Carrara Challenge #26: “Caustics and Nautical”

chickenman · June 2016

Carrara Challenge #26: “Caustics and Nautical”

You have been watching your favorite Viking show, dreaming of Viking long boats attacking and raiding other ships..

Are you the Captain of an 1800's British Frigate battling the French or American's or pirates?

Caustics seem interesting?

Can I light an entire scene using on light and caustics?

Your objective should you choose to accept: Create a scene in which it uses either a Nautical theme or use of Caustics.

Every subject which comes to your mind is allowed, fantasy, steam punk, sci-fi, or whatever floats your Nautical boat.

The idea is to Create a nautical themed image or an image that uses Caustics.

This also allows any new competitors to have a chance to learn about these wonderful Capabilities of Carrara.

Basic rules will be:

1. Each participant may submit up to 2 images into the Challenge.

2. Images must be new (previously unpublished).

3. Images must be primarily set up in Carrara.

4. Images must be rendered in Carrara or in an external renderer for which there is a Carrara plug-in (e.g. LuxRenderer, Octane).

5. At least one WIP (work in progress) image must be posted to the WIP thread (this can be as simple as the scene setup, a pre/post post-work comparison or just a final image with a brief description of the process you used or as complex as modeling rooms shots, shader setups or partial scene setups or test renders).

6. At least one shader must be created for use in Caustics image to utilize Caustics during rendering.

7. For the Nautical themed picture at least one item should be created, retextured or modified in one of Carrara's modelers (vertex, spline, metaball, plant, terrain, particle, etc.).

For new comers it can be as simple as manipulating a shader.

Note: New user is defined as using Carrara for under 6 Months.

Sponsor:

Once again, Daz will generously sponsor the monthly challenge with the following prizes:

1st Place: $100.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s)
2nd Place: $ 50.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s)
3rd Place: $ 25.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s)
Honorable Mention (4th place): $10.00 towards DAZ 3D owned item(s) ( may be used for best new comers).

Great News Tango Alpha Has stepped up to the plate and each of the 1st, 2nd.3rd and HM will get one item from his store.

Thanks Tango Alpha.

Dates to Remember:

WIP Thread Opens: Wednesday 29 Jun, 2016
Entry Thread Opens: Saturday Jul 23, 2016
Entry Thread Closes/Voting Begins: Saturday Jul 30, 2016 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6)
Voting Ends: Sunday, Aug 6, 2016 23:59:59 CST (GMT-6)

Link to thread in Carrara Forums: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/97101/carrara-challenge-26-caustics-and-nautical#latest