29th Bryce Render Challenge ~~~Reflection~~~

  • 29th Daz3D Bryce Render challenge

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  • Now Sponsored by Daz 3D

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  •  Theme for this challenge is   ~~~    "Reflection"  ~~~



Another theme with so many different interpretations


  1. The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.  ie   .'The reflection of light’
  2. An amount of light, heat, or sound that is reflected by a body or surface.    ie   ‘the reflections from the street lamps gave them just enough light’
  3. An image seen in a mirror or shiny surface.  ie   ‘Marianne surveyed her reflection in the mirror’
  4.  A thing that is a consequence of or arises from something else.  ie . ‘a healthy skin is a reflection of good health in general’
  5.  A thing bringing discredit to someone or something.  ie.  ‘It is no reflection on your skills or performance at all.’
  6.  Serious thought or consideration.  ie.   ‘he doesn't get much time for reflection’
  7. An idea about something, especially one that is written down or expressed.  ie   ‘reflections on human destiny and art’
  8. Etc  etc

                                                                                                                 The Choice is yours
                                                                                                        Your imagination is the only limit


This thread is the WIP thread, so you can post here to show us how things are coming along before the render is transferred to the actual Contest thread for judging. You don't have to do that.we collect up all the finished ones and make the thread, with each render given a number and title, but no artist name shown, so it's a blind judging thread for the judging panel.

 

Rules

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    All renders must be new renders.
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    You can enter up to 3 renders.
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    You must abide by the DAZ 3D forum TOS
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    Imported content is allowed, but the render must be obviously a Bryce render.
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    Post Work permitted, but please keep it to a minimum.
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    Rules may be changed for subsequent Challenges, depending on the theme and the person who has selected it.
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Please don't post your entry renders anywhere else until after the Challenge is judged, as judging is done in a blind judging thread, so the Judges don't know who has done which image.

Challenge ends May 31st 2018:- Midnight DAZ 3D time

DAZ 3D Sponsorship, in the form of Store credit

Ist place $30     2nd place $20     3rd place $15

In addition DAZ 3D Store Credit will be given to the people whose renders are selected as the Honourable mentions,
$10 for each of 3 honorable mentions

We will also be offering a special prize for the render judged the best from a Bryce New User. DAZ 3D will add $10.

Judged by a poll which will be set up at closure of the challenge.

By entering this contest, you agree to allow DAZ3D to use any artwork you submit in any promotional materials they may choose.

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Comments

  • mermaid010mermaid010 Posts: 5,490

    Cool theme yes

  • mermaid010mermaid010 Posts: 5,490
    edited April 2018

    I'll start the ball rolling for this challenge. Something I was working on for a while now and completed the render this morning by changing the water material to get the reflections.

    Alpine Reflections

     

    mountain1.jpg
    563 x 734 - 377K
    Post edited by mermaid010 on
  • JamahoneyJamahoney Posts: 1,791

    That's super, Mermaid...it shows that you put a lot of time into it (the haze really sends the distance back).

    Jay

  • Yellow PenYellow Pen Posts: 920

    that's a nice theme, and very well done Mermaid smiley

  • HoroHoro Posts: 10,642
    edited April 2018

    mermaid - you beat me. Beautiful scene.

    First entry
    Title: Reflected Reflexions

    Reflecting Reflexions
    A 25 segment Moebius between two vertical mirroring ground planes and the GWL in front of the camera to get a 330 degrees view angle. Tiny scene with infinite depth.

    Tiny scene

    ReflectedReflexions.jpg
    1200 x 1200 - 440K
    RefRefScene.jpg
    400 x 400 - 13K
    Post edited by Horo on
  • JamahoneyJamahoney Posts: 1,791

    It's like a complex engineering project, Horo (oh, and thanks for burning the eyes out of my sockets with your colours cheeky ).

    Jay

  • drachenlordsdrachenlords Posts: 821
    edited April 2018

    Oh, a tricky topic.
    @ Mermaid: Just wonderful. A good start for this topic.

    @ Horo: Very complex and an unusual idea, but an impressive result.

     

    My first entry. I tried to think outside the box, I know, it's a bit scary, but it was my first idea ...

     

    Trying to reflect my thoughts.:

     

    Post edited by drachenlords on
  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,187
    edited April 2018

    _all are looking good so far

    drachenlords,Mermaid,Horo

    yes _``~...

    Post edited by ed3D on
  • JamahoneyJamahoney Posts: 1,791
    edited April 2018

    Drachenlords: a brain teaser, for sure wink.

    Jay

    Post edited by Jamahoney on
  • adbcadbc Posts: 3,115

    mermaid010 : very nicely done

    Horo : impressive image, great idea.

    drachenlords : scary reflection, great render.

  • HoroHoro Posts: 10,642

    Jamahoney - thank you Jay. I had to render it with max. ray depth 20 because this is no an astronomical picture and I didn't want a black hole in it. devil

    drachelords - thank you. Very cool idea and excellently done. Scientists are currently trying to figure out where in the brain the thoughts are located, though not (yet) in this fashion.

    ed3d - thank you.

    adbc - thank you.

  • Yellow PenYellow Pen Posts: 920
    edited April 2018

    Horo: beautiful colors smiley

    Drachenlords: uh... really scary, yes. I hope you've found your thougts....

    Post edited by Yellow Pen on
  • HoroHoro Posts: 10,642
    edited April 2018

    Yellow Pen - thank you.

    Second entry
    Title: Reflecting Life

    Reflecting Life

    ReflectingLife.jpg
    795 x 1200 - 162K
    Post edited by Horo on
  • Yellow PenYellow Pen Posts: 920

    Horo.... this is really wonderful. What a nice Idea, to put the life in his Eyes....

  • Thanks for the nice comments, ed3d, Jay, adbc, Horo and Yellow Pen.

     

    @ Horo - what for a great idea and well done. Simply Cool!

  • HoroHoro Posts: 10,642

    Yellow Pen - thank you.

    drachenlords - thank you. Hey, you're brainy guy (Trying to reflect my thoughts) inspired me.

  • HansmarHansmar Posts: 2,929

    Wow, great theme. Wonderful start by Mermaid. Lovely to see an abstract among the entries, Horo and very funny gimmick with the skull. Drachenlords: that's scary indeed. Glad there are no worms or spiders crawling out of that skull.

    Now, I have to reflect on this theme, before entering, I guess.

  • @ Horo: Really? That's cool. Glad if my strange idea emerges with you a better ;-)

    @ Hansar: Fortunately, the man just did not think of spiders or worms * lol *

  • drachenlordsdrachenlords Posts: 821
    edited April 2018

    My second entry:


    What matters most is how you see yourself

     

    what matters most is how you ses yourself.jpg
    1400 x 1050 - 1M
    Post edited by Chohole on
  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604

    That is very clever drachenlords

  • adbcadbc Posts: 3,115

    Horo : very cool idea, excellent render.

    drachenlords : wonderful render and quite true as well.

  • HoroHoro Posts: 10,642

    Hansmar - thank you.

    drachenlords - very cool idea and very nicely done.

    adbc - thank you.

  • mermaid010mermaid010 Posts: 5,490

    Thanks Jay, Yellow Pen, Horo, Drachenlords,Ed3d and Adbc for the nice comments.

    Horo - both the Reflected Reflexions and Reflecting Life are awesome. I love the smiling skull

    Drachenlords - you excelled yourself once again both your entries are great

  • Thanks to all fo the Comments.

  • HansmarHansmar Posts: 2,929

    Very good work, Drachenlords. I like the original look on the subject and you rendered it very well!

  • Yellow PenYellow Pen Posts: 920
    edited April 2018

    so, here is my first entry:

    A Dragon in the puddle.

    a dragon in the puddle.jpg
    1000 x 750 - 48K
    Post edited by Chohole on
  • JamahoneyJamahoney Posts: 1,791
    edited April 2018

    Pheeew, Horo, have you been browsing my facebook selfies (ooops, shouldn't mention FB data in these current circumstances  wink ).

    Yeah, Drachenlords, very imaginative!

    Neat, Yellow Pen...challenging us to flip our perspective.

    Jay

    Post edited by Jamahoney on
  • HansmarHansmar Posts: 2,929
    edited April 2018

    Yellow Pen, great idea. A standard type reflection picture, with a vague 'monster'. Well done.

    My first one, by pure coincidence, also contains a dragon. You may think dragonsfire is bad to experience, but this is a dragonshout. Its very disorienting, they say. Of course, I used some reflections in this piece. Hope you can see some.

    Title: Dragonshout

    dragonshout2.jpg
    1754 x 875 - 709K
    Post edited by Hansmar on
  • Yellow PenYellow Pen Posts: 920

    thanks Jamahoney. I like to work with different Perspectives... and I'm still learning.

    Hansmar: another Dragon smiley, I like the Colors.

  • mermaid010mermaid010 Posts: 5,490

    Yellow Pen - lovely idea and render

    Hansmar - beautiful, love the colors and the ray-effect

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