HD Render:
And some random shots of some environmental stuff.
A bit of speedmodelling, not sure of the exact time but under 1/2 an hour.
A bit of a warmup excercise for Blending life. I studied Maqs’ amazing three layer SSS shader and made my own version. It’s not 100% yet but worth a little test. The bump map is a little heavy still and there’s no Epidermal or Specular maps yet, which should ,make a big difference, but that will wait till I have started on the model (this is just an old one I had).
For those interested in the node setup:
Nice skin! 
I’ve been studying Maqs’ skin shader too, but my results aren’t as good as yours.
I saw something very similar on deviantart and thought it looked cool, so I just had to see if I could do it myself:
Some models from the Durian modelling sprint yesterday:
Tree stump is quite natural looking, but it looks like you have some intersecting faces (multiple objects?)
@blenditall - yes the roots are made from separate objects. However I smoothed the joins out a bit in the end, plus with softer light the join isn’t noticable.
Random bit of modelling. I felt like I hadn’t done any hard surface stuff in a while so I made a Star Wars speeder bike. Still WIP at the moment. Just wanted to share.
A bit more work and a flat render:
Just one more of the speeder, as I’m quite pleased with it:
Another couple of daft spiral things. Warning: the first one will give you a headache if you look at it too long…
I´m doped…
Sweet Jesus. Great work throughout this thread. That speeder bike is top notch. Really great modeling.
A quick test for a kind of particle disintegration type effect. I’ve been wondering for a while how best to do this, and I finally came up with a decent system using two particle systems, one emmitter and a reactor. I’ll post details later but here’s a vid for now (Click for YouTube Link)
awesome effect you’ve got there!
and yeah, that speeder bike is amazing o_O dunno how i missed that one for so long
the guy with the plugs remind me of myself except he has short hair.
Made a small start on an entry for the current CGtalk Hardcore Modelling Challenge. You can follow the proper WIP thread here if you’re interested but I’ll post the odd update in this thread too:
Good choice!
My daughter went to the aquarium today… apparently sea turtles hardly sleep… except for the one in the torquay aquarium: apparently it’s on some drugs to stop extreme allergic reactions…
anyway, all the fish and sharks were going about their business whilst the turtle slept… then suddenly, as one, they all got skittish and darted away… the turtle flapped his flippers once and rose up from the sandy bed like some giant spaceship taking off…
Playing around with the rotating cubes transition I’ve seen people emulating here and there, It’s a nifty look - click for YouTube link:
Plus: Blendfile