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brkn
08-25-2003, 05:14 AM
I made this in about 10~11 hours for a 24hr contest on www.elysiun.com. The contest's topic was 'elemental'. It's a slightly asian styled dragon, inspired by a koto concert I saw on Saturday night at the opera house - they played some modern compositions, one symbolising fire and I really enjoyed it :)

Spent the vast majority of the time on modelling, so the textures and lighting are a bit average, but oh well.

http://members.optushome.com.au/geoffebb/blender/final.jpg (http://members.optushome.com.au/geoffebb/blender/final_lg.jpg)
brkn
08-25-2003, 05:15 AM
Oh, here are some wires:

http://members.optushome.com.au/geoffebb/blender/wire1.png

http://members.optushome.com.au/geoffebb/blender/wire2.png
PureFire
08-25-2003, 05:30 AM
your links seem to be down :(
FruitLoops
08-25-2003, 05:37 AM
Originally posted by PureFire
your links seem to be down :(

I can see them fine.


Very nice stuff mate, pretty quick too :beer:
brkn
08-25-2003, 05:38 AM
Ok, just uploaded to a different server, just to be sure.

Thanks guys!
T0BER
08-25-2003, 06:14 AM
That looks good.

I would think if it was travelling through a landscape of fire that it would be lit up more brightly though - especially around the side of the head where it is dark. I'm not too sure about the blur on the front of the head either.

All the best. :)
DarkHydra
08-25-2003, 06:23 AM
Not bad at all. Nice to see some Blender work in the house again.
brkn
08-26-2003, 06:15 PM
Originally posted by T0BER
I would think if it was travelling through a landscape of fire that it would be lit up more brightly though - especially around the side of the head where it is dark. I'm not too sure about the blur on the front of the head either.


Yeah you're right. However I don't want to make it too bright, because I like having contrast, rather than washing it all out (to be 'realistic'). I made a small tweaking update, just so I can be happy about calling it 'finished' since the first one was kinda rushed! So I gave it a slightly stronger rim light like you suggested, as well as improved colours, got rid of the ugly blur on the head, added a subtle plume of smoke from the nostril.

Thanks for the comments, all!

http://mke3.net:9000/blender/challenge/elemental/final2.jpg (http://mke3.net:9000/blender/challenge/elemental/final2_lg.jpg)
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