DAZ Monster and Creature Render Contest

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• Chohole Posts: 33,604

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  OOh, this sounds like a fun contest, can't wait to see what people come up with
• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  We forgot one rule so it's been updated now.
• Sockratease Posts: 813

  June 2013 edited June 2013

  Ooooh...

  Me likey monsters!

  Just one big question:

  Frank0314 said:

  or Any other scary looking figure you can come up with

  Does that mean I don't have to use any yucky human base figures?

  Here's an example of using the Gigalien Parts on The Daz Cow (with a couple bits from Swidhelm's Alien) which I did a while ago and am unsure if this sort of concept is a no go because it doesn't use any yucky humans (and for that matter, the Swidhelm Alien is not even a DAZ Product, but a ShareCG Freebie and I'm not quite sure if this is limited to DAZ Only items or at least *some* DAZ Items, or if Anything Goes!)

  Picture just to illustrate my question, and is Not an entry!

  

  

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  Post edited by Sockratease on June 2013
• jakiblue Posts: 7,281

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  oooo yes! sounds like fun. Has the contest thread been opened yet, or is it supposed to be this one?
• Jabba Posts: 1,458

  June 2013 edited June 2013

  n/a

  Post edited by Jabba on June 2013
• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Yes you can use animals for your renders.

  Just post your images here and at the end I will split them off to a contest thread. This way the thread don't get lost.
• Mistara Posts: 38,675

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  ooo playouse collection in the prizes.

  
  i don't have any of the genesis monsters.

  not even the zombie mestophales dragon.
• MADMANMIKE Posts: 407

  June 2013 edited June 2013

  Frank0314 said:

  
  8. Minimal Post-work to your image. Please keep within the spirit of the contest.

  Please clarify this point; I do all of my rendering in DazStudio, but I post work in Photoshop with a set of filters.. For example (not an entry):

  

  

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  Post edited by MADMANMIKE on June 2013
• DAZ_ann0314 Posts: 2,814

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  MADMANMIKE said:

  Frank0314 said:

  
  8. Minimal Post-work to your image. Please keep within the spirit of the contest.

  Please clarify this point; I do all of my rendering in DazStudio, but I post work in Photoshop with a set of filters.. For example (not an entry):

  Using filters etc is fine, we just don't want tons and tons of postwork where the entire image is completely changed by it (like where tons of parts are painted in...we wanted to concentrate more on the render then what can be done to it after (if that makes sense) Some postwork is allowed, just don't go crazy.
• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Misty Whisky said:

  ooo playouse collection in the prizes.

  
  i don't have any of the genesis monsters.

  not even the zombie mestophales dragon.

  Do you have the Genesis Creature Creator? http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-creature-creator-bundle
• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  For those who don't have any of the cool creatures of RawArt, his store is on 60% off sale today. http://www.daz3d.com/rawart
• nheptane_c610c6b489 Posts: 4

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Figure: Undead Fiend
  Title: Fiery Fiend
  Software: Daz Studio/Photoshop
  Products: West Park, Winter Terrains (clouds), Hell Fire prop & Ron's Smoke

  

  

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• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Very nice I like that
• PVGames Posts: 68

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Just a quick question, but does the monster figure need to be from this site, or can it be any monster figure from anywhere?
• Chohole Posts: 33,604

  June 2013 edited June 2013

  SuperGJ said:

  Just a quick question, but does the monster figure need to be from this site, or can it be any monster figure from anywhere?

  It does say in the contest title

  DAZ Monster and Creature Render Contest

  So I would assume that you are limited to using Daz monsters and creatures.

  Post edited by Chohole on June 2013
• DAZ_ann0314 Posts: 2,814

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  SuperGJ said:

  Just a quick question, but does the monster figure need to be from this site, or can it be any monster figure from anywhere?

  We debated back and forth, with the release of all the cool new ones and a rather large list of existing monsters on this website from the likes of RawArt, Midnight Stories, Luthbel etc, I think for this contest we are going to stick with DAZ3D Monsters since there is a pretty wide array of them. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but the contest was started because me and hubby really wanted to see all the cool renders of the monsters here so I think keeping with the spirit in which the contest was created, we want to keep it as Monsters and Creatures here on DAZ3D :)
• PVGames Posts: 68

  June 2013 edited June 2013

  I apologize if I am being daft - when you say Monsters and Creatures here on DAZ3D, do you mean DAZ originals, like the new monsters they have been rolling out, or any monsters found on the DAZ site, like monsters from RawArt, Luthbel, etc? I only ask because I want to be 100% clear on the rules before I waste any time making a render that doesn't qualify.

  Post edited by PVGames on June 2013
• fixmypcmike Posts: 19,565

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  SuperGJ said:

  I apologize if I am being daft - when you say Monsters and Creatures here on DAZ3D, do you mean DAZ originals, like the new monsters they have been rolling out, or any monsters found on the DAZ site, like monsters from RawArt, Luthbel, etc? I only ask because I want to be 100% clear on the rules before I waste any time making a render that doesn't qualify.

  Any monsters sold here, PA is fine.
• Cybersox Posts: 8,755

  June 2013 edited July 2013

  When it comes to monsters, there ain't no school like old school. So, here's "Tall Dark Stranger."

  I actually did an alternate version with film grain and scratches added and it was kind of spooky how close it looked to original frame grabs, but some of the fine details did get lost so I ultimately went with the straight presentation.

  The Genesis Gorilla & Mr. Hyde mixed to get the classic Big K look. Set is Rocky flats and Rock Outcrop, backdrop image from CGTextures.com. Girl is Genesis mix of yT Julie and V5, with Paxton Hair, the Bad Guy for Genesis' T-Shirt and Hitomi's panties. All done in DS4.5 Pro, converted to B&W and scaled in Adobe Photoshop CS6 (plus one annoying branch removal.)

  Edit - just saw the size restrictions.

  

  

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  Post edited by Cybersox on July 2013
• Cybersox Posts: 8,755

  June 2013 edited July 2013

  And for those kids who don't groove on the Dore-inspired Blacks and Whites of Willis H. O'Briens masterwork, here's the "colorized" version.

  Edit: and whoops again, just to be clear, this version of "Tall Dark Stranger" isn't an entry. It's just what the image looked like before I turned it B&W. Please delete if necessary.

  

  

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  Post edited by Cybersox on July 2013
• Mistara Posts: 38,675

  June 2013 edited June 2013

  Frank0314 said:

  Misty Whisky said:

  ooo playouse collection in the prizes.

  
  i don't have any of the genesis monsters.

  not even the zombie mestophales dragon.

  Do you have the Genesis Creature Creator? http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-creature-creator-bundle

  
  nope. i have the v4 creature morphs. :)

  ! and gobbles. maybe i can monster up gobbles somewhat.

  Post edited by Mistara on June 2013
• Szark Posts: 10,634

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Misty Whisky said:

  Frank0314 said:

  Misty Whisky said:

  ooo playouse collection in the prizes.

  
  i don't have any of the genesis monsters.

  not even the zombie mestophales dragon.

  Do you have the Genesis Creature Creator? http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-creature-creator-bundle

  
  nope. i have the v4 creature morphs. :)

  ! and gobbles. maybe i can monster up gobbles somewhat.

  Well that is ok as point 5 says
  5. Any Generation 4 monster/creature
• PVGames Posts: 68

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Alright, here is my entry!

  Image Title: Awakening in the Deep
  Figure used: Cthulhu by Luthbel
  Additional Figure: Castle Ruins by Stonemason (I think it was Stonemason)
  Software used: DAZ3D, no plugins.
  Postwork: GIMP using Ron's Water brushes (for the bubbles) from Deviney's DAZ store

  

  

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• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Misty Whisky said:

  Frank0314 said:

  Misty Whisky said:

  ooo playouse collection in the prizes.

  
  i don't have any of the genesis monsters.

  not even the zombie mestophales dragon.

  Do you have the Genesis Creature Creator? http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-creature-creator-bundle

  
  nope. i have the v4 creature morphs. :)

  ! and gobbles. maybe i can monster up gobbles somewhat.

  Gen4 creatures do count so you can use them. it falls under these two.
  5. Any Generation 4 monster/creature
  6. or Any other DAZ scary looking figure you can come up with
• Sasje Posts: 835

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Title: Creature from the Dark

  Figure: Genesis basic
  Used: Genesis Creature Creator Bundle
  Mist: Fog Tool Deluxe III
  Skin: Zombie for Genesis and M4
  Software: Daz Studio 4.6 Pro and Photoshop just for contrast and to highlight the eyes and slime brushes

  

  

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• Sedor Posts: 1,764

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Figure Used: Undead Fiend, Zombie
  Title: Zombie Gang
  Software: DAZ Studio 4.6 / Photoshop for adding filter, adjusting toning

  

  

  2013-05-31_Undead_Crowd_web.jpg

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• Cybersox Posts: 8,755

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Psst. Just to be sure, am I correct in interpreting this rule

  6. Submit no more then 1 image.

  as meaning we can only submit one entry? Or, as someone just asked me, does it mean one just one image per entry? ('Cause I whole gotta lotta monster renders percolating in my head.)
• Mistara Posts: 38,675

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Frank0314 said:

  Misty Whisky said:

  Frank0314 said:

  Misty Whisky said:

  ooo playouse collection in the prizes.

  
  i don't have any of the genesis monsters.

  not even the zombie mestophales dragon.

  Do you have the Genesis Creature Creator? http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-creature-creator-bundle

  
  nope. i have the v4 creature morphs. :)

  ! and gobbles. maybe i can monster up gobbles somewhat.

  Gen4 creatures do count so you can use them. it falls under these two.
  5. Any Generation 4 monster/creature
  6. or Any other DAZ scary looking figure you can come up with

  
  thanks :)

  
  found 2 monsta categories from the store.

  Bunnygirl is in the category. monstas can be cute and fuzzy too? lol

  http://www.daz3d.com/creatures/monsters-humanoid
  http://www.daz3d.com/creatures/monsters
• frank0314 Posts: 13,329

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  Cybersox13 said:

  Psst. Just to be sure, am I correct in interpreting this rule

  6. Submit no more then 1 image.

  as meaning we can only submit one entry? Or, as someone just asked me, does it mean one just one image per entry? ('Cause I whole gotta lotta monster renders percolating in my head.)

  It means you can only add 1 image to the thread.
• TheWheelMan Posts: 1,014

  June 2013 edited December 1969

  SuperGJ said:

  Alright, here is my entry!

  Image Title: Awakening in the Deep
  Figure used: Cthulhu by Luthbel
  Additional Figure: Castle Ruins by Stonemason (I think it was Stonemason)
  Software used: DAZ3D, no plugins.
  Postwork: GIMP using Ron's Water brushes (for the bubbles) from Deviney's DAZ store

  I think the point of the contest is to use the various creature morphs available at DAZ to make an original monster, not just post a pic using a premade one. Unless I misunderstood?