PETROL/BLOOD - Q&A
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Ask any and all questions you may have regarding our PETROL/BLOOD contest here.
Full details: http://www.polycount.com/petrolblood/
Full details: http://www.polycount.com/petrolblood/
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Also wondering since there are texture limits, would you be allowed to have an alternate texture for, say, the vehicle if you choose to make a post-battle pose? And I assume if you were to say break up the textures into multiple maps rather than work with a single 4096^2 that would be fine as long as you don't exceed 4096x4096 pixels total.
ANSWER: *Rider/Beast, Pilot/Ship, etc.
ANSWER: Same as everything else: 4096x4096, no triangle limit.
ANSWER: Straight from the contest page under 'Rules': Must be original artwork and designs (nothing from existing IPs or fan art are allowed)
ANSWER: Petrol AND blood is not a requirement for an entry, just one of the other. Though a machine/beast hybrid sounds interesting
Contest page says no (last dot point under rules).
ANSWER: That's up to you, really. The goal is to try and create as original a piece of artwork as possible, while avoiding video game 'fan art' (E.g. no racers from Mario Kart).
ANSWER: Your entry should be original for the contest. So if you're inspired by a concept, that's one thing. But if you're taking an existing concept and replicating it 1:1 that's bad.
Also this rule really sucks "Beauty shots must be taken from Marmoset Toolbag 2" because Marmoset was just on sale less than a month ago, it's kinda a kick to the stomach like I really should of bought it then.
ANSWER: Your driver can be whatever you'd like, so long as you can properly show the connection they may have to their vehicle.
All software is made 'free' by way of trials for this contest. You shouldn't need to spend a money to participate in this contest.
Answered above already.
Yes, just as long as the total size isn't greater than 4K.
So, 4 2x2k maps, or 16 1x1k maps, or any other combo that is no greater than 4K total is fine.
This may be useful if you want to use the skin shader for instance but don't want to author skin shader specific content for the non-skin elements. Ditto for hair/anisotropic content.
Answer: Sure.
is it mandatory to use ddo or ndo or both ?
what if i want to hand create 90% of the texture and just use ddo for creating the starting template only.
Answer: 100% yes
Shouldn't be, no.
Answer: 8 weeks should be fine. You're also welcome to team up if you find it a bit tight.
Answer: 1 pilot, 1 vehicle. 1 rider, 1 beast, And so on. Also, either hats a cruel joke or you're unaware of my name.
Is it mandatory to have a character for each vehicle? What if I make a mech or tank where you can't see the interior?
Answer: Yes its mandatory. You're responsible for two beauty shots. The other shots - where you show it in a pre-battle or post-battle pose is your opportunity to show the mechs pilot.
Gahh, confused with names. My bad. It was not a joke !
Question: When will all Toolbag trails be reset, mine has no indication that the trail has been reset. Do I need to re-install?
I'm curious about this too. Since the Quixel Suite seems to require Photoshop does this mean those that don't own Photoshop are basically out of luck and can't participate?
Yeah we just need to flip a switch, should be done soon, probably Monday at the latest as its the weekend here. You don't need to re-install or anything.
Answer: For this competition every entry has to be original.
You do not need to make two sets of models, though you can, if you want to submit multiple entries.
For example; if I have a friend create a concept for the vehicle and the character, can I still model the vehicle and my girlfriend models the character? Or does the original piece of concept art count as part of the team effort?
I apologize if I'm not being clear, I'm trying =P
The contest calls for one rider/pilot and one vehicle/mount. For now I'm going to say more than one rider would not qualify, but I will double check with Adam. Something like a singular rider with multiple heads or any number of limbs would be fine though.
As far as texture usage goes, I just asked about that and it seams reasonable to allow you guys guys to manage the 2x 4Ks how you like, if your vehicle is much larger than the rider, it only makes sense that you would dedicate more texture memory to the vehicle. So just think of it as 8x4K for both (and 4K for the diorama which can't be re-purposed).
This situation would count as a team of 3 people, if you have someone doing concepts they count against the 2 person limit.
would like some clarification on this please.
There are no specific rules in terms of exactly how or how much you must use the Quixel Suite. So using DDO or NDO in some way would qualify.
I will double check on this, but AFAIK doing 90% of your texture work by hand is just fine.
Yes, the use of the Quixel Suite is required, which requires Photoshop. 90% of your texture can be done by hand, with 10% of it coming from the Suite.
Edit: Some example portfolio pieces to help explain would be nice.
Answer: Ultimately that's up to you to decide. Research dioramas, read the brief, and try and draw up some conclusions on what a successful diorama will be like. Maschinen Krieger dioramas are a good place to start as they often show a strong relation between pilot and vehicle.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1302237/1693784769_9734c53aa2.jpg
http://tokyobling.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/maschinen_krieger_5.jpg
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/56/0d/9b/560d9b28b3cff59e0370f3208eaea34b.jpg
Answer: Right, just your entry.
So, just 1 diorama that can be used in both situations ?
Answer: If you need to update the diorama for different stories, definitely use more than one.
ANSWER: Check above, there are examples.
ANSWER: Do it!
Here are some examples of scale/set up:
Smaller is also fine, if it works with the depiction:
I personally think this is really shitty.
it turns a competition from being about a community to make art, and instead is crow-barring in an advertising agenda.
Yeah i get it. It's great to have sponsors and i don't have a problem with that, it's simply forcing me to use a specific piece of software that i have a problem with.
EDIT:
"Please use this PSD file for use of the PETROL/BLOOD and contest sponsor logos. You may also use any custom logos you or your team may have."
Yeah I'm out. I'm not interested in doing spec work to advertise tool sets.
ANSWER: Not a question, so not really an 'answer'. The PSD file is there for easement, its not a requirement. Sorry to hear you won't be participating.
Is it possible to use other concept artist's new concept pieces ?
Is just so nice that one of my frds just does a new piece that fit this contest :P
Answer: All work must be original to the contest.
Answer: That sounds fine.
Since we are making two dioramas are we able to have separate sets of 4096 maps for each diorama? Or do both dioramas have to Come from the same maps?
I.e. the battle damaged vehicle gets its own 4096 map and the pristine vehicle gets its own 4096 map
Answer: I would do your best to use one single texture sheet for both.
Answered: This is answered on the contest page: Teams of up-to 2 people are allowed.
Answer: The contest page was updated recently with this addition: 4096x4096 for the turntable as well. No triangle limit.
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