Forum: Challenge Arena


Subject: February Challenge - INTENSITY

tresamie opened this issue on Feb 08, 2009 · 43 posts


tresamie posted Sun, 08 February 2009 at 11:20 PM

Hi Everyone!

Here are mamabobbijo's thoughts about the February Challenge.

I think since February is always connected with hearts and flowers, we should switch it up, but still tie in. Love is an incredibly intense emotion. How about we have a challenge about intensity. The possibilities are endless!
Intense colour, feeling, amount of hours in a piece, whatever the word brings up in your mind. Hope the entries are as varied as possible.

I think this will be a fascinating challenge!   The challenge is for everyone, regardless of their creative tools.  Everyone can enter, whether they are using 2D, 3D, fractal, animation or any other software;  whether they are photographers, writers or even musicians.  The challenge arena is open to all.  Come and join in, test your creative tools against all the others!

The Challenge begins immediately and will close to entries at the end of February.  I will give you a few days notice.  All entries will be to this thread or with a link to a larger image. Voting will begin then in the same thread. 

You may enter an existing work if you like, but we would prefer to see a new work created for this challenge... it IS a challenge after all, lol!  You may enter more than one work, but remember that in the voting, each entry will be judged separately. If you choose to enter more than once, please NAME EACH OF YOUR ENTRIES!

Go and create!!

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


melikia posted Sun, 08 February 2009 at 11:24 PM

is artistic nudity allowed (within 'rosity's guidelines)?

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tresamie posted Sun, 08 February 2009 at 11:26 PM

All the challenges use the TOS of Renderosity as rules.  As long as it is within the TOS, it will be acceptable.

~Viv

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melikia posted Sun, 08 February 2009 at 11:28 PM

coolies - thank you =D

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stardust posted Tue, 24 February 2009 at 7:47 AM

Great subject for the challenge - can't wait to get started on something for this :) 




Art_Ramos posted Wed, 25 February 2009 at 3:55 PM

Where do I post the pictures?



tresamie posted Wed, 25 February 2009 at 6:53 PM

All images can be posted here in this thread, or you may post in your regular gallery and post a link to the larger image... or both!

~Viv

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melikia posted Wed, 25 February 2009 at 7:04 PM

"Joyful Abandon" - WARNING, Contains Nudity.

<<< Click here>>>

I did this in January, but it remains my favorite so far....

enjoy!

(still working on a "fresh" piece LOL - it may not finish in time =/)

~Meli

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mindbendermind posted Thu, 26 February 2009 at 4:33 AM

Hi and thanks a lot for a fun and inspiring challenge.

This is my entry:
Intensity

~M

Blogs I'm currently writing that may be of interest:

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Dreambend - A Blog about Pursuing Your Creative Dreams


PD154 posted Fri, 27 February 2009 at 9:39 PM


Chilling History

Trust old Jay jay to leave things to the last minute, may I offer this one Viv?, it a gallery image of mine, hope that's OK?


It takes one tree to make a billion matchsticks, but one match to burn a billion trees


tresamie posted Fri, 27 February 2009 at 10:32 PM

Oohhhhhhh, some very nice entries!  Keep them coming.  I am planning to leave this open a bit longer, since the entries are few.  Let's hope for a final surge :)

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


Jellybone posted Tue, 03 March 2009 at 5:54 PM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1842007

Hi all, I`m new here and still feeling my way around.  Not sure how long your leaving this open for, but here is my entry, enjoy.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1842007


tresamie posted Tue, 03 March 2009 at 6:46 PM

I will be leaving this open until March 8 (Sunday night) at 23:59 Renderosity time (US Central).  Please let me know if anyone needs a bit more time to finish a render!

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


PD154 posted Tue, 03 March 2009 at 8:37 PM

Intense to be clouted with a huge snowball dya think?
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1826894

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Jellybone posted Wed, 04 March 2009 at 1:09 AM

Thanks Tresamie for adding a link for me, makes things easier ;o)


tresamie posted Wed, 04 March 2009 at 7:16 AM

You are very welcome Jellybone!  Great entry, too.  And Jay jay (PD154), another great one from you as well.  Hope the weather gets warmer soon :)

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


PD154 posted Wed, 04 March 2009 at 1:12 PM

Yep the weather here is abismal at the moment tres, and you are very welcome to the links, as you say, lets hope for a final surge :):)

It takes one tree to make a billion matchsticks, but one match to burn a billion trees


TwoPynts posted Wed, 04 March 2009 at 2:41 PM

Hey all.
I rather thought this one of mine fit the theme.


Ragged Beauty
by TwoPynts
sponsored by Kramer Kreations
in Photography & Flowers/Plants
Wed, February 25, 2009 7:38 am

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations


PD154 posted Wed, 04 March 2009 at 2:45 PM

Nice addition Kort, I remember this image well, it has very intense lighting, nice one.

It takes one tree to make a billion matchsticks, but one match to burn a billion trees


three_grrr posted Fri, 06 March 2009 at 4:55 PM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1426176

Don't really have anything ready, but I do have this photo I posted eons ago, full size here:

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1426176 

Hope this is okay, 

Rita


PD154 posted Fri, 06 March 2009 at 4:59 PM

Nothing more intense than Mother natures beauty, nice shot Rita.

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DAM3D posted Fri, 06 March 2009 at 8:44 PM

Here is my entry :)

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/full.php?image_id=1844179

Well, diverting way away from the intensity of love, since I just don't wanna go there on this site.. lol.....

I came up with Intense Chase, intense speed, fighting, sci-fi.

The Sparrow fighters were modeled in Rhino last night. The little drones were too, but I only saved nurbs from the bigger ones. So I modeled those and brought them into Bryce, all the rest is Bryce, no post.

You can see a nurb shot of the sparrow fighter model here.
http://dam3d.cooksta.net/2009/images/Sparrow_RhinoShot.jpg

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three_grrr posted Fri, 06 March 2009 at 9:38 PM

Loved the snowball fight one from PD154! The leaf with sunlight shining through from TwoPynts is awesome, and the Sparrow fighters from weezerhopw is really intense!! 


PD154 posted Sat, 07 March 2009 at 7:43 AM

Wow!, that's like a scene from a sci fi movies, nice one! weezerhopw

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TwoPynts posted Sat, 07 March 2009 at 9:03 AM

I know I just compete with myself when I add more entries, but I can't help myself. ;'P


Blurstraction - Kinetic
by TwoPynts
sponsored by Kramer Kreations
in Photography & Abstract
Fri, February 8, 2008 9:53 am


Radiant Matter
by TwoPynts
sponsored by Kramer Kreations
in Photography & Science/Technology
Mon, January 28, 2008 3:23 pm

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations


tresamie posted Sat, 07 March 2009 at 9:15 PM

Fantastic entries!  I'm really enjoying everyone's take on this challenge :biggrin:

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


DAM3D posted Sun, 08 March 2009 at 11:24 AM

Thank you PD154 and nice entries TwoPynts :)

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tresamie posted Sun, 08 March 2009 at 11:10 PM

It's wonderful to see some new faces this month!  We have a number of linked images this month, so be sure to look at them all.  It's time to let the voting begin!  The voting will be in this thread, after this entry.  You get to choose your 3 favorite entries, giving each of them 3, 2 or 1 points.  Remember, you are choosing an entry, not an artist.  If someone has posted more than one entry, you need to indicate which is your choice. 

Your vote should look something like this:

SoVery - "Intense" - 3 points
No - "Pressure" - 2 points
Heavy - "Duty" - 1 point

Feel free to nominate Honorable Mentions or make comments.

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


TwoPynts posted Mon, 09 March 2009 at 8:00 AM

melikia "~Joyful Abandon~" 3pts Jellybone "Frozen Canal Winter 2009" 2pts weezerhopw "Intense Chase" 1pt Great entries everyone.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations


PD154 posted Mon, 09 March 2009 at 8:28 AM

melikia "~Joyful Abandon~" 3pts
Jellybone "Frozen Canal Winter 2009" 2pts
weezerhopw "Intense Chase" 1pt

Agree with that, great entries by all the artists.

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melikia posted Mon, 09 March 2009 at 9:33 AM

Mindbendermind - Intensity - 3pts  (i really liked your take on the theme)
Weezerhopw - Intense Chase - 2 pts  (made me grin - nicely done!)
Jellybone - Frozen Canal Winter 2009 - 1pt  (i love the brilliant colors - im just sick of winter)

Rarer than a hairy egg and madder than a box of frogs....

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DAM3D posted Mon, 09 March 2009 at 9:57 AM

Melikia's ~Joyful Abandon~ 3 points (I can't say what I wanna say about this, so I will just growl.) GRR!! :)

Mindbendermind's Intensity 2 points (When I saw this, I thought, Intensity)

Three_grrr's city sunset, 1 point (The natural sun piercing through such a calm setting, reminds me of how powerful it is)

Loved all of them really, I hate choosing just 3. Well done everyone!

:)

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Jellybone posted Tue, 10 March 2009 at 11:35 AM

melikia - Joyful Abandon - 3pts (captures the meaning of intensity brilliantly)
mindbendermind - Intensity - 2pts (great feeling of warmth from the colour use)
weezerhopw - Intense Chase - 1pt (loved this, reminded me of an image a did years ago)

 


three_grrr posted Wed, 11 March 2009 at 11:10 PM

I like melikia's Joyful Abandon too, 3pts
and Jellybone's Frozen Canal Winter 2009, 2pts
and weezerhopw's Intense Chase 1pt

All of the stuff is awesome!


Gossamyr posted Thu, 12 March 2009 at 11:59 AM

melikia "~Joyful Abandon~" 3pts
Jellybone "Frozen Canal Winter 2009" 2pts
Twopynts "Radiant Matter" 1 pts

Funny how an entire challenge slips by,

I'm gonna really try on the next one cat on drapes

Awesome eclectica of entries
(yes, I bent yet another word; encyclopedia ______, battlestar _____)


tresamie posted Fri, 13 March 2009 at 2:35 PM

Ok everyone, get your votes in.  I will be closing the voting Friday night, March 13 at 23:59 Renderosity time (US Central).   I'll get the announcement up sometime on saturday, and we may have a new challenge soon thereafter!

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


tresamie posted Sat, 14 March 2009 at 2:07 AM

This was a different and interesting challenge, I really enjoyed seeing so

many unusual takes on INTENSITY!  I was impressed by the quality of the

entries and the passion of the inspiration.

Here is the count:

Tied for fifth place, with 1 point:  three_grrr's 'Sunset' and TwoPynts

'Radiant Matter'

In fourth place, with 6 points:  weezerhopw's 'Intense Chase'

In third place, with 7 points:  Mindbendermind's 'Intensity'

In second place, with 9 points:  Jellybone's 'Frozen Canal'

In first place, with 18 points:  melikia's 'Joyful Abandon'

Cheers for everyone who entered!  You all did a fantastic job. 

Congratulations to melikia for that great entry! melikia, please let me know

what you want to challenge for March.

I can't wait to see what you will all come up with for the new challenge!

~Viv
 

Fractals will always amaze me!


Hallowed_Sylph posted Sat, 14 March 2009 at 2:09 AM

 Congratulations Kitty ! Well done ! Big Pixie Hugs !!!


melikia posted Sat, 14 March 2009 at 2:19 AM

blushes (yes, imagine that,..... a kitty blushing)
.... and am in shock.
LOL...

there were some amazing entries! 

ok, they were ALL amazing =D

Well, so that we can get next month's started ASAP (i cant wait to see entries!)....

grinz

I was kinda thinking...

Future (im)Perfect....

Imagine a future (doesn't have to be far future) that, on the surface, appears perfect.  but, as we all know, even the most perfect -looking apple can hide a core that is rotten.  The challenge is to portray this "rot" beneath the surface of a future society/city/person/alien/ship - whatever you can come up with.  It can be political rot (hehehe), physical rot, or just the seedier side of life... whatever floats your boat ;)

Sound ok?

Thank you for all the votes, everyone... huuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs
~meli-kitty

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Jellybone posted Fri, 20 March 2009 at 1:59 PM

Sorry this is a late responce, comp problems.

Well done melikia, great job.  

I`m amazed I got second, thanks to everyone who voted :o)

Great idea for the next challenge, I`m off to get started, I can only hope I get my comp sorted out in time :o)

Once again well melikia ;o)


yantram3d posted Mon, 13 April 2009 at 1:08 AM

Attached Link: 3D Animation & 3d Rendering Studio

 

Nice Challenging. 

Can I add some images???

Challenging


tresamie posted Mon, 13 April 2009 at 6:51 AM

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2766304

This challenge is already over and judged, but you are always welcome to add images if you like, with the understanding that they will not be part of the judging, just for fun.. 

There is a new challenge which has a few days to go, FUTURE (IM)PERFECT, which you will find at the above link.  You are very welcome to join in there as well.

~Viv

Fractals will always amaze me!


DAM3D posted Mon, 13 April 2009 at 9:35 AM

Looks like a bot?

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