April Contest: Children's Storybook Character

[DjVoyager]

Contest theme: Children's Storybook Character

This is a very special contest in that the top THREE winning entries will receive an actual 3D sculpture of their work!

Contest Requirements
- Create your interpretation of any childrens' storybook character, that is, it has to be an original design and not based on an existing illustration.

- The model's bounding box must be within 15 x 15 x 15 cm or 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inches.

* Please follow the Design Guide provided by i.materialise to make sure your model fits the requirements.
Design Guide

- Regularly post WIP screenshots on your projects thread.

- Post your final render in the Final Submissions thread. The winners will be informed via PM and will have to send their scene file to i.materialise for the 3D printing. i.materialise uses STL files (standard files for 3D printing), but they also accept all the following files as well: 3ds, igs, model, mxp, obj, wrl, 3dm, skp and dae.

- Zbrush export process is stated in the following link:
http://www.pixologic.com/blog/2009/0...nter-exporter/

Duration: March 25, 2011 - May 1st, 2012 - 3:30 AM GMT

Who can enter: Novice to advanced artists.
* DT administrators and moderators can create this project but are not eligible to compete for the prizes.

Software: Any taught by Digital Tutors. Permission of moderator is required for any other software use.


Contest Rules
1. Create a thread under April 2012 Work in Progress forum for with the title of your project, i.e. April2012: project title.

2. Specify your user level with the application of choice.

3. The project has to be created within the time frame of the contest. Previously created projects will be disqualified. Ask permission from the moderator for use of older models for props/supporting objects.

4. Use of stock models and plagiarism is completely forbidden, and will cause in disqualification from the contest.

5. Gore and vulgarity is not allowed in projects, DT is a family friendly site. Negative comments and foul language will be removed.

6. Post your final entry in the Final Submissions forum. Only works in this forum will be judged.


The three winners of the April's contest will be announced on May 14th, 2012. They will be notified via PM and will have one week or 7 days to respond, otherwise a runner-up will be chosen. The winners will receive a 3D model of their characters. In addition to this, the winners will be included in the next Digital-Tutors Newsletter. Subscription to the newsletter can be done via your DT user ID options.

Judges: DT administration, staff, and moderators.
Judging is based upon the following criteria:
* Character originality.
* Participant's ability to take in constructive criticism from other members and also share his/her techniques.

Inspiration: i.materialise Gallery

Have fun!

[caffeineadic]

this sounds pretty cool.

[sStudio]

Well, I'll give it a shot but i'm definitely a "novice".

[hobbles2]

May enter this if my schedule permits me to do so

[mariamarga]

Hi, can you please write the complete address to see the inspiration and the address to read the requirements. I can't find the info on i.materialise. Sorry

[DjVoyager]

@mariamarga: Sure.
i.materialise: http://i.materialise.com/
Design Guide: http://i.materialise.com/materials/m...ulticolormonth

[dan]

Hi, can you please write the complete address to see the inspiration and the address to read the requirements. I can't find the info on i.materialise. Sorry

Hello mariamarga,
The text in Dj's original post are links so you should be able to click the text to visit the i.materialise site. The full address if you prefer to type it in manually is: http://i.materialise.com/ and their gallery is at http://i.materialise.com/gallery/category/all

[mariamarga]

Thanks!!! The contest sounds GREAT

[mariamarga]

Hi there, it's me again.
Needs to be a very popular Children's Storybook or can be a character from a book like this? I would like to create a sly pirahna

[DjVoyager]

@maria: Any as long as it's your original creation it's fine. Though you can take inspiration from an existing illustration.

[mariamarga]

Ok, I'm in!!

[Allywalker]

Just new to DT so def gonna be giving this a shot. sounds pretty decent.

[ButtonsTheMonkey]

This is a wicked prize! Just wondering about the subject, does the character need to be from a storybook or is a fairytale cool too? As an example I had "Peter and the Wolf" in mind, also does the the end creation have to be kid friendly or are we allowed to "twist" it up? Like make Peter into a huge bloodthirsty warrior or taking Peter and morphing him with the wolf?

[DjVoyager]

@ButtonsTheMonkey: It's your interpretation.

[ButtonsTheMonkey]

@ButtonsTheMonkey: It's your interpretation.

Great! Just wasn't sure if it was okay to go down the more "twisted" path or if it still needed to be kid friendly. Thanks for the prompt reply!