The next Challenge...Lets talk

[AtomAndBrad]

Well, I know that you guys just did a cut-away challenge, but it was such a cool concept. However, it seemed to primarily be centered around purely mechanical/non-organic objects. So how about you go with the same concept of the cut-away, but for organic/living organisms? Could be humans, animals, plants (kind of boring, but could be interesting), aliens, whatever. Would be somewhat reminiscent of all of those nature/animal books for kids, or just medical literature, and it would most definitely be pretty hardcore in terms of the difficulty.

The only other thing that pops into mind is musical instruments, but again, sort of boring.

Either way, I'll be watching (much too novice to attempt one of these myself)

[Senseicapi]

I would like to see something more related to imagination than a real thing; making aliens could be interesting. Something like: what kind of animals could live in a specific planet, like Pluto, or Saturn, I don't know.

Or those speed challenges, like the 30 days 30 models, that one looked cool.

[DDS]

I thought you had a list, just pick one of them! They all looked really cool :)

[RobertoOrtiz]

Here are some of the topics I promised for this year....

Master Tributes...
Master human anatomy studies like (Human body...Cutaway)
Collab projects..
Master Sculptures...
Classic Sculptures...
Filmmaker Tributes...
The return of 30 days 30 models...
One week challenges..

And honestly I am leaning towards doing Classic Sculptures...


HCR MOD: Treasures of the MET
or

HCR MOD: Renaissance
We could do:

HCR MOD: Cutaway/Human Body for a later challenge.

-R

Something like

[menthol]

I'd like one of these,
~ HCR MOD: Renaissance
~ HCR MOD: Cutaway/Human Body

[Deepam]

Renaissance is fine.

Here are some more topics you may look at:

RUBENS-Pieter Pauwel

Prehistoric Creatures

Mythological Characters

Skeleton (humans, animals)

Stone Age (Based on concept art)

Future Humans (Based on concept art)

Warhammer/Warcraft Tribute

World WarII Tribute

Marvel/DC Comic Tribute

Ancient City (Environment Modeling)

[Azereus]

Medieval weaponry ( with human interaction )

World war 2 heavy ( with human interaction )

Fantasy place ( like a house in the forest :P )

[tuckerhcool]

Film tribute: Young Frankenstein!

http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/60/00/73/18799247.jpg

Filmmaker Tributes: Monty Python!

http://www.bettycat.com/home/games/cwot/images/sillywalk.gif

at least i think one of those would be fun :D

[PKT]

I think all of Deepam's ideas are great, especially the Stone Age one.

[RobertoOrtiz]

I think all of Deepam's ideas are great, especially the Stone Age one.

I like them too.

And they willgointo the mater list (yes there is one).
If we use them Ill give him he credit he deserves.

-R

[avgas]

What happened to "The plug goes live on Friday 13th"? Or did I hallucinate that topic? I assumed that was going to be the next one up.

[simjoy]

What happened to "The plug goes live on Friday 13th"? i think that was for the voting thread for the current one ..

[RobertoOrtiz]

i think that was for the voting thread for the current one ..

Yep

I will post the results soon.

-R

[vishsm]

How about creatures of the future? How you perceive organic creatures on earth will evolve to.

HCR - Organic Evolution

[Boone]

Just a thought, but would a 80's Cartoon tribute be alright? I'm about to set off on an animation test project right now, and this would be perfect for creating my model and getting some constant feedback...:deal:

[DoctorMonkeyFist]

I think 80's cartoon tribute is a great idea. We could interpret characters from thundercats, GI Joe, the transformers, He-man...That would be cool.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Just a thought, but would a 80's Cartoon tribute be alright? I'm about to set off on an animation test project right now, and this would be perfect for creating my model and getting some constant feedback...:deal:
I LOVE THAT IDEA

[dangermouse]

VOLTRON!! I'd be down for that! Consider me having called him if we go ahead with that ;)

[vishsm]

AND dont forget SHE-RA! lol i love this idea

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok in order to keep our sanity we have to do a master list of what would be kosher..

Disney:

DuckTales
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_%27n_Dale_Rescue_Rangers)
Gummi Bears
The Wuzzles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wuzzles)
Filmation:

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe) (Video:Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUVrtzzhxJQ&feature=related))
She-Ra: Princess of Power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-Ra:_Princess_of_Power)
Bravestarr (Video: link) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD3lmhru3Ik)
Hasbro:

G.I. Joe (Video: Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN034sBeF4c))
M.A.S.K. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.A.S.K.) (Video: link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vSD8DliZ1w))
Jem (TV series) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jem_(TV_series)) (Video:Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNqrWm1M3Sc))
Visionaries (Video:link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKmys-Tys90&feature=related))
Misc

Dangermouse (Video:link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw2TDna9NYg))
Voltron (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltron)
Mighty Orbots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Orbots) (Video: Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLcJXR7twoQ))
Galaxy Ranger (Video:Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMpsAmWbSJg))
Pole position
Ulysses 31 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_31)
The Smurfs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smurfs_(1981_TV_series))
Muppet Babies
Inspector Gadget (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Gadget)
Galaxy High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_High_School) (Video:Link) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGkvaIbcbkI)
Dungeons & Dragons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(TV_series))(Video:Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfif5DiGMYc))
The Real Ghostbusters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Ghostbusters) (Video:Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h9LGbJf8a0))
Silverhawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverhawks)
ThunderCats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThunderCats) (Video: Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qd_IsxgAf8))
TigerSharks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TigerSharks)
Transformers would be OFF Limits and I am on the fence on Ghostbusters.

[robo3687]

i like the idea of the 80's cartoon challenge...

would they be models accurate to the cartoon or real life interpretations of the characters? or both?

i guess its a smart decision keep transformers out....otherwise everyone would do them.....maybe save them for another challenge

but yeah....my votes in for 80's cartoon tribute

EDIT: oh and add captain planet to the list of cartoons....i think that was the 80's...man i loved that show

EDIT2: my mistake...it was 90's....

this link should be handy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_American_animated_television_series

just realised dragonball z could be counted in this as it started in 89....woop

[dangermouse]

I just realised the irony of dangermouse not wanting to do dangermouse...

I agree with not having tranformers, a saying about beating something with a stick comes to mind, but style wise, I repeat robo's question, are we going for accurate, realistic, what? I'm a tiny bit worried about my voltron looking like yet another modern transformers ripoff.

I don't know if I can explain it very well, but I'm thinking a hybrid style where it's built exactly as it was originally designed(like without extra pipes, wires, eye filanges and crap), but with realistic detail like chips and dirt... hmm, i dunno...

[errantspark]

I like the 80's cartoon challenge idea, I'd definitely be up for that.
In terms of ideas, how about an MC Escher Tribute?

P.S. Jem? That is truly outrageous.

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP4u4I96DVQ it's not strictly related, but funny and kind of relevant

[Boone]

Roberto, you are the man!:bowdown:

...and thanks for putting BraveStarr into the list - you read my mind!:beer:

[Clanger]

Dam, I'm too old for 80's cartoons hardly know any of them!
Any chance of 'pre 90's' cartoons? Wacky Racers would fit in then.

[grantmoore3d]

Sounds like a great one! I'm just a few years too young to remember any of these cartoons. My memory is of early 90s. Perhaps the theme could be "Your childhood cartoons?", instead of a specific era?

Samurai Pizza Cats anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXiJYcK4-GU&eurl=http://www.90scartoons.co.uk/samurai.php

[Senseicapi]

I remember the Samurai Pizza Cats!! those would be awesome in 3D!!

Besides that I think only the Thundercats and He-Man could be my choices, maybe the Silverhawks, but I never really liked those. =P.

This one is a great idea! I cant wait to see some of these cartoons in 3D.

[Airflow]

I recon ghostbusters should have been added, the more the merrier. Its too bad Aeon Flux came out 2 years too late to be added, that would have been cool.

[gardnerwatts]

If the '80s cartoon idea is chosen for the next competition, I might have to go from an observer who just sat on the sidelines and watched these competitions to being a participant. Just too many great characters and ideas with that topic to not join in.

More shows for the list:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Darkwing Duck
Pound Puppies
Rainbow Bright
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (not original 80s characters, but they had a show in the 80s)

[Revalis]

Just FYI


http://www.80scartoons.net/toons/index.html :D

Alice in Wonderland, anyone? :) And, zomg, the Centurians. And Captain N: The Game Master =P

Yeah, I might have to do this one, too!

[dangermouse]

just re-watching some samurai pizza cats, you could have some real fun modelling them them in their battle ready suits.....

this competition is made of awesome, i cant even decide what id do...

[simjoy]

So is this a done deal roberto ? is this officially the next challenge or just an over excited discussion ?

[RobertoOrtiz]

Funny how I had this hard core classic sculpture challenge in mind,
and all of the sudden Boone blows it out of the water with his
GREAT idea.

Yes this will be the next challenge.
And since a lot of these characters had action figure lines,
I will add a category for:
Best Action Figure..


BTW
Tennage Mutant Nibja Turtles are in

[simjoy]

OK, well being of the older generation most 80's cartoons happened in my later teens so TBH most of them are a bit lost on me.
But i feel a DM and Penfold coming along to tempt me ...

[dangermouse]

RobertoOrtiz, for the sake of simjoy and others, how about 80's remakes? there were quite a few really good 60's cartoons, like the jetsons (how cool would that be!) that got an 80's remake...

just a thought...

edit: just realised i may have inadvertently been insulting there, if so, i apologise!

[Boone]

I think we can fit one more 80's cartoon to that list, and its one that I had convinced myself that I imagined it...

THUNDERBIRDS 2086

...its real! A japanese anime version of the Gerry Anderson 60's show!:bounce:

[robo3687]

best action figure sounds like an awesome category for the challenge....it'll give us a chance to one up the dodgy figures from the 80's....lol

argh....so......many.......ideas....

[simjoy]

RobertoOrtiz, for the sake of simjoy and others, how about 80's remakes? there were quite a few really good 60's cartoons :surprised im not THAT old .!!!

70's would be fine .. :)

anyway, its maybe opening a whole big can of worms if you start allowing remakes of all sorts of cartoon series. If we stick to shows CREATED, not re run, in the 1980's, then its a fairly level field.
like everything else it only requires a bit of research to find enough info to work with, even if you dont know the subject well.

obviously the fanboys will put more enthusiasm into it though ...:love:

[RageOfAges]

Anyone remember "The Ghostbusters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0FVs9KvrQ) "? It's a different ghostbusters than most people know. Is that an acceptable cartoon?

[psebesta]

Anyone up for putting Robotech on the list. That was a great cartoon

[menthol]

Action Figure, eh? Let's get to the details! :D Though, 80s not seem hardcore enough(boring shapes, at least for me). What about 90s? Or no time range at all. I don't want to affect anything though, if it is decided then okay.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Anyone up for putting Robotech on the list. That was a great cartoon

Robotech is in...
and 90's cartoons(Batman, Samurai Cats, Aeon Flux, Tailspin, Darkwing Duck) will be a future challenge...

-R

[WyattHarris]

Anyone remember "The Ghostbusters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0FVs9KvrQ) "? It's a different ghostbusters than most people know. Is that an acceptable cartoon?
Ugh, I remember that Ghostbusters. I remember going "Who the heck are these guys?!?" Lol, it's 80's.

Thundar the Barbarian - Surely someone will want to do Ugla the Mock.
Johnny Quest - May have been 70's but its real close.
Batman the Animated Series is definetely 90's but man what a groundbreaking cartoon.

Anyway, I was going to skip the next HMC because I had a project I was going to work on. Who would've guessed that project would fit perfectly in this challenge so I guess I'm in... yet again. :D

[grantmoore3d]

Robotech is in...
and 90's cartoons(Batman, Samurai Cats, Aeon Flux, Tailspin, Darkwing Duck) will be a future challenge...
-R

Okay, that's fair... it going to be tough not to model one now that the idea has been planted! Actually it's probably for the best, don't really have the time for the challenge right now anyways.

[feyshtey]

This is a fantastic idea! I've been looking for a good excuse to model something up, and this is perfect.

Johnny Quest was actually 60's :) Thundarr -definately- fits. There's a ton of potential in that one.
Here are a couple more that I think fit :
SpaceGhost
Gobots

And to be clear, anything that is a spin-off does not qualify, correct? So no Superfriends, as an example (Superman being a cartoon from an earlier period).

[Diependaal]

ACTION FIGURE , i'm in for that, lets go hardcore, Lots of skin shading, hair, believability maybe, anatomy, zbrush, mudbox millions of polys.. ow boy...im wetting myself;)

[feyshtey]

Forgive a question from a newbie (I'm pretty unfamiliar with the standards for this mini-challenge).

Does including skin shaders and/or ZBrush or Mudbox distract from the nature of the challenge to excel in pure modeling?

[avgas]

Yeah. Aren't cartoons stylised rather than detailed?

[WyattHarris]

Forgive a question from a newbie (I'm pretty unfamiliar with the standards for this mini-challenge).

Does including skin shaders and/or ZBrush or Mudbox distract from the nature of the challenge to excel in pure modeling?
This is an ongoing debate feyshtey. The shaders, textures, hair shaders etc aren't supposed to enter into judging the final entries. It's not against the rules to texture your model though. As for ZBrush and Mudbox, sculpting is part of the process now.

[robo3687]

i bags doing dragonball/dragonball z

i think the goku vs vegeta fight took place during the 80's...

.......................

yep just checked....an episode titled goku vs. vegeta (episode 30) aired on december 13th 1989....

i'm so doing a diorama of that.....

[grantmoore3d]

robo3687 : Just make sure your models are over 9000..... polygons.

[robo3687]

heh....i'm sure they will be....:thumbsup:

[Chris-Johnston]

I'm quite new to 3d modelling and I've been wanting to join my first challenge for a few months, but have been putting it off so i could concentrate on my final year project for uni, but this challenge might just be too tempting.....hmm. Although the first thing that popped into my head was dragonball, and seems its been shotgunned already :(

Whats the time limit likely to be on this challenge??

[WyattHarris]

~1 month usually. This challenge ran long due to Christmas throwing everything off.

Roberto, question about the action figure statement. That is just a category right, because I'm planning something realistic?

[Chris-Johnston]

Yes, its just too tempting, i'm in :D
Shotgun 'Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors' (if it's eligible for the list) first aired the year i was born, good old 1985 :D

[robo3687]

~1 month usually. This challenge ran long due to Christmas throwing everything off.

Roberto, question about the action figure statement. That is just a category right, because I'm planning something realistic?

yeh i think it'll just be a category......

[RobertoOrtiz]

it is just a category,
you ma do a "realistic" model too.

-R

[Airflow]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

[Boone]

Ah! Technically Roger is an 80s character! Sounds good man.

[proxyPrimate]

Anyone remember BraveStarr? Well I always thought the horse was the coolest part of the show. I'm currently debating whether to do The marshall himself or Thirty thirty, the horse. I'm leaning towards Thirty thirty but horse anatomy strikes me as a little hectic. Anyway it'd be awesome to try and work that whole biomechanical horse thing together. Otherwise Marshall Bravestarr is a very cool too. Anyway. Much as work is a little stressful it'd be nice to have a project to take my mind of work. This is a good oportunity to learn Zbrush or mudbox too I think. Oh and I almost forgot "Sarah Jane" Thirty thirty's bazooka/rifle. It's just too cool. Okay decision made Thirty thirty it is.

[Boone]

NO PLEASE! DO NOT DO 30/30! I BEG YOU! I'M GOING TO BE MODELLING HIM!:cry:

Lol, yeah, I thought 30/30 was friggin cool too. I thought he'd be a great animation exercise, but the hardest thing about him is the hair...

[simjoy]

NO PLEASE! DO NOT DO 30/30! I BEG YOU! I'M GOING TO BE MODELLING HIM!:cry:whats the matter Steve ? scared of a bit of competition mate ?? :eek:

[WyattHarris]

You know what I really liked in Bravestar? His over/under pistol always looked so cool to me.

[Boone]

whats the matter Steve ? scared of a bit of competition mate ?? :eek:

YES!:scream:

Actually, I've been watching loads of epsiodes on Youtube for screen grabs of 30/30, and the funny thing is I've seen BraveStarr's animations so much that I've thought about doing him instead. Only problem is that I might not be able to handle a human character. 30/30 I'm about 80% confident, but thinking it through I'm about 50% on BraveStarr...

[proxyPrimate]

NO PLEASE! DO NOT DO 30/30! I BEG YOU! I'M GOING TO BE MODELLING HIM!:cry:

Lol, yeah, I thought 30/30 was friggin cool too. I thought he'd be a great animation exercise, but the hardest thing about him is the hair...

I tell you what. I first thought I'd do Marshall Bravestarr and the more I look for reference the more I like him. I was thinking of putting it to you (30/30) as a challenge but it'll be too difficult not to influence each other i think. And honestly I was dreading the horse anatomy I just am not sure I have the time for it. So its yours because I'm a nice person and because I plan to kick your horses ass with my Marshall. In the nicest possible way. I'll see you on the battle field.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cywg7wzfIBs/RktaVfp39pI/AAAAAAAAAEU/utpKA_VEiO8/s320/Bravestar.1.GIF.gif

I hope I'm not breaking any rules posting an image but I just though it appropriate.
Benjamin.

[Boone]

Re: ProxyPrimate.

LOL!:applause:

I can never find that episode! Another one I remember from when I was a nipper was the one where 30/30 goes walkies, and BraveStarr tracks him down to his home which is an abandoned ruin - or something like that. Such an awesome cartoon!:buttrock:

But yeah, I really do appreciate this and its fantastic knews that someone is going for the Marshall himself. Maybe we can put them in a render together, just for fun?:arteest:

[robo3687]

so when does this baby go live? soon i hope cos i'm itching to get to work...

[proxyPrimate]

Cool. I hope I'm up for this. I have a tendency to be foolishly optimistic sometimes. But if I can get a decent marshall we can def discuss a render. Looking forward to seeing 30/30. For the record I had never even heard of this vs episode I just stumbled upon it while shopping around for reference. Yeah I'm wondering when this goes official too. Cool. So excited.

[RobertoOrtiz]

We go ive in one week...

[Senseicapi]

Dragon Ball its an awesome topic!! I want to see that one finished!

I wont be participating on this one though, I have to finish other stuff first, I don't want to leave projects at half, but I will certainly be following this new challenge :thumbsup:

[robo3687]

We go ive in one week...

cool

Dragon Ball its an awesome topic!! I want to see that one finished!

no one wants to see it finished more than me....lol....i'm tired of not being able to finish these challenges

[RageOfAges]

cool



no one wants to see it finished more than me....lol....i'm tired of not being able to finish these challenges


Lol robo you read my thoughts. I`m going to give this one a good try though. I`m thinking either a smurfs diarama so I can get a good 3d still into my portfolio, or perhaps an intricate orco so i can practice modeling and sculpting cloth.


We go ive in one week...

That's not soon enough!!

[WyattHarris]

Okay, I'm going to call this one first since I know I'm not going to be the only one wanting to do it.

So my wife picked up Thudercats from the library just to see if my 4 yr old would like it. I'm pleased to say that he is a tremendous Thundercats fan now. I'm sure I sounded just like him when I was a kid "Thundercats... HOOOOOOOO!" Anyway even since then I've been wanting to model Cheetara so there you go.

Cheetara the Mistress of Speed.
http://www.thundercatsfans.org/tcshow/gallery/albums/whvcaps/normal_cap046.jpg

[avgas]

Not really into 80's cartoons so had to look up cheetara, but yeah, I think I can see why you might be wanting to do her. Did your wife know what she was getting for your 4 year old?

[WyattHarris]

Lol, my wife was a big Thundercats fan too.

If you google her one of the first images that comes up is her chained up as a sex slave for the mutants. Apparently the newer comic books have taken a very bizzare turn. That is nothing like the original cartoon. They always had a pretty high moral context to them.

[avgas]

OK, what's your wife's name and I'll google her. Oh wait, you mean Cheetara? :)
With a name like that she's got to be a bit of a concern to the Tom in her life but maybe like Jessica Rabbit she's not bad, just drawn that way.

[simjoy]

OK, what's your wife's name and I'll google her. Oh wait, you mean Cheetara? . or did he ?? :hmm:

[mr_carl]

I spent way to much time watching through all off these intros, great for the undecided.
It´s amazing how many I recognised and remember.

80´s Cartoon intro part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jF-OnHQTE)
80´s Cartoon intro part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcEOdDem56U)
80´s Cartoon intro part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWN-qTjpKHs)
80´s Cartoon intro part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-rot6EeXm4)
80´s Cartoon intro part 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNAx4wrkkbQ)
80´s Cartoon intro part 6 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqkBFtXzw1M)
80´s Cartoon intro part 7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK-69_JILA8)


And someone should really do this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXpA4TjimII) :)

Enjoy

[Chris-Johnston]

Hahaha chuck norris, thats awesome i never even knew that existed. That would definitely be a hardcore model lol :D

Kids just really don't get the same quality of cartoons nowadays.

[cbeese]

Think I am gonna give this challenge a try for once. I have been meaning to and now I finally have the time. Going to give panthro a try.

[Vicktorious]

no adventures of gummy bears? c'mon what kinda childhood did you guys have. Guess I'll have to stick with Gargamel looking for the hidden smurf hideaway.

[Boone]

Oh, no. You just had to remind us all of Gummy Bears.:wip:

[RageOfAges]

Hahaha chuck norris, thats awesome i never even knew that existed. That would definitely be a hardcore model lol :D

Kids just really don't get the same quality of cartoons nowadays.


No one can model Chuck Norris. As soon as you finish an arm he punches you in the face and says "BOOYA"!!

[stage-gr]

Are we allowed to add a personal touch to the characters or are we restricted to their 80s design and form?
I'd love to find the time and do a more dramatic Skeletor for this challenge.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Are we allowed to add a personal touch to the characters or are we restricted to their 80s design and form?
I'd love to find the time and do a more dramatic Skeletor for this challenge.

Yes you can,the cathegory will be called:
Best original interpretation of character.

[robo3687]

we starting soon roberto? i'm all ref'd up and ready to go

[RobertoOrtiz]

Soon...
I just finished a HUGE project at work.
Now I can start writing now the rules.

[Redgarr]

No one can model Chuck Norris. As soon as you finish an arm he punches you in the face and says "BOOYA"!!

And god forbid if you were to finish a leg, you'd be eating that roundhouse straight to the face.

[RageOfAges]

And god forbid if you were to finish a leg, you'd be eating that roundhouse straight to the face.

lol that's what my girlfriend said when she read my post.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Guys...

HCR MINI-Challenge #19: 80's Cartoons: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=208&t=734622)

[mr_carl]

No one can model Chuck Norris. As soon as you finish an arm he punches you in the face and says "BOOYA"!!


Ahhh man I should have read this before, I just tried to model him and now I have a nosebleed :cry:

[pramodyadav007]

how about making a futuristic robotic or very advanced city using 3ds max or maya or any other software.it will be a modeling challange

[Nanush]

what do you say about a wierd fuuny scene?

[pramodyadav007]

ya its good but can u explain it in better way or give a clear hint .we can have a good talk

[Nanush]

I thought about something like a caricature (doesn't have to be a famous man/woman, could be an animal) but a hole scene, that is not restricted to the normal physical lowers, something that when you look at it, you burst in hilarious laughter.

[tuovni]

I love the idea, hope it´s not a mini challenge, so we will have time to a quiet modelling.

[pramodyadav007]

ya thats a cool idea we can work upon it.

[Nanush]

im happy you liked the idea, i think it should be a one shot that tells a story

[pramodyadav007]

ya i also think so and that shot should explain topic clearly

[mcteapot]

70's Cartoons!

[Pete2003]

Another round of 80s cartoons! :)

Pete.

[RageOfAges]

Hey guys. This thread was actually started during the previous Challenge, and was talking about the next challenge (the one we currently have going on). There is a sticky thread located here (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=208&t=347616) that you guys should use. This way, you can ensure that your suggestions will indeed be read.

-Rage

[Cajuin]

I'm thinking something like villain vs superheros.
Or people who have alter ego's like Clark Kent and Superman

[pramodyadav007]

i think we should show some tiny fighter robots which are small in size and cute looking but very dangerous and should be fully loaded with weapon.

[WyattHarris]

It should be a topic that I'd have an easier time resisting. I've got too much work for these great challenges Roberto. :D

[pramodyadav007]

sure ,why not.it should be less time consuming because me too have lot of work to do as i m a student right now.

[RageOfAges]

Perhaps Roberto should start a new Challenge.

SOFTCORE MODELING CHALLENGE!

[InKraBid]

Doing the 80's cartoon HMC now, I'd like to see "Pixel heroes remake!".
Remaking all the earliest game heroes that weren't brought into a future sequel..
So heroes like Mario, The bionic commando and the prince of Persia would be EXCLUDED.
But heroes like mr White from IK+ ,Commander Keen, Rick Dangerous etc. are ALLOWED.
I think that would be an excellent challenge, and a very fun one.

[Pete2003]

Doing the 80's cartoon HMC now, I'd like to see "Pixel heroes remake!".
Remaking all the earliest game heroes that weren't brought into a future sequel..
So heroes like Mario, The bionic commando and the prince of Persia would be EXCLUDED.
But heroes like mr White from IK+ ,Commander Keen, Rick Dangerous etc. are ALLOWED.
I think that would be an excellent challenge, and a very fun one.

I thought abou that myself. Its a great idea, although I thought with so many games 'brought back to life' these days maybe therese not a lot of characters left. I guess it just requires a bit of thought. I bagsy 'Jet Set Willy' though :)

Other options could be...
The Kiwi bird from New Zealand Story
The ship from R-Type (think Ive seen someone do that on here before)
Character from Ghosts and Goblins (not sure if thats had a 'modern' sequel)
Dizzy (not too 'hardcore modelling though :) )
Paperboy
Brothers from Double Dragon
Roger Wilco from the Space Quest series (and there's many other characters from those games that you could try too)

Anyway, back to modelling...

Pete.

[RobertoOrtiz]

Guys we will do a traditional sculpture modeling challenge next...

[Pete2003]

Well, I guess its about time I learnt a sculpting app :)

[Airflow]

Awwww, I wanted Pirates Vs Ninjas.

[RageOfAges]

Roberto, I don't know if you've worked out the details for the next challenge, but I have a few suggestions for it.

I was trying to look around the HMC forum, but couldn`t find previous challenges; I believe, however, that before I started entering these challenges that you guys already did a classic sculpture challenge (The David, I believe).

Would it be possible to expand on the idea a little? What I`m thinking is to choose a Historical figure, such as Napoleon Bonaparte, or Wyatt Earp, Any famous figure, and create a model in the style of Classic Suclpture for that Character.

I don't know if I'm explaining myself properly (it's late), but what I mean is instead of replicating something that has already been sculpted, we could Choose a famous person, and then model/sculpt in the classic style.

The reason I suggest this is that, while replicating and copying Historical sculptures is a great learning experience from a technical point of view, for myself I find it difficult to focus and maintain my inspiration if something has already been done. And the reason I suggest Historical figures is so that the challenge doesn't get too out of context. If everyone created their own characters for the challenge, it would be hard to judge in context afterwards.

Thanks for listening.

-Rage

[razeverius]

ooohh nice you guys are planning another challenge. I like Rage suggestion. This time i could learn human modeling since I'm still out of practice.

[TheRazorsEdge]

Rage's suggestion is really sweet. I like that!
How about duplicating the pose of a classic sculpture ie the David, Venus of Milo, Hercules etc etc with any suitable character from either history or fiction?! I think trying to maintain the rhythm etc of the classical masters with another character would be a great challenge and learning experience.

Cheers!

[bowly]

Awwww, I wanted Pirates Vs Ninjas.

This would have my vote :D

[RobertoOrtiz]

Here are some topics I am leaning to:

Treasures of the Met.
or
15 expressions one face.

[Airflow]

How about?

Treasures of the Met Ninjas.
vs
15 pirates have expressions on one's face.

:)

[RageOfAges]

15 expressions, one face sounds really awesome!!! :buttrock:

[WyattHarris]

such as Napoleon Bonaparte, or Wyatt Earp, Any famous figure, and create a model in the style of Classic Suclpture for that Character.

Absolutely no Wyatt Earp! I'd rather not go into it. :D

[robo3687]

@WyattHarris: do i sense some repressed childhood memories there?....lol

Rageofages idea does sound quite cool in doing your own classical statue of an important figure...could have some real fun with that....

i also like the idea of 15 expressions 1 face

just a few other ideas:

- model your room down to the smallest detail
- self portrait (no shortage of refs there)
- Create a superhero or alternatively reimagine a current superhero
- or combining the above 2....create yourself as a superhero.....and alter ego...

[thablanchh]

What about - fables - quite a wide subject of childhood stories... could be everybody's own version.
Could be Fables of Lafontaine or any other popular child story / teller, modified to please the contestants.

(Could be the wolf kicking the hunters' *** and keep eating people... the bunny winnign on the turtle, some altered classic stories)

[razeverius]

- model your room down to the smallest detail


Dang my room is messing, that'l be hell for me lol

oohh love theblanchh idea too :applause:

[Cajuin]

Personal the sculpturing of historical figures didn't sound that appealing to me :sad:, but "thablanchh" idea i really like especially if you do your own :twisted:/sick/funny twist to the child story.
Picture this: the bigg bada** wolf who got seduce/misled by the granny of the little girl in red dress in not eating her

[WyattHarris]

IDK guys, Roberto's idea sound spretty freakin' awesome.

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/cast_bronze/images.asp (http://www.metmuseum.org/special/cast_bronze/images.asp)

The Louvre gets tons of press, I've never really looked into the collection at the met. Most impressive.

[Boone]

I've never really done sculpting before, and it would be nice to explore what tools Silo has to offer, so the Metropolitan museum is good with me. :thumbsup:

Also, I think we've been kicking the ass out of "cool sci-fi" for quite a while now...which is grand as it was me who suggested the current challenge! :blush:

[Airflow]

Fairytales. Like proper old ones, none of your disney interp. Brothers grim Hans C A.
A pivitol moment in said tale.

[Deepam]

15 expressions one face

Really sounds great!!

It will be a pretty new and interesting thing to do and also a great learning experience for modelers.

[razeverius]

awww if itl be 15 expressions one face i wont be able to model haha buh itl be great watching n learning from you peeps :applause:

[japetus]

I think DC/Marvel or facial expressions would be fun. If we do comics, can we throw in characters from Image like spawn, maybe we can do an indie comic contest, tons of great charactesr there too, wouldn't mind trying my hand at a few.

[RageOfAges]

15 expressions one face

Really sounds great!!

It will be a pretty new and interesting thing to do and also a great learning experience for modelers.

-Agreed. And creating them as blendshapes will be an awesome piece for an animation in our portfolios and reels.

-Rage

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