CARRARA CHALLENGE #63: There be Dragons..... Voting thread
Bunyip02
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YOU can enter up to 4 carrara renders/animations including in an external renderer for which there is a carrara plug-in (eg LuxRender, Octane) with your interpretation of the theme.
DATES to Remember:-
WIP Thread Opens: Saturday, 09 July 2022
Entry Thread Opens: Saturday, 06 August 2022
Entry Thread Closes/Voting Begins: Saturday, 20 August 2022 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6) 3 September 2022 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6)
Voting Ends: Saturday, 27 August 2022 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6) 10 September 2022 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6)
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ENTRY # - 1
ARTIST NAME - Bunyip02
TITLE OF WORK - Dragon Princess
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7584456/#Comment_7584456
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7584541/#Comment_7584541
CREDITS - Aiko 3 Base - 3D Anime Girl - https://www.daz3d.com/aiko-3-0-base
Dragon Princess For Aiko 3 - https://www.daz3d.com/dragon-princess-for-aiko-3
Millennium Dragon - https://www.daz3d.com/millennium-dragon
Gold Dragon textures - Lyrra
Skies of Reality Volume Two - https://www.daz3d.com/skies-of-reality-volume-two
Filter Forge 9.0 Professional (Win) - https://www.daz3d.com/filter-forge-90-professional-win
Topaz Adjust 5
Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit)
COMMENTS - Postwork - Used Topaz Adjust to bring out the details & colour.
Next used Filter Forge to apply a filter to get a non-photorealistic look.
Then used Paint Shop Pro to adjust the transperancy of the Filter Forge image to dilute it's effect a bit.
ENTRY # - 2
ARTIST NAME - Bunyip02
TITLE OF WORK - Dragon Animation
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7591156/#Comment_7591156
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7591521/#Comment_7591521
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7594336/#Comment_7594336
CREDITS - Millennium Dragon 2.0 - https://www.daz3d.com/millennium-dragon-2-0
Millennium Dragon 2 Textures - https://www.daz3d.com/millennium-dragon-2-textures
Platinum Pack One - 16k HDRIs for Iray - https://www.daz3d.com/platinum-pack-one-16k-hdris-for-iray
dB Animation Kit 1 for Mil Dragon 2 - https://www.dartanbeck.com/gallery/downloads/db-animation-kits
Carrara 8.5 Pro - for scene setup and animation - https://www.daz3d.com/carrara-8-5-pro
Corel PaintShop Pro 2022 (64-bit) - for Title & Credit images
Filter Forge x64-11 - for Title & Credit image effects - https://www.daz3d.com/filter-forge-110-professional-win
Topaz Studio Simplify - for Title & Credit image effects
Pinnacle Studio 23 - for compiling animation clip
Font - Rapscallion - https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/rapscallion
Font - Allan Font - https://www.fonts4free.net/allan-font.html
Music - Author-Composer Nicolas Jeudy/DARK FANTASY STUDIO : Album-A journey to origins : Track-Accident : HumbleBumble BIG Royalty-Free Game Dev Music & SFX
COMMENTS - It's a bit slidy in a few places but I'm starting to get the hang of this animation work !
Link to Vimeo video - https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/730568261
ENTRY # - 3
ARTIST NAME - Bunyip02
TITLE OF WORK - Dear Wyvern
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7605816/#Comment_7605816
CREDITS - Michael 3.0 Base - https://www.daz3d.com/michael-3-0-base
Christian for D3, H3, M3 & The Freak - https://www.daz3d.com/christian-for-d3-h3-m3-the-freak
15th Century clothes by Poser World
15th Century Textures-M3/D3/YT by kimber89 - https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/45350/15th-century-textures-m3d3yt
Wyvern 2.0 - https://www.daz3d.com/wyvern-2-0
Raw Wyvern - https://www.daz3d.com/raw-wyvern
My Dear Wyvern 2.0 - https://www.daz3d.com/my-dear-wyvern-2-0
Carrara Terrain
Flink´s Ground Textures by Flink - Renderosity
Castle Creator - https://www.daz3d.com/castle-creator
COMMENTS -
ENTRY # - 4
ARTIST NAME - Bunyip02
TITLE OF WORK - Dragon Skeleton
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7616546/#Comment_7616546
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7625181/#Comment_7625181
CREDITS - Genesis - Genesis Starter Essentials - https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-starter-essentials
Gregoria Hair - https://www.daz3d.com/gregoria-hair
Aussie Girl Outfit - https://www.daz3d.com/aussie-girl-outfit
Lorenzo and Loretta Bundle - https://www.daz3d.com/lorenzo-and-loretta-bundle
Dragon Skeleton (Articulate Vertebrae) - https://www.daz3d.com/dragon-skeleton-articulate-vertebrae
AJ Futuristic Hall by -AppleJack- Renderosity
Topaz Adjust 5
COMMENTS - Postwork - Topaz Adjust, Crisp filter - to bring out details
Entry #5
Artist - Diomede (Ted Murphy)
Title of Work - Enter the Dragon Tribute
Links to WIP - CARRARA CHALLENGE #63: There be Dragons..... WIP - Page 6 - Daz 3D Forums
Credits - Genesis 2 Male, Lee 6 for G2M, DP Lee 6 Shaders by RingoMonfort
Comments - Inspired by the classic 70s movie poster depicting the amazing and iconic Bruce Lee.
Entry #6
Artist - Diomede (Ted Murphy)
Title of Work - Dragons vs Parisians
Links to WIP - CARRARA CHALLENGE #63: There be Dragons..... WIP - Page 2 - Daz 3D Forums
Credits - Daz Dragon and Paris City Center in the Daz store.
Comments - A mad scientist, a 3D Printer, and a 3D modeler enter a French lab. Next thing you know, dragons are attacking Paris. Fortunately, the French are prepared.
ENTRY #7
ARTIST NAME - Stezza
TITLE OF WORK - Reset
LINK TO WIP(S) - CARRARA CHALLENGE #63: There be Dragons..... WIP - Page 12 - Daz 3D Forums
CREDITS - modelled the modem & cables, dragon and clippy and created the texture for the modem in PSE2022
ENTRY #8
ARTIST NAME - Stezza
TITLE OF WORK - Carrara Trading Cards
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7600506/#Comment_7600506
CREDITS - used the cutout plugin to create the trading card frame.. then used planes and shadow catchers to make the Trading Card.. turning shadows on or off or both for various props and figures..
Card colour can be changed easily in the shader room. All models were modelled in Carrara, used Carrara hair for the dragon's breath plant and used Carrara text tool.
ENTRY # -9
ARTIST NAME - ed3D
TITLE OF WORK - No Dragons
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7654936/#Comment_7654936
CREDITS - Sea Dragon , Genesis 1 , Genesis 2 , Bad Moon Rising (FREE Bryce Moon Prop) Dave Savage ( Daz3D Forums )
Dartanbeck _StarrySkyforCarrara , UFOs made with Blender & Carrara
COMMENTS - Two differnt Camera Views ( mixed together , same scene just mixed )
ENTRY # - 10
ARTIST NAME - ed3D
TITLE OF WORK - Up an Tree
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7657181/#Comment_7657181
CREDITS - M5 , Sexy Open Side Tank Outfit Shirt , Genesis 2 , Mall Girl Vest Top & Shorts , Town and Country for Genesis Pants , SubDragon LE
COMMENTS -
ENTRY # - 11
ARTIST NAME - ed3D
TITLE OF WORK - St. Geogreina & the Dragons
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7639661/#Comment_7639661
CREDITS - Alruna , V5 with A5 skinTexures ( texture i made as the Under-Garment ) , SubDragon LE , Jounery Scout Katana
COMMENTS -
Entry # 12
Artist Name - Diomede (Ted Murphy)
Title of Work - Dragon Helm of Dor Lomin
Link to WIP - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7667891/#Comment_7667891
Credits - Some background trees from Dartanbeck's Enviro Woodlands Set, which used to be available in Daz store.
Entry: 13
Artist: UnifiedBrain
Title: "Is it just me, or did it suddenly get a LOT warmer in here?"
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7594006/#Comment_7594006
Comments: V3 and the Daz Dragon (pre-milliennium) are the characters.
The outfit is a modifed version of Angeluz for V4. The flame and smoke were Jepe billboards, which I had never used before. Background was courtesy of MatCreator.
No postwork, but prework on the V3 body texture in PSE.
Entry: 14
Artist: UnifiedBrain
Title: Part 1 - The Saga
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7634726/#Comment_7634726
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7644411/#Comment_7644411
Comments: This is a tip of the hat to Planet of the Apes - without the time travel twist. Instead, there was just boring old evolution. Lizards were slow to evolve, but 66 million years is a long time. :) They eventually developed language and technology. No, they don't breathe fire, but they can shoot fire weapons.
Lizards developed a natural caste system based on species variations, much like the apes did in POTA.
Humans (Sapiens) came along just about when lizards realized that killing each other for food was going to insure mutual destruction. As creepy as those warm-blooded Sapiens were, they made a tasty stew!
Characters include M3, F3, G1 and G2M, and some morphs like Dragonfolk that I have not used before. Fire effects are Jepe billboards. The building is from an old Stonemason set. The flying lizards are the Moorland Dragon. The flame weapon is actually called the Steam Dragon, and it is available on Rendo.
Carrara processes include Text and Surface Replicator. At this point, GMIC is always part of my initial setup.
No postwork, as usual.
Entry: 15
Artist: UnifiedBrain
Title: Part 3 - Haute Couture in Lizardland
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7661746/#Comment_7661746
Comments: What did you expect, alligator purses and snakeskin boots?
These are civilized lizards, not cannibals.
The character is a kitbash of V4, Dragon Folk, and a second skin product (retextured) from Rendo. The tail ornament is a modifier applied to a Carrara primitive.
The runway bulbs are a Carrara basic object, rezoned with different shaders, and topped with a bulb using a light sphere effect (thanks to Wendy for the suggestion).
No postwork
Entry: 16
Artist: Headwax
Title: Wayward Stranger
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7587916/#Comment_7587916
Comments: Uses Carrara Fog and also lots of Caustic lighting to get unusual lighting effects. Post work in Photodonut and PS elements/
Entry: 17
Artist: Headwax
Title: The Dragon Master
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7625261/#Comment_7625261
Comments:
Dragonfolk - had to use the daz studio plugin to get them into carrara , a character called Grim, the spheres on the ground qwere replicated then turned into reall instances so I could move them, lots of lighting via caustics,
two fogs and some background gemoetry made with an online programe by Andrew Marsh Polyhedra Generator (andrewmarsh.com) - he has a few things worth looking at
the big sphere behind the two Grims is reflecting the sky
Entry: 26
Artist: Headwax
Title: King and Queen as Chess Pieces
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7636916/#Comment_7636916
Comments: King and queen for a chess set to three d print. Started in Carrara, took into meshmixer and did a bit of sculpting and added some blobs and creases and bases - Then brought back into Carrara for texturing and rendering. Used Statuatory shaders - chess board is simple checkers pattern with the Statuatory Marble shader as the white bit. Dragon heads are Mill Dragon from Daz dismembered. Yes th Queen has special feet that poke through her dress without any trouble at all...
ENTRY: 18
ARTIST NAME - Khoe
TITLE OF WORK - dragon forest
LINK TO WIP(S) -
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7659056/#Comment_765056
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7662376/#Comment_7662376
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7674786/#Comment_7674786
CREDITS :
:Daz subdragon SE https://www.daz3d.com/millennium-subdragon-le
Dartanbek Woodblock (Some Trees and Landscape) Lightdoom
Daz mesozoic-plants https://www.daz3d.com/rpc-volume-6-mesozoic-plants-and-trees-for-daz-studio-and-vue
Gras: - Sketchfab loadet before a long time.
COMMENTS - Inspiration from a movie on TV (Hous of Dragon) Participated here after being invited several times after rendering, some color grading and mini retouching was done
Entry: 19
Artist: Headwax
Title: "The Dragon and The Little Princess"
WIP link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7675101/#Comment_7675101
Comments: k4, Daz Princess Outfit, a candle from merlin, and Daz Dragon Uno, caustics used to pick up the light from the reflection of the floor, a little aura around the candle didnt come out too well so readded in post work, Waterlogue added a litte texture in post with Ron's Brushes for background trees to add depth to the image
Entry: 20
Artist: Diomede (Ted Murphy)
Title: Dragon Interrupts Romance (Animation)
WIP Link: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7678151/#Comment_7678151
Comments: Everything created, rigged, and animated in Carrara. Animation assembled and edited with Lightworks. This replaced and earlier WIP.
ENTRY CLICK BELOW TO ANIMATION
#20
artist: shlomi laszlo
title: dinos
ENTRY #22
ARTIST NAME - Stezza
TITLE OF WORK - A Dragon's Tale
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7619371/#Comment_7619371
CREDITS - daz dragon3, Genesis and modelled the mask
ENTRY #23
ARTIST NAME - Stezza
TITLE OF WORK - Fantasy Garden Party
LINK TO WIP(S) - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7586271/#Comment_7586271
CREDITS - everything except the background picture I modelled in Carrara
entry: 21
artist: Grimmvald
title: Dragon Shield
WIP links:
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/FileUpload/3e/99e7b921aae7ccd8b22c8151bb6408.jpg
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/FileUpload/b4/31a903f27d64fa8c0627394287fbe7.jpg
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/FileUpload/9b/a9bed21aaa527690e7b21803245a2f.jpg
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/FileUpload/41/8bf53b8415be52fa7951c478eaaffb.jpg
Comments: Well .... at least I made the deadline. At work I'd probably have been on the receiving end of something about "time management"
@grimmvald your entry needs to be 24 as shlomi Laszlo entry should be 21 because @diomede 's is 20
hope I'm making sense there lol
Two other people were posting at the same time I was (evidently) but I had started mine before they did. There are duplicates (17,20) so maybe a mod can fix them all at the same time.
At least I won't have to take the HR "Time Management" course by myself.
At great risk of totally screwing up the entry numbers, here I am, at:
ENTRY # 25
ARTIST NAME - DesertDude
TITLE OF WORK - "Where Are We and What Is Happening?!?"
LINK TO WIP(S) -
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7595036/#Comment_7595036
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7650446/#Comment_7650446
COMMENTS - Lots of Light Linking...I love lights! There are colorful direct, bounce, and fill lights for each object that needed it. I learned a lot, as usual, by trying stuff. Cheers!
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At great risk of totally screwing up the entry numbers, here I am, at:
ENTRY # 25
ARTIST NAME - DesertDude
TITLE OF WORK - "Where Are We and What Is Happening?!?"
LINK TO WIP(S) -
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7595036/#Comment_7595036
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7650446/#Comment_7650446
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7679906/#Comment_7679906
COMMENTS - Lots of Light Linking...I love lights! There are colorful direct, bounce, and fill lights for each object that needed it. I learned a lot, as usual, by trying stuff. Cheers!
edited to add new link to WIP thread for lighting explanations instead of, '"try stuff", sheesh...
Entry Thread now closed - Voting Thread begins !
Don't worry about the numbering mishap, I'll differentiate the entries with A and B when it comes to tallying the votes.
Vote for 6 entries
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