Classic Gamer

Free Model - Toy Train

2011-06-02T14:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?k76vf11sncec00d

Aiming for a Thomas The Tank Engine style of toy train, this was a model created for a personal project which never got completed. There's still alot of work needed but it's a fairly solid model to be starting with.

Free Model - Roger Rabbit 3D Title

2011-06-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?bs5lgaqq1boz52q

Created as the main 3D title design for a speed modelling challenge. This is not a font, this was created from scratch using splines and then box modelled.

Free Model - Coca Cola Machine

2011-06-02T14:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?fujgiao73jucb7h

A Coca Cola coin op machine create as part of a Petrol Station scene.

Free Model - Bertha

2011-06-02T14:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?v0l7up0kv3psfdp

Bertha was a fantastic 80's stop motion animation series broadcast in the UK. Create by Ivor Wood at Woodland Animations the same studio responsible for Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Portland Bill and many many others. This was my homage to the machine for a speed modelling challenge.

Free Model - Spray Bottle

2011-06-02T07:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?u8xsad237ctd9kf

Spray Bottle used in a kitchen scene.

Free Model - Sega Megadrive

2011-06-02T07:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?seg2auawaa8cpla

The Sega Megadrive a wonderful & difficult shape to model correctly, indeed I still think mine needs work. Modelled as part of a Video Game Speed Modelling Challenge.

Free Model - Range Cooker

2011-06-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?r189367mofa8m0k

A range cooker modelled as part of a kitchen project created a couple of years ago.

Free Model - Pop Can

2011-06-02T07:26:00.002-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?iyqb59l3a1dwi52

Pop Can to go with the drinks vending machine, complete with ring pull.

Free Model - Pocket Knife

2011-06-02T07:26:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?pr509t4r2o6gtb0

Speed Modelled Pocket Knife.

Free Model - Nintendo Concept

2011-06-02T07:24:00.002-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?ldvxi6ybt9gblo9

A speed modelled entry about hand-held gaming system, this was one of my attempts going for a block/flat Nintendo concept.

Free Model - Microwave

2011-06-02T07:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?6psrg3ifdbnf9s1

Another old Speed Model, this time a Microwave.

Free Model - McDonald's Lunch

2011-06-02T07:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?qvc09ebkydczdal

Modelled for the all new Speed Modelling challenges (of which I moderate) For the return it was Lunch Boxes..... well the nuggets are in a box right? lol.

Free Model - Griff Tannen Character

2011-06-02T07:20:00.002-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?wfq1q7cvf2mod3o

Griff Tannen (or at least my interpretation) was modelled for my Movie Mashup Challenge over at 3DTotal where I created a scene depicting Back To The Future Part II but in a Disney/Pixar style.

Free Model - DVD Player

2011-06-02T07:20:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?ekdp6xhyyyia6ue

Speed Modelled DVD Player.

Free Model - Chocolate Bar

2011-06-02T07:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?1mwwg4kk6s99wim

Chocolate bar model used for an old Speed Modelling Challenge.

Free Model - Boxcart Racer

2011-06-02T07:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?fv40gtkfgqzz1dn

Boxcart Racer model from an old Speed Modelling Challenge

2011-06-01T09:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?62rvvwv3z5qd818

Super Nintendo Console from golden age of gaming scene.

Free Model - Retro TV

2011-06-01T09:38:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?ydcp1gde2ajcj39

Prop from golden age of gaming scene.

Free Model - Chest Of Drawers

2011-06-01T09:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?0ek4crgu1h413j6

Prop model from a golden age of gaming scene.

Free Model - Character

2011-06-01T09:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?gz05cs1k0pvkho6

This was meant to be my re-interpretation of Fireman Sam but never completed.

Free Model - Water Fountain

2011-06-01T08:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?d55pmh1btbs5p9h

Speed Modelled Water Fountain, used metaballs for the water spray then made them editable and meshsmoothed with hypernurbs.

Free Model - Wacky Races Arkansas Chugabug

2011-06-01T08:15:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?au1p5l04mfj1duc

This was an old speed modelled entry for ornaments and couldn't resist making a classic from this fabulous cartoon series.

Free Model - Telescope

2011-06-01T08:14:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?pxges504na53bzb

Old Telescope Speed Model.

Free Model - Streetfighter Mini Game Controller

2011-06-01T08:12:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?j0s6i27uyzu8ns5

Speed Modelled Streetfighter Mini Game Controller that you hook up to a TV.

Free Model - Male Cosmetics

2011-06-01T08:10:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?1yzma2e7rdcxjt6

Speed Modelled Male Cosmetics scene.

Free Model - Fishing Reel

2011-06-01T08:09:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?d93mqdd6zudmaps

Another old speed model of a fishing reel.

Free Model - Drinks Vending Machine

2011-06-01T08:07:00.002-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?h6ikq1cboln2w4v

An old speed modelled Drinks Vending Machine, Pop can will be available separatly in order to fill the machine up (and to save on file size).

Free Model - Cutlery

2011-06-01T08:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?ogdy7h8fuodalkd

Cutlery from an old Speed Modelling entry.

Free Model - Beverage Cup

2011-06-01T08:06:00.003-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?cja4tog44c0843t

A simple beverage cup from another old speed modelling entry.

Free Model - Beauty Cosmetics

2011-06-01T08:05:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?m95ng7ehmiuchpn

An old Speed Modelling collection up for grabs.

Free Model - 1920's Building

2011-06-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmg5gjt9omm979u

Just a fairly simple 1920's building i've been working on as part of a large scene.

Air Fresheners - Free Model

2011-05-31T17:17:00.001-07:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?j32g3ybckoophts

Here is a free model of some old speed modelled Air Freshners, feel free to use them in your projects, but please at least tell people where you got the model from.

Finally An Update....

2011-05-31T16:52:00.000-07:00

Wow it's been a long long time since I posted on here but finally after a long hiatus i'm back. Hopefully in the next few days/weeks i'll be posting alot more and also possibly some freebies along the way, so stay tuned.

Another Test Render

2008-01-21T15:32:00.001-08:00

2nd test render with the Audi then, this time going for a nice field, I like this one also, but not as much as the roadway version, I plan on making another two at least, one on an old hangar site and another maybe in a snow forest mountain area of something :)

Cheers

CG.

Updated Test Render

2008-01-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Decided to update the Audi render, changed the alloys to a much better style, and added a low intensity light above the car for the extra shadows I needed, so no photoshop editing for that at least. Photoshop was used for compositing and the logo's and information etc.

I'm genuinely impressed with the progress of this scene so far, and I hope to be able to make it better and better once I get the free time. This took 2 hours to render, there's no GI just an environment stage, a floor and a sky, and 2 lights :) So this is another test render, I like this one alot.

Cheers

CG.

Latest W.I.P

2008-01-20T14:49:00.000-08:00

And here's my latest work in progress, i've been working on creating an Audi Q7, a beautful vehicle of which there are several in my home town of which to take reference pictures :) This is the current test render, sadly the shadowing directly underneath the car chassis has been added with photoshop, this is all C4D's advanced render, but there's actually no GI used at the moment just some pictures and one infinite light as my sunlight. I need to work out how to get the shadowing underneath the car without changing the lighting of the scene as I really like the sunlight intensity in my render at the moment. Cheers CG

New Year, New SMC's

2008-01-20T14:43:00.000-08:00

Yep it's 2008 and this year's starting SMC's are Fountain's the first week was to model the fountain's the 2nd to destroy them with the ravages of time, i've currently only had time to destroy one, but I enjoyed doing it :)

Fireplaces & Chrimbo

2008-01-20T14:39:00.000-08:00

This was the SMC before christmas, and I learn't alot with this one. Pretty happy with the modelling and rendering of this. Below is the christmas snowglobes SMC and one entry that wasn't entered but wanted to share anyway :)

Even More SMC's

2008-01-20T14:34:00.001-08:00

Part of the watch you head helmets speed modelling challenge last year. The head is from Cinema 4D's content library called"Wes Head" and a very fine model it is too, expertly textured.

Thristy?

2008-01-20T14:27:00.000-08:00

Drinks SMC's some of my best work I think :)

More SMC's

2008-01-20T14:17:00.000-08:00

Starting with boo, monsters in the closet, the dragon's head entry wasn't submitted as the texturing process ended up taking longer than the modelling and I wasn't happy with the result. I'd just watched Eragon and thought i'd try a dragon lol. Next up was the ornaments SMC starting with the Kinetic Energy Clicker Balls :) The cottage is my favourite model that i've done for some time, I really enjoyed building that one. I'm dissapointed this the building your own ornament though, it didn't turn out as well as i'd have liked.

SMC's

2008-01-20T14:10:00.000-08:00

Here's the next few smc's starting with lamps, then rocking chairs and drink dispensers :)

Time For An Update

2008-01-20T13:56:00.000-08:00

Well it's been a busy time lately, so not had chance to update in a while (since september last year it seems) so here's some artwork(s) that i've done since september the majority are speed modelling challenges, I won't describe them all, i'll just upload to all to see. Thank For Viewing :) CG

First up, candles SMC's. Some were submitted to the threedy challenges some were completed but at the time weren't submitted because I didn't think they were good enough.

Ice Tests

2007-10-18T10:40:00.001-07:00

Currently been working on some Ice tests for a book cover.

A scene download file is below in Cinema 4D format.

Cheers

CG

http://www.zshare.net/download/4299567cc9e0fb/

Some new SMC's

2007-08-17T13:38:00.000-07:00

Below are my latest entries for the current Speed Modelling Challenge 004 Portable Fun Handheld Games System. The Nintendo Gameboy was lost today, I accidently overwritten the file, so above the composited Gameboy is the re-made version of the Nintendo Gameboy, only took about an hour.

Enjoy

Classic Gamer

HDRI GI Composition Mini Tutorial

2007-07-13T09:17:00.000-07:00

This is a brilliant tutorial based on a scene my good mate -R3D- gave me, so all credit goes to him for the scene, but here's a tutorial on the basis of this setup. Now this is a mini tutorial for Cinema 4D, however you should be able to get the same effects with using other software, as i've not got any other software I cannot be sure. So apologies if this does not translate perfectly.
Building Up The scene
Grab yourself a camera. Set it's projection to perspective, with a focal length of 36, an aperture width of 36, set you field of view to 53.13* (* Indicates Degrees). a film offset or X & Y of 0%, enable near clipping, and show camera cone.Set your camera coordinates as the following, positions X = 600m Y = 300m Z = -600m. Sizes X = 1 Y = 1 Z = 1 and the rotations as H = 45.3* P = -15* B = 0*.
Protect this camera, you won't want to move this camera, if you wish to have a different view of the HDRI, just rotate the HDRI itself.
Setting Up The Environment
We'll be needing to divide the environment into to environment, a visible environment and your GI environment, and of course a floor.
The Visible Environment
Start by creating a new primitive sphere, and give it a radius of 6000m with 24 segments. You'll also need to create a compositing tag, you'll need everything ticked apart from the compositing background & GI, this a visible environment which means this will act as your reflections on your objects and nothing else.
GI Environment
Repeat the same steps as before, create a primitive sphere with a radius of 6000m and 24 segments, and again add a compositing tag, this time only enable casting shadows, shadows received, self shadowing, seen by transparency and of course seen by GI, you won't need this to be seen by a compositing background, the camera or rays.
So we'll be using the same HDRI for both the GI and the visible environments, so that the lighting and the reflections are created the same. With luck that'll mean that your object(s) will appear as if they are actually within that scene.
Setting Up The HDRI
Ok, so now grab your HDRI, you'll need a pretty good one for good enough detailing. I'm using a HDRI known as City Center which is 3000 x 1500 RGB 32 Bit HDRI, this is very high resolution and perfect for what we are trying to acheive.
We'll start setting up the GI Environment HDRI first, swtich on your luminance channel in a new material, create a filter layer and load your HDRI into the texture section. I've correction the gamma on the HDRI to a setting of 1, it's more realistic that way, anything higher will be saturated. now add the following settings with the filter a Hue of 0* Saturation of -100% Lightness of 0% don't colourize and leave a brightness & contrast of 0%. Also give this HDRI a blur scale of -40% too.
For the visible environment just load the HDRI into the lumianance channel of a new material, and again give it a -40% blur scale.
Lastly we'll need of course a floor. So go ahead a create a normal floor and create a new material and place a HDRI into the colour channel this time and again a blue scale of -40%. and a brightness of 80% Then go into the illumination settings of the material and give the receive GI a strength of 138%. Then place this material on your floor and give it a rotational setting of H = 78* P = 0* B = 0* and set the projection to spherical.
Setting Up Your GI
Go into your Global Illumination settings and give the following settings, i'm using a standard setting of GI with a strength of 100%, accuracy of 60% a prepass size of 1/1, and diffuse depth of 1, stoachastic samples of 1000 min resolution of 500, maximum resolution of 1500, to recompute the GI first time, to show illumination in the prepass, and identical noise distribution and there's no need to save the GI solution.
This is all you'll need to do to get a good GI compositing scene.
I hope this method transfers well into other applications. If it doesn't i'm not sure what else to suggest i'm afraid.
Below is a test render with some red spheres.

Enjoy & Thanks For Reading.

Classic Gamer

Classic Gamer - Ambient Occlusion Tutorial

2007-07-05T11:05:00.000-07:00

This is a small tutorial on how to create artificial lighting using Ambient Occlusion. Pretty self explanatory. Enjoy CG.

A Little Change Of Scene

2007-07-02T15:15:00.000-07:00

I've recently got back into bootlegs/mashups again, not listening to them I mean, no actually making them!I go by the remixer name of Johnny Boot Legs, namely as it's my name, and I thought making an oxymoron out of the Bootlegs Boot Legs thing was funny. The best place in the world for mashups and remixed is GYBO (Get Your Bootleg On) I'm very privledged to be a member and there's so incredibly talent over there, not only better than me but cool people too. I'm not the best remixer in the world but I do enjoy dabbling. So here's a tweakable very very quick bootleg I did today, using Maroon 5's - Makes Me Wonder Versus 80's norweigen legend's A ha's - Living A Boy's Adventure Tale. And so we get the title Wonderous Adventure Tale :) It's a little rough around the edges and it's very short, but I've not done this kind of thing since 2002, it was produced in Sony's Acid 6 sound program. I quite like it. Anyway click on the Z hare link and get it a try! Enjoy CG.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/25335920e2558a/

A Mini Tutorial

2007-06-19T02:58:00.000-07:00

This was offerred up on Cinema4D.be aswell as a little digital painting tutorial, excellent for those who like to create there own artworks or textures. It's very very basic, but I enjoyed creating it. Enjoy CG.

Old Artworks Part 04

2007-06-19T02:49:00.001-07:00

Audi cars are some of the best vehicles i've ever seen, the design and curvature of those cars always amaze me, none more than the futuristic Audi RSQ featured in the 2005 film I Robot. a while back I decided I wanted to re-create this amazing car. I came across a few difficulties, one being a rather foolish part of being 60% through modelling the car and accidently making the high res mesh editable, rendering it impossible to revert to a low res mesh anymore. But rather than undo the steps i'd made to the curvature, or indeed start again, I carried on with this project. I i'm very happy with the results. Be warned these are high res renders. A while back also I participated in a brilliant challenge over at Cinema4D.be, the challenge was to create a funfair, and there was even prizes to be won, the first prize being very expensive and most excellent. Well I managed to get 4th here with my entry and I was delighted to even be considered. So this is my Funfair Scene.

Old Artworks Part 03

2007-06-19T02:36:00.000-07:00

Well continuing the re-creations of classic gaming systems. That is my name after all :) I just had to re-create these two gems from the gaming past. First up is the Atari 2600, again I had this system, it came complete with an in-built game called Asteriods, highly addictive game it was too. Second up is the NES, the predessor to the Snes, this was where it all started for Nintedo really, this is where the big bucks came flooding in for the company, and they've been going strong since. Anyone remember Dangermouse? of course you do! Well here's the Danger Hopper spacecraft! Now this was a very big project for me at the time, I'd not tackled a full exterior building project before and I'd been inspired by another couple of renders i'd seen over on CGS and I was compelled to try my own Bar & Grill scene. I'm extremly proud of this one too. And finally this Tardis was created for the Telephone Booth SMC a while back, but here's a full render with a nice HDRI backdrop :)

Old Artworks Part 02

2007-06-19T02:22:00.000-07:00

And so we continue the old artworks theme. And so this first artwork of the pop plants, this was actually a tutorial that I followed from Cinema4D.be another wonderful website, originally dutch, but they are very kindly translating more and more as much as they can. This tutorial was created by a very talanted artist known as Rich, he's a mod over at C4D.be and now also a mod over at C4DCafe too. And so this was my results after following the tutorial, it was also my first tutorial where i'd experimented with sub surface scattering too. I'm very happy with my results here. Well who could forget the classic games system that is the Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Snes for short and known to most as. The Snes was one of my favourtie games systems that I ever played. The games were bright colourful, engaging and extremely playable. And so I just had to re-create this 80's/90's gems in 3D. Next up is a recently revamped peice of artwork, this was one of my first attempts at archicatural/interior designs, and i've recently updated it with better materials, slightly better lighting and GI.

Old Artworks Part 01

2007-06-19T02:08:00.000-07:00

Well as promised quite a while ago, here some old artworks. Well first up of course is Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express, this was and still is a work in progress, i've not had the inclination or the time to carry on with this one yet. But i'm reasonably happy with the results of this so far. Below that is an old vehicle model I completed over a year ago. For those old enough to remember it's Inspector Morse's car, otherwise it's the Jaguar MK II, this was just a test scene created by fellow Cinema 4D master and friend -R3D-, the shopping trolley is there just so it looks like an abandoned car park. But the background scene that -R3D- created is truelly wonderful and very realistic, and he very kindly let me use it. Earlier this year I had yet another work in progress over at threedy forums, and the idea was to re-create The Simpsons Moe's Tavern in 3D. I modelled the Tavern and all other elements originally before anything else, but after i'd finished the Tavern interiors, many wished to see the man himself within it. So this was my rather poor attempt at modelling Moe, he's not perfect but he's rather good for my ability at organic modelling. Then below that is the Tavern itself. Homer is lying drunk and unconscious on the floor. Homer's a high res imported model which isn't mine, but felt I needed a friend's model of Homer to set the scene.

New Artwork

2007-06-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

Now that i've uploaded all of my backed up old SMC's. I'll be uploading old and new artwork, projects that i've been working on, and Work In Progress too. Stay Tuned, and thanks for stopping by.

Kind Regards Classic Gamer

Speed Modelling Challenge #154 & #155 - 3D Swords

2007-06-15T14:16:00.000-07:00

Swords then, well this is the latest SMC right now over at Threedy forums. And i've gone for a classic, which is the Tundercats Sword Of Omens, I loved Thundercats so much, and I just had to try to model this fantastic sword once again. I had partially modelled this sword before in an earlier SMC, alongside the scabbard/claw, but my modelling skills were much poorer in my opinion back then, I consider myself a little bit better at modelling now, and i've learn't alot more too. I also think that i'm a much faster modeller than before. And I really enjoyed making this one. Hopefully I'll make some more soon too. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #152 & #153 - 3D Toothbrush Redux

2007-06-15T14:08:00.000-07:00

Toothbrushes were the topic for this SMC, I enjoyed making this one, the textures were planned early on and made within Adobe Photoshop CS2, and then I later modelled 3 entries, my 3rd being the most popular entry on the forums, as I beleive that's the most faithful to the design and shape of a real toothpaste tube. I like the look of my first entry though, and I feel that the renders really came out very well. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #148 & #149 - 3D Kart Racer Part 01

2007-06-15T14:03:00.000-07:00

Kart Racer, this was fun! I really enjoyed making these Karts, of course I had to reference from Super Mario Kart, I loved that game, it was so cool. So 2 of my entries were inspired by Super Mario Kart, and then a 3rd was just referenced from google image searching. Really great challenge, with even better models than my own on the forums. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #146 & #147 - 3D Rold Playing Game

2007-06-15T13:58:00.000-07:00

Model a scene from a Role Playing Game, RPG's are something that i've not really played before, but I still enjoyed modelling the entries that I made. These entries were'nt nearly as amazing as some of the other members entries on Threedy. But I still enjoyed making them, and I learn't from the experience too, which is always a good thing. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #144 & #145 - 2D Platform Game

2007-06-15T13:50:00.000-07:00

2D Platform Games, the idea with this SMC is to re-create a well known Video Game, I tried a few times and there are a few entries below, but it's actually alot harder than you first think. I enjoyed making the entries that I made. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #142 & #143 - 3D Jack In The Box

2007-06-15T13:42:00.000-07:00

Jack in the box, fairly simple topic this one, so not going to say much more than that, here's my 2 entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #140 & #141 - 3D Napkin Holder/Dispenser

2007-06-15T13:36:00.001-07:00

Napkin holders or dispensers, this was a right challenge, but strangly not the dispensers or the holders, my challenge was trying to create the napkins themselves. They are pretty hard to re-create. But never the less i've tried to do my best. Again there were some much better entries than mine on the forums, but here's mine anyway. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #138 & #139 - 3D USB Flash Drvies

2007-06-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

USB Flash Drives, wow did I enjoy this one, I made quite a few entries too. I wen't into overdrive I 'd made so many of these USB Drives :). Unfortunately the Trainer entry was over the time limit, so I couldn't post it in the end, but it's here in all it's glory to see. Enjoy CG.

#136 & #137 - 3D Wind Chimes

2007-06-15T13:18:00.000-07:00

Wind Chimes, they come in all different shapes and sizes, and so did the entries submitted on the Threedy SMC, this was a good SMC to take part it. I made quite a few wind chimes for this SMC, and they are pictures below. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #134 & #135 - 3D Custom Invention

2007-06-15T13:11:00.000-07:00

Custom Invention, the idea with this one is to create something that the curent world hasn't got. Or an additional time saving or labour saving device that can help the modern world. I only managed to think up 2 idea's, my creative juices obviously were'nt flowing that week. So I wen't for a Garden Helper and a breakfast labour saving device. Again sadly just renders due to the sever losing the original. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #132 & #133 - 3D Animaniacs

2007-06-15T13:06:00.000-07:00

Animaniacs i'm sure you're familair is the well known long running animated cartoon from Warner Bros about the 2 warner bros and warner sister that live in the Warner Bros water tower. Again with this one, I didn't make too many of these, as i'm not a character/organic modeller at all. In fact i'm dreadfull at organic modelling. But here's my 2 entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #130 & #131 - 3D Free From The Year

2007-06-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

The idea behind this one was, as it was the year end, You could model out anything from the list of topics that were offered in that specific year. So i've gone for the Windmills, Bobblehead and others etc. So here's my entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #128 & #129 - 3D The Grinch That Stole Christmas

2007-06-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

The Grinch That Stole Christmas started out as a book created by Dr Suess and then was later turned into an animation feature length cartoon, and then an awful live action/CG film starring Jim Carrey, not the best film by Mr Carrey in my opinion, that and Cable Guy are black spot in an otherwise pretty good career. I only managed to create one entry for this, due to the fact that it was nearing to Christmas, and I defy anyone who isn't busy near Christmas Time, and that I wasn't too inspired by this one either. So anyway here's my entry. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #126 & #127 - 3D Bathroom

2007-06-15T12:37:00.000-07:00

Well ever since this SCM for bathroom's the SMC's changed from 1 week challenges to 2 week challenges, mainly to allow more time for entries to come in, but also for the good old mods over at Threedy to be able to keep a reasonable amount of time to judge the previous SMC's. Bathroom's are a brilliant subject too, as there's so many variety too them, and with the addition of 90 mins time limit in which to create these scenes was a great addition. I also attempted to light one bathroom at night, there's 2 different nighttime bathroom images, i'm really very proud of them too. And so here's my entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #124 & #125 - 3D Cartoon Cars

2007-06-15T12:28:00.000-07:00

OK well this time around it was to model a cartoon car, in the same vain as Pixar's Cars film that was out at the same time as this SMC was going on. I was actually delighted to create a cartoon style car. Giving the cars mouths and big bulging eyes etc was great fun. I've always enjoyed creating cars, and I was able to model out a very very basic shape of a vehicle well within the time frame. So here's my entries. Again unfortunately there are a few without the composites, due do being lost etc. The second one which is a monster truck wasn't entered in the end due to being too late to submit. So here they are. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #123 - Shopping Cart

2007-06-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

This was a quick one really, I only entered the once, it was too hard to model initially, but also I was unispired so there's only the one entry here unfortunately. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #122 - 3D Ceiling Fan

2007-06-15T12:19:00.000-07:00

Ceiling fans this time around. I actually really struggled with this week's SMC. It was harder than it looked to me anyway. But I had a go anyway. So here goes, here's my entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #121 - 3D Hair Brush

2007-06-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

Hair Brushes, now these were a challenge, think about all of those individual little brush hairs. Again as with most SMC's there's so many different types of hair brushes. So there was loads of choice. Here's my entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #120 - 3D Rings

2007-06-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

Rings this time around, rings aren't hard to create at all, in fact they are usually just a cylinder with a chamfer. Only the diamonds, jewels or ruby's are very hard to get right. Anyway, this was a definate challenge in every sense of the word. So here's my entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #119 - 3D Telescopes

2007-06-15T11:59:00.000-07:00

Telescopes are actually pretty hard to create when you actually look at them properly. And these entries that I created here were definatly a challenge. But that's what these SMC's are exactly all about. So I learn't quite alot, again there was a huge amount planning and researching as with all SMC's. So here goes. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #118 - 3D Video Game System Part II

2007-06-15T11:51:00.000-07:00

And this was the Video Games System SMC part II this was the controllers. I'd made a few entries for this one, and even an entry that i'd thought up by myself too. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #117 - 3D Video Game System

2007-06-15T11:44:00.000-07:00

This one is to model a custon made Video Game System or any Video Game system that has ever existed. I went for a combination of both. I loved modelling these game systems, some were harder to create than others especially within the time limit, but careful planning help enormously. Controllers were allowed to be created as they were intended for the next week's SMC. Again there's some without composites unfortunately. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #116 - 3D Simon Says: Fishing Reel

2007-06-15T11:27:00.000-07:00

The Simon Says rule was that Threedy was going to suggest a topic as usual to model something, the difference with this one was though that all of the reference pictures were supplied, and we had to choose one of the reference pictures and great the fishing reel from that picture. Unfortunately halfway through some members didn't like being told what do to, strange, I enjoy it strangely, but halfway though, the SMC went back to the model a fishing reel style SMC. And so here's my entries. Unfortunately, I've lost the composite renders for these two entries, and since Threedy moved to a new server, there's no backup either. But here they are anyway. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #114 - 3D Cookware

2007-06-15T11:16:00.000-07:00

Cookware was the subject for this week's SMC. Pot and Pans and the like. I really enjoyed making this one, in fact on two of them i'd finished making the cookware so quickly I managed to make a kitchen environment aswell. What's even better is that I managed to win a Total Textures CD again with one of my entries. It's such a great feeling to win something because of my artwork. I loved it. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #112 & #113 - 3D CPU Heatsink/Cooling System

2007-06-15T11:10:00.000-07:00

Well I didn't enter for a few weeks, either that or i've lost the entries, to be honest I cannot remember, but I do remember that when it was an SMC in which to model out a CPU heatsink Or Cooling System, I really wanted to particupate in this one, as I love technical modelling. This was right up my street for modelling. So here's those entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #108 - 3D Rocket Backpack

2007-06-15T11:02:00.000-07:00

This was a great idea for an SMC a rocket backpack, the entries that other members created on this SMC were alot better entries than mine, I struggled slightly with modelling mainly, but also the texturing and lighting weren't as good as i'd hoped for. But anyway here's my entries. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge - #106 & #107 - Hero/Villan Equipment

2007-06-15T10:52:00.000-07:00

This was a very good SMC, the idea on this one was to create equipment that would be used by the hero's and villans of the comic book style superhero worlds. Think Batman's belt, or Spider-man's Green Goblin Glider etc. This was a difficult one, but not for the model essentially, it was actually quite difficult to think of hero/villan equipment that you could actually model within the time limit. I also seem to have misplaced/lost the Thundercats Sword & Scabbard composite and The Riddler's Stick & Spider-man's Doc Ock Fusion Chamber, so i've just uploaded the wireframe and the render. So here is what i've created. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge - #105 - 3D Bobblehead

2007-06-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

Bobblehead's are those wonderfully funny and usually very well detailed mini characters or figures with a overly large head that bobble's up and down when it's moved. They usually consist of well known celebrities, characters, cartoon's & comic book characters. And my entries are no exception. This was certainly a challenge, especially with the time limit, to create a very very basic character and a bobbly head. Never the less I tried, not completly successfully, but I still loved creating them. Organic/character modelling has never been one of my strengths, But I enjoyed it none the less. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #104 - 3D Outdoor Grill/BBQ

2007-06-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

Outdoor grills or BBQ known over here in the UK are the theme for this SMC, there are so many many different styles, sizes and shaped grills that I was spoilt for choice. I loved making these, as they indeed really were a challenge to figure out and to model within the time period. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #103 - 3D Telephone Booth

2007-06-15T07:30:00.000-07:00

Telephone booths, deceptively difficult to model actually, the booth itself might now present much of a challenge to you, but the phone base and reveiver was pretty hard for me to create. I managed it though, and had a go and a few different styles of telephone booth too. One of my entries, is such an icon, and I adore the new series also. I actually won this SMC which granted me a free Total Textures Texture CD, which I was overjoyed to receive in the post. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #102 - 3D Speed Animation Trophy

2007-06-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

Threedy has many many others parts to it's forums, one of these different sections are the Animation Challenges, so this SMC was a prime chance for Threedy's members to come up with creations for a 1st, 2nd or 3rd Trophy for the Speed Animation's members. Again this was another SMC, that I really enjoyed. And so here they are. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #100 - 3D Legos Revisted

2007-06-15T07:12:00.000-07:00

Remember Lego? I do, I loved it, still do if i'm honest lol. Now this SMC was a real clever and good one, we had to split this up into a two weeker SMC, the first week would have a 60 min time limit, in which we had to choose the Lego peices that we wanted to model out, and then the second week, we'd have another 60 min time limit to assemble multiple copies of those previously modelled peices. So a good deal of planning was needed for this 2 week SMC. I really enjoyed making my entries and planned like made to make sure I'd got everything I needed for each entry. Great Idea for an SMC and there was some brilliant entries. Enjoy CG

Speed Modelling Challenge #91 - 3D Windmills

2007-06-15T07:06:00.000-07:00

This is an older post, it rightly belongs after the lanterns SMC, but I didn't find this old SMC entry until much later, so I though it's post it up now. This was of course the 2nd try at Speed Modelling Challenges, I was incredibly pleased with this one too, I really loved creating it, and I really thought that i'd got a very good lighting and materials setup here too. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #99 - 3D Wine Rack

2007-06-15T06:56:00.000-07:00

And so Wine Racks are the subject for this particular weeks challenge. And I tried my best to meet the challenge too, this time making no less than 5 entries :) Some of these entries I like, although others I'm not too happy with, not so much dissapointed with my modelling on these, but my lighting and textures doesn't quite satisfy my expectations in this SMC. Anyway here they are. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #98 - 3D Mail Box

2007-06-15T06:46:00.000-07:00

This SMC is of course Mailboxes, or Postboxes as they are known here in the UK. I really enjoy building these 3 entries too. 2 of which I consider some of the best renders i've created. By this time, i'm slowly (very slowly) getting better and better at modelling, and I think it shows too. Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #97 Patio Furniture

2007-06-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Speed Modelling Challenge #97 Patio Furniture, was my second go at the SMC's there had been several SMC's inbetween them of course, but i've either lost the artwork, of didn't take part in them, I didn't think that my skills were up to standard back then. So this one was Patio Furniture, and a very interesting subject too, a massive difference of style, and shapes, I had several goes at this one, and they are listed below. Oh well, Enjoy CG.

Speed Modelling Challenge #90 - 3D Lantern

2007-06-15T06:09:00.000-07:00

Old Speed Modelling Challenge, this was the very first SMC it was Threedy's Speed Modelling Challenge #90 I took park in over at Threedy Forums. The Subject for this SMC was Lantern's model a Lantern within a 60 mins time limit. I chose a traditional Chinese Lantern, and I was fairly impressed with my materials and render settings too. Although I did find creating the lantern's in 60 mins pretty hard back then. Of course now I could model almost double that, and that's what's so brilliant about those SMC's is that you learn every single time to take part.