Attached Link: http://www.poserexotica.com

I just uploaded "La Cupola" to my new site and am holding a contest for those who are interested in texturing the Poser version. The winner of the contest will receive a free copy of my new character "Shard to be released soon. She comes with 41 textures, 58 Mat poses, 8 body poses, 13 lip colors, Light & dark textures, 14 eyeshadows, 10 eyes, 10 lights, and 16 preset makeup coordinations. We are also working on some body jewels to include in the package.

Basically the rules are that you submit your entries here and I decide which entry I like best. (It's my contest afterall.) The winner agrees to allow me to include the texture with "La Cupola" for future downloads.

Contest deadline is Friday, February 8 at 8:00pm EST.

Good luck!

This is the prize...Shard

Is there a limit to the amount of entries?

Limit of 2 entries per person. Btw, the jewels shown are not those which will be included in the package. These are by Yamato and are available at his site.

thanks

I can't find Yamato's site URL.......anyone know what it is? Very nice renders BTW Krel

Attached Link: http://www.eurus.dti.ne.jp/~masasi/

Here ya go...

Sharde is so gorgeous and my word, 41 textures...unbelievable! I'm off to make cupola textures. :-)

My idea of rebooting is kicking somebody in the butt twice!

OOps, forgot to include the nail textures. Make that 54 textures in all.

Here are some previews...

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wonderful character :)

Wow, she's beautiful. Have to try my hand at this one. =) Thanks for the contest!

What gorgeous eyes - this is wonderful, thanks for the opportunity - gotta go get to work! :-)

Just another headshot of Shardusing one of the makeup presets and light sets that come with the package.

i'm not sure i understand....do you mean there are FIFTY-FOUR skin textures included with this character??? tam ;o)

No, hon - 54 textures in all 13 lips, 13 nails, 10 eyes, 2 body, and the rest are head textures with different features (no brows, eyeshadows, light & dark).

Hope this clarifies things: There are 56 textures in all. These include: 18 Head textures, 2 Body textures, 10 Eye textures, 13 Lip textures, 13 Nail textures. In addition, there are 58 Mat poses, 8 body poses, 10 light sets including 2 global sets. Also, 16 presets (makeup color combinations for those who don't want to fool around with changing eyes lips and shadows). Full color RSRs, 1 lash trans, 1 face pose and of coarse, the character.

For contest entries please post a render here and when all entries are in I will request that the finalists send me the actual texture so that I may test it. Thank you. Pam

Also, you must include some sort of texture for the floor plane even though the model itself doesn't have a floor.

I loved the lines of the model so much,I wanted to play with it immediately, so here's the texture I came up with. 8-)

-hecate

Thanks for your entry Hecate!

Hello, Okay, here's my humble entry #1. Note: I did remap the obj file to make some of the textures easier to map. This image is a quicky done with Vue4. I may try some alternates also.

Later...

No good deed goes unpunished ...

Remapping is fine. It is also ok to include props, figures with your renders. Thanks for your entry Hd.

Hey all: don't forget to overlook the general things people look for in contest entries besides just the main element (in this case the texture itself). It's hard to overlook things like presentation, lighting, how well you work with the room etc. so just keep these things in mind when submitting your entries. remember you can submit entries of two different textures. So if you've already submitted an entry and feel perhaps that you can do the lighting better or what not, feel free to resubmit another entry for that texture.

Is it ok to include props textured by other people in my render? I am about 80% done and wanted to ask before I got too attached to my room props. ;)

Sure, props by other people are ok.

OK, here's my entry. :) No postwork except resizing. I feel the need to give some some credit and provide some explanation.

There are two versions of this texture, one with the portrait above the fireplace and one without. The idea behind it is this: there are so many room and fantasy settings for Vicki, soft and feminine, that I wanted to create something that would work for Mike/Dork as well. Even more importantly, I wanted to use colors that would work with freely available props and textures without alteration. And that brings me to the credits section:

• Pot by Cin and friends, texture by Dizzie
• Morphing Couch by Daz, freebie (scaled down to 85% and using the chair morph, default color)
• Oriental Rug Prop and texture by Dizzie
• Free wood and grate from Sams3D
• Pose by Schlabber (altered to suit chair)
• Kozburo short hair

The NON free stuff:

• Selyne texture by Blackhearted
• Lingerie by Billy-T
• Book from PWFW

About the portrait:
The portrait was painted specifically for this room texture using clone brushes over a Poser render. It's hard to see in this picture, but the items used are:

• PWFW Roman dress
• Free Cinderella hair prop (forgot where that's from) painted over by me
• Deb's free Patio
• Christy texture by Spectre3

OK, that's it. Sorry for the longwinded explanation, but I felt it necessary considering the amount of props used. Thanks for the contest. =)

Thanks for your entry kieraw. Just a few questions for clarification: Does the portrait come with the texture Ie; is it on the texture itself? Would any of the props be included or will you provide links to where they can be had in a readme along with this render should you be the winner. Now some good news. For everyone interested in seeing the jewels that come with the character. Richabri has finally finished the set and they are spectacular! I'll try to post a pic sooon but in the meantime just go to the galleries and do a search for my name. There you'll find a reneder by Xurge and by myself (both called Shard which show the jewels.

There are two versions of the texture: one with the portrait on the wall and one without. That way the user could have a choice between putting their own prop there or using the painted on version. None of the props would be included but I have links for them all (except the Daz couch! Gotta get that this week before they take it away!). =)

Thanks!

wonderful kier:)

Thanks for the kind words Pam and here is a direct link to the render I did previewing your lovely creation with most of the Body Jewels: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=135179&Start=37&Sectionid=1&WhatsNew=Yes

Thanks VirtualSite. To All: I won't make comments on entries until all are in so as not to give away any preference of one over the other. Just thought I'd let you all know. Pam

WHAT??? We want feedback now dammit!!!!!!! =) You know, even if this doesnt win, if you want it, youre welcome to it for your site. I had a ball putting it together, and it was definitely a challenge to figure out how make the interior dome work. So if nothing else, thanks for the fun. =)

I'd love to get my hands on that book. Did you get it at a major bookstore? Also, I encourage any non-winners (there are no losers) to put up there textures in freestuff.

That is, after the contest is over.

Its out of print now, unfortunately. It was reprinted by Dover, and I think its now gone out of their catalogue as well. But you can sometimes find the errant copy at a used book store in the art/architecture section. Well worth tracking down.

Thanks. But I probably have a snowball's chance in hell of findind it. LOL.

Oops. Just saw the note about the floor texture. Hope you wont mind if I put that in and resubmit...

Attached Link: http://makeashorterlink.com/?M37614E5

Side note: On Amazon ZShops they sell this type of thing a lot. Might want to check out the search result for Polychrome II there.

Great! Thanks.

Not sure I'll get one done pd11, but wanted to say she looks beautiful. A really great prize. Of course you are a pro when it comes to eyes ~G~

Okay, deleted the one above. Heres the one with the requested floor texture. Sorry about that. Hope that doesnt preclude me from submitting a second entry. I saw the render of the character with the jewels in place, and I *want that prize!!!!!* =)

I just realized that when I deleted the post, I took the info with it and some people may not have a clue what book is being talked about. So, again, the texture work here is taken from Racinets Polychrome II, first published in the 19th century, reprinted by Dover, and (I think) out of print now. But well worth looking for as an excellent resource. BTW: Kieraw, thanks for the link -- those posters of the Acropolis are gorgeous...

Ahha, I am working on a second entry myself. ;) Glad you liked the link, I was pretty thrilled with the posters myself. =)

Well, another go at the first tex I did...

Potted plant by Cin & Co.- texture on the pot by me
Candlesticks by Katje- texture by me
Urns by ConsciousB
Statues are Posette and Dork

There's a version of the texture with the fire, and one
without... it just seemed a bit of memory saving to add
it with a texture, rather than use a model.

-hecate

VirtualSite: Gueuss what. I found the book at Borders Book Store. Yeah! And, no an update of an entry does not count as a second entry. Only if the texture is changed does it count as a second entry. You get the picture I hope.

Okay, second entry (this one with a floor!), sort of a Victorian Chinoise fantasy. Some of the elements this time around are from a Danish toy theater, published in 1908, of one that stood in the Tivoli Gardens.

Thank you - I will say - great lighting. This room is hard to light nicely.

I apologize to anyone who has tried to download the Cupola and was unable to. The server was temporarily down and is fixed now.

I couldn't post the pict to this thread so it is at the other one regarding this contest. I don't know why I had a problem. Sorry for the inconvenience

Please post your entries here. Thanks.

Again I try. Can't figure out why I could post on the other thread and not here. Sorry about the lighting. It's a bit bright on top for what I wanted on the bottom.

Thank you Barbarellany.

Hello, Here's my second entry. I thought I would try an Egyptian theme for a change using a couple of props/characters found around on the net. Enjoy.

No good deed goes unpunished ...

The contest is now closed. Thanks for all of your wonderful entries. I'll be contacting the finalists for a copy of their textures for testing and then posting the results of the contest here as soon as I've had a chance to review them. Good luck all! Pam

Finalist: The deadline to send me your textures for consideration is Saturday 10:00am EST. Thank you.

OK folks, I've reached my decision. It wasn't an easy one. Hecate, I loved the dome texture on both of your entries and Hdrider yours was spectacular too. Loved the theme on your second entry. Kieraw, your coloring was really lovely & the bump mapping was was great! Barbarellany, loved the theme you used. Well done! But the one that stood out the most was VirtualSite's first entry. It just caugt my eye the frist time I saw it. It's design elements and coloring are spectacular. I just love it! So Virtual Site, you just won yourself a copy of Shard Please contact me by email at pd11761@aol.com to collect your prize. Thanks all for entering.

Wow... That is just so cool! Thanks, Pam!!!! And Id like to thank... oh, Ive got the list here someplace.... uhmmm... Frank Gillespie, my director, and of course Jerry Watnick, who wrote such a great novel in the first place... oh! and my assistant George Henderson and my makeup artist Hermoine Schoss.. and my father and mother.... and my aunt Lorraine who dragged me to every final performance of Hello Dolly she could find.... and God.... and.... and... and all you wonderful people sitting out there in the dark. And were gonna make another picture and another picture and another and... Im ready for my closeup!

Congratulations!!! You all did a wonderful job...Hey Kieraw about that texture %^).....

Grats VS! You did a nice job. =) Yes, I am releasing my texture as a freebie, probably sometime today. =)