Weekly Challenge #7

Starius · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:01 pm **Posts:** 148

This challenge is going to be in a series, doing different things with it weekly.

This week's challenge is for you to model a simple character (eg stick figure char). a face is not required but it would be cool for it to have for later. Like always be creative with this project.

Can't wait to see what you guys make

DaveC · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:09 pm

These challenges are a great idea, Starius. You arius a star.

I'll have a go

Starius · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:01 pm **Posts:** 148

Heres my VERY simple and quickly made char

lekonna · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:57 pm

heh OK!

what are the rules, do we just model or texture also ?

anyways heres a quick one:

one stick-man ready for texturing and rigging + animating

low_poly (1k) and subsurfed versions.

I'd like to get a hang of some node based texturing for this guy. Maybe use a streched cloud texture as the bark bump map and then do some moss ect textures and bumps with nodes, might be fun to learn.

subsurfed (not smoothed) http://jm-3d.fi/stick_man.jpg
low-poly http://jm-3d.fi/stick_man_low.jpg

penix1 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:06 pm

Looks like you are going for the Entish look lekonna. Looking good.

Starius, was that an attempt at sculpt mode? If so, it is better than what I get with that...lol.

Starius · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:01 pm **Posts:** 148

na, that was edit mode.

allseeingeyeoftheman · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:38 am

Here is my entry.

Apollos · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:11 pm

penix1 wrote:

Looks like you are going for the Entish look lekonna.

Hoom! Hey now! Don't be hasty!

Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare

as bone,We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door!

Sorry, I'm reading the book right now...

Gnuren · **Posted:** Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:10 pm

I don't know if you consider this cheating since I made this character for 6th. challenge.

In my defence i would like to point out that I spend some time tweaking the mesh since then

Anyway here he is:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Gnuren/Blen ... 7571187666

Apollos · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:35 pm

Not cheating, Gnuren! It worked out perfectly! I don't think I'll have time to participate in this one, I'm busy with various tasks right now. :shock:

Starius · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:01 pm **Posts:** 148

well participate when you can, because the other challenges will use characters from this challenge.

DaveC · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:24 am

Seeing as everyone seems to be doing matchstick men, I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon. Here's my effort...

A matchstick man. No face. Don't upset him. He's known to get a little hot-headed. He flares up at the slightest thing. I'll stop now.

Noobieton · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:45 am

DaveC wrote:

A matchstick man. No face. Don't upset him. He's known to get a little hot-headed. He flares up at the slightest thing. I'll stop now.

Aw, come on! Just one little smack in the ol' head! I just wanna brightin' him up a little!

penix1 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:24 am

It sure would give a use for the new particle system. I'd love to see flames for hair... :shock:

Apollos · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:23 am

He has a striking similarity to other matches I've seen.

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