Fruit Challenge by auntietk

Blender3D • Challenge • posted on Sep 27, 2007

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There's this very cool site where you can download Blender Challenges The fruit challenge is Number 1, at the bottom of the page. You might get a kick out of looking at how people have handled these challenges even if you don't know a thing about Blender! There are some very creative, interesting images there. I did not model this fruit! This is the way the challenge comes. All I did with this was light it. After spending a million years on the Bottle Challenge (#4), I wanted to try something different - more artsy and less technical. So I rendered this in original gray, with a/o and Ray (to give it a grainy look), and a two-light setup. Then I took the render into Photoshop, increased the contrast, applied a filter or two, and smudged the background in order to bring out the fruit more. I'm sure this is totally outside the original intent of the challenge, but what I wanted was something different, something that looked like a cross between 3-D, a drawing, and a photograph.

Comments (31)

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vaggabondd

12:07AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

lol I am not excatly sure how the challenge works but I like the contrast.

frankie96

12:09AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

It looks as if Blender Challenges could become addictive..now I just have to figure out how it works..:)

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alhak

12:11AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

the only thing i know about blender is that you put the fruit in it and you end up with a smoothie....lol This is great Tara...well done..love the banana!

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sharky_

12:43AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Very nice work. Aloha

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beachzz

1:30AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

liked it the first time i saw it and still do, blender looks like a blast, i've GOT to check it out!!! think you've got some converts here, but i'm in the same boat as alhak, though i make margaritas in my blender!!!

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acquilon

2:00AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

well done brava

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wonderworld

2:17AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Checked out Blender Challenges and that looks like so much fun. Your application for it is wonderful. At first thought they were pewter!

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mickuk50

2:17AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

i know nothing about this type of work but i like what i see ,well done mick

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jeroni

2:47AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

excelente trabajo

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fredster66

4:22AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Very cool results!

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koosievantutte

4:23AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

you succeeded admirably in what you wanted to accomplish!

Liam.

4:46AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Great composition

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prionbrain

5:27AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Awesome!!! Nice thing to learn how they've made the fruits actually!!! Great postwork!

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tizjezzme

6:44AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Blender 3D? Jeez, what DON'T you do? This is great! And thanks for the quick tute on how this was done... so much I wanna learn and do, so little time. Have a great weekend! :)))

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crag_dolomite

7:18AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

nice illustrative render

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NekhbetSun

7:37AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Well done, Tara...this came out superb ! ~ Hugs ~

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hipps13

8:48AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Hi Tara so creative you are awesome work sunshine weekend to you warm hug, Linda

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Richardphotos

9:33AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

I think you done a fine job of post work. I tried Blender once or twice but did not pursue it

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helanker

10:38AM | Fri, 28 September 2007

WOW Beautiful work here... I also made fruits today.... I just painted them in watercolors LOL

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Fred255

1:03PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

WO what a tallented young lady you are! Better than very good! 8~)

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goodoleboy

4:38PM | Fri, 28 September 2007

Now this was a challenge. This looks like a black and white sculpture or painting, the texture so smooth and unflawed, and, may I dare say, the appearance of plastic. You did a superb job in postworking this still life piece of art; the old Dutch masters would be proud of you. The reflectivity and light/shadow effects are exquisite in this macro. Finally, the only Blender I'm familiar with is the one sitting on my kitchen counter.

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