3DMini: 3D▲: Never Ending Story Re-Design

[Josh Singh]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/NES_MIN_SPLASH.jpg

Here's the Brief:

Fantasia Unbound! (Never Ending Story Re Design Comp)

Long Time no see my fellow Game Artisans! Lets get do a Mini comp!

Have you ever thought Falcor looked a bit too much like a puppy dog? OR that the
Gmorg should have been an anthropomorphic Wolf Creature? Well here is your chance to make it so:

This Month, your task if you should be so bold to accept it is to
Re imagine and Re Design Characters from the Movie "Never Ending Story"

List of Characters:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Neverending_Story_characters

and the movie is up on Youtube for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-ofFtw8Q0

The Specs:

The Specs:
-5000 tri's *feel free to use less
- 1x1024² Diffuse (Optional:ANY/ALL are permitted :Normal, Spec, Gloss, Glow, Bump.)

Prizes:
1st place:
- 1 new forum and gallery award icon for mini challenges
- 1 point towards raising your overall game, elite, and/or master rating
on gameartisans

2nd place:
- 1 new forum and gallery award icon for mini challenges
- 1/2 point towards raising your overall game, elite, and/or master
rating on gameartisans

3rd place:
- 1 new forum and gallery award icon for mini challenges
- .25 points towards raising your overall game, elite, and/or master rating on gameartisans


DEADLINE Wednesday JULY 7th
SUBMIT FINALS HERE: http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/minis/join_mini3d.html


Public Voting:
All Winners are chosen through a public voting system. Only GA.org
members may vote.
As always, backgrounds are optional. Pedestals are optional. Basically... everything is optional. This challenge is here for those desiring to practice their art and receive friendly advice from fellow artisans. So keep it easy, keep it quick, and keep it real. Good Luck!

Please do not make a new thread for your entry. Keep all w.i.p shots in this specific thread.

It's STRONGLY encouraged that you post progress images as replies this thread. We're not forcing everyone to yet, but half of the point of these minis are to help build up the community. If you're posting last minute without at least saying hello, then you're missing all the fun! Stop lurking!

[Jimin3D]

WOW!! awesome I AN SO IN!!


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[Josh Singh]

You know what? I am in too!

Here is my inspiration:
http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/the_neverending_story_the_early_years.jpg

[Eclipse]

Never saw the movie and not familiar with the characters so I will likely sit the one out. Curious though, there is no deadline listed...When would entries be due?

[FredH]

Oh my, I barely remember the movie:s if anyone has links or images for the characters, post them here. I am searching for the characters right now. This is going to be a very challenging comp.

[Josh Singh]

go rent the movie. It's a classic.
Deadline Updated!

[Mask_Salesman]

And here was me thinking everyone would immediately be shouting falcor!!!!!

lots of potential for this one, I can't quite remember but I'm sure there was some kind of awesome black things in the floating city, reminiscent of scorpions or something lol. there just a dark blur to me now tho lol.

Atreyu vs the beast thing could be an interesting scene.

also how do you re-concept 'the nothing' lol.

[Ashurii]

woot movie night tonight, sigh remembering my childhood

and for those who can't get to a copy of the movie, here it is on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-ofFtw8Q0

[Sinok426]

oh yeah! i really like this movie, i'm in! i think i'm gonna make Morla the big turtle...

[Josh Singh]

Here is a list of some of the Main Characters in the movie. Read the descriptions and let it rip!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Neverending_Story_characters

[STRIKER]

sounds fkn cool, man i want to joinnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[FredH]

Found some images from Neverending story 1-3. Not sure what their names are, and hopefully, they are part of the story and not some random google image:s

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_1.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_2.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_3.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_4.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_5.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_6.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_7.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_8.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_9.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_10.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_11.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_12.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_13.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_14.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_15.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_16.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_17.jpg

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/neverending_18.jpg


If you find more characters, post them up for others. Most of my searches yield the flying serpent. It's a bit difficult to find good ones. This is going to be a really challenging topic:s :2thumbs:

[Dan!]

Great idea- I think ill join in as well.

[Arsenal]

Cool comp! This should be featured in the main page.

[RavenShade83]

Great comp. I'm in.

[g2000]

Hmm cool,gonna have to watch this one again
Ashurii thanks for the link

[YdoUwant2know]

wow... this takes me back a ways...

:think:

I will have to give this one some thought... a lot of possibilities, but at the same time it has been so long since I have seen the movie.

[Blenderhead]

Haha bizarre theme, but I do love the movie so I'll try and get something together.

[Advent44]

This Is Awesome Im In!

[Advent44]

I own this movie. but no longer have a VHS player for it D:

[RavenShade83]

decision made...it was between the chronicler and atreyu and atreyu won
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa90/RavenShade83/Never%20Ending%20Story%20Mini/n46923238794_4447.jpg

[Draxxuss]

can it be from any of the movies or strictly the first one?

[DaoneT]

Ah the Intro takes me back XD, lets see where this one takes us :T

p.s thanks for the images FredH (Y)

[Josh Singh]

Hey guys, I think any Neverending story Movie is Fine. Also If there is a character from the book you really dig hook it up.

Here is more Inspiration for your brains. This Guy is magnificent. He's a friend of a friend:
http://justinoaksford.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-term-3.html

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/pg11_Atreyu.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/pg13_Atreyu.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/pg15_Empress.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/pg18_Falkor.jpg

[Draxxuss]

If I join in... which I'm going to try hard at doing although Batman is keeping me busy... I'm going to work on Engywook.

Engywook and his wife Urgl are a quarrelling pair of gnomes who lives close to the location of the Southern Oracle. Engywook is a research scientist who has studied the Southern Oracle and her three gates for most of his life, hoping to publish a book containing his research. However, he has never been to the Southern Oracle himself. Engywook is portrayed as a rather excitable and slightly proud old man. His wife Urgl often gets in his way while brewing potions in a large cauldron, most are for healing wounded people. The two often argue, Engywook referring to Urgl as "wench". Engywook can observe the Riddle Gate, also known as the Sphinxes, from his telescope on a hilltop overlooking the first gate.

[Volsung]

I'm definitely in.
Never-ending story is one of my girlfriend's favorite books.
She's quite fond of Gmork.
I've got no choice^^

[Shadownami92]

Hmmm... Interesting. Once I get my computer fixed up I think I'll probably try my hand at Moon Child, with a similar interpretation one here.

http://justinoaksford.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-of-term-3.html

[littlephsycho]

hey guys, cool mini contest, i,m also definitely in. have to collect some ideas but when they here than is modeling time^^

[turbo]

sounds like fun, I'm definitely in i just need to figure out who im gonna do. i think I may do falcor, but I haven't decided just yet.

[BoBo_the_seal]

I chose the Nothing .... I'm done! Woooh finally finished a comp!

- BoBo

[Elcura]

I chose the Nothing .... I'm done! Woooh finally finished a comp!

- BoBo

Thread over guys, Bobo won.

Sounds like an interesting comp, I need to polish up on my 3D as well. I'm in if I can think of a good character to do.

[eldee]

hey, this could be a lot of fun.

I'm in for Xayide, the dark princess ;)

[n33kos]

AAAAAAHAHAHHA YES!

I have been eagerly awaiting another mini!

I am most certainly in! - character decision time!

[Beartastic]

Some cool pics in here:

http://141.24.37.187/paulchen/prod/creat/e_creat.htm

There's that giant turtle dude (who I'd forgotten about) and pics of Gmork and ivory tower people.

I personally think Artax is the best character in the film, but it's hard to find images of him that aren't super sad and super spoily.

[D.Hynes]

wow wow wow! well i'm about to get onto my summer break and this is the first mini that has "spoken" to me so i may just have to join. hope i can find the time between picking up extra shifts at work . . . guess we'll see!

[BigJohn]

I've seen the movie once when I was a kid, so I don't remember much other than a big long flying dog.

But anyway, I found this site which has decent pictures, maybe it'll help some:
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-neverending-story/images

[darthwilson]

awesome! childhood movie! - I'm in for the fun and to help boost skills and portfolio!

[Ultrabilus]

Wow ! really a cool subject , lot of cool characters i'm not sure which one i should pick .. maybe the rock biter

[Ultrabilus]

sorry but i have to post this :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khTntOxX-k

[redpandafire]

WIP - Teeny Weeny, with help from Fred!

[Ashurii]

Ultra - thanks for that, i laughed so hard, i honestly thought that the vocals were all female in the song when ever i heard it, even when I saw it i still thought it was a female lol

[darthwilson]

love the main theme :D Have it in my iTunes library somewhere!

[Draxxuss]

redpandafire - nice stuff. I really like the oversized jacket and exposed belly.

[wingless]

I'm in as well. I just watched the movie to refresh my memory.
I'll probably go for the RockBiter

Redpandafire - I agree with Draxxuss very nice design. Although I would ad a little something to break the symmetry, on his hat or somewhere else but it's the only thing.:thumb:

[BigJohn]

I'm thinking I'm gonna do this guy:

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[Draxxuss]

Big John - that guy is Engywook

[Lamont]

I thought the Childlike Princess was so hot when I was a kid.

[Draxxuss]

I thought the Childlike Princess was so hot when I was a kid.

Pretty sure most of us did. :)

[BigJohn]

Big John - that guy is Engywook

Ahh nice. That made it easier to find refernce.

And in the process I found this great resource:
http://www.ruths-study.com/moviecaps/index.php?cat=8

Real nice shots of lots of different things from the movie. Maybe other people will find this useful.

[Kennymcb]

Cool idea.

I think this is on Netflix instant.

I think I'll take a stab at Engywook if I get a chance to work on this comp.

[Duncan Fraser]

Awesome! Put me down for one Atreyu please.

[DreameR]

~ ATREYU!!!!!

So much nostalgia!! Tempted to Childlike Princess, but that redesign of Atreyu is actually calling me.

[n33kos]

Right then, Ive been in a giant turtle mode lately, so I think ill be doing Morla!

Here is my preliminary concept, Ill likely do some orthographic ones before I start modeling

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30920&stc=1&d=1276760425

[labais]

Cool comp. This movie left a serious impact on me, so I'll try to come up with something other then nothing :)

Nice concept of morla N33kos!!

[Volsung]

for Gmork I can't simply work on a wolf.
First i'm not experienced enough with sculpting to be able to handle fur effectively.
And that's not the point of a re-design

So i'll treat Gmork as a man...in a used suit with gloves.. and a creepy wolf mask 'à la'Donnie Darko

http://hollywoodhatesme.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/500full-donnie-darko-poster.jpg
http://www.reddellstory.net/R-Mom,%20Pop,%20Les,%20Lea%20Etta%20photos/les,-suit,-old-car.jpg

The suit portrays the technocracy, the dying of magic, of fantasy.And still some kind of slavery (to the society) because Gmork is also a servant

[Genz]

Wot, my favorite childhood story :)
I still have the book!
I'm in!

[Pshyco]

I think i'm in, but i have no idea what to do.

[Pixel Monkey]

I'm new to this forum and competitions so this will be my first contest but I want to try and do the Many Colored Death...I don't remember him from the movie but I only saw it when I was little. Thought this character was cool so I'm gonna try it out.

[darthwilson]

Think that I'm going to redesign the night hob

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/154/a/6/NightHob_and_his_stupid_bat_by_ThePaintersShadow.png

[Genz]

I'll make Falkor but with an asiatic kind of look.
Here's some wip of my concept.

[SerpentDoness]

Wow this is awesome. I'm thinking of doing Moon Child.

[Lloth]

This sounds like an awesome 3Dmini. First one I'm joining :) If I find the time to do it, I think i'll go for Graograman. Don't think he was in the movie though?

[Octopus]

Sweet! Im in! First post for a long time lurker on these forums! Good luck to all!

[devoid]

In, this guy had been burned into my brain for years. Something about him freaked me out.

[Pshyco]

n33kos & Genz: Really quick artists :lucky:. Love both concepts, they look cool!

Im going with The (non) Childlike Empress. A mixe between an empress and ninja young girl. This will be funny!

[FredH]

I am working on the childlike princess too, but I am making her even younger than the movie. One cute babylike princess coming up soon!:D

redpandafire - Can't believe you are already finished before all of us (GAMontreal):p Looks great! I'll have mine done soon too.

Keep up the good work guys!

[Unter]

The idea is interesting, but I participate in it can not.
I wish you all creative success

[Karkash]

I think this will be my first comp. I've started comps before and just never posted anything. Hopefully I'll finish this time. :)

Thinking of doing Falkor.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e339/Mioshi/luckdragonsmall.jpg

[Duncan Fraser]

Awesome Falkor Genz :thumb:. I really love the re-design, but I am thinking the eyes may be just a little too low :think:. As usual I am keen to see your next update.

[redpandafire]

Thanks, so far the concepts are looking really nice! I'm hoping to see them modelled later. ;)

redpandafire - Can't believe you are already finished before all of us (GAMontreal):p Looks great! I'll have mine done soon too.

Surprised as well! Thanks for all the tips!

[Pshyco]

First idea. Heavy re-desing i guess. I think it's a far, far away idea to represent the (non) Childlike princess.

[FredH]

ok, here is my concept for babylike princess. Will begin modeling tomorrow. I think in the history of all my comps entered, this is the earliest that I have ever finished a concept for a competition. Day 2 woot woot!

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/extras/mini/3d_neverending.jpg

[redpandafire]

Nice Fred! She looks very wise for her obvious infant age! Maybe nudge the jawline up, and/or drop the eyes a tiny smudge to retain the infant cuteness. Lookin good tho, all pink and girly. =)

[FredH]

Fixed, thanks man:thumb: As for all pink, yeah, aiming for disgustingly cute. Gotta go extreme ..

[devoid]

cairon apparently was an old zebra striped centaur in the book, so going to go towards that.

[Metta]

Fred - I love the dreamlike innocence and that it looks soft, like watercolor. Can't wait for more!

[Dan!]

Glad to see this one off to a blazin start- I'll be going with Atreyu but riffing on the style of FF10/12. Banged out a concept today:
http://dan-art.com/images/atreyu2.jpg

[Vorge]

I'm in, really inspired by that guy's Neverending Story concept study. Started roughing out some ideas for Atreyu.

http://www.vorgegfx.com/wip/wip_04.jpg

http://www.vorgegfx.com/wip/wip_03.jpg

This was one of my favorite movies as a little kid :P

[labais]

Some initial concepts using Alchemy. Really fun program!!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hbN1zrF8qQc/TBtDbTEPwTI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/6aD1c-GPnUw/s1600/1.jpg

[Pshyco]

FredH: Your concept is very lovely, she looks so beautiful...
devoid: I think you have choice a good way to go. Good luck with it.
Dan!: Fantastic mix of colors, but i think your character is closer at FF11 style. Anyway, isn't a problem i guess, cos i like it!
Vorge: Waiting for how you develop this concept. Nice idea ;).
labais: Good one. Whenever i see some indian concept, quiclky reminds me Toro Sentado, and he's a character i like so much. I follow your entry closely.

With a little more time, this one is the second concept try. I like more than the last, so i keep going this way.

[Josh Singh]

Here is a really wippy Atreyu, Little tribal warrior kid hunting the purple Buffalo, I can't resist.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/atreyu_wip1.jpg

[darthwilson]

Heres my ****** concepts and a quick model in Zbrush showing how I'm redesigning the NightHob.. The character reminds me of an elf/rat/mole/druid.. So i'm trying to mix all the different characteristics into this design.. (Think i'm gonna give him flat feet too)

I've done this with Zspheres as I'm trying to practise zbrush more and more because i'm usually using 3ds Max..

Still unsure of what to do for clothing and hair

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss212/darthwilson/Sketches.jpg

[KingV]

This is interesting,as what they said
"A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!"
Good luck everyOne!

Some pics as Reference,edited n share here.

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/38/31/42771383/2_387897710l.jpg
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/38/31/42771383/2_895476126l.jpg
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/38/31/42771383/2_194506064l.jpg

[Genz]

Pshyco Nice one mate,although i prefer the first design more. Let's see what direction you'll take.
labais I prefer the 2nd tbh
Vorge nice!
Dan! I see lot's of Wakka in there :) this will be interesting.First one is better
devoid I'm afraid your concept will look terrific,judging by the lines :)
FredH Awesome man! looks like one of those birthday cards for children eheheh.I love the face!
Duncan Fraser thanks man,appreciated :)
Josh Awesome man! loving the concept so far!
And some update on my side

[Furok]

I will do Gmork, corrupted by NOTHING.

[Mr-Hades]

Man, some of these concepts look great... and I'd love to join in, but sadly, I've never seen the neverending story. :C

[darthwilson]

I can't draw =( hence my crappy post lol..

[Lamont]

Man, some of these concepts look great... and I'd love to join in, but sadly, I've never seen the neverending story. :CYou don't need to have seen it, just look at one of the characters and make something. There's plenty of clips of it on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-ofFtw8Q0

[n33kos]

AAHAHAHAHA YAAY! look at all the great concepts already!

Furok - Great proportions, that thin waistline gives your character a really fun silhouette!

Genz - I really love your Falcor!, he has great facial expression

karkash - What an elegant creature! I cant wait to see it in 3d

Pshyco - I like the first concept better, but I feel like the character would have some deeper interest if the trim on her clothes were a different color than white, but thats just my preference :)

FredH - lovely concept! id like to know what approach you use to get such a soft feel

Dan -You nailed the Final Fantasy style well! I like the blue one a bit better, the red feels a tad overwhelming

Labais - I really like the hair and stylization! I hadn't heard of alchemy yet and looked it up. What a neat program!....also, your username is really easy to misspell :)

[pluMz]

Hi guys !

There are a lot of great entries !
Here my Atreyu's concept. Try to make a young man who lives in forest ,
a little like in Apocalypto ! Thanks to Fred for the help .D

[clint8565]

Woo! I am definitely in on this. Just have to decide who I want to work on :)

edit: so just re-watched the movie for probably close to the hundredth time and either...

Nighthob - as a menacing old man/elf/goblin/spider monkey mix

OR

Rock Biter - Cookie Monster

...any thoughts on which one?

[crazyfool]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/pg18_Falkor.jpg

this is so cool :) great progress everybody :) cant wait to see when everyone goes 3d

[digitalinkmind]

Awesome ideas!
Agreed with Crazyfool...that Falkor version are looking fantastic!cant wait to see it in 3d:eek:

[Unter]

I will do Gmork, corrupted by NOTHING.
напомнил гиену из "Маугли"+)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8EhGyd-lXA&feature=player_embedded
Hyena reminded of our cartoon "Mowgli"

[schiefer]

Lots of awesome entries here.
I want to join too, if i find the time i will go for xayide.

good luck to everybody :)

[n33kos]

I've finished my orthographic concept art for Morla. It isn't the cleanest or most accurate but its enough for me to start modeling from!

Im excited to finally start the 3d work!

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30962&stc=1&d=1276950500

[Furok]

Unter - да, некая подловатость имеется, но гиену из Маугли можно отпнуть и забыть.
А этот волчара может и ногу оттяпать.:)

Yes, some meanness is exist, but Mowgli's hyena can be kicked away and can be forgotten.
But this wolf easy can bite off leg:)

[Unter]

Furok, идея интересная, желаю победы!

good luck

[TksDeadly]

Hello All

Really happy to see the new mini, althougth i didnt saw the original movie but from the Josh creatures list
I choose Graograman
Inshallah will update soon with basic model,

Great entries/ ideas overall !!! now up from some brainstorming!!


Regards

[demilich]

Hey guys, I decided to pick the old scientist that helps atreyu with his telescope right before he crosses the golden oracles. I jumped right in zbrush to start re-designing this guy. I already have a costume in mind. All feed back is welcome.
Thanks guys!

[Pshyco]

Demilich: Nice and really quick. I like it, so let's keep working!

A lot of you prefers the first concept, but i can decide yet, so i'm here with a refination - i hope - of the first one. More voluminous body and more big attributes. I like this colors more than whites like you says, but I can't feel good with this one. Maybe the next will be the finish one u_U

[Umbral]

I went with The Old Man of Wandering Mountain. Pretty rough draft but I'm thinking of making him look like a cross between a Tibetan and Roman monk with a lot of books and pens writing themselves. Anyway here is my rough ZB sketch so far.
http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac213/ecsladen/wip/render_wip.jpg?t=1276968226

[Jimin3D]

Awesome concepts All, I think i'll go for Tri-Face in Never Ending Story 2 Tri-Face As the name implies has three faces that all rotate around under a hood
if I pick him I will make him look more like an evil scientist or sorcerer.

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/Jimin3D/The_NeverEnding_Story_II__The_Next_.jpg


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[Volsung]

First rough sketch of my Gmork
http://volsung.free.fr/GmorkConcept.jpg
I'm not very comfortable with sketching but I need to work on that mask

[Lloth]

So here is what I've been sketching on. I decided to go for Graograman. Pretty sure he is not in the movie though. For those who didn't read the book;

'Graograman, the Many Colored Death, is the guardian and lord over Goab, the Desert of Colors, which exists in a symbiosis with Perilin, the Night Forest. He appears in the form of a huge lion, who changes colors much like a chameleon based on the color of sand he is treading on. He is said to "bring the desert with him", turning all life around him into sand, thus his nickname. Graograman turns into an obsidian statue at night in order to allow the growth of Perilin.'
source (http://wapedia.mobi/en/Characters_of_The_Neverending_Story?t=8.)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/GraogramanSketchUpload.jpg

still deciding on his hair an accessories :)

[n33kos]

pshyco - Youre on the right track there! keep it up, that concept is much more dynamic!

demilich - great scuplt so far! the detail in the stomach is impressive!

Volsung - very cool Gmork! I like it a lot, you may have more luck with that mask if you do an enlarged version of it. it seems like you're trying to fit too much detail in too little space.

[obeyurnapster]

Yup !

im going on Morla the Turtle :) Gl all
http://nsa14.casimages.com/img/2010/06/19/100619105915915920.jpg

[eldee]

wanted to do a better job w/ the concept but realized that i was spending way too much time on it. maybe i'll revisit the concept someday, i'm trying to get better at painting.

I read the book when i was a kid, and my concept is my interpretation of the Xayide character. She is the embodiment of evil and doubt, and the first time bastion meets her she is sitting on a red coral throne (compared to the childlike empress' oyster throne). I've tried to capture the 'ocean' element with the octopus cloak-ornament, and i'm planning on redesigning the cloak itself to resemble an octopus' tentacles. I picked the octopus because I think it does a good job at representing how manipulative she is in the book- always has her hands in the plot somewhere. She's described as being very seductive, with some distinguishing features such as two different colored eyes, and flaming red hair.

She's holding the Auryn, because in the book- she tries to destroy bastion by tempting him to use the limitless power of Auryn to make himself emperor of fantasia; to revel so much in his own creativity and greatness that he slowly destroys his own identity, and alienates all of his friends.

This is my first GA.org comp, so i hope i make it a good one! Thanks for your crits and comments!

http://ldsmith.info/xayide/xayide_ga_comp_wip1.jpg

[wingless]

here is my first try for the "rock biter". not sure if I will stay with that design but I thaught it was cool.

[demilich]

wingless: wow, awesome re design for the rock biter!
definitely like the gorilla like pose

[PhattyG]

I'm going to go with the princess. Havent really decided on a concept yet but started modeling anyway. But I'm pretty sure she'll have a head dress like in the film and some sort of long dress.

[future-fiction]

@obeyurnapster - Its a really cute drawing :]

Can't decide whether to jump on this comp or not..! I've never seen the movie but it looks fun. Can't wait to see these in 3d.

[Ianimation]

I always wanted to do a new Falkor, :D!!

this is a sketch of my version of Falkor.

hope I can get some feedback on the design or the body.

thank you guys this is going to be a great competition!

http://i46.tinypic.com/28qsri8.jpg

[Floydshayvious]

Oh wow! I'll be thinking about and watching this - great idea!

[demilich]

Heres an update on the old mans face. I pretty much figured out the costume and props for the final design, will post on the next one. feedback welcome guys.
thanks

[Lloth]

So many cool concepts here. I'm really looking forward what everyone will be delivering in the end.

Cool sculpt demilich. Maybe take the wrinkles and scars to the ears also? They look a bit to clean and intact for a scarred dude like this. Looking forward to the costume and props you mentioned :)


Been blocking in some shapes on mr Graograman. Still have some work to do, but I'm calling it a day for now:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/3Dmini_neverEndingStory_update_001.jpg

any comments or crits?

[grimdc13]

Maybe I'm PMSing..but for the love of MIKE , she is the "CHILDLIKE EMPRESS!!!" not princess! This one of my fave movies and people not to get a characters name right..really irks me !! *RANT* *Breathes* *phew*

Princess implies that one hasn't inherited the throne on a singular kingdom. Empress implies that one is the female Monarch or Queen of more that one kingdom or territory, mostly multiple and vast territories. She is the empress of all of Fantasia!

Thanks I'll get back to be my normally cheery self now. XD

[eldee]

Genz: Your falkor is similar enough to the original idea that it's recognizable as falkor, but unique enough that it's got something special. I really like his sloth-like back legs! it'll be cool to see how you're going to handle the hair with the limitations of this comp!

Furok: That's really cool! I like the style, reminds me of something from warcraft. Are you planning on keeping the illustrated style for your texture work? With those proportions, I think it would be a huge benefit to the design!

Volsung: I like your take on Gmork. In the story, Gmork represents the death of imagination (aka "growing up") so having him in a business suit is very appropriate!

obeyurnapster: i love that sketch, reminds me of a skeezy master oogway (from kung fu panda)

wingless: looks awesome! I hope you're thinking of some ways to convey the scale of that beast in your final, that's the only problem i forsee- him turning into a rock monkey. If you were able to incorporate some sort of reference of scale somehow (IE: a tree growing out of his back, like in obeyurnapster's morla), it would really seal the deal. Can't wait to see what you do in 3D! BTW- i really dig your line-art style. do you use photoshop for it, or some vector drawing app?

[FredH]

grimdc13 - I just saw your comment after I wrote a comment in the 2d challenge. It seams my theory is proving to be right. You are rather grumpy at the moment:p Please do some art to release your energies:p Oh, and ok ok ok, will call her childlike empress from now on. Big oops:lol:

So, will get to work again on my Childlike prin... uhmm, Empress tomorrow;)


Genz - Thanks man. Yours is coming along quite well too. The chinese dragon aproach really suites the beast you chose.

n33kos - PS - filters, stylize, find edges, switch layer to overlay, reduce layer's opacity, ftw:thumb:

[Octopus]

First initial concepts for the great beast Gmork.

I decided that it would be interesting to wrap him chains and bells...maybe hinting to the fact that the locals trapped him a few times but he always seems to escape. Anyway, any comments and crits always appreciated.

Thanks all! :thumb:
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[eldee]

here's today's progress.. just some initial buildup.

considering a wild departure from my original concept, we'll see :inocent:

http://www.ldsmith.info/xayide/xayide_ga_comp_wip2.jpg

[BoilingOil]

I want to get in on this, I'm fighting between Morla and Artax.

[wingless]

eldee - thanks man! I was having some ideas to convey the scale, one of them was that he has sort of a tree growing inside him, sort of a heart, and the roots of the tree are growing outwards and holding the rocks together. So you you see roots between the rock and maybe parts of the tree on top of him. That plus some good camera angle should give a good idea of the scale.
and for the line art I did use a different program called alchemy. It's free and really easy to use and can give you really cool stuff easily.
I just recently discovered it but I really love it for sketching shapes. I have another exemple of what I did with it on my website.

volsung - I really like how you interpreted the gmork

Ianimation - nice concept, I really like how you kept the friendly look on his face

demilich - Thank you too! For the shape of him I was a lot inspire by the "chat man" in the french anime "nocturna - la nuit magique".

[Vorge]

Progress on Atreyu today. Need to work on his accessories and keep working on the pants when they are covered with bits and things. Not really sold on the folds. Anyway, pictures:

http://www.vorgegfx.com/wip/wip_09.jpg

[seven]

unfinished sketch of the nighthob character... my wife said "have you changed him enough?" And now I'm self-conscious :(

http://blog.andrewkinabrew.com/WIP/2010/06/nighthob_inprogress.jpg

[Cxyda]

wow nice @ seven .. i like your style ... can't wait to see him finished ;)

@ all -> cool stuff so far ! good luck !

[Mrbrownjd]

Vorge- Really like the stylized anatomy. Definitely inspirational.

Seven- I enjoy your redesign and think its far from being not different enough. Love all the layers involved in his clothing. Keep it goin :D

First competition. Did some preliminary doodles but I decided I wanted to jump into zbrush and have some fun. Rough body in zbrush, the rest modeled out in maya. Going to build more but I wanted to get feedback.

http://www.mrbrownjd.com/images/test_03.jpg

Excited to be competing with everyone and to be apart of the community.

-mrbrownjd

[Pshyco]

I will use this own concept-template to work on the clothes.

[Genz]

seven Amazing concept man,i really like it.
Vorge Nice start!
Pshyco good job mate,now let's see some details on the clothing :)

Here's my nearly finished concept.I'll start sculpting though,and add whatever's missing on the way. (It would be nice to have a finished concept though eheheh)

[Pshyco]

Ey Genz, have you thought about adding a ladder hanging from the stirrup of the saddle? It's only an appreciation, but i think this could give a more realism touch on this site of the concept. Really love the cowboy style. You will show us a good job from that concept, I'm sure.

[Genz]

yea man,it's already half painted eeheh,the ladder is on the back,where the boy sits.

[Josh Singh]

Stuff is looking great guys!

[Pshyco]

Hahaha, yeah, I can see it now! I need fresh eyes i guess :lol:. Waiting to see how you rock this, dude!

I think this will be the main design of his clothes. A little more work on it and...

I'm thinking to make a low poly char without normals and only a color texture, or something with normals, high poly... i don't know what way I should take. Thinking on it...

[Jimin3D]

This is my first rough draft of the Re-Design of the Heads of Tri-Face
(no colour yet)
Going to start modelling the body tomorrow I will not show the concept for the body because I want the Design of the model to be a surprise I thought of something cool I wanted to try with this character.:D


http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/Jimin3D/Tri-FaceHeads.jpg

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[Ianimation]

wingless - Thanks! I was trying to keep the kindness :D!!, and your rock biter concept is looking great!! can't wait to see it on 3d gonna be so massive :thumb:

[Floydshayvious]

Everything is cooking nicely!

I loved the gates to the Southern Oracle in the movie. From the descriptions it seems like they were all different in the book but I like the idea of sphinxs guarding them.

Not sure enough though so I'm just toying around right now...

Keep it up everyone! :)

[Volsung]

I'm still battling with my design.

http://volsung.free.fr/GmorkConcept2.jpg http://volsung.free.fr/GmorkConcept3.jpghttp://volsung.free.fr/GmorkConcept4.jpg
edit: By the way ,thanks for the praise guys ;) That helps to feel less cowed :p

[Kiuun]

Hello everyone!
Waoh everything here is really great! That stresses me for my first comp and my second post on the forum :phew: ! Well, I've decided (to be original) to re-design Atreyu, and here is my first good concept after two days of research. I hope I'm not too far of the original character, but we can say he grows up... a little. So good luck to everyone (really glad to be here :approve: )

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2023/atreyuconceptforum.jpg

[Duncan Fraser]

Hay everyone some of these re-designs are looking totally awesome.:thumb:
seven, Genz, Josh, Kiuun especally.

Here is a quick look my version of Atreyu. Just proportions at the moment.

I am out of time so i will have to post some love a little later.

Keep the awesome work coming everyone...... sooooo many cool entries.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8009/wip01.jpg

[digitalinkmind]

Awesome entrys everyone!

Looking foward:thumb:

[Draxxuss]

ok... did a bit of drawing tonight.. old skool. ... tablet pen is missing... ooooh darn kids!
just some roughing in of the mesh so I can play with proportions and props. Beard and hair will come of course.

[gam-er]

Hello Guys, im entering the comp with the rock guy =)

some progress....


http://i46.tinypic.com/1es788.jpg

[Daniel Riddle]

nice entries everyone, Draxxus rocking it out old school with the biro.:thumb:, Duncan; leggy :lol:

[SerpentDoness]

Here's a quick concept of my Childlike Empress. I'm going to make her look very young about 10-12, and her hair will be extremely long because it helps me think that she's lived a long time. Her dress is long and flowy, made of fine silk.

[BigJohn]

ok... did a bit of drawing tonight.. old skool. ... tablet pen is missing... ooooh darn kids!
just some roughing in of the mesh so I can play with proportions and props. Beard and hair will come of course.

Very nice proportions on that face. Making me go back and push mine more actually. You're doing normals for this one? I'm gonna skip a high-poly this time around, wondering if I'm the only one...

BTW, who held the camera?

[Draxxuss]

BigJohn - haha.. the camera was my laptop's... (so skilled!) I'm still deciding on a normal map pass or not. It's been 3 or 4 months since I've jumped into mudbox so I think I just might. Thanks for the words and good to know that I am pushing someone on further than they would normally go. It appears the race is on! ;)

[obeyurnapster]

starting the rush on the 3d :)

http://nsa15.casimages.com/img/2010/06/22/100622031528712483.jpg

[Genz]

obeyurnapster Amazing man! :D
Draxxuss,lol man,old school indeed! good job :)

[Furok]

eldee - sorry for late answer.
Yes, I'am planning to keep cartoon/illustration style in all steps.
Now low-poly modeling in progress.

[Draxxuss]

okay... a bit more changed up some proportions and started adding accessories. still more to add. He is supposed to be more of a traveling gnomish scientist instead of one that is based out of his tree.

[Sauron]

Draxxuss, he definitely needs nostrils)

[Pshyco]

Draxxuss, I like your style, specially the work on the textures, and he looks good so far. I think it's better this way with a more desproportion and cartoon style. Keep it up dude!

This is my base mesh from 3d max for a Zbrush. I'm trying to give her a hot and sexy touch, so tell me if I'm getting right.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5863/renderbase.jpg

[Furok]

Playing with head shape.
Try to choose between fat and thin face shape.
Thin more anatomical correctly, but fat more impressive.

[Duncan Fraser]

Hay people. This is going to be one amazing comp!

Draxxuss: That is looking awesome man. There is no school like the old school. I love his huge backpack and the Magnifying eye glass thingimabob. I know you are going to rock the texture so I have my eye out for your next update.

obeyurnapster: I love the style. I am keen to see where he ends up. Good work :thumb:

Furok: I love the shape of your heads :eek:. However it does come down to where you want to go with the body. If he is going to be a muscle monster bottom right, but if he is thin and quick then I recommend the bottom left. whichever you choose I like the direction you are going in. Great work.

As for me just a little update, The straps on his legs are just placeholder at the moment. I am probably not going to add too much more mesh I want to keep him looking simple, natural and dirty.

Keep up the awesomness everyone.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2629/wip02m.jpg

[BiG ToE]

Duncan Fraser: thats a real nice model you have there. Any chance you can post a close up of the head, maybe even a front view of the whole body.

[BigJohn]

That's a... ballsy design you have going there Duncan.

[Lloth]

I really like the way everyone is making progress. Cool models everywhere! ^^

@Furok. I agree with Duncan here. Even though the thin one does look more natural, I doubt anyone will notice if the body suits the shape.

Been working on my sculpt today. Messing arround with fur and such. I'm trying not to overdo it, as I don't want to get some kind of 'noise' effect on the character.

As this is the first time I'm doing fur, and I've been staring at it for a few hours, could you guy's tell me if this is working out? Or should I cover his whole body instead?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/3Dmini_neverEndingStory_update_002.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/3Dmini_neverEndingStory_update_002_02.jpg

Oh, and I really need to change the plume at the end of his tail... :<

[MaxH]

hey all
been gone for awhile but its time for me to win some comps
here's my idea I thought up for this contest on my seat of power
Now to start on my 3d model as fast as possible

Duncan Fraser: interesting model...will he have the t-shirt "the man...the legend" :)

[Draxxuss]

thanks Duncan. btw.. were the twig and berries really necessary? ;)

[n33kos]

Progress,

Ive started the lowpoly. I have the basic 6 legged turtle shape down, now I just need to tweak and stylize it. Im under 2000 tris right now so ill doubtlessly be adding much more detail.


I modified my idea just a tad. while gathering resources I found the "Indian Star Tortoise". My progress image shows a few, they have gnarly shells!

I figure the star tortoise shell seems so mountainous as it is, its the perfect choice. Its a slightly different direction than my original idea, but hopefully it will add interest.


http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31029&stc=1&d=1277261413

[Duncan Fraser]

BiG ToE, just for you :D

MaxH: HAHAHAHAHA It is the only t-shirt he would ever wear.

Draxxuss: I agonized over that question for quite a while but in the end I figured I want him to look untamed with no modesty. I want him to be as WILD as possible.

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9649/wip03.jpg

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9786/wip04.jpg

[Draxxuss]

A little more progress... all in all with drawings and modeling about 6 hours in so far and still about 1500 tris to go.

[Ashurii]

everything is looking great so far, here is what i have to far, the concept is if instead of getting someone from earth the child like empress went there herself, let me know what you think

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[BiG ToE]

Duncan: thanks, the close up's give off a slightly old feel. What is he, like 16 or 21. Just hanging out.

Draxxuss: he better not ever get into a fight. If he gets punched in the face, it's over for him.

[Wynn]

Draxxuss, Thats looking awesome. I was thinking about making him and I had some of the same ideas that you're doing. Keep up the good work

[BigJohn]

Draxxuss - Nice man. I like it.

Ashurii - That's a nice idea. So you're kinda merging Atreyu with the empress, so it's like a female Atreyu basically?

Here's where I'm at for now:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/bigjohn_014/Engywook/Engywook_WIP_001.jpg

[Dan!]

great stuff so far everyone-Here is my progress.My main mesh is pretty much done- sitting around 3100 tris. Made/making some adjustments to the design as I go-probably give him a big-ass boomerang or something. Going for diffuse only-Started painting in ZB will touch it up in PS.........Needs more belts

[gam-er]

Some progress on my model :D

http://i47.tinypic.com/2mdh3zo.jpg

[labais]

Nice progress all. i'm anxous to start the modeling process, but going a little slower for me getting there. I think Ill stick to this though.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hbN1zrF8qQc/TCHCMk4SUPI/AAAAAAAAAak/sIEkY6bvSZo/s1600/1.jpg

[Duncan Fraser]

I CAVED...... I have decided to cover him up. It was a tough decision but I think it works a little better with the style.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7256/wip05h.jpg

[Genz]

Man,i was getting worried ahahah
He looks better covered up!

[Draxxuss]

Big Toe - ha ha.. yah.. but he can see the punch coming from a mile away! ;)
Wynn - thanks. by all means go ahead and make it.
BigJohn - thanks. Your is coming along nice as well. I'm glad to see we have taken different approaches.
Dan! - you are moving pretty quick! keeping going as it's turning out well. keep in mind the pants look a bit like sausages at the moment being tucked in like that. check real world reference.
gam-er - it is lacking definition for the most part. very blobby feeling. I suggest to create some cracks and seams to allow the stones to slide or move seeing as right now it looks more like an inanimate statue carved out of a single piece of rock. Try to break up the symmetry as well.
labais - nice. check out avatar for some cool bow designs.
Duncan - ahhh. better. You've got something for the high crotch, huh? You could always wear a ragged loin cloth instead of shorts. That will keep him more savage like.

[Lloth]

@Draxxuss - He is looking sweet. Your model is just breathing character :D Maybe it's an idea to breakup the backpack a little bit to make it less symmetrical?

@BigJohn - awesome model. I love the head, really spot on

@Dan! - Atreyu with armor and a mohawk... Yea, you do add that boomerang. About the only way to make him more epic than he currently is :) If you are still under you polyt limit, might be an idea to bring out (as in extrude) the armor on his upper legs? I think that will greatly improve the silhoutte

@Gam-er - looks good. But I feel a lot of definition is lacking. Is that intended? I assume you might want it like this because it looks more like a rock this way. If not, maybe worth to try and bring out his joints (elbow, knee's etc) I think I missed your concept though. So ignore this if it was your plan all along :>

@labais - Love your concept. especially your weapons are ace.

@Duncan Fraser - D'aw! I was looking forward to the way you were going to pull that one off :D Cool model nontheless.


By the way. If I want to create some sort of pedestal, should it be included in the poly budget?

[Draxxuss]

Lloth - thanks for the words. I will be breaking up the pack as I still have 1000+ tris left to play with.

Pedestals are not included in the budget... they are FREEEE!

[Lloth]

\0/ nice

Thanks Draxxuss

[Pshyco]

Lloth: Amazing. I love all parts of your character. Nice hair treatment. Keep it up!
Duncan: Better with cloth :lucky: . I specially like your own proportion style and texturing, so I'm waiting for your next updates.
BigJoh: I think if you add more volume on the hip, your character will gain so much on proportions subject.
Draxxuss: Nice step this last. Like with about Duncan, i'm waiting for your texture time xD.
labais: Good and solid character sheet. Let's do something in the third dimension!
gam-er: Try to define more the main volumes of legs and arms if you are going to give it a humanoid appearance.
Dan!: I love it! Quick and really good. I like it so much. Good job so far.

More from my (non) childlike empress.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8398/renderbase3.jpg

[Vorge]

Some really fantastic stuff coming along in this thread! Damn this new Transformers Multiplayer, I foresee losing a lot of time on this comp in the next few days fragging Autobots XD haha.

[Kyalie]

Noone is interested in making a handsome Atreyu...? I was in love with him when i was little >.>

[Ashurii]

haha there is no love for bastion on this one, everyone is either doing atreyu, the child like empress, or other non main characters.

[FredH]

Some progress on mine. Still have to fix a lot of stuff and add her blanket on her back:doh:

[ShaggyBeans]

Wait a sec...that's the Tin Man from Return to Oz...hahah. :lucky:

[triatami]

redesigning Xayide. i don't know much about her but she sounds pretty interesting from the Wiki article. waaaaay too much detail for a 1024 map!

[BiG ToE]

Duncan: if your going to go the way of censorship, maybe do somethign that fits the theme abit more. Seeing as he has a bone through the nose, you could run with that, give him a bone belt, with bones hanging off, feathers, leafs, stuff like that. Maybe it's just me, but I think it would work better then the fruit of the loom you have him in now.

FredH: I didn't know you modeled. :D

Pshyco: I like breast:thumb:

triatami: there is soooo much personality in the face, like McDonald's, I'm loving it.

[Karkash]

Here's what I have so far.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e339/Mioshi/Falkorwip.jpg

[SerpentDoness]

My base model of the Childlike Empress, which I'll be importing into Zbrush soon to start sculpting. She has... very long hair.

[PhattyG]

@Draxxuss - Love the model,. Know your good at texture work so looking forward to seeing this one
@SerpentDoness - Like the design. Giving her really long hair to reflect her age is a great idea!
@Duncan Fraser - I quite liked the more bold design, but it may have proven to distracting in the final model
@obeyurnapster - wow cool
@pshyco - looking hot and sexy so far!
@Furok - the fat one may look more impressive but maybe the thin one looks more cunning.
@triatami - oozing personality

I'm going to make some solid stuff in Max, like stuff on her headpiece and necklace and a big pin for the back of her hair. Going to put seams on the dress but not sure if it will be too simple. I am modeling her in the image of my daughter, which is effecting my design. quote " Daddy, I don't want to be half girl half plant"

[n33kos]

Triatami - I love the jawline! that's looking great

Serpentdoness - it looks great so far! the only thing that bothers me is that her body seems a touch too thick compared to her thin head and neck.

Pshyco - keep it up, its coming along just fine. Check out the size of her head compared to the rest of her body though. The head seems too small.

Dan - I feel like you're a step ahead of everyone else, already painting! Youre making me feel lazy :)

Lloth - That fur is looking awesome! I love the hair and the concept in general. I hope it translates well into low poly!

Draxxuss - I feel like you could make the nostrils a tad larger. With such a commanding nose It may help the face flow better.

BigJohn - looking fantastic! No crits, just felt like if i gave draxxuss some love you should get some too. they each look unique despite choosing the same character!

Ashurii - Nice work! if you have tris left at the end maybe you could throw in a bit more jewelry? Its good as it is but i think it would pull her together to add a few more matching jewelry pieces for her hands/wrists or ankles. just a thought.

Obeyurnapster - I really like the stylization on your morla! You're pushing me to make mine better!

Furok - personally i like the left side (thinner nose) better because I feel it echoes the extreme waistline better, but they are both great looking.

Just a quick progress pic. I still need to model the tree on his head but thought id slap down something while I comment. 3362 tris

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31057&stc=1&d=1277334448

[Kennymcb]

There is a great turnout for this comp and they're all looking really inspiring.

I ran into some PC problems recently, but I finally got my concept together. I decided to rework Engywook a bit. Comparing the different looks of the actors from the films I really didn't change too much about him. I added some enlarged accessories, buttons, and stitches to give him the feel that he was gnome-like and small. This also aids my cartoony feel. I liked that he looked like a crazy old man, so I didn't want to lose that. blah blah blah, anyway here is my sketch.... :D

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[Duncan Fraser]

Looking good everyone :2thumbs:

Draxxuss: Thanks man. hahahaha High crotch for the win. I am avoiding the loin cloth but I am going to ragged up the top of his shorts.

triatami: Love the style.

Kennymcb: Nice concept:)

I am locking off the mesh now..... for the moment. Now it is time to unwrap and start the texture.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7656/wip06.jpg

[Mind Traveler]

Cool stuff guys.
triatami: awesome expression you've got going with her man :)

[EBrown]

I look away for 5 seconds...and suddenly there's a 3D mini that appears based on a childhood movie that I, coincidentally, just watched again last week. The game is afoot!

[n33kos]

She is almost ready for uvs, yhey.

http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31066&stc=1&d=1277366869

[Pshyco]

triatami: Really love the expression of this face, specially the eys and mouth too. Waiting for the rest ;)
BiG Toe: I though about scale up boobs, but then I remembered I'm in a Never-ending-story mini :lucky:.
Karkash: Very true to the concept so far. Keep it up, just like that.
SerpentDoness: You will have a lot of work to sculpt this really long hair. Waiting to see how are you doing this.
PhattyG: I see a lot of cloth work to do, and maybe, the expression of your face looks quite sad. Let's do some good stuff with this dress!
n33kos: I scale up the head and she's a little under 8 heads height now. I think it's good for now. About your character, do you really love nature, right? The last work i saw from you had a lot of foliage too :lol: This last are turning so funny and solid, so don't stop and keep it up.
Kennymcb: Your concept is really fresh, but I don't think he looks really crazy as you want. Try to deform him facial expression a bit more, because the rest - the body - looks perfect so far. What do you think about somethin like that?: http://www.tiendadedisfraces.es/imagenes/productos/Mascara_de_viejo_pirata_loco_229_0.jpg or http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l170/PrincessVikki1/CrazyOldMan.jpg

Finishing the base model - katana rules! - , I think it's time to work on details in Zbrush.

Big render:http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5756/renderakatanada.jpg

[Floydshayvious]

Triatami: Killer redesign so far, lovin it!

[Jimin3D]

Just started on the body to day going for a cyborg look for my Re-Design of Tri-Face,
but just a hint of his robot under body is shown in his robotic hands the rest is hidden under the lab coat,
going to have him look pretty normal with the Head with a monocle then when he gets angry he will switched to the head with a moustache and 3 robotic legs will come out from under the lab coat making him a tripod and that Head will open its mouth showing a laser,
each Head has a strength brains or brawn but the Head with a goatee is the boss he makes the orders and can take over when ever he wants to.


http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/Jimin3D/Tri-Face1.jpghttp://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/Jimin3D/Tri-Face2.jpg


http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss112/Jimin3D/Tri-FaceHeads.jpg

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[Genz]

Pshyco Nice going man! Head seems a bit small though.
Time to post some updates on my side too!
Ps. Please ignore feet and tail ahahha too lazy to work on them today!

[Woogity]

Duncan: looking awesome man, shoulda kept the little guy tho, classic!
Draxxus: nice base cant wait to see your texture work again!
Genz: nice work so far, and i love the concept, you defiantly have your work cut out for you tho with all that long fur!

[Kennymcb]

@Draxxus - Love the engineer feel you gave him.

@Duncan Fraser - Thanks. I like your tribal take on Atrayu.

@Psycho - That's more insane than the oldman crazy I was thinking of. The reference I most looked at was old Irish farmers. Anywho, Your empress is coming along well. Her over all look is good, but touch up her face.

@Genz - Man that fur looks like it's a pain. :uhh:

So here is my current progress on the base mesh... Threw in the props as well for some character.

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[Lloth]

@triatami - really, really great sculpt. Her exporession is perfect
@n33kos - Looking really cool. I love the trees on his shell. Maybe a few comments if you didn't start the UV's yet. The plate on his belly looks really flat. Most length-wise (as seen in your second last post) Maybe you can round in out a little bit to make it feel more natural? And all the star turtle reference I found shows that they have really high shells. You might add even more awesomeness by making your models shell higher :)
@ Pshyco - looking forward to your sculpt. She's starting to look very sexy indeed :) And amen to that katana!
@ Genz - thats looking sick man. I love your sculpt!


Here's an update of mine:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/3Dmini_neverEndingStory_update_003.jpg

Been working on retopologizing my sculpt. I'm really hoping the baking process will work out fine. My origional idea was to capture all the hair detail in one big hair mesh, and break it up with some additional strings. But the high poly result is standing out from the model quite a bit, so I have to see how it goes...

As there is a heatstroke arround here, my laptop only got overheated twice and I lack sleep due to the heat. (I hate heat) I might have some weird edgeloops going on :) If anyone has any suggestions or scrits, they are more than welcome at this stage.

[Genz]

Thanks guys! The fur was pretty easy so far,i'm afraid i'll feel the pain once i start detailing it heheheh.
Lloth great mesh mate! i really like his head.Nothings looks out of place.
Kennymcb looking great so far!

[RavenShade83]

I have been buried in work lately and have had no time to work on my Atreyu at all. I have to bow out of the challenge as I feel I won't have the time to complete it. Good luck everyone, I love everyone's progress so far.

[thenewguy]

ok... did a bit of drawing tonight.. old skool. ... tablet pen is missing... ooooh darn kids!
just some roughing in of the mesh so I can play with proportions and props. Beard and hair will come of course.

I really like the design, that guy looks like I pictured on my mind when I saw the movie... cool

[Ashurii]

Lloth great job on the lion
Kennymcb your guy very much looks the part of the gnome, I would deffinetly add lots of patches when you texture
Pycho that bum looks great on her!
Duncan Fraser great work as always, he makes me think of mogli from the jungle book, will you be doing anything with the head for hair? or will it be shaved? personality wise I might go for a Mohawk
n33kos great over all shape of it, but try rounding out the bottom of the shell a little more, small detail
BigJohn i'd say you need some accessories to help him stand out, a cane or something like might help, for some reason leprechaun comes to mind
Draxxuss I knew you could do 3D but your 2D is just as inspiring
triatami um wow sums it up

try to let more people know how good their doing later, tired now

here is a quick update for me, i'm at 4526 tris room to grow but I think this is it, trying to move into a new place, find a new job, and do this mini is killing me! let me know what you think so far

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[obeyurnapster]

Triatami: this design is really cool
Kennymcb : Great concept
Duncan : nice model like always:lucky:
Genz : your dragon looks so fun !

here's my zbrush progress


http://nsa14.casimages.com/img/2010/06/25/100625014656587803.jpg

[n33kos]

Oh holy Guacamole! I thought the limit was 4000 tris and its actually 5000!?

Ashurii and Lloth, thanks for the crits, ive rounded out the shell bottom and since i realized i have an extra 1000 tris im going to ramp up the size and grandeur of his shell and such!

Oh, and psycho - yes, i like nature very very much, I didnt know it was so obvious! :D

[Genz]

obeyurnapster Nice sculpt man,i love the design!
Here's my update for today

[schiefer]

Hey beautiful work everybody.

did a very first concept sketch for my xayide redesign
hope to find some time to focus on it
more to come

[redpandafire]

Alot of great work so far.

@schiefer: I like the design but could I make a suggestion? If the character were mine, I would consider knocking down the eye sockets because they seem to be too high up the skull. It gives the appearance of very large, heavy cheekbones, which usually isn't flattering to a female model.

[pluMz]

Hi guys !
There are a lot a great work !

@ Obeyurnapster : So amazing work ! I love your character like always :)
@ Genz : Nice sculpting !

Here's an udpate for my mesh.

[redpandafire]

Nice work pluMz! :D

Here is my mesh:

[Duncan Fraser]

Hay guys thanks for the kind words :)

@ Woogity: Thanks. Yeah If I left in the "little fella" I would have wished I removed it, When I took it out I wished I left it on. It was a tough decision but I think in the end it was the right one. :)

@ Ashurii: Thanks, I am glad you said he reminded you of mogli he was a real influence behind my direction. He is not going to have any hair. I didn't really want him to look like he belonged to any real kind of tribal group. No hair, no feathers, no tattoos. Just a primitive little chap kicking it in the wild. I will probably be going down a slightly darker road though.... but thats a little later.

@ obeyurnapster: Thanks. I am loving you turtle. Awesome style and character. Great work.

Anyway here is a little update. Just playing with some war paint at the moment. I still have sooooo much to but I am on my way.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4225/wip07.jpg

[Floydshayvious]

Wow - stuff's moving along nicely! Love seeing all the WIPS.

4,192 tris so far. Should be enough room for a bit of foliage and effects, but I decided to neglect the back to save geometry. Going to try and paint some textures in Photoshop. I'd like to get a little figure in there for scale like the sketches.

We'll see how it goes! :thumb:

[BigJohn]

First draft on the colors:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k300/bigjohn_014/Engywook/Engywook_WIP_002.jpg

Not much here, just trying to figure out a color scheme and get the basic skin-tone right. I think I pushed too much red on the skin, maybe I'll go back and add more yellow to balance it out. Also the "leather" reads like a gel or something. Definitely going to have to work on that next.

Good stuff everyone!

[Volsung]

Some breath-taking works around those pages! You guys are amazing!

About my own challenge (:doh: Try to remember...a Gmork...masked in a suit...Come on you get the picture?)
I guess I was naive ,thinking I could meet the deadline.
I leave abroad for a week, then I i'll house my in laws for another week.
Added to my design indecisiveness, Gmork lost his way in Fantasia :eek:
I can't tell what I'll be able to do.
(And I guess that's not the first and last time you see that kind of post in a Challenge)

[Dan!]

n33kos- I feel like you could push his stance and silhouette more-
KennyMcb-lookin forward to a sweet update!
DuncanFraser- Love the silhouette on this guy-warpaint is a cool idea
redpandafire-nice one- modeling is looking solid
Plumz- nice model-watch his neck it feels a bit thick
genz- love the expression-that saddle is coming along nicely eh?
obeyurnapster-he looks so grizzled- like the clint eastwood of turtles;)
ashurii- classic feel to it- cant wait to see more
BigJohn- I dunno I think the red works esp in the nose and cheeks- gives him a tinge of a jolly alcoholic look.

Update on my end-probably a little late to thank people for their words earlier but thanks!
Nearing the end of polypainting -i think i'll be moving to PS for the armor work and embroidery....cause im scared
http://dan-art.com/images/atreyuWIP2.jpg

[Lloth]

@Dan! - Nice! I like the change you made at his pants. Looks way more interesting this way. Good luck with the armor :)
@redpandafire - That looks fantastic. I'm yealous now ^^ Are you going for a normal map on that one?
@pluMz - I like his stance. Nice and solid. But the neck needs some tweaking. Its too broad right now. And the axe looks a bit weird the way it is attached. But that might be nitpicking :)
@BigJohn - Only comments I have right now is that on my monitor, the pinkish color on his hat and pants are a bit close to the color of his skin. Which might be a little confusing. Thing is, it could be my monitor, as I'm working on my laptop right now. Apart from that; looking good ^^ His spectacles are awesome
@obeyurnapster - that sculpt is just beautifull... wauw

I would like to comment on others, but its to late and I'm too tired to think :) so much cool models.

A quick update of mine. Been baking normals and occlusion. The hair is not perfect as some angles give some problems. But it's better as expected. I was a bit scared the braids would come out messy, but I think it works:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/3Dmini_neverEndingStory_update_004.jpg

(working with a little bit bigger resolution textures right now. Got to scale those down at some point)

[redpandafire]

@obeyurnapster: Wow, its looking great. I just feel that the back of the tortoise neck and his shell seem too disconnected and unusual. Its like he doesn't have trapezius muscles (he might not, hes a tortoise). Also half expecting some abs in his shell area lol, don't know why.

@Duncan Fraser: wow, the silhouette of this model is really stylized. I love it! Would be cool to see some definition around the ribcage and sternum area considering he is such a lean little boy. =)

@BigJohn: Its got a great style so far, can't wait to see more details!

@Dan!: Nice. What happened to his other hand btw? lol. His abs look larger than his pectoral muscles. Looks a bit unbalanced.

@Lloth: I've liked your model from the start, great form. Details in the right places. Hoping to see what your final looks like :D. And about normal maps, I can only add them if FredH teaches me how to do it lol. This is my first time in mini 3D comp, first time texturing, etc, so lots and lots to learn. Its been exciting!

[Draxxuss]

another bit of progress.

I thought I would give him a little pet/sidekick. A firefly on a leash. (the leash hasn't been made yet) This will help with a few things. make him more whimsical, help with the scale issue of him being a small guy, and bugs are cool. :)

I've got about 200 tris left to add a few extra parts on his pack etc, and to make his leash.

[demilich]

Hey guys, heres another update on my version of Engywook. The created a better machine for Engywook, something more efficient for him to get around high rocky areas and his crystal telescope of course. Speaking within the realms of fantasy, Engywook uses his crystal powered windmill to fly him up. The wench starts up the crank in the back, powers the crystals and gets the mills going. The shaft in the front helps Engywook rotate and move the direction of the mills. Feedback appreciated! Thanks guys. Also, the cloth still needs work, but any critics on that will help.


duncan fraser: Really like your design, nice to see the an exaggeration of proportions. nicely executed.

draxxuss: great design. really like how you managed to incorporate a lot of extra pieces with the guy.

Big John: I really like your interpretation of Engywook. He seems pirate-like to me. awesome work low poly.

Dan!: Your version of Atreyu reminds me of the skateboard guy from the movie Hook. killer mo-hawk!

tritami: excellent design of Xayide. Her proportions remind of the evil aunt of Cuzco: the disney movie. really like it.

Genz: very fantasy like re-design of Falcor. I really like how you sculpted the hair on the creature. Any tips on how to achieve that same look? thanks

[Sir Rodriguez]

some really nice entries!!! cant wait to see more... redpandafire that model looks fun!

[darthwilson]

been inactive on this competition due to work and stuff.. gona stop soon on the sculpting and start getting clothes on this guy.. Im redesigning the nighthob in the 1st movie

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss212/darthwilson/Nighthobsculpt.jpg

[seven]

meh.

http://blog.andrewkinabrew.com/WIP/2010/06/nighthob.jpg

[Genz]

Thanks guys,i'll get some feedback tomorrow.
Here's my progress so far. Baked nmaps and occ.

[Duncan Fraser]

Hay guys and girls :)

Thanks for all the kindness.

redpandafire: Thanks for the kind words:) I am going to go through a little later and pump out little features like, the rib cage, pecks and knee caps. I really love your little guy. You have a really great style going there. I am keen to see where you go with the texture. One thing I could suggest is another slice around the feet through the toes. That would help to give the feet a little extra shape, and it seems as though you have some non polygonal faces there. I don't know if you are going to go through and clean those up later but they make the feet look a bit funny. Awesome work I am looking forward to your next update.

Dan!: Thanks. I like you guy but maybe the skin is just a tad too red. I don't know if you are going for that look but it feels a little strange. His face feels a little feminine, since he looks a bit older I could suggest a little stubble just to man him up a bit. I love the pants and belt. Keep up the good work :) :).

Draxxuss: I love you entry as always. The little firefly pet is an awesome idea and really suites the character, could provide some really cool light effects too.

demilich: Thanks for the kind words, I am digging the steampunk.

seven: I LOVE the detail man :2thumbs: . Great work I especially like the pants, and the feet. His Armour is awesome too. I am really keen to see him come to life.

Genz: Awesome, Awesome, Awesome. I have Really liked your character all the way through. I can't wait till you start adding to the texture. Kick ass.

Little update from me. Still need to work the texture some more and fix a few seams but he is getting there.

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7113/wip08.jpg

Sorry I missed people but there is just too much cool stuff getting about. Keep up the good work everyone.:2thumbs: :2thumbs:

[SerpentDoness]

Hi, thanks for the comments! Good point n33kos, though for her dress I was thinking it was one of those loose ones that aren't supposed to fit too tightly around the body. Does my Zbrush sculpt show this ok? For the last part in her hair (that massive hair tip) I'm thinking of sculpting a pocket around it, something she wears to protect her long hair.

[Draxxuss]

okay... I think I'm ready to start unwrapping.

Seven - looking ace.
Genz - great job. end of the tail is looking pretty low poly and blocky though
Duncan - nice stuff. I'm anxious to see what you do with the hair.
SerpentDoness - nice start but her neck is WAY too long and the head seems a bit big.

[obeyurnapster]

i did the retopo, and uv, have to run on the textures !
Keep on good job everyone :thumb:

http://nsa14.casimages.com/img/2010/06/28/100628112654515867.jpg

[Guedin]

Some crazy work here !
It'll be hard to pick only 5 entries.

[Genz]

Lloth Nice bake so far,love his hair.
demilich Thank man,nothing special really,i mostly used clay tubes to get the flow going,then flatten to get clean forms.You could use scratch tool inverted to get some nice fine hair details.
Duncan Fraser Wow man,nice going with the texture! i love it so far. The face is amazaing!
Draxxuss Nice mesh,let's see some textures :)
SerpentDoness sculpting seems general so far.I like the design of the character though,so give it some more loving (even to improve yourself).Good job so far!
redpandafire awesome model man! keep going!

Today i managed to get every piece in so it's time to start texturing!

[SerpentDoness]

Loving these entries! Keep up the good work.

@ Draxxuss: Thanks, I'll get that fixed :)

@ Genz: Thanks. I will work on the sculpt more and give it a more finished look.

@ Lloth: Awesome details, the braids look good. Are the paws finished or will you be adding more to those?

[Draxxuss]

finished unwrap. should get onto the texturing tonight. a bit rusty as I haven't done any since the rook challenge.

[pluMz]

Unwrapping finish .

@ Redpandafire : Thanks ! Your model looks pretty cool ! Waiting textures now :)
@ Dan! : Thanks ! Yeah, the neck is a lbit thick because he has a scarf. I hope texturing will show better than now. Or I will modifie it.
@ Lloth : Thank u too ! Yes the axe looks a bit weird the way it is attached. At the end, he will have the axe in his hand. here, I didn't know where I could put the axe, i deleted the strange box in his back :p

[Draxxuss]

GAAAH... laptop multiple blue screens! nice timing.

Luckily I'm on my MBPro with bootcamp so while my windows side is down and out I can at least browse using the Mac side. Although I've got to get it working fast as I'm animating for a company right now and doing this comp.

[CraftMaster]

I have 2 concepts for Atreyu. Wild or domesticated. I'm not sure which one to choose.

[Lloth]

@CraftMaster - though I like your first concept, the second one is more interesting I think. My 2 cents :)
@pluMz - Now you told us I can see he has a scarf ^^ I missed that
@Genz - thanks for the comment. Your bake looks very, very solid. Awesome work. Can't wait to see how your going to texture this as I got quite some issues with my textures myself. Update later today :) Keep up the very good work
@Draxxuss - that cane and the firefly really complete your character. I hope you get your system up and running again soon :)
@SerpentDoness - your overall model is grand. My only issue right now is that he robes look a little bit blobby. Appart from that, great work ^^ Looking forward to the low poly. That hair is going to be crazy :) And about the paws on my lion: I added nails in order to make them more convincing

[Genz]

Lloth thanks man!
Working on the texture,so far i only have diffuse and nmap.I decided to change the eyes color because he would look evil with the red eyes.

[Mike_K]

some great work in here!

genz looking good! maybe try giving him a dog eye? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Glenda_dog_blue_eye.jpg curious to see how that might change his personality

[Genz]

Yeah man,that might work!

[triatami]

thanks for the comments! update: still needs hands feet and dress love. the basemesh is my lowpoly theres not as much work left as seems, still need to get cranking!

Genz - beautiful work, that thing is kind of freaky!
obeyurnapster - nice ZBrushin' :D
redpandafire - where can i get one of those hats?
Duncan Fraser - that guy is freckin' sweet! reminds me of Zenoclash a little bit
BigJohn - nice pick, and great likeness!
Dan! - awesome
Draxxuss - great personality in your low poly!
demilich - i like where this is going
Lloth - A man goes into a bar with a giraffe, they both get a couple of rounds in. When they get up to leave they're extremely drunk and the giraffe passes out and falls over. The man opens the door, about to leave by himself, when the bartender stops him suddenly and says, "Hey! You can't leave that lyin' there!" The man turns around and slurs, "Don't be silly, that's not a lion, that's a giraffe!"

everyone i missed - nice work & get back to work! :D

edit: updated the arms, feets and leg proportions

[Genz]

triatami love the face man! Arms are short though

[brothermantis]

Haven't posted in awhile but this competition seemed to much fun to pass up! Atreyu...

Early concepting. Working out some of what I wanted. Still trying out ideas.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4746350904_091ba83a85.jpg

Early wip. Working out proportions, etc. Still thinking on hair. Mohawk? Short cropped?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4745712125_c5a4776458.jpg

Lots of good designs already!

[Pshyco]

So nice updates here! Loving many entries, so difficult to choose!

I will have no time to finish my entry before the deadline, so keep it up the rest of your works, dudes!

[triatami]

brothermantis -- that's such a weird pose, but it's looking awesome! nice concepts too

[Genz]

Last update for today.Added a spec and gloss map. There's still much to work though!

[ShadowKing]

That looks great Genz :thumb:. I really like the design and i bet it'll look alot better still once youve posed it.

[Duncan Fraser]

Thanks people. :thumb:

This is going to be one heck of a mini. So many cool arts makes me happy :)

Genz: hahahaha he looks sweet as. I love the feel of him, scary on one hand but cute and adorable on the other. Great work.

Just a quick BIG image still work to do but getting there.

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8702/wip09.jpg

[Kennymcb]

Wow cool progress everyone! :D

I'm finishing up some final model touches, then I'll hit the UVs.

Muuuust caaaatch uuuup...

[Draxxuss]

yahoo... fixed my computer. Will be starting the diffuse tonight.

[Lloth]

@Duncan Fraser - cool work. I really like the blood and grundge. :) Don't forget his toenails!
@Genz - It's looking so good. I love his sadle. The detail in the blanket beneath it is stunning. Mind posting a close up version of that saddle at some point? Also, his nose is epic ^^

Been struggling with my diffuse all day. I'm really new to texturing, so I can use any comment or crit anyone can come up with. Please feel free to go all out and not spare my feelings on this one. (ill make sure to thank you later ^^)

The braids, eyes and nails are placeholders for now:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/894778/3Dmini_neverEndingStory_update_005.jpg

[illustrashawn]

Hi everybody, I'll be making a mad dash to complete my redesign of Atreyu, as inspired by the "look at this f**king hipster" blog. (latfh.com)