The Little Ball Of Calm

KindredArts · March 31

INFORMATIVE VIDEO:

Denizens! We gather once more for the holy month of April. Once a year I manage to emotionally blackmail Daz into sponsoring my poorly managed hunger games. This year, I want to lift your spirits. It wounds me deeply to see your grumpy little faces ambulate around the forums in a state of perpetual misery. We can't all be rockstar PA's with money, fame, a collection of ornamental spoons and several warrants for his arrest. No,you need be centred, gracious, balanced, and most of all … Calm. You need the little ball of calm. For a mere $999.99 (or whatever number daz makes up), you too can be just like your favourite PA. You too can be floating around on an inflatable crocodile, and sipping margaritas in a random hotel pool you haven't been banned from yet. You too can purge yourself of negative karma, bad vibes and low credit scores, simply by acquiring the little ball of calm.

With your balls in hand, I invite you to take part in the glamorous, exclusive, fourth-annual April competition. I want you to post pictures below, depicting just how well the little ball of calm™ made you feel. I want picture's of joy, elation, bliss, and of course, calm. Essentially, anything I can pitch to late night shopping channels would be fab. I really need to get these things out of my garage.

For those who do a swell job, I will shower you with lovely prizes. Like these...

Prizes (Provided by Daz3D):

1st Place - $100 Gift Card

2nd Place - $50 Gift Card

3rd Place - $25 Gift Card

Honourable Mentions – Choice of free set by KindredArts (Priceless)

RULES

All scenes of calm must be rendered in the Daz ecosystem (Including carrara, bryce etc)
Your render must have a Little Ball Of Calm in it (islands optional)
Don't touch the balls with your bare hands.
Standard Daz TOS rules apply on submissions. This isn't a hippie free-for-all.
Please post your entries in the ENTRIES THREAD. This will keep things nice and clean, and it we won't clutter up the commons and make Richard mad.
AI – I'm not bothered if you utilize AI. Just make sure Daz/Bryce/Carrara etc is at the core of the image, and the LBC is in it. I'll leave the rest up to your conscience.

Competition Caretakers:

KindredArts

Linwelly

Hylas

LET THE CALM BEGIN

"The competition will end on april 30th, get your renders in before then pls"

Yours

Mission Control

ENTRIES THREAD

joanna · March 31

I'm calm. I'm not excited for tomorrow at all. Not looking forward to a month of silly renders. Not at all. I'm just moving along. Calm. Walking away now, calmly.

*distant squee of pure enjoyment*

No, that wasn't me. Definitely not.

Richard Haseltine · March 31

If you are going to cull the heard does that mean the ignored are safe?

KindredArts · March 31

joanna said:

I'm calm. I'm not excited for tomorrow at all. Not looking forward to a month of silly renders. Not at all. I'm just moving along. Calm. Walking away now, calmly.

*distant squee of pure enjoyment*

No, that wasn't me. Definitely not.

Richard Haseltine said:

If you are going to cull the heard does that mean the ignored are safe?

No jokes this april please. Very serious month. Very serious business.

SilverGirl · March 31

joanna said:

I'm calm. I'm not excited for tomorrow at all. Not looking forward to a month of silly renders. Not at all. I'm just moving along. Calm. Walking away now, calmly.

*distant squee of pure enjoyment*

No, that wasn't me. Definitely not.

+1

And a pre-emptive thank you, KA, for everything you do to make this happen.

NetherFalcon · March 31

SilverGirl said:

joanna said:

I'm calm. I'm not excited for tomorrow at all. Not looking forward to a month of silly renders. Not at all. I'm just moving along. Calm. Walking away now, calmly.

*distant squee of pure enjoyment*

No, that wasn't me. Definitely not.

+1

And a pre-emptive thank you, KA, for everything you do to make this happen.

I must also give KA kudos-a PA with products worthy of spending and one who also drives engagement.

I'm going to have fun with this-there's an 89% chance that the neon hot tub will pop up once again in my renders. It's going to become one of my things.

SapphireBlue · April 1

What?! I have to don armor and do gladiatorial combat????! Ummmm, I don't think so...

I was calm before, but now I'm worried... I'm just going to go get my stuffed lovey and simply watch you all fight it out...

in NetherFalcon's neon hot tub

Torquinox · April 1

Never dull on April 1 with @KindredArts

KindredArts · April 1

Good to see a fine group of battle-hardened April veterans rolling in. Grab your gear soldiers, it's going to be a rough one....

tsroemi · April 1

Oooh, these islands are so lovely, thank you!

Silent Winter · April 1

Thanks so much for the little ball of calm. It has come at just the right time. I am now calm.

I was marginally concerned that a thousand islands would be too many, and my HD space would be obliterated*, but thanks to the little ball of calm, I am calm once again.

*Stay calm. It does not obliterate HD space.

memcneil70 · April 1

Puuurfect timing. Thank you very much Kindred Arts.

Breath in for 5, out for 7; breath in for 7, out for 9. Calm the brain.

richardandtracy · April 1

What?!?

I can't believe it. Another year without the re-appearance of the deflating donkey. And I so needed more cowbells.

Regards,

Richard

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · April 1

richardandtracy said:

What?!?

I can't believe it. Another year without the re-appearance of the deflating donkey. And I so needed more cowbells.

Regards,

Richard

You need more cowbells? Have you tried instancing? :)

Tropical islands AND Calming Ball? Doesn't that risk ODing on calmness? Hmmm, does the ball work on customers? (Not sharing my new islands with them!)

Thank you, KA!

richardandtracy · April 1

Ahh, but instanced cowbells all ring at the same time.

Regards,

Richard

KindredArts · April 1

As much as i would like to take credit, it was @DAZ_Steve idea to create the assortment of islands. I was just the worker monkey that cobbled it together.

SapphireBlue · April 1

Thank you for these lovely islands. And especially the Little Ball of Calm! Absolutely what we could all use this 2025, or at least I know I do. I've already got some big plans for it.

Wait, I just read the new competition post.... "It wounds me deeply to see your grumpy little faces ambulate around the forums in a state of perpetual misery." Hahaha

"I want picture's of joy, elation, bliss, and of course, calm." No armor and gladiatorial combat???? Oh, well, I guess I'm in!

Question about >> 3. Don't touch the balls with your bare hands.

Um really? So do we have to creatively push that button, with toes, a furry monster, telekinesis??

Xellosz · April 1

Question about the rules:

Don't touch the balls with your bare hands. <=What do you mean by that???

Richard Haseltine · April 1

Xellosz said:

Question about the rules:

Don't touch the balls with your bare hands. <=What do you mean by that???

You don't want finger marks on the screen, ruining your view of the thousand islands

KindredArts · April 1

SapphireBlue said:

Question about >> 3. Don't touch the balls with your bare hands.

Um really? So do we have to creatively push that button, with toes, a furry monster, telekinesis??

Xellosz said:

Question about the rules:

Don't touch the balls with your bare hands. <=What do you mean by that???

You know what, in hindsight this rule does seem a bit mean-spirited. Guys, touch the balls as much as you want, i won't judge.

Totte · April 1

richardandtracy said:

What?!?

I can't believe it. Another year without the re-appearance of the deflating donkey. And I so needed more cowbells.

Regards,

Richard

... and more MakeArt buttons!

Wonderland · April 1

More than anything I love the amazing videos created for these events! And with everything going on in the world, I really wish this ball of calm actually existed.

memcneil70 · April 1

After seeing my 401k this morning, the news, doing my budget, I needed these special April Fools special gifts! Thank you all involved. My heart is a little bit lighter.

Artini · April 1

Very nice islands ...

SilverGirl · April 1

Wonderland said:

More than anything I love the amazing videos created for these events! And with everything going on in the world, I really wish this ball of calm actually existed.

Heh, that was my first thought, too. "Where can I get one of these in real life?"

barbult · April 1

KindredArts said:

As much as i would like to take credit, it was @DAZ_Steve idea to create the assortment of islands. I was just the worker monkey that cobbled it together.

Could that win the contest for the most misleading set of promo images in the history of Daz 3D?

emanuela1 · April 1

Thank you KA for the gifts, the beautiful islands and the calm ball that we all would like in our daily life. Thank you very much also for this beautiful competition that is usually the most sparkling of the year!

Payat Parin · April 1

OMG! A Thousand Islands and Ball of Calm freebies momentarily took my mind away from this retirement account I'm dealing with. Thank you for the humor and freebies. Much appreciated in this dire times of our lives :)

Xellosz · April 1

KindredArts said:

SapphireBlue said:

Question about >> 3. Don't touch the balls with your bare hands.

Um really? So do we have to creatively push that button, with toes, a furry monster, telekinesis??

Xellosz said:

Question about the rules:

Don't touch the balls with your bare hands. <=What do you mean by that???

You know what, in hindsight this rule does seem a bit mean-spirited. Guys, touch the balls as much as you want, i won't judge.

The first ideas were a geisha ball and combinations with that... If it can't be touched. (I had to work around a bit, but that needs a bit of creativity and screen organisation.)

Torquinox · April 2

The don;t touch with bare hands rule is struck out now. I thought it was intended as humor, but could be with gloves? Anyway, no longer a rule?

KindredArts · April 2

Torquinox said:

The don;t touch with bare hands rule is struck out now. I thought it was intended as humor, but could be with gloves? Anyway, no longer a rule?

Ok, i feel like my ball touching rule was a hilarious in-joke i ported over from a previous competition, but now it's starting to cause confusion among the Denizenry. You are absolutely allowed to touch the balls. I will not judge, nor will i allow anyone to judge this kind of behaviour. I'm going to leave an image here in case i cause more confusion later on.

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