The Monthly 'Newb' CHARACTER Challenge Feb'14 -- Concept-Voting

PyrZern · Jan 2014

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I will create the new thread for February on the 31st Jan. Good luck all !

WINNER

Medieval Dude

Pyr

darkmag07 · Jan 2014

What about a character from a simpler art style, so folks can also focus on other contests that are happening, but also still participate?

(I love that 3rd from last, spacesuit samurai-ish guy though.)

Dimfist · Jan 2014

I like the idea of going for a more hard surface one.

katana · Jan 2014

I like this one myself.

stevston89 · Jan 2014

Here are some concepts I thought might be good. I put link to the artist below them.

http://zoonoid.cghub.com/

http://ddddak.cghub.com/

http://mitchell.cghub.com/

arcitecht · Jan 2014

I like the doctor! I think he'd be good for interpreting in a wide variety of styles. He's also got a pretty limited amount of gear/accessories and materials which keeps the scope reasonable. I also like how its a different kind of character than you normally see, not just a dude with weapons.

praetus · Jan 2014

I don't know if I'll have time to participate in this one or not as I have quite a bit of travel planned however, I think something more realistic would be a good idea. I think that alternating between realism and something more fantasy or toon will keep it fresh as well as force people out of a comfort zone they may have.

That being said, I think the wastelander or any of the future guys look great with the exception of the batface guy as it's the same concept artist as the current challenge.

PyrZern - I think budgets should really just fit to the final product. If someone makes a crazy 40K model then a 4096 might seem legit. If someone throws a 256 texture on it or vice versa a mobile style model with 1K tris and then a 2048 I might call a mismanagement of resources.

Some pictures I found, for the hell of it.

darkmag07 - I don't think that choosing something simple just to cater to other events is something we should adopt. People can pick and choose what event they want to participate in without neutering the challenge as a whole. If you want to do comic-con (or whatever) then I think you should focus on one awesome submission instead of splitting your efforts or just make sure to manage your time appropriately.

Fnitrox · Jan 2014

These gets my votes

If i had to pick on of them it'd be the doctor.

stevston89 · Jan 2014

Gonna go ahead and start voting. I would pick this one.

EDIT: vote changed

Rafferty_Eggleston · Jan 2014

**Double Edit** removed Dr. pic

and this

People can pick and choose what event they want to participate in without neutering the challenge as a whole. If you want to do comic-con (or whatever) then I think you should focus on one awesome submission instead of splitting your efforts or just make sure to manage your time appropriately.

**Edit

I change my vote to this lovely lady!

Brandon.LaFrance · Jan 2014

I'm really digging the doctor, but I would like to submit for your consideration this awesome space engineer by fightPUNCH:

PyrZern · Jan 2014

I cast my vote on these two. The doctor seems like it's gonna be a lot of fun though

Dimfist · Jan 2014

Doctor is pretty cool. I like that or the porcupine looking hard surface dude.

FRiM · Jan 2014

Hey guys!
I would like to work with hard surface.

maybe this one?

I vote for these concepts:

jeebs · Jan 2014

I also like the doctor, and hard surface modelling also looks like fun, so here are my two votes:

*EDIT*
also changed my mind and now my two votes go for these:

Denny · Jan 2014

Another vote for the doctor!

JimmyRustler · Jan 2014

Looks like the doctor wins the vote. But my personal pick would be this.

Pav3d · Jan 2014

These two that Praetus posted look fun

The Dr looks a bit boring

Kapoff · Jan 2014

Hey people!
First of all, thanks PyrZern for the thread I was starting to think to create one few days ago but you beat me to it!

Then I have also some concepts to feed to the crowd. As you guys seem to go more towards a hard surface challenge for the month of February I would just leave these there for now and also add that we have the acord from Marc Brunet to use his art so if any of those that I drop in here is not enough you can still check his gallery right here http://bluefley.cghub.com/images/

So now the pics:

And also add these

Kapoff · Jan 2014

And my vote:

PyrZern · Jan 2014

This does look like a lot of fun as well. I might work on this later by myself ;P

Pav3d · Jan 2014

Agreed this one looks like a lot of fun, particularly those folds.

doomprodigy · Jan 2014

Jumping on the bandwagon for this one

PyrZern · Jan 2014

Man, I'm pumped for this one. Let's finalize the vote by 29th. Then we get Artist's approval and get started. Unless someone else beats me to it, I will make the thread on the 31st.

katana · Jan 2014

doomprodigy wrote: »

Jumping on the bandwagon for this one

Much more interesting than the Doc. Though I was hoping for a male subject.

Kapoff · Jan 2014

PurZern, as previously said, we already have the artist approval. I contacted him few weeks ago already for the January edition but didn't get any answer until last week. So it's probably better to contact the artist with a few days margin in cas he doesn't see the message directly. But again in this case Marc already confirmed.

Dimfist · Jan 2014

Marc is a good guy, always very helpful!

PyrZern · Jan 2014

Including the doctor too ?

stevston89 · Jan 2014

I did not contact the artist on any of the pieces I posted yet. I did not want to bother people without confirmation that we wanted to use their piece. I figured we could contact as it got closer.

PyrZern · Jan 2014

That's my thought, yeah.

Edit: I got the creator of Doctor to ok with us using his piece.

Terminator2 · Jan 2014

This one!

Torch · Jan 2014

Terminator2 wrote: »

This one!

+1

Dave Jr · Jan 2014

Torch wrote: »

+1

My Vote too

katana · Jan 2014

Dave Jr wrote: »

My Vote too

I'll vote this one up too. Seems there are three that people like now....

Pav3d · Jan 2014

katana wrote: »

I'll vote this one up too. Seems there are three that people like now....

Yesss

TAN · Jan 2014

There was supposed to be a poll right ? Or wasn't ? The previous one had one deciding about concepts. Rİght ? Not ? Uhm.... I am sleepy...

PyrZern · Jan 2014

Here's voting results thus far.

EDIT:::

The Conquistador is at 6 (thought it's 7,failed at counting, sry.). tied with the SciFi Powered-Armor Girl with Dual Blades at 6. The Doctor (:P) and the Powered-Armor Neo-Nazi Officer are tied at 4.

stevston89 · Jan 2014

The medieval guy that has 7 votes on him is by the same artist that did the concept for this months challenge so should be easy to get permission for it.

PyrZern · Jan 2014

Crap, I miscounted.
He got 6 votes, not 7. <_<" Still a tie !!

stevston89 · Jan 2014

Edit never mind it sort of is a tie still. All of the multi votes and vote editing is throwing me. Next time lets keep the votes to no more than two votes and let's make sure less concepts get into the thread. It is pretty confusing as it stands.

PyrZern · Jan 2014

Ahahaha, the confusing part to me was when someone posted more picture but not voting for them. And I'm not sure if they are voting for them or not :P So I had to double check. It was my bad.

It's good now, though.

Pav3d · Jan 2014

Who will tip the scales? sword dude or swords gal?

stevston89 · Jan 2014

Personally I think the girl is a bit to complex for the second challenge. Also it would be nice to trade off between male and female to get a mix of anatomy in there.

Kapoff · Jan 2014

In the worst case scenario we could either decide in a final vote or just let the people use both

PyrZern · Jan 2014

We still have 1 or 2 days for this. Though I'd lean toward a final vote, than having 2 concepts.

annachikn · Jan 2014

I think I can still vote, right? My vote is for the guy. Excited to join you guys for the next newb challenge!

ArtisticTiger · Jan 2014

And i raise the dual lava blades to 7 :P

ArtisticTiger · Jan 2014

Come on guys he doesn't stand a chance against her blades!lol

PyrZern · Jan 2014

LOL ! I voted her cuz I'm drooling over the dress she's wearing. Wrinkles and folds and drapes @_@ Just how much EXP and levels will one gain from finishing that ^^

ArtisticTiger · Jan 2014

i know right? gonna be awesome!

Brandon.LaFrance · Jan 2014

Of the current favorites, I'll have to cast my vote for the doctor. Hes got a great combination of materials and surface types.

The Monthly 'Newb' CHARACTER Challenge Feb'14 -- Concept-Voting

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