Archive for July, 2006

Mountain Challenge Results

The votes are in and the winner is…
1. “The Peak” – by Gaffer – 15 points
2. “Spring Heights” – by bradymac – 13 points
3. “Prairie” – by dennydenning – 7 points
After another very close challenge (I was tied with the winner at 12 points for a couple days), I claimed 2nd place [...]

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Spring Heights

(RoW July 23 — 30)
Spring Heights is my second entry for the General Mountain Challenge. I did a little bit of experimenting on creating more realistic mountains with this entry. This scene is based very loosely on a tutorial that someone created. In order to understand what my experimenting was all about, [...]

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Silent Planet

(RoW July 17 – 23)
A new challenge on Cornucopia 3D focuses on creating mountains. My first entry for the General Mountain Challenge is called The Silent Planet. This image is very complex and took quite a while to render. The scene contains 6 1024×1024 (highly detailed) mountain terrains, 82 buildings, 1 light, [...]

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2nd Place!!

Out of 25+ entries, here are the final standings for the Underwater Challenge on Cornucopia 3D:
1. “Underwater” – by Lily – 20 points
2. “No More Wanderings” – by Bradymac – 18 points
3. “Guarding the Ring” – by Terran Ambrosone – 16 points

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Spring Valley

Spring Valley (an entry for the Coastal Challenge on Cornucopia 3D) demonstrates the use of clear water near a shoreline. Take a look down by the log: the water seems very clear, but it actually gets a bit blurry down towards the bottom. This technique is very hard to create in 3D. [...]

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