F-uni finished (big image)

[bullx]

this is my entry for the f1 contest.


http://www.idstudio.it/bullx/f1_2006_hi.jpg (http://www.idstudio.it/bullx/f1_2006_hi.jpg)

[wendell]

bullx,
very good!
but is he half discouraged, not?
ah! the illumination is burst, it seems that he is entering in a type of portal.

[jimmac]

The expression really did made me think "lost battle" rather than "to the competition". Really great pose and original, erm, vehicle :)

[N-Gon]

He looks like he is taking his pillow to the couch during his wife's monthly time.

But great model!

[Lifeling]

beautiful... really beautiful. I love the origonality of the vehicle.

[Ecks]

you got my got my vote. fantastic design and execution. I'm loving it.

here's 5stars from me!....you make me rethink my whole design now..it's not like my current work compete against yours!

[marvo]

Thats awsome!

the bike looks a little like the Bombardier embryo

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3864/embryo0qa.png

[DeaDEnD]

Geez, I love your character, and the scene is just, just, brilliant :)

I really like these challenge entries that are different from the masses...

[bullx]

thank everybody for the nice comments,
good luck to all who are entering the contest.

[Rhysy 2]

but is he half discouraged, not?

That's because it's clearly Marvin the Paranoid Android. :D
Cue Alan Rickman : "Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to ride a monowheel..."

If it's not supposed to be Marvin.. meh, I love it anyway. Great modelling work. The wall is a bit bright IMHO though.

[bullx]

this what was in my mind when i started to put the scene together:


few minutes just before the competition begins, the bot is not the driver of the unicycle, he is just a kind of service bot in the task of taking the vehicle on the track (maybe you can guess that from the proportions of saddle and bot)

the bot is discuraged, it can be just because he knows there is something wrong whit the asset or because of his "marginal role" in the team, it is up to you to create a scenario for what you see in the picture.

the ideal approach is like if you have found this picture somewhere, and you cant' have explanations about what' s happened, the only thing you can do is use your imagination.

thank you.
bye

[treatkor]

you could also imply that the little guy's body language shows a slow, steady determination because he is so small and that f-uni is big and heavy and he's concentrating on the upcoming race.
very nice F1 entry!

[vliegtuig]

My thought was pure concentration.
The driver looks down to avoid being distracted from the action surrounding him minutes before he races.
Nevertheless, serious good work.
P

[BgDM]

Fantastic render. Looks like you will have one of my votes too.

BgDM

[Milky]

I was surprised of how nice it looked! Great modeling, the character looks awesome, and the F1 itself is very original. Great job!

[kijja]

Really nice model and best render.

[[Kothe]]

I have been waiting for this image sience I saw your scetches. It turned out to be better than I thought! You got my vote (If nothing better turns up ;) )

[popski]

oOo! This 1 must win! Outstanding work! Bravo!!

[chimpoid]

Hot damn, that's some wallpaper right there :D
However, I note what looks like Adolf Hitler on the wall to the right.
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4298/f12006hi6lu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Scary. it's like that virgin mary toast on ebay.

Quite freaky

[bullx]

if this recall somehow hitler i have to modify it.
not in my intention at all, just a combination of casuality and immagination (your :-))

it's a pity... i was proud to say it is 100% blender with 0 postproduction at all, now to keep this sentence true i should render again...

[jazzroy]

i think the similarity to mr adolf is not evident.
every scratch can look like something.
don't worry about it

[basse]

well, it also looks like charles chaplin with tilted hat. but if you want, I think you can easily even leave all those white spots away.. (along with green ones) they seem a bit out of place anyways.

but, about the pic. great design, I like it alot. also colors..
I've seen that little robot somewhere before? splashscreen contest entry or something perhaps?

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[EnV]

Basse and Jazzroy are right, don't worry about the scratches. Great image!!

[Lasphere]

Danm I LOVE IT!! And I did't noticed hitler.. so just let it bee like that.. great image.. It is my wallpaper now:D

[bullx]

I've seen that little robot somewhere before? splashscreen contest entry or something perhaps?

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yes it was a model i did, before the f1 contest, but i read somewhere that you are allowed to use old models for the contest entry.

thanks everybody for the comments.

[Lasphere]

why don't you sen it in to the gallary on Blender.org?
I am sure that it is "the best of blender":D

[bullx]

i don' t know...
the thread rating is *only* 4 stars...:(
(just kiddng, btw, maybe i will have a try after the contest is finished)

[aleppax]

great image! no crits at all, it is a "one sho(r)t story".

[Peregrine]

Greay render. Very excellent I hope someday to be as talented as that. And the hitler thing...you only notice it when your told it looks like hitler. I have but one crit :P nothing major but it seems that the bike may be too large for the little guy...the seat looks a little oversized but thats just me :P.

Ahh also I love seeing wireframes to see what you modeled and what you did for textures...if its not too big a problem could you show off some wireframes? Truely awesome work though.

[bullx]

for the proportion issue:


the bot is not the driver of the unicycle, he is just a kind of service bot in the task of taking the vehicle on the track (maybe you can guess that from the proportions of saddle and bot)
and reagrding the wireframe+opengl, here it is.
http://www.idstudio.it/bullx/wireuni.jpg

[Piro]

5 stars for me
good work

[bullx]

thank you.
:)

[Peregrine]

Hey thanks for the wireframe.

Grade A work by the way.

And I just thought he was the racer becuase his head has the shape of a racing helmet....and the color sceme.

Nonetheless nice work :).

[CurtisS]

Excellent work, Bullx. I have posted your entry on the f1 site (finally!).

Good luck in the contest!

[bullx]

thank you very much for your comment and for your efford in the f1 contest.

[Saxofoner]

I think it would be absolutely PERFECT if his head were up, looking towards the track.

[bullx]

I think it would be absolutely PERFECT if his head were up, looking towards the track.

yes, but that would have been a different story.

:)

[Arabian Outlaw]

5 stars from me i love the character and the whole feeling
good job