what is going on and who is trying to convince this horse for a journey i'll add more sketches later, comments are always welcome and appreciated...

[dust_fr]

Welcome to the challenge :thumbsup:

Very nice sketch for a start, i really like the horse
But can you explain your concept ?

Good luck

[FlaminGlow]

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Here is the main character luggage he is trying to make horse pulls.

[FlaminGlow]

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here is angry frog character trying to find a way to go to nice quite pond.

[FlaminGlow]

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here is my full idea...

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142260370_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142260370_large.jpg)

well, here is a frog who was so brave near his frogs community he wanted to travel to a nice quite pond away from his main home to find his love, he is facing this problem now and for his next life he is ready to die, but there is this stupid horse stopping him from getting his goals.

[maxspider3000]

realy nice concept, Muhammed ...
i like your idea ... hope to see your first modeling soon ... :)

by the way ... you are drawing well ... :thumbsup:

[thebest]

hahahhaha cool drawing very funny also keep going :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

maxspider3000, Thanx man and about drawing you need to know some main conceepts wich helps so much in drawing cartoonish charaters. ;)

the best, appreciated mate.

[Poonks]

Muahahaha really funny concept!! :thumbsup:


It's remind me disney cartoon!
Hope to see your fisrt modeling soon

[splotch]

very nice sketch... the 3d will be translated one very good back ground because when ever you find the right idea you finish half of your journey ..... wish you the best

take care and best luck

[anostudio]

HAHAHA wow funny

good luck :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

Hey friends thank you so much for comments.

Poonks, thank you dude, great complement you mentioned here man.
splotch, hi great to see you here bro I'll do my best to translate the idea to three Dimentional one.
anostudio, i'll share you that howohahaahaahaa :D .

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142448982_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142448982_large.jpg)

Starting horse using circle converted to editable poly and extruded with enhancing the vertix positions.

[thebest]

cool updates no crits for now just waiting to see more ;)

[FlaminGlow]

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continuing the horse, more detaching and attaching stuff with welding vertices...

[thebest]

cool I like how it looks keep going :thumbsup:

[hobo]

FlaminGlow, lookin' FlaminGrand !! Lovely idea, I think we will enjoy this. My horse should have similar problems. You've been bookmarked :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

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thank you friends for support.

[thebest]

can`t wait to see the horse finished I really like this way of modeling keep going :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142662431_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142662431_large.jpg)

I'm done with the first modeling pass of the horse i will now finetune it and i'll try to add things in its mouth and the shoes, comments are always welcomed...

[hobo]

Looking forward to seeing more, keep going ...

[splotch]

I love the style, I am sure this will be some thing defferant, keep on doing this fine art
i am very anxius to see the rest ... good luck man

keep it up

[shakes]

sweet horse Mohammed- I like the exaggeration, good modelling too. the details around it's hoof is nice

[makaron]

what a cute horse... :)

[thebest]

very lovely horse keep going :applause:

[megabytes2004]

Nice horse u got there!!! I cant wait to see the hair with textures. Its a cute character I can say, great work. keep it up!!!


Cheers!!!
Megabytes2004

[FlaminGlow]

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I added the shoe and the teeth...

[FlaminGlow]

hobo, thanks.
splotch, thank you, i will add the last picture for final modeling of the horse and start texturing it...
shakes,makaron,the best & megabytes2004, appreciated guys ;).

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142773298_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142773298_large.jpg)

this is my final horse model i'll add textures next i tried to use automatic unwrapping but no good results it gave me lot of pieces i'll try another way.

[FlaminGlow]

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Hi guys i think the fun part will start, the materials change this metalic horse to something else. hehehe
i used about 4 UVWs modifiers for each part of the unwrapped pieces then used the unwrap UVW modifier...

[se7enthcin]

It looks like you have some overlap with your uvmaps. You might want to try to spread those out a bit. :wavey:

Nice job on the modeling though!

[shakes]

yep, great horse- every kid would want one.look forward to the textures!

[asbassie]

Yeeeehaaaa! or something to that effect, I'm actually South-African, so ... I like the fact that it actually ties in nicely with the style of your drawing and fleshed out like that it could have much more character in colour. It looks kinda like that horse could use something to eat...

Nice modeling.
More?

[FlaminGlow]

se7enthcin, yeah you are definatly right i'll fix it for sure, except overlaps in mouth and eyes and ears where i'm planning to put another material IDs...
shakes,asbassie, i'm anxius when texturing comes. next guys next.:thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142912943_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1142912943_large.jpg)

texturing horse Part one, the diffuse map was painted with photoshop, bmp and specular maps are also painted with the same method, i tried the hairfx for hair and tail while mental ray doesnt support hairs i prefered to use textured geometry.

[thebest]

keep going
just an idea maybe u can make lighter colors to give it a funny look

[mdavid]

The horse is fantastic. It has a heap of personality. Well done

[FlaminGlow]

thebest, thank you friend for your comments.
mdavid, :) .

[FlaminGlow]

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here is the final texturing approach of my horse, the hoof color was a picture of real one, the mouth was painted with photoshop and the eye too.

[SweD]

love your drawing style, remind me the old walt Disney'style ... the best !

horse is really funny, textures are great too, especially love the shoes ! :thumbsup:

[oceanbluesky]

cute model Mohammed, appreciate the breakdown showing its components Good luck!

[thebest]

cool keep going

[makaron]

nice shade of furcolor on the sweet horse :)

[shakes]

great stuff Mohammed- looks brilliant textured..like the face especially. nice presentation, too.

[FlaminGlow]

Swed, oceanbluesky, thebest, makaron, shakes,
pleasure friends...
I love actualy disney's drawing style very attractive very funny and full of joy and life, i'm so glad you like this.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143038364_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143038364_large.jpg)

rough model of the frog, i started with a sphere and convert it to polys then delete half of it and tweak it.

[hobo]

Looking very nice Mohammed, great progress. Love the horse :)

:thumbsup:

[splotch]

Hi Mohammed, So nice work i like the horse very much i think the eye is small a little bit you maybe need to enlarg it, the frog no much about it yet but it seems nice.

[thebest]

hahaha lol nice beginning

[maxspider3000]

greet Muhammed ... amazing ... :eek:
i didn't expect that you will do such as this greet work ...
realy lovely horse and nice textures ...
hope to see more soon ... :applause:

[shakes]

bring on the froggy!

[FlaminGlow]

hobo, thanx friend for your kind words.
splotch, yeah brother, i think i only need to fix its location a bit more.
thebest, thank you, the frog now is so rough model specially the picture i posted.
maxspider3000, thank you spider.:thumbsup:
shakes, :scream: .

[FlaminGlow]

Splotch, you are right the eye is small i figured it out when i tried to fix it, it'll be perfectly fitted.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143760391_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143760391_large.jpg)

continuing details to the frog, i added more details to get to the desired shape using extrude, bevel, cut with enhancing vetixes locations, hope you like it.
C&C of course is more than helpfull guys.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143801437_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143801437_large.jpg)

i started the body with extruded faces from the nick and cutted while modeling steps then arranged as it is now i extruded and beveled faces to make chest and abdomen, next picture will be the last modeling part of the frog.

[thebest]

can`t stop laughing it is very cool and funny character keep going

[FlaminGlow]

thank you friend, :wip: . I'm so glad you like it.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143834147_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143834147_large.jpg)

here is my final model from front the arms and legs were created with extrudes and bevels and the hands and feet were created alone using box modeling then attached to the body.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143834233_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143834233_large.jpg)

final frog from the back.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143834455_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1143834455_large.jpg)

adding clothes to the frog, i created the lines for clothes around my frog body from the side view and added garment maker to them seem them then clothed all, i feel the pants looks tall a little bit i may be make opacity to shorten them.

[rattlesnake]

hey u have some cool models here...the horse one is really great man, perfect texturing and all:thumbsup:, cant wait to see the final version of this little green friend, right now it think he needs some smoothing on the abdominals..looks too strong..but is a very good model too.

[arte-i45]

Hey Mohammed, great work on the modeling, the character has so much personality! :thumbsup: The clothing turned out really well too. Keep up the great work!

Matt :)

[shakes]

great froggy Mohammed..I like his sixpack and little belly-very funny!

[dimi16]

i owuld get rid of the six pack and make the pecs a little more fatty.. try it and see how it looks i think it will do wonders

[FlaminGlow]

rattlesnake, hi friend, i'm so glad you like the horsy, about his abdomen i will smooth it more later and texture it so come again and tell me what you think o.k.:deal:
mmbenya, thanks i'll consider your comment as a deposal -if this word fits-you know (great, i'm after this actually).
shakes, appreciated friend, and glad you liked his sixpack.
dimi16, i tried it and have a new version and personality, i'll add a picture for it, tell me your opinion.:)

[FlaminGlow]

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Changes in abdomen.

[dimi16]

i like the newer version hopefully other people can give you some other opinions

regards

[FlaminGlow]

Hi dimi16, i'm with you the newer version becomes cuter and more like kid frog, i like it too, unfortunately the problem i'll face he doesn't look like a brave strong frog like the first one, i'll wait for more opinions.

[hobo]

Hi dimi16, i'm with you the newer version becomes cuter and more like kid frog, i like it too, unfortunately the problem i'll face he doesn't look like a brave strong frog like the first one, i'll wait for more opinions.

I think he does Mohammed, but maybe a larger bicep would help.

[FlaminGlow]

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Hi friends here is a picture of the unwrapped frog i realy saw the overlaps in hands and feet it need to be fixed, the others are allright, mouth and eyeholes will be fixed by another way, i added UVs to each part of the body and finaly add the unwrap uvw modifier where i pack the uvs and relaxed them.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144088613_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144088613_large.jpg)

I started texturing the frog here is my translucency effect.
I used the same colored map and changed the value of color to black where i don't want a translucent to appear then mixed it a bit with red and added some touches all using photoshop.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144090386_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144090386_large.jpg)

full colour made using photoshop with the Unwrapped UVs as guids.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144090585_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144090585_large.jpg)

Back side to show color.

[FlaminGlow]

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I added the eye colored with photoshop and filtered with radial zoom blur to have this effect, next will be the final one.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144265809_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1144265809_large.jpg)

here i started to see how the clothes will turn to it is realy now so rough but i will add more touches.

[shakes]

that shader looks great- I like the vivid green and the skin tones, keep it up!

[arte-i45]

Hey there Mohammed, you have done an excellent job texturing (and laying out the UV) your character! :arteest: Also I would say that you test with the translucency of the skin turned out a success. Looking forward to seeing more!





Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

shakes, ;) .
mmbenya, :D .

[FlaminGlow]

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gold edges added to the shirt.

[FlaminGlow]

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from back.

[makaron]

that´s one welldressed frog... :) nice with that gold on the vest...

[rattlesnake]

hey textures on the frog came out really good...and clothes are nice too...i think u can add the shell modifier to the cloth to get some little volume...but this is good man!:thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

makaron, thank you makarony.
rattlesnake, Thanks friend for your notices i'll fix it for sure.

[NACL]

I like the frog. Funny and unique style. Will it show the tongue...I always like frog with his long tongue coming out... :applause:

[arte-i45]

The frogs new duds are really looking spiffy Mohammed, great work! :bounce: The gold trim you've added really gives it that extra touch. There seams to be a slight seam running down the back of the frog's legs. It is most noticeable on the last image that you summited. :shrug:

Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

NACL, yeah the tonge is funny but will look funnier when a flies are aound and the tunge is comming out trying to catch one and he still tries to scare the horse:D .
mmbenya, seam won't be so noticable in the final image.:) .

[arte-i45]

mmbenya, seam won't be so noticable in the final image.:) .

Yeah I know what you mean. You've done an ace job on the texturing. :thumbsup:

Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

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Posing the horse after it is rigged.

[FlaminGlow]

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Sorry mistake the upper teeth didn't show in previous image.

[FlaminGlow]

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this is the last materials for the frog and this will be final, i added a shell modifier to clothes for volume.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145015919_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145015919_large.jpg)

Here is a pose for my frog, C&C :) are welcomed.

[arte-i45]

Hey there Mohammed, the horse really has a wonderful personality! Excellent job on the modeling and texturing! The frog looks like it poses really well. :buttrock:

Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145041258_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145041258_large.jpg)

The luggage carriage for the frog started using cylinders and extruded lines, the lot of cylinders at top was created with duplicating using the special tool then grouping them and tape them with taper modifier.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145121982_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145121982_large.jpg)

adding boxes and suit cases using polygonal modeling started with box and extruded, inseted and beveled.

[makaron]

like that carriage... and love that horse... :bounce:

[arte-i45]

Hey Mohammed, the new updates look great! The boxes have a wonderfully fresh design, wait the entire wagon has a wonderfully unique design! Keep it up, this is turning out really cool. :thumbsup:

Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

makaron, thank you Mona.
mmbenya, thank you Matt for this kind reply, the wagon is almost finished.:cool:

[FlaminGlow]

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More details.

[elmasfeo]

the carriage is looking very good, those 'cilinders' give it a very nice original touch...

those torus knots fit surprisingly well the cilinders they're suposed to be tying together... although maybe they could use some more tweaking....

good job man! :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

elmasfeo, Thanks man i will try to add what you've mentioned.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145529628_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145529628_large.jpg)

Lantern will be put in the top of the suit cases, created using Lines and Lathe modifier.
it will have a frog shape on the glass and a candle inside.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145571325_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1145571325_large.jpg)

Lantern finished the frog is extruded shape and the candle is a tweaked cylinder.

[FlaminGlow]

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The final model of the Carrier.

[arte-i45]

Hey Mohammed, wonderful job on finishing the cart, you're really added a lot of great details to look at! It looks like it just rolled out of a fairy tale. :applause:

Matt :)

[scootermaya]

Nice piece Mohammed.:bounce:
I like the concept and you have done some great modeling! bravo :thumbsup:

Should the arms of the carrier be on the floor since the frog is not holding?

[varma]

That's a very original idea to choose Bamboo on the carrier, way cool, If you texture it
right, which I'm sure you would!
Those luggages have very nice volume!
Great Occlusion render!
Good luck!
:)

[komsa]

Wow! First time i see that someone using torus knot for work :) Nice job! Keep it up!

myJourney (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/journey_begins/view_entries.php?challenger=10869)

[medunecer]

Hi Mohammed! Nice models! Good luck!

[coochaki]

very funny concept! i like it!
very good modeling too!
looking fore more... .. .
keep going man ---->.... .. .

[mdavid]

That's a great looking carrier. The bamboo gives a really nice low-tech and humorous feel to it

[shakes]

that horse is just superb! such a great expression and textures..perfect! and the carriage looks great so far.lovely little details Mohammed.

[splotch]

very nice work man, am waiting to see every thing joined together it will be unique scene..
work hard and show me what next ...

best luck

[FlaminGlow]

mmbenya, thanks friend for your nice words.:) .
scootermaya, yeah you are right i will rotate them to touch the ground later. :hmm: .
varma, I'll try to do my best on texturing bamboos thank you mate. :cool: .
komsa, elmasfeo, actualy it was so nice surprise to see it fits almost perfectly.:surprised .
medunecer, coochaki, mdavid, thank you guys appretiated.;) .
shakes, thanks John, I like the horse too, it turned exactly as i wanted.:D .
splotch, Sure bro. next will come soon inshallah.:thumbsup: .

rock on guys :bounce: .

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146175400_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146175400_large.jpg)

the carrier textured. all was painted with photoshop, the wood is the same image used for the horse.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146249105_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146249105_large.jpg)

testing the objects together and searching for a good composition and lighting as a starting step.

[ilusiondigital]

Ahahahaha soooo funny image


Good luck

[elmasfeo]

very nice to see it all together....

the textures of the carrier look very good to me, and about your last picture... what are those 2 long things just in front of us? the one in front of the horse is specially getting too much in the way IMO...

[JurajMolcak]

Yes, yes... I was on my way to ask the same about those two things. They are strong block IMHO. Looks pretty funny so far... aaah, those shy horses :D Another thing is that stright frog´s leg. I think you will have more dinamic pose with little knee angle there. Keep going! Good luck!

[medunecer]

Cool! Characters make me laugh, they are very amusing! Good job!

[coochaki]

nice work
i like it.
keep going---> ... .. .

[varma]

Hehe, you really made me laugh! The expression on the dunkey is priceless!
Maybe the light is too strong, or you may have other plans with this, anyways
I would come back to see how it developes!
Good luck!
:)

[FlaminGlow]

ilusiondigital, good luck to you too.
elmasfeo, Oweron, yes you are right about the two things, let me explain it a bit but not to get away from your notices, the two things are the bamboos in front of the composition i was rushing too much when i did it just to see how my image is developing and how the characters will be looking funny or not when they both merged together and what kind of depth i'm searching for, it is now only a test and i've got a valuable notices from you so come back.
medunecer, coochaki, thanks.
varma, yes varma i will add later.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146513473_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146513473_large.jpg)

starting scene, the palm tree: i used a small cylinder where i convert it to editable poly and edit it to look like (what we call in our language Korbah) then i array it to top and then to around to make the caudex, the top part is nothing special only an edited cylinder.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146514216_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146514216_large.jpg)

the candle wax was a tranclucent shader, and the fire is a picture of a real one.

[shakes]

great seeing your scene come together..still laugh every time I see that horse..brilliant!

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146733550_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146733550_large.jpg)

The frond: the stick is a cylinder edited with editable poly and leaves are editable patches started with a normal quad patch then editited to the shape then bended, tapered, skewed and grouped later to seperated groups each contains about 5 or less leaves for making lot of seperate shapes later, next will be duplicated to final model.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146737323_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146737323_large.jpg)

The final palm tree, nothing special only duplicating and changing values with rotations.

[FlaminGlow]

hey guys, what is IMHO ? :blush: .

[varma]

Cool! You have a nice way to model that palm, I didn't think of doing it this way!
:)

[FlaminGlow]

Hi Varma, thank you, it gets so heavy on my laptop, i hope i can render all together later without big problems.

thanx again

[rattlesnake]

hey man, the scene is looking very cool , the horse and the pose u gave him is exellent..i really like the designs youre creating:cool::arteest:

[FlaminGlow]

Hey ratlesnake i didn't know it was you the one who wrote above because of the new avatar, thanx friend. :thumbsup: .

BTW: please -if possible- add a link to your journey in your signature so i can get into your thread easily without searching.:)

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146866206_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146866206_large.jpg)

Textured Palm using real pictures.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146866283_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1146866283_large.jpg)

some closeups.

[oceanbluesky]

Very nice tree Mohammed, really like your use of modular components to build it. Also dig your avatar image! Such fun cartoon characters. Good luck!

[shiftdelete]

nice work mohamed it is avery funny design the donkey very good modeling like my stile in modelnig i love your work god with u see your animation soon salmo 3alekom

[FlaminGlow]

oceanbluesky, shiftdelete, Thank you both friends i'm so glad you liked my work.:)

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147122503_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147122503_large.jpg)

Displaced plane were used to create the land, it was a bit organized to have the displacement material, the hair and fur modifier was used for the grass.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147124755_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147124755_large.jpg)

Created from cilinders and patch grids.

[rattlesnake]

interesting..these plants looks good, youre doing a very good modeling man..keep going!:bounce::thumbsup::)

[FlaminGlow]

rattlesnake, thank you mate.:D

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147180450_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147180450_large.jpg)

Textured Bamboo.
the leaf texture was a gradient mapped diffuse map.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147198520_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147198520_large.jpg)

two layered mix map used with (dent, cillular, noise, marble,gradient, bitmap) with different colors to creat the land color and the bump is a copy with light and dark grayscales, the displacement is a painted image.

[FlaminGlow]

Hi guys and sorry to say this again but i realy would love to know what is the meaning of IMHO? i read it many times and didn't know it.:shrug:

[shakes]

Hi guys and sorry to say this again but i realy would love to know what is the meaning of IMHO? i read it many times and didn't know it.:shrug:

'In MY Humble Opinion '

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147898127_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1147898127_large.jpg)

Hi Friends, it has been days since my last post, here is my final composition.
actually the scene is starting to take all my CPU and RAM processing, where i couldn't render a single 1200X750 image to test all my work.
the whole composition is too big for my machine, so if you suggest any other ways to do it -render solution- please i will be thankfull to know.
good luck.

[FlaminGlow]

It is too bad to loose all that stuff in one last milstone, anyway no prob i did what i can and now i have to say i'm out due to my machine possibilities.

good luck everyone, hope to see your finals and i will be there to vote for you.

:wavey: ...

[voxelMan]

Hi,
Nice modeling. I like the humorous modeling and comp.
the ground texture is going to change, no?

[shakes]

that's a bummer your machine can't cope..the scene doesn't look that huge-surely there's a way-have you tried rendering objects seperately with alpha channels and compositing in photoshop? that's how I always do it.

[FlaminGlow]

thank you friends.
Shakes, thank you mate i tried to delete all the plants and keep the others where same thing happened i will check if i can do it as you suggested.:)

[BAMU]

hi buddy, I have a lot of trouble with render too, crash and memory stuf, but I find a way,[don't know if it's aplicable for you but you may try],
i split the scene in more pieces [in diferent files]and I only leave the things around my objesct [example: the fat door, I let only walls and floor [and all lights of course] for GI and made them invizible to camera [I'm working with max], the door stiil recieve causticcs from ather objects but that objects doesn'r render so less cpu need it. and so on with every character and stuff from my scene. then you can put togheter in a software like photoshop.

I lost a lot of time and make a lot of mistakes because of tehical and unknown things which I really don't know :(... till now.
[I am a newbie in all this 3d tehnical and nontehnical stuff but I try to learn :)]

hoping you're find a way to do it,
BAM

ps: if you don't understend because of may wierd english just tell me, i'll try to explain better

[FlaminGlow]

Hi -BAM-, your notices and shakes's were more than usefull i tried both and i've seen where my processing work go to and most of it was going in (hair and fur effect) which i used to generate the grass, so when i deleted the hairs i've saved so much of my processing job so i started to smile then i found out that your way in rendering parts of image rather than all of it will give the advantage of:
1- good and clean renders.
2- fast and time saving.
3- more chances for new and addons compositing objects and effects.
so the problem is half way solved, i rendered image and will post it shortly. :)

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148159511_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148159511_large.jpg)

some changes were added to the ground.
more will come. :)

[MT-Cup]

This has come so far and is so fun. I hope you continue to work around your issues. :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148176050_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148176050_large.jpg)

Some updates.

[shakes]

great you're still in and have found a workaround- horsey is still looking tops! good luck with this week.

[FlaminGlow]

thank you for your support John...:)

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148217205_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148217205_large.jpg)

Palms Added.

[MT-Cup]

Coming together and loving it!

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148221692_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148221692_large.jpg)

Bamboos Added.

[BAMU]

I'm glad to hear [and see ;)] that you workaround with those problems,
the scene is come along nicely :thumbsup: , go go go

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148227294_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148227294_large.jpg)

more addons.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148238437_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148238437_large.jpg)

close up for the horse.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148238514_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148238514_large.jpg)

a close up for the frog.

[splotch]

waaaaw man, this really extraordinary i like the style so much and all things are fitting with each others...happy that you find a way to complete your stuff wish you more and more of luck and waiting to see the final picture ..... good luck

:thumbsup:

[MT-Cup]

This is coming along fantastically! Only suggestion would be to lower some of the rocks into the ground a little in some places. :thumbsup: Glad you were able to continue, this is getting better and better!

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148268293_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148268293_large.jpg)

more updates and background.

[FlaminGlow]

http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148272071_medium.jpg (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/entries/13/10786/10786_1148272071_large.jpg)

"Between anger and order the little froggy (Mark) was so anxious to start his journey with a goal of finding his love he was so hurry to search the ponds, unfortunately he has to solve this problem with the horse(Smatley).
just search in motion how this is going you will find a very funny movement in the image"

[shakes]

wow, it's done!- big congrats Mohammed, you did it! so pleased for you and it's a really nice render too.really like the lighting you chose for this. this was alot of fun watching you..good luck and congrats again!

[thebest]

congrats friend very cool final

[mdavid]

Congratulations. Excellent piece of work. I love the way the light is affecting the colour of those plants

[coochaki]

congrats man very cool !

nice environment!
i like it so much!
best wishes to you!

[MT-Cup]

Congratulations! It's a great picture. Your scenery, the horse and his expression, and the fantastic lighting. Very well done! :applause:

[FlaminGlow]

shakes, thank you friend i'm so happy you liked it. :bounce: .
thebest, mdavid, coochaki, many thanks. :) .
MT Cup, thank you too.:D .

[splotch]

very well done, congrats on finishing your image bro. I like your lighting -the bluish color realy looks nice here- i think this technique of lighting called Kicker except yours doesn't have glow effect that comes out of objects when light hits them, i only have one critique though, the dust on your ground plane is almost invisible i recommend you fix this in the few days comming. :) .

good luck.

[makaron]

nice picture you got in the end... :bounce: and funny too...

Like it :)

[FlaminGlow]

Splotch, Thank you, the lighting technique is exactly as you said except the glow effect where this image lacks due to its cartoony subject where glow will add more dream like and dramatic illusion, and about the dust i added / realy it is not clear enough but i'm sorry to say i'm not planning to fix it. :)

makaron, hi Mona it is so nice from you to drop into my thread a nice words, thanx.:love:

[MT-Cup]

Love your new avatar, too. :thumbsup:

[rattlesnake]

man i really like your final result, the characters u did have great personality,the horse is what i like the most , is really full of life!..good work man..congratulations for your final image

[Womball]

I love the style and character here! Great final image! I like the horse and I love the idea of a frog taskmaster!

[FlaminGlow]

MT Cup, rattlesnake, Womball, appretiated words friends.:cool:

[arte-i45]

Hey Mohammed, great work on putting the whole image together, you've done an excellent job! I really like the atmosphere that you have built up around the two characters and Mark's anxiety really shows through. :applause: Best of luck in the judging!

Matt :)

[FlaminGlow]

mmbenya, thanx mate, i'm glad you liked it. :thumbsup:

[FlaminGlow]

Hi Guys any news about voting pages.:scream:

[FlaminGlow]

Wow winner congrats great art you have made:

http://features.cgsociety.org/stories/2006_07/journey_begins/final_list.jpg

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