Unearthly Challenge | Microneezia(TBA) | TBA

[Microneezia]

Hello There! I wish to enter this competition, I choose Concept 22 - Olympus!

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6008/22olimpussketchpa5.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22olimpussketchpa5.jpg)

Back story otw.

officially crits are always welcome for the rest of this thread.

here are my blocked out images...

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5333/godseyeviewmg8.th.jpg (http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=godseyeviewmg8.jpg)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3945/knotsarrivalssw3.th.jpg (http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=knotsarrivalssw3.jpg)
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/356/beammeupjesuskn0.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beammeupjesuskn0.jpg)

[Microneezia]

Hello again, some updates

I realize that I have some cage work to complete as some geometry was not captured from teh hi-poly, I was just going through to color and see if I can make this 650 tri's work. I then went back and simply turbo-smoothed the 650polys to about 3500. But there appeared to be no difference in capturing the hipoly geometry. I know we have lots of geometry budget.

Crits and comments would help a lot. I'm not that happy with the low poly, but I do like the Hi-poly enough. any suggestions>?

Zbrush Hi_Poly 2.4m tris

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/3010/hipolysmallislandtd5.th.jpg (http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hipolysmallislandtd5.jpg)

Front Rendered Low Poly - 650 tris (Lightmap and Normal)

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8770/lislandfrontvh0.th.jpg (http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lislandfrontvh0.jpg)

Angle the model will be seen from Low Poly - 650 tris (Lightmap and Normal)

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/7388/lislandseenangletg9.th.jpg (http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lislandseenangletg9.jpg)

Very quick Color Pass 2mins - Low Poly render (Diffuse Lightmap and Normal)

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3131/quickcolorpasscv0.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quickcolorpasscv0.jpg)

[Microneezia]

more work on this. Rocks are fools gold!

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9372/newislandworkhc6.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newislandworkhc6.jpg)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8233/newislandworksidepa6.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newislandworksidepa6.jpg)

[Microneezia]

Hmm, more work, .... to throw away.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2522/islanddiffusealphasny0.th.jpg (http://img174.imageshack.us/my.php?image=islanddiffusealphasny0.jpg)

[Microneezia]

Just trying to figure out my final shots. We have 2 final shots I guess so this is kinda what im thinking...

Final Shot 1

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3233/finalshot1yz9.th.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=finalshot1yz9.jpg)

Final Shot 2

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4857/finalshot2vs5.th.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=finalshot2vs5.jpg)

hmm.

[jjnaas]

I skateched some very rough ideas, trying to get my head around to the good and evil aspect. Here's what I have so far. The idea would be that the archipelago of floating islands would transform to resemble a dried and cracked desert floor. But.. consider these as just throwing around ideas.

http://ungroup.net/jjntemp/digikuvia/goodevil1.jpg

[Microneezia]

Hey there jjnaas these are great. You have a really good flow to the floating islands, mine kind of just look like floating satellites. Thanks for your work.

I think I have to completely remove my current floating island work though.
I just realized that the scale and proportion is completely wrong, those stumps become the size of like 40 stories or something. anyway Im learning a lot. so back to the begining.

Here are some things I think I want visually.

I think we need a solid focus point which will be a church-like structure I think. But I want it to be like an open area. No bounding walls, so we can see inside.

Floating islands cascading all around like you have. Thats great! Some kind of sci-fi framework of beams and cables connecting them with the electric power of heaven!

A bridge leading to the main island like I have brutally blocked out in my concepts.

These items will tie us to the concept as we must remember to stay on target with.

other than that, I am happy with whatever shows up, I am excited to see what else comes out!

[Microneezia]

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9585/currentwipjh7.th.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=currentwipjh7.jpg)

[Microneezia]

More updates... still blocking it out but getting some final geometry in there now...

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8707/flagpolegatesnt1.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flagpolegatesnt1.jpg)
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2632/flagpolegatescloseuo2.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flagpolegatescloseuo2.jpg)