MGAC - 015 - Wizards pet

[Oink]

Im on BUT! this time i will blow all my chances of winning. Ill work together with my girlfriend who´s a concept artist. I will make up a concept and do everything except drawing the final concept images.

I like the theme and i wish to follow your rules and guidelines. Is this ok?


UPDATE
Concept picked! :)

Images tomorrow. (we will be sitting on a train for 10 hours so we needed something to do. Thanks!)

Deadline for myself: Model optimized and Concept done + begun texturing Wednesday-Thursday

Will use glowmap so i have to learn how they work. Got any tutorials or links?

[SHEPEIRO]

i dont see why thats cheating

[Oink]

i dont see why thats cheatingIsnt this a "one man" contest? :)

Anyway, Updated my previous post.

[ElFuego]

Yeah, let's make this a optional Team/collaboration challenge! :) max 2 persons (1 modeler, 1 concept artist). Due to a huge work load of this challenge it's only fair. If you are a workaholic and have free time in your hands it's still ok to do this solo :)

Have fun and I expect to see some cool results and many, many entries! Summer and sunny weather is so overrated anyway :D

[Oink]

I love you el fuego. Prepare to be dazzled ;)

[Crimsonstring]

I had a few hours to spare so I made a crow...with incomplete legs:scream:
The whole thing took about 3 hours and I'm pretty much a beginer at this, thus the awful quality.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CrimsonString/LP-Crow2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/CrimsonString/LP-Crow1.jpg

[ElFuego]

Looks good! maybe I was a bit too generous with that polylimit ;)

[Oink]

Looks good! maybe I was a bit too generous with that polylimit ;)No you werent ;P


I need all of them. :)

[arrangemonk]

hope i can finis until friday... im planning an caotic frog with hat!

[Oink]

Mine will be a lazy siamese cat with glowing blue eyes, a sultans hat and a golden pipe on a flying red pillow with gold tassles on it and some nice effect after it.


That and / or a djinn cat.

[CodeNothing]

I did some doodles and thought things over and decided on Kreacher! He is a house elf that once belonged to the Black family but now has been inherited by Harry potter. Kreacher was the servant of a very dark and prejudice wizarding family and has addapted their views on Mudbloods and muggle borns. He is extreamly old, dirty, and hates being in the service of Harry who as well hates being the master of Kreacher.


heres the rough thumbs i was doodling before i decided on kreacher.

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/7725/rough018cv.jpg

and this is the rough sketches Ive made for kreacher. Im trying to find a good balance of 'old and decrepid' with 'thick bulfrog' as he was described in the books.

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/2802/rough026pr.jpg

i should have a final design and hopefully some geometry by the end of the day. Ill just keep updating this post.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3858/final7fr.jpg

Heres the rough geometry for Kreacher, Im just a TAD short of double the tri limit at 1298. but i figured it would be easyer to just get him built and cut him down rather than try and limit myself as i go. hopefully ill get some textures on him before too long.

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/4792/roughwire5va.jpg

[ArchangelTalon]

Well, if it's wizards, there's only one I could possibly consider; Rincewind :D

So here's his pet, the luggage. It follows him around on hundreds of little legs (or, due to the polycount, 16). Made of sapient pear wood, it's very aggressive and it holds a lot more than it's outer size would suggest.

800 tris.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1002/luggage012sr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[CodeNothing]

NICE :) cant wait to see the texture.

[tin-tin]

Cool idea and also good work so far guys, I'll see if can think of something.

[LOOM]

i wanan join in on this 1 too :)

got a few other works to do , but hopefully ill do a quick weekend entry.

[ArchangelTalon]

Progress so far on the high poly version.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/663/luggage026bl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And now, sleep!

[requiem2d]

Hilarious :) Give it eyes, make it human :D

[Ghostscape]

I think I'm going to model this buddy little buddy.
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9762/thisbuddy2tf.jpg

I'm not sure the final version is going to have the boyparts, however.

[ElFuego]

Haha! :D great stuff!

you guys rock!

[ArchangelTalon]

Got the normal map on. Really starting to dig this normal map business. Diffuse next!
http://img312.imageshack.us/img312/6576/luggage031xs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[HellBoy]

wow you guys are craazyyy (In good way okay) :D
I have a good hour and half journey after work, gotta come up with a concept

[Ghostscape]

Rincewind's chest is really looking good! The feet turned out really nice.

I'm making progress (legs and hand aren't connected to the body yet)
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/6021/humphreywires3sq.gif

[dpizzle]

Talon, that looks crazy - i love it
could you spare the texture space to make a few different feet for it? so it won't look so symmetrical? just curious, i think it would add a lot to it...

can't wait to see how the texture turns out

:thumbsup:

[ArchangelTalon]

Ghostscape: That's coming along well, dude. Nifty concept :D

dpizzle: I could have, but I didn't really want to waste the texture space. Looking back, I probably should have... ach, weel.


I've run out of time to spare on this without feeling guilty about neglecting other projects. I think it's definitely helped hone my speed skills. Kept me looking for faster and more efficient uses for modo's sexy toolset, so it's filled that goal of this MGAC :)

And for the other requirements of this MGAC;

It's master, Rincewind, is from Terry Pratchett's Discworld. He's a failed and utterly useless wizard and also a part-time assistant librarian at the Unseen University. His fantastically bad luck has a tendency to get him roped into dangerous journeys that've dragged him across the length of space and everywhere else. He's also very, very good at running away from anything and everything and thus is almost unnaturally adept at staying alive...

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2161/luggage054vm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2025/luggageflatsthumb9zy.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4651/luggageflats6wx.jpg)

[tin-tin]

Talon, thats awesome dude I like the render. did you render that in modo.

[ArchangelTalon]

Cheers, mate.

Yup, it's all modo other than the generation of the normal maps (still quite bitter that they did not include that function) which was done in Max.

[Ghostscape]

How does Modo's modelling setup work compared to Max's? Much easier?

I have been thinking about looking into other modelling systems.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4461/humphrey5sv.jpg

[ArchangelTalon]

Compared to Max's, I find it much, much faster and easier. Very efficient and powerful toolset and an intuitive interface. I love it <3

As I mentioned, it's lacking the highpoly > low poly normal map generator, which is pretty annoying (it's easy enough to export the models and generate them with a third party, but it's still an interruption to the workflow). You also can't rig/animate in it yet, only model, texture and render stills.

Once it gets it's normal map generator, I shan't be looking back :)

[blacker]

These are looking great!

This is my WIP entry.. I've still got a LOT to do..

This familiar is an airwhale. He's transportation, guardian, and (if polys allow) shelter! It's modeled after a humpback whale (obviously missing his tail and pectoral fins at the moment). I'm working on blocking in the humpback shape, then I'll stylize it a bit more. I want to add an opposable thumb and one or two fingers to the pectoral fins. If polys allow, I'll add a shack to his back. I also plan on painting the whales head (much like the oliphants in LoTR) with arcane symbols. I'll either do a normal map (and add some basic geometry for the bumps on the nose) or see what I can model and make a transparency map for the baleen in his mouth.. I'm thinking I can probably just texture that though. Currently weighs in at 592 tris.

http://www.hostrealm.com/todd/whalefamiliar1.jpg

[Oink]

Model is pretty much done. 794 tris i think. Gonna fix one thing on the legs.

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload0/MODELDONE.jpg

[Ghostscape]

Nice, Oink. He would look awesome with half-awake sleepy/smokey eyes.

edit1:Are we allowed to use doublesided triangles? I have 4 triangles left for the wings at the moment, and that means the difference between using triangles and using squares for the wings.

edit2:Nevermind, I'm assuming we aren't, and it doesn't really matter for how I'm doing my wings :D
http://img318.imageshack.us/img318/25/texturestarting9tk.jpg

[ArchangelTalon]

Haha, that looks great Oink.

Reminds me in some ways of the hookah smoking catterpillar in Alice in Wonderland. Except, you know, feline.

[ElFuego]

love this stuff! there is still 3 days left! Push!! ;)

[GLandolina]

i REALLY need to learn to model characters so i can join in these.

[CyanideCotdPnuts]

I'm in. I spent all day modeling/UVing and I've started texturing as well, so hopefully a finished model will be here tomorrow. First time in MGAC too :)

[kenny_bsp]

Started to model today :D I suck at organics, specially low poly, but who knows maybe i'll finish it :D model is 70% done and i'm already beyond the limit :( no renders yet

[blacker]

I'm not sure I'll finish this one (didn't finish last challenge either :banghead: ) But I'm getting pretty enthused/inspired by it. If I don't finish it for the challenge, I'll keep working on it!

[Ghostscape]

i REALLY need to learn to model characters so i can join in these.

MGACs are a great way to practise your skills on something that you don't normally do. Really, the biggest difference I've found between organic and non-organic modelling is that with organic modelling you need concept art before you start modelling, whereas with non-organic you can just sort've add stuff willy-nilly.
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1546/hump1iv.jpg

edit: vv If you're liking the wrinkles then I'll go back to that version...I was trying to redo it smoother but wasn't liking the results :D vv

[d2king10]

Ghostscape, i actually like it with more wrinkles =) Keep it up, im loving it!

[-KDX-]

Living in near-total seclusion for the past 1300 years, Grand Wizard Shagstah'man studies and perfects the ancient art of magical runeology. The only witness to his experiments and breathroughs in the mystic art is his beloved feline companion, Frostie. Using one of his master's runic bands, Frostie has gained eternal life along with her master.

small animated render (keyable transparency map):
http://www.kdx-productions.com/kitty_render.gif

texture maps (color, spec, transparency):
http://www.kdx-productions.com/kitty_textures.jpg



Hope you like it, I spent some of my off-time workin on it.
-KDX-

[Oink]

Basic texture. 10% done. Establishing colors and "layout"
Firstime glowmap done in 1 min.

Trying shit out ;)


http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload2/kat1.jpg


and yeah, expect smoke from the pipe ;)

[ojko]

Here's my "pet." It's either an evil ice sprite of some sort or a flaming skull atop a a floating turnip... not sure yet. Either way my wizard is clearly quite naughty, or possibly kinky. :D

Concept

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2647/concept5ya.png

WIP model

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4524/wip011fv.png

[CyanideCotdPnuts]

Well, here's my entry thus far, I'll probably finish texture tonight. I'm using the transparency map for my selection, and this little guy is 660 tris w/o a scepter that he is holding for his master, which comes to be about 789 (I think).

http://i6.tinypic.com/1z5q9n4.jpg

[dpizzle]

looks pretty cool but he has some pretty big boobies

but i like the concept, not the concept of boobies, but the angel blindfolded concept

:thumbsup:

edit - i just remembered that i DO like the concept of boobies!

[Ghostscape]

Humphrey is a pet/familiar/magical experiment of Manos The All Powerful...jr. When Manos jr. turned ten, his father gave him several books of familiar summoning and explained that since he had a familiar at the age of ten, his son should have one too. Manos advised his son to read through the books and pick out something that he liked. Unfortunately for Humphrey, Manos jr. picked little bits here and there of all the coolest things he could think of ("It's gotta have a BIG OL' EYEBALL and wings and..."). Fortunately for Humphrey, Manos jr. doesn't mind Humphrey's looks seeing as how he's the only pet he's ever seen that can play fetch and throw the ball back.


http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9762/thisbuddy2tf.jpg
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9945/humphrey6fy.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1415/humphreytextures0xm.jpg

[d2king10]

Woah, looks great Ghost!

[CodeNothing]

got the model Unwraped. I suck at it, and im slow, so always a cause for a beer by the end of it.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2359/uvchecker9mo.jpg
and then i went through the scary/fun process of hacking him down to 800 tri. He's lost a lot of geometry... but i think we can still save him... LOL. The geometry on the 800 looks like a nightmare. well the higher tri doesnt look so good either, but all well. Im an illustrator. :)

Also put a little test texture around the eyes. I think its gona work out prity good. 796 for the low poly. Ill probably throw 4 tri in there somwhere. But its 2:30 in the morning, and i have work tomorrow. Curses to these challenges! :D

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3606/lowpoly4cd.jpg

finished difuse. Just need the specular and transparency now i supose.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6780/lowplytexture0vu.jpg

[Oink]

Final entry tomorrow. Story, Concept etc. Anyway, I really enjoyed this challenge. Great job coming up with the idea. Loving it. Dont be afraid to make more like this in the future :)

(edit: this was my first fully handpainted texture + using a webcam. Great learning experience.. Got some tips from my girlfriend on some parts of the texturing process as well). Shes a bit better at this than me :)

Here´s the image as it is now. Might be final. We´ll see :)

800Tris
1 x 512. Glow + Color

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload2/Tikameeser_1.jpg

[kenny_bsp]

Oink your model is realy great :D love the idea :thumbsup: The funny thing is that this is the second cat model in the thread and i was working on a tiger :D dont know if i'll finish it in time because i have alot of texturing to do but i'll try :D

[CyanideCotdPnuts]

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zebh8g.jpg

Vir Divinus, familiar to the Holy Magi of Mauvdera Desert sect, are small creatures conjured by the group in order to serve as both a able warrior and also as a symbollic pillar. Upon creation, the eyes are removed in order to avoid temptation of evils, and the angelic being forced to wear rings of thorns to give eternal cleasing. the average "lifespan" per say is limited, being about 1-2 years for a novice mage, and 5-8 for a Master of the conjuring arts.

HEIGHT: 2'9" - 3'4"
ALIGNMENT: GOOD

(p.s. , texture is completely hand painted, as well as I did the concept and everything on the model. pretty pleased with the texture seeing as though it's my first completely hand painted organic skin)

[typhus22]

dang, am i too late? been too busy with work but tonite i had some time to work on this little guy.

This is the shadow iffrit of the great sorcerer Al Faroq. He is basically a assistant and a powerful funnel dark magics. While Al Faroq believes he is in charge, in reality this iffrit is only with his current master because he finds the sorcerer's lust for power amusing. Overall a malevolent little spirit that revels in mayhem.

anyways, hope u guys like it. cya!

http://lauch3d.com/iffritskin.jpg
http://lauch3d.com/iffrit01.jpg
http://lauch3d.com/iffrit03.jpg

EDIT: i didnt want to double post so just to let u know i re worked the texture and i am much more happy with this version. anyways, gl all! cya

[ElFuego]

Great job so far evrbody! ya'll Skillzters!

I'm suprised and happy to see so many entries! I hope few more before the challenge ends.

And as a reminder:

This MGAC ends today midnight CET. So make hast and there is still time for some magic! :>

[Oink]

Yeah. Ill see if i can improve the texture some more before the deadline. The rest of my entry will be up later today and if i can be arsed to... a spin gif-image of the model.

Anyway, We want more entries! Hurry hurry :)

[kenny_bsp]

Just got back from the beach :D i hope i will finish the texture(~40% done) till the end of the contest :D

[kenny_bsp]

Ok, I finished the textures and will post pics soon.
Model info :
800 tris
2 textures :
1 512x512 diffuse map
1 512x512 opacity map

few words about wizard :
This is the case where the master looks like his pet and pet like his master. Wizard has white long beard and hair, his eyes are blue. He isn't good or evil, his acts are like the stripes on the tiger, sometimes good and sometimes not. Tiger is his closest and only friend, and he doesnt regret it.

btw it's the first time i handpainted all the textures
Render:
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3537/fin13hg.jpg
Textures:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3879/fintextures1ip.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fintextures1ip.jpg)

More renders :
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/6757/fin22du.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fin22du.jpg)
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3925/fin33ps.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fin33ps.jpg)
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5216/fin46gj.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fin46gj.jpg)
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8481/fin57gg.th.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fin57gg.jpg)
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9642/fin68og.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fin68og.jpg)

[Oink]

FINAL ENTRY

Words on the challenge:

This was the second challenge i entered and the first one for my girlfriend. I did all the modeling, idea-forming and most of the texturing.

Got some help from my GF who is a much better texturer than me. She for example showed me a better way to do the fur. She also did the concept images and helped me some with the ideas. She also gave me a few lectures about cat legs etc.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this competition. Hope it shows in the work ive done! :)



Words on the creation:

Much can be said about Tikameeser but to be short i guess it would be something like this. The master wizard crafted a hat for his feline companion who usually sat or laid looking at his master while he studied. The hat was meant to improve the cats intelligence and make him able to speak.

It worked... to well. The lazy cat started to learn the wizards spells when he studied and soon even began to make some himself. Thankfully it wasnt for desctruction or for good...

No it was for a much higher purpose... For comfort!

The cat imbued a pipe with the power of neverending catnip and thats why its called Everpuff. It did have a minor negative side to it. Combined with the hat his eyes began to glow.

He made his favorite pillow levitate so he he didnt have to walk and the vest was simply for style. Any self consious cat would want a gold and silk vest.

On his tail is a magical charm which he controls the pillow with. Wave tail left = Pillow move left etc

The cat can usually be seen floating around the magic academy puffing on his pipe or eating some of the conjured food he has lying around. If he´s up for the mood he might give you some advice on your studies as well. (Especieally if you bribe him)


Notes of interest:

The name of the cat was "Hercules the wizards cat" at first and it was named and based on after my girlfriends siamese cat. Tikameeser was choosen because she often refers to siamese cats as "tikameesers".

The model was meant to look like the concept but limitations made it a bit hard to achieve. Im especially said because of the missing tassles. Im thinking of revisiting this design but in next gen style.

This was my first 100% handpainted texture and also my first texture i used a wacom for.


The pictures!

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload4/Tikameeser_2.jpg

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload2/Tikameeser_1.jpg

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload6/Tikameeser_5.jpg

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload6/Tikameeser_6.jpg

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload6/Tikameeser_7.jpg

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload4/Tikameeser_3.jpg

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload4/Tikameeser_4.jpg

[GLandolina]

very nice work Oink, loving it!
I'd have added the swirly glows to the eyes even though you wouldnt able to animate them its wouldnt have been noticable in the stills, actually you would have been able to animate them - some new games are using movies streaming for textures for things, really just tech demos but it is done.

[Oink]

Thing is. It didnt turn out that good or the way i wanted it with the glow map. At least not when i used it.

I would have preffered to put the smoke on a plane-surface and texture it using a glow, transp and colormap. This is why im thinking of going "next gen on its ass".

In retrospect i would probably have earned more by using a transp map instead of a glow but oh well.


Ps : Thanks :)

[ElFuego]

MGAC 015 Contest is Now OFFICIALLY CLOSED! (My inferrior brains tilted last night
before midnight CET, sorry, too much partying, not enough sleep) :(

I will announce the winner before midnight :) Stay in your pants until then! :D

[ElFuego]

After many hours of thinking and compairing I have found the winner of MGAC 015!

There was many really good entries but finally I narrowed my candidates to two.

by the fraction of an inch, I present the winner...drumroll.... OINK!!
(and his girlfriend ;)

Congratz! great stuff!

[-KDX-]

congrats!

Does anyone have any crits about my kitty? I didn't see any so I'll assume that not many people saw it since it was enveloped by alot of other images on the page..=) Post up if you liked or didn't like it and why...I need to know to get better!

-KDX-

[Oink]

I present the winner...drumroll.... OINK!!
(and his girlfriend ;)

Congratz! great stuff!:bounce:

Thanks man! Wow. Feels great. Especially since i really enjoyed this challenge. Good work to the rest of you as well :)



EDIT: Yeah. Next contest will be up in maybe 1-2 hours. Gonna think something up with the girl. :)

[typhus22]

hey congrats everyone! yeah i really liked oinks cat and the little chest with all the feet the best.

-KDX-: well i really thought ur cat was cute and very anime looking but my only crit would have been to make the inside of the ears a brighter color to help break up the grey and maybe more texture space for the runes that glowed around him since they were so big the runes ended up looking a bit pixelated. also a different color for the tip of the tail or the tips of the ears would have been cool as would maybe little paws textured on.

[Oink]

I like the idea of your cat. The legs were actually pretty cool even though they probably were used to lighten the polycount. The only thing i didnt like was the sailor moon vibes i was getting :)

[-KDX-]

cool, ya thats actually what I was goin for...and the legs were that shape for style purpose not poly count...if I were to rig it you would see they have enough polies to actually move correctly. =) maybe a wireframe was in order. Thanks tho, and again props to oink!

-KDX-

[SHEPEIRO]

keep it small again. i vote for 64* 8 colour textures woot woot.

what about, anthropomorphised (?SP?) vehicle/character thingy for DS

whats it gonna be oink

[HellBoy]

yea I too vote for something for portable system.


congr to all entries :thumbsup:

[Oink]

Sorry guys, The challenge has been up for some time now. Check it out :)

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