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Pixologic Presents: Action Hero Contest

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#61

The transpose video killed it, I dont work like that. I might move an arm somewhere and a leg an hour later. It will be incredibly impeding to creative processes to start and stop videos in the middle of working.

Haha that’s along the lines of how I’m thinking about it. I tend to tinker with things and make a lot of changes that are temporary just to see If I like how something looks. I can’t really conceive of reaching a point where I’ll think “the next 5-10 minutes will be awesome! I’ll record this!”

I guess I’ll keep track of my progress with lots of incremental saves and then recreate a segment for the video after everything is completed. At least that way I’ll know what part of my work was appropriate to use as an example.

#62

Haha yeah I guess there is no requirement that your video be entertaining or coherent. But, guys like us are lucky…Every minute we spend in zbrush is AWESOME!

#63

I think what they mean is that after you have your character done in the traditional T pose you will transpose him into the dramatic pose. Not your initial stages of sculpting out forms.
During those sessions about 80% of it will be transposing and you can record yourself then.

I might be out cause my Zbrush is under my company’s name not mine. But ill do it anyway. I really dont feel like paying $600 bucks to participate in a contest. So i will go for the unofficial one.

#64

so this is a zbrush only contest with the exception of the basemesh? what kind of ridiculousness is that? its been shown time and again that you can make and remake with retoplogy and zspheres a good mesh in zbrush. lame.

#65

Blaine, if you want true depression, go to the Wikipedia and read up on Superhero Powers. There is a fabulous, yet disheartening listing of ALL the superheros and super powers you can imagine. I think the ONLY superhero not listed is Flatular, the farting superhero whose power is to clear people from ANY area, very quickly… lolol!

I think by “original,” the intent is to not have some sort of spider character, who got their powers from being bitten by a radioactive spider, and wears a black and red outfit with spider web lines on it…

Start. Post YOUR concept and your rough comp. sketch. See where it goes. Don’t write yourself off until you’ve been shot down. You may soar higher than you think…

~OM

#66

Hey, no one is forcing you to play, okay? Part of the challenge in this IS to create the topology and UV mapping with ZBrush.

If it was so easy, everyone would be able to win, using whatever app they like best. This is a ZBRUSH competition. They get to make the rules. It’s not lame, it’s just the way THIS contest runs.

For those of us who don’t own a ton of apps, it nicely levels the playing field, since it won’t be your skills with anything but ZBrush that will separate the winners from the losers.

Don’t like it? Good. Don’t play. But don’t whine about it, either.

~OM

#67

c-mad, are you a mod that has finally started posting? thanks for telling us all what for!
my point is that they want to restrict you to zbrush which i think is great but give people leeway with the base mesh, it should be all zbrush, not half assed, it would show your skill level with zbrush. which is the point right?
after rereading your post i think you missed that i’m saying it should be ALL zbrush, not zbrush plus your fav basemesh app.

#68

Provided you have permission from your company to use their copy for the competition, then it’s ok. We modified the rules slightly for that earlier today, to make sure that folks like you could participate. :slight_smile:

#69

Thanks so much Aurick. You are the best! IM BACK IN BABY!

#70

For those of us who don’t own a ton of apps, it nicely levels the playing field, since it won’t be your skills with anything but ZBrush that will separate the winners from the losers.

Very well said, it makes a great deal of sense to just use Z-brush…
after all this is (Z-brush central)… :cool:

#71

My transpose work generally consists of a lot of back and forth trial and error, redrawing action lines and repainting masks, hitting undo every other move, trying to get the weighting just right at a joint.

Wow, I can’t wait to show people 5 minutes of that. I’m surprised one of the requirements here isn’t a video of you naked after you just got out of the pool on a cold day, too.

#72

I take it C-Mad found his zbrushcentral bookmark for the first time since 2001 :slight_smile:

#73

@ testure,I agree, it’s almost like having Rick Moranis as a room mate… :rolleyes:

#74

Sounds cool initially but reading more it’s clearly in a diff league to the
Scared Silly comp which nearly did me in last time!

One for the mega modellers and anatomy nuts maybee!

I’m very tempted because the last comp pushed me to learn a lot but this would be a mighty struggle!

Anyway Good luck all!

:wink:
F.

#75

That’s good news! Thanks you people!

#76

OMG a contest…
Reading the first pages in this thread…
>The mac version can handel alot more polygons then the PC version so I hope that Pixologic releases 3.5 on time as announced: so everyone can start at the same page.< … and more nonsense…
The poor Mac users only have some useless plugins…
Dear users, be creative :slight_smile: This will bring your glory for ever :lol:
I hope the real ‘Action Hero’ will be Pixologic, so we have a (fun)ctional ZB (Mac) soon!
Cheers, good Xmass :rolleyes:

#77

This thread is so funny right now…C-Mad, I’m sure you mean well, but you are coming across somewhat, somewhat… sorry, can’t think of a nice word. Just take a few deep breaths before replying next time. :wink:

As for all of the people upset with the rules and opting out, I will be happy to win one of the prizes that you won’t be competing for. :slight_smile: Just kidding.
I don’t mind all of the stipulations put into the entry for sake of a prize. It’s all part of the competition. But remember, we can still enter for fun and for a challenge. I’m not sure my anatomical modeling skills are high enough to win anything, but I’m sure going to try.

Good luck everyone!

#78

That’s what I’m talking about… creativity :lol:

#79

I’m actually really pleased that this competition is all about what Zbrush can do and does best, I love the software because it’s fun and having fun is the only way to be creative.

I’m now having fun sketching action poses and hopefully a decent action hero is coming out.

#80

Dear Aurick/ZBrush Central moderators,

I was extremely excited to find about this contest recently and was literally counting the days until the 19th, thinking up ideas and looking forward to finding out more information.

I think the contest sounds great, but have been severely disappointed to find that amateurs such as myself cannot enter using a trial copy of the software. I have been out of University for under a year now and am unemployed, residing back at home with my mother, and currently living off 60 Pounds a month (less than $90 US) in government benefits.

It absolutely impossible for people like me or those in a similar situation to afford the full software, and I find it unneccessarily harsh to stipulate that a full license must be owned.

Unemployed artists such as myself stand to gain the most from contests such as this. The exposure gained would be incredibly valuable, providing a major boost towards getting a career in such a competitive industry.

I am sure it does not escape you that many amateurs use trial software and cracked versions in order to learn the software and become proficient enought to gain employment. This situation is obviously benificial to Pixelogic, as market suaturation is more easily achieved if people are using their tools as opposed to the numerous alternatives (which are becoming more and more popular).

People purchase licenses not out of fear of prosecution, or because they will be excluded from competitions such as this, but because they feel morally obliged to pay their dues to a company that has provided them with a wonderful tool that they appreciate. Needlessly petty restrictions only serve to alienate potential customers, and I am certain that I am echoing the concerns of many other ZBrush users on this very forum when I say this.

Either way, I have always been happy that forums like this exist, and that the Pixologic team generally fosters such a nurturing environment for it’s users. I hope to purchase a copy of the software in future because I love it, and I love the community that surrounds it. I just hope you realize the real danger of putting others off.

Best regards

Kazpah