hehe , i like it mr braun , looks like the abominable Snowman with a snowball in his hand 
Here’s another update, with the faeries posed. I had a generic pose saved to my hard drive and I kept re-loading the generic pose file after posing, skinning and placing each one.
Tomorrow, I’ll work on the heads and adding more details and materials to the faeries.
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<font color="#949494" size=“1”> November 18, 2002 Message edited by: Mahlikus The Black </font>
hummm WO is it a magie of the Flytox ??? 
I like your pict !! 
Mike, each pict become better!!! great modeleling and expressiv pict !
nice work all
I prefer the “simple two bolt magic”, but both are good
I like the simple “two bolt magic” as well, but I like the lighting better in the second one.
Fouad, you lost me. What’s a “magie of the Flytox”? 
<font color="#949494" size=“1”> November 17, 2002 Message edited by: WingedOne </font>
Well, better late than never, I hope. I almost did not make this challenge, as I have been very busy lately. But, I can’t resist the lure of the Z!
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<font color="#949494" size=“1”> November 18, 2002 Message edited by: Slosh </font>
OMG Brian Bravo!
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geeez…I have to tell yall I am partying it up at bedtime…and it was a sheeer joy to come to the forum and see so many replies to this challenge…though we will talk more Monday night about stuff…I have to tell you that you all had great ideas…it was said to me by a former member that these challenges we have had so far were a great idea but that we had seen all this stuff before…or words to that affect…I have to disagree…the thing I love so far about these is the fact that each ARTIST is entitled to their own vision of the concept of the image to be presented…the subject matter may have been done before…but not all of you have done things fitting the genre’s that you have been tasked/challenged with…that is the joy of this for me…even the old timers on the forum are branching out to fill the bill here…and for that I am truly appreciative…the creative force that abounds this forum warrants everyone including the lurkers to be involved…the vantage points and perspectives of each member is truly unique in my honest opinion and I know that I learn something if not from the technique involved in the creation process but from seeing things from your perspectives as the challenges are presented and executed…I personally view each piece and come away with a little something from each piece that is displayed here…if I had only but one bad thing to say so far about participation would be the fact that I would love to see more of the old timers present their visualizations of truly professional talents…these challenges are not meant only for the hobbyist and enthusiasts…but for the community as a whole…old times of the forum please challenge yourselves to enter into this arena of sharing…many of you have posted that it merely takes you but an hour or so to create a Z masterpiece or semblence thereof…so I ask that you dedicate yourselves to join in on the fun that we are all experiencing…as a collective effort you know it will deeply apppreciated, it will add to your own accolades, and enrich the forum further with you inspirational works…dont wait for the breathern of the forum to post but take that hour to come up with something…and share…thnx for the consideration…and thnx to all that are currently participating…I know I appreciated it/you…
Well NOW I know how to do it… I think of ideas and Slosh does them to perfection. Thank you… ~L~ Super good, Slosh. The lighting is perfect.
MTB I like the lightening in the first one and the skin texture in the second ~s~
DeeVee the vegitation on the mountain is really good. Reminded me of an old movie but can’t remember the name. Witches mountain I think.
Ron, I agree, but even without the old timers I think these challenges are great. Even if I do pull my hair sometimes ~G~ I’ve learned a lot.
a little late… but still here…
ok ok… I used fraud’s hand… but I did all other modeling myself…
Great images.
Dave
Here is my entry… All Zbrush1.51 (except for my logo and jpeg conversion) Geez, I thought they were due on moandays! Oh well I guess I’m late too! I was done by Friday though! ;~)
MTB I too prefer the single bolts… Great job! W/O yours looks great and Slosh that is an awesome piece, as always!! Cool as usual Mr.Braun,
Take care,
Michael
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<font color="#949494" size=“1”> November 18, 2002 Message edited by: PusGhetty </font>
Very cool Pusghetty!
Very sweet image!
Just a reminder…
Please post your gallery entry before midnight tonight.
Be sure to include the <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>[GalleryEntry]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> tag with your images that you wish to be included in the gallery.
And of course, the images must be made in ZBrush.
Have a little too much coffee, Ron? 
Despite the very hyper post, Ron makes a great point about the benefits of these challenges. Each of us has something to add that can really help the community as a whole. For example, when I look at the first image posted, by Gummie, I see two different examples of using a stencil to create an image. Stencils can be your best friend, especially in post work. For example, Ron Harris has used stencils to put the letter R on a character’s forehead. I used a stencil to paint the gold star on the cover of the magic book earlier in this post. Ken B has demonstrated the use of stencils to control the fiber brush. Gummie’s contribution was a demonstration in stencil use. (I’m not picking on Gummie, his/her post just happened to be the first one. But you all get where we are going with this. This is a CHALLENGE not a CONTEST. And I am very very happy to see the participation we are getting. And last Monday night, the room was packed! I sincerely hope to have the same crowd (and more members) tonight.
Take care all, and get ready for the next challenge!!!
Brian…
when is the next chat session starting btw ? (in how many hours , since I dont know how much time difference there is :p)
7 hours if going by ZBC Pacific time.
Regarding the post from Ron and the comments by Slosh. I don’t know how other people feel but I like these challenges because they challenge me come up with something (be creative) and test out some new techniques i.e. my picture for this challenge took me ages to do because I have been struggling with getting fog where I want it, and in order to do the picture as I wanted it to look, I had to knuckle down and work with the fog till I got it. Otherwise I probably would have left it for another day. The same with modelling, I wanted two heads in there, one monster & one human. Granted the human one didn’t turn out as will as I would have liked it, but I was able to hide it in the fog (hee hee).
I don’t expect any comments about my contributions, and I don’t get any. But my point is that personally, I don’t care if the “old masters” of ZBrush contribute or not. It is up to them if they want to or not. And if they can knock of a masterpiece in an hour, would this really be a challenge to them?
And I am not doing this to campare my work with others either. I am just doing it for myself, and posting the results because what good is a challenge if you never enter the the finished product?? It is part of the challenge.
Hey Northstar, I’m sorry! I must have overlooked your post! I think it is pretty darn cool! The chalice shape looks like those old crystal bottles… Good work!
Cool demon head and fog effects! Don’t be discouraged! ;~) I agree, I like to challenge myself too!
MTB… Thanks for the kind words dude!
Michael
<font color="#949494" size=“1”> November 18, 2002 Message edited by: PusGhetty </font>