Lets talk the next mini challenge

#126

Hi Roberto, I enjoyed the last challenge so much I will be back for this one! Hopefully so will others who took part in HMC#9.
I noticed you said you are on a fence about insects. Because I really want to do an Australian native Tarantula rearing up getting ready to make a meal of a cricket. I want to do this because:
A - I have a pet tarantula which could help as a reference. though i’m stuffed if i’d touch her!
B - Nobody has ever made a model of an aussie tarantula before.
C - I’d like to hone my skills with Zrush and may even opt to do most of the scene in Zbrush.

So i’m hoping you give the green light to insects & arachnids.

#127

insects etc in an “animales in motion” challenge sounds kinda wierd.

However I’m fully in agreement that I think insects etc should be included since its basicly the non-human interaction “in-motion” it seems that this challenge is going after.

So I’m for it but, it doesn’t match the name of the challenge much… I’m struggling to think of a name that would match the challenge better. “Wildlife in Motion” just isn’t working for me so…LOL.

#128

I’ve been looking forward to this one. Couldn’t finish the star wars one (will finish it in the WIP section though). I have been waiting for the release of the rules and the types of animals we can do. I was planning to do a Sperm Whale vs A Giant Squid. As I want to do an underwater scene.

Can I just ask. A squid is a mollusk or cephalopod. But for the purposes of this challenge can it be considered a fish?

#129

For a title, if “Animals in Motion” doesn’t work (although it sounds OK by me), how about “Kinetic Creatures” or “Animals in Action”? Just throwing that out there…

Also, will multiple entrees be allowed again?

#130

A squid sounds fine.

Multiple entries will be kosher.

-R

#131

and the deadline ? when it´ll be ?

I´m looking foward to this challenge, I was interested in the last one too, but couldn´t participate. This one I´ll try, if there´s enought time, of course.

#132

We will do the standard Month and a 1/2.
If we start on Friday, start counting after Monday.

-R

#133

Bingo, bango bongo! Ready to begin!

I plan on doing a house cat jumping at a butterfly in flight. I could change that to a bird if the butterfly is no good.

#134

The butterfly is very kosher.
Looking forward to it.

-R

#135

I know you guys allready have your minds set on this months chalange. How about something that the rigging department can sing theyr theet in to? Like a some kind of creature with lose skin, or wings, some hanging cloth. Or a robot with movable parts that create a bigger motion. Something chalenging like that? What about something like that, what do you guys think? Just an idea…

#136

Well we might be a hallowwen based challenge around october…
The creature you describe sounds like a vampire or a giant bat…
-R

#137

Yeah I guess, not neceserlly but it could be. I let you guys to come up with the concept. Something where dynamics and cloth, and colision could come into play.

#138

Actually, as I have chosen character rigging as my primary skill I would very much like the chance to team up with a modeller for such a challenge. Halloween would be a great oppertunity for such a contest. A splendid artist and a skilled rigger…interesting.

#139

We might do a joint challenge with the rigging mini challenge folks…
Ill see if I can start the ball rolling.
This does sound like the PERFECT halloween topic.
We could start AFTER animal in motion ends, and give the model to the rigging people
for a mini one week mini challenge.

#140

More rules:
[ul]
[li]Modelers may shade their models but it is not a requirement. See this entry from the Star Wars challenge as a great example of a unshaded entry: >>LINK<<[/li][li]Animal hair & manes may be done using hair shaders or you may sculpt it[/li][li]ALL MODELS will be done from scratch. Parametric entries will not be allowed.[/li][li]Participants may do multiple entries.[/li][li]Modelers may do tributes to classic animal photographs, BUT they need to give credit to the original source material.[/li][/ul]Examples

This is a great example of the type of entry I would like to see:
>>EXAMPLE 1<<
>>EXAMPLE 2<<

-R

#141

HI,

I personally like the idea of animals in motion the best, But Creatures half Human half animal is better.

:wink:

#142

Can we have a human as a second modelin the scene? for example a bull and a rider in a rodeo, or a toro and a torero during a torada? A cowboy and his horse…
Andre

#143

Onn case by case basis, since we have done plenty of humans.

Having said that I like your ideas and they are ok.
-R

#144

Just waiting for the “go” signal.

Ready to go, boss, I think I´ll model a scene with two lions fighting for the pride lead.

#145

I’d be prepared to let the rigging guys have fun with my tarantula once I start to model it. But I may need to do 2 versions of it. the first version would be a basemesh made in MAX and sculpted in Zbrush. And the 2nd version would be a refined and detailed version of the basemesh solely done in MAX, as I have heard that Zbrush made sculpts are extremely difficult to rig and animate convincingly. Also the Zbrush spider would be posed and the normal one would be in a straight layout to make rigging easier.

Just a suggestion with this rigging / modelling idea. Maybe a small team would be the way to go with this. As it’d be easier for one to model, one to texture and another to rig / animate.