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April 2015 New User Contest - Free Render Month (Entries Thread)

ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
edited June 2015 in New User Contests and Events

New User's Contest - April 2015
Sponsored by DAZ 3D and Zev0

Are you new to the 3D World? Are you at the beginning stages of learning 3D rendering? Have you been around for a little bit but feel you could benefit from some feedback or instruction? Have you been around awhile and would like to help other members start their creative journey? Well then come and join the fun as we host our newest contest...
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"Free Render Thread"

The first of the free-for-all contests of 2015. For this month, render at least two figures in any setting of your choosing while being sure to pay special attention to the topics previously covered the last three months which were Composition, Lighting, and Posing.

I will be checking in on the WIP THREAD as will the rest of the Community Volunteers to try and help with anything you all may need.

For a list of the current contest rules, please see this thread : Contest Rules.
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For those veterans of the forums that would like to help, because this contest is designed for the beginner to learn from, we will be randomly selecting posts offering helpful tips and/or critiques to receive a special voucher as well so whether you are a seasoned artist or an aspiring one, there is fun for everyone!

We would like to THANK Zev0 has graciously agreed to award:
Choice of 2 packs, including bundles, from his store to all the winners

Closing Date: April 30, 2015

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  • giovannipaologiovannipaolo Posts: 249
    edited December 1969

    Spring in Paris

    Produced using DAZ3D 4.7
    No post work other than signature :-)

    Spring_in_Paris_April_Contest.jpg
    727 x 1000 - 1M
  • aaron575aaron575 Posts: 146
    edited December 1969

    Protecting the Eggs
    Done in DAZ 4.8, postwork for colour correction.

    nu22.jpg
    1280 x 720 - 249K
  • cherpenbeckcherpenbeck Posts: 1,412
    edited May 2015

    Dragontalk.
    Rendered in DAZ 4.7
    Postwork: Eliminated one light reflex on the skin of the girl, slightly changed the color of the dragon skin to give it a bit more red, brightened eyes of the girl, changed form of eye for the dragon, so that the white around the iris dissappeared, and overall sharpening of the picture.

    dragontalk.jpg
    701 x 933 - 300K
    Post edited by cherpenbeck on
  • aaron575aaron575 Posts: 146
    edited December 1969

    Give Me that Ball
    Composed and rendered in DAZ 4.8, postwork to add a bit of contrast.

    nu222b.jpg
    720 x 900 - 428K
  • Shinji Ikari 9thShinji Ikari 9th Posts: 1,185
    edited December 1969

    FPS Encounter

    Composed and rendered in DAZ.

    april2015l.jpg
    1194 x 895 - 754K
  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
    edited April 2015

    Title: Contract
    Software used: Daz 4.8
    No postwork

    *edit*
    Missed the .jpg format in the rules. Image type fixed.

    Contract.jpg
    800 x 667 - 289K
    Post edited by kaotkbliss on
  • yhzmurphyyhzmurphy Posts: 434
    edited December 1969

    Title: Crystal Light
    rendered in Daz Sudio 4.8 with iRay
    no postwork

    CrystalLight7.jpg
    826 x 836 - 640K
  • thenotoriousjedthenotoriousjed Posts: 397
    edited December 1969

    "Hangin with Squatch"

    Daz 4.8 Iray and 4.7 3Delight images layered together in Paint Shop Pro

    sasquath_entry.jpg
    1250 x 703 - 234K
  • Occams_RazorOccams_Razor Posts: 40
    edited December 1969

    Getting ready while waiting in the wings...

    DazStudio 4.8

    IRay, (with quite a bit of tweaking of lights from suggestions on the forum)

    No Post Work.

    Pole_Dancer3+1_Waiting2.jpg
    595 x 699 - 266K
  • h_habashh_habash Posts: 230
    edited December 1969

    Desert Horse

    DAZ Studio 3.8

    Final_2.jpg
    1796 x 958 - 962K
  • Whitehart Creative Arts 3-D (fionathegood)Whitehart Creative Arts 3-D (fionathegood) Posts: 230
    edited April 2015

    Title: A Siren's Lament
    Software Used:
    Blender to open and convert file formats
    Daz Studio 4.7 Pro, rendered using 3 Delight
    Pre- and Postwork in Photoshop Elements 12
    (Pre-work: Creating fog planes, adjusting background, altering textures. Post-work: Adjusting contrast, adding signature and border.)


    (edit: changed the image format from png to jpeg per the rules.)

    A_Sirens_Lament.jpg
    700 x 1206 - 706K
    Post edited by Whitehart Creative Arts 3-D (fionathegood) on
  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 5,947
    edited December 1969

    Title: Be my guest - the magic of hospitality
    Software: Daz Studio 4.7 Pro

    Pre work: magic plane
    Postwork: added signature
    Both done in The Gimp 2.8

    be-my-guest.jpg
    927 x 1200 - 1M
  • giovannipaologiovannipaolo Posts: 249
    edited December 1969

    Grotto to the Great Mystery 24"x18"

    Rendered in DAZ3D 4.7
    No post work :-)

    Grotto_24x18_April_Contest.jpg
    2000 x 1454 - 1M
  • ZeuxidamusZeuxidamus Posts: 87
    edited December 1969

    Miss Army Air Corp

    AAC_1.2_.png
    1920 x 1080 - 3M
  • Kismet2012Kismet2012 Posts: 4,252
    edited December 1969

    Title: Ambush

    Program: DAZ Studio 4.8 Beta

    Ambush.jpg
    1500 x 1200 - 2M
  • XangthXangth Posts: 127
    edited April 2015

    Title: Battle with the Temple Guardian

    Created with:
    Daz Studio 4.7: Genesis male figure, Genesis 2 Male figures, default starter kit katana, more deadly edges pack, mace and sickle
    journeyer pants, Voyager M6 gloves & pants, Newport Outfit, shirt, Boris hair add on beard, genesis starter kit lumberjack boots, creature creator head morph.

    Bryce 7.1 Pro. Scene and set built and rendered in Bryce. Render time: 6 hrs
    TrueSpace 4.1: Vases and Sword
    Prework Paint Shop Pro: Floor design, texture prep and modifications.

    Other resources: statue models: http://www.3dmodelfree.com/3dmodel/list499-6.htm
    http://www.archive3d.net/?tag=statueS Buildings: http://www.3dchaya.com/download_mdl/download00.htm

    Post Work: None

    dual_w_guardian2_final.jpg
    1200 x 563 - 104K
    Post edited by Xangth on
  • ewcarmanewcarman Posts: 180
    edited December 1969

    Cosmic Chess - Draco Interruptum

    Daz3D: 4.8 (iray)

    No Post Work

    DragonChess_20150429.jpg
    1280 x 720 - 299K
  • GallowsGallows Posts: 95
    edited April 2015

    The Assassin

    Daz Studio 4.7
    Reality/Lux render
    PS 5.5 postwork

    assassin.jpg
    668 x 668 - 112K
    Post edited by Gallows on
  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
    edited December 1969

    Title: The Chase
    Software: Daz studio 4.8
    No postwork

    The_Chase.jpg
    800 x 667 - 368K
  • QuixotryQuixotry Posts: 912
    edited April 2015

    Tower Light

    Rendered in 3Delight, DAZ Studio 4.8 Beta
    Postwork: Slight level adjustment in Photoshop

    (edit: changed .png for the proper .jpg file)

    Tower_Light_1.jpg
    800 x 432 - 151K
    Post edited by Quixotry on
  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 5,947
    edited December 1969

    Title: Swashbuckler
    Programm DAZ Studio 4.7 pro
    Postwork: signature added with The Gimp 2.8

    swashbuckler.jpg
    1000 x 1000 - 1M
  • The Blurst of TimesThe Blurst of Times Posts: 2,410
    edited December 1969

    Title: The Tomb

    Daz Studio 4.8 Beta, rendered with Iray

    Postwork: scaled down slightly

    The_Tomb_FINAL.jpg
    1600 x 1795 - 5M
  • AndySAndyS Posts: 1,438
    edited April 2015

    Hi,

    here's my sunset scene.

    Title: Sunset at Seaside.
    Same scene in both pics, but only the opposite PoV.

    Software: DAZ4.7, rendered with 3Delight.
    Prework: some modifications to the sand riffles structure of "The morphing terrain" from FirstBastion. Set bump = 0 and used displacement instead for all shaders.

    Andrew

    Sunset_2.jpg
    2000 x 1800 - 269K
    Sunset_1.jpg
    2000 x 1800 - 335K
    Post edited by AndyS on
  • ericbrigericbrig Posts: 2
    edited April 2015

    Secret Meeting
    Was Made with DAZ 4.7 Render with 3Dlight

    secret_meeting_jpg_icon.png
    91 x 51 - 9K
    secret_meeting.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 2M
    Post edited by ericbrig on
  • ExperimenterExperimenter Posts: 162
    edited December 1969

    Honey, I have to tell you something
    I used DAZ 4.7
    No postwork

    I_have_to_tell_you_something.jpg
    773 x 1000 - 485K
  • KittiKitti Posts: 77
    edited April 2015

    Aesthetic Movement
    Created & rendered in DAZ 4.7. Some postwork, I used a technique from Val Cameron aka Dreamlight for rendering lights separately then layered them all together in PS6.

    Full View available on dA Aesthetic Movement

    Edit: Updating file I accidentally saved it as a low res jpeg the first time.

    Aesthetic_Movement_by_kittisiubhan.jpg
    800 x 800 - 166K
    Post edited by Kitti on
  • SamutSamut Posts: 50
    edited December 1969

    Racing, Chasing, or Fleeing?

    DAZ 4.8 (Iray), no postwork.

    Racing,_Chasing,_or_Fleeing.jpg
    1920 x 1080 - 1M
  • Babalar1Babalar1 Posts: 71
    edited May 2015

    Title: Romantic Cliche

    Daz4.8 with Iray render

    Postwork for highlights and render corrections.

    romantic_couple_102_ray_postwork_april_30_.jpg
    600 x 800 - 509K
    Post edited by Babalar1 on
  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    Contest closed

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,059
    edited December 1969

    1st - A Siren's Lament by fionathegood

    2nd - Miss Army Air Corp by zeuxidamus1

    HM1 - The Tomb by The Blurst Of Times

    HM2 - Be my guest by Linwelly

    Being since we had such a good turnout we've decided to give an extra HM

    Congratulations to the winners and a great job to everyone else. This was a very hard month to judge.

    The winners will need to contact me by PM and give me you email address associated with your DAZ account and a link to 2 products from Zev0[/url store.

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