I finished the hand:

hand test:

Looking good...

hey cgrien - hope you are still in the challenge - your model is looking great.

Hey arran,

I'm still in, I guess...
I'll try to post some updates by the weekend.

Keep at it mate! - I am still waiting for that hat trick! ;)

By the way - cool avatar!

hey cgrein,
I hope your still working on your project, this was coming along great, but looks like you've taken a vacation from the competition aswell. ;) times running out....

arran: I guess you'll have to wait a little more for that hat trick. ;)


admiralbcd : Well, I'm still working. :headbang:


The challenge will be extended for 1 week, maybe I still have a chance to finish something...

Take a look:

Certainly looking very nice to me - best of luck with getting a finished result though :)

Thanks Fallenswordsman.

I already modeled other objects to compose the scene. I'm
trying to put all togheter now, adjusting the textures/displacement maps, etc.

In the final scene, the man will be holding a tool and working on the violin.(as in the concept drawing)

Here is another image with a displacement map for the shirt: (was using only procedurals in the first test)

looking awesome! can't wait to see a final. :)

Just joined this Simply Lightwave site. Thought I would post in the challenge forum first to catch a glimps of the other entries.

Very nice work cgrein, hope you can finnish your entry in time.
:beer:

Thank you Mike and THX1138.

Here's another update.
C&C are welcome... :beer:

You have a good eye for how things are laid out, but the scene seems too empty. I really like the pose of the old man. He seems very humble at what he is doing. I reccomend working with that theme. I can picture a warm sunlit enviorment for him to accent that feeling. A hobby room for example. You could model a bunch of stuff he has made a put them on a shelf in the background.

How are you on texturing human skin? are you using Mental Ray or V-Ray for the final render? How are you on hair?

Hey THX1138 thanks for your input, I appreciate the feedback.

I don't use Mental Ray/V-Ray, only Lightwave. About the skin, I'm
testing two shaders: TB_FakeSkin and Chanlum. I didn't paint any map (color/bump/spec) for the skin yet.
The hair will depend on the time I'll have, maybe the poor guy will end up totally bald. :mg:

wow this has come on loads since the early head stages - you've got a great pose for the old man :)

have you decided on a backdrop yet?

Si

No updates yet? The deadline is really ticking!:eek: It's sad to see that hardly any lightwave users are involved in this challenge. I think you are the only one. I hope you can pull off a win with this one. :beer:

I downloaded several photos from the web to use as reference, the old man's pose is almost a copy of one of this photos. In the original image the man uses other kind of tool and he is shaping the wood.

As the backdrop I'll use a simple wall with a shelf and maybe some tools hanging.

Yes, it's really sad. Only a few entries in the Maya forum too...

Here goes another update.
Just need to put something on that wall...

wow, this entry has come a long way....almost there....stay on target....( sorry about that, I'm just a star wars geek :blush: )

It's looking really good, but like thx1138 said ( ain't that a SW geek, must be ! ), it's looking a bit cold right now. If you're not using a window, I'd suggest placing a yellowish light with a window shadow map, to get some nice contrasts.

Looking good, although it may be better if he was looking down hard at work like in your original drawing and unaware of any camera.

Hey JohnD5000,

I agree with you. This work didn't end up like I wanted...

I'm not happy with the final render, but I'll post it anyway.

Here's a screen grab of the scene with the things I've added at "the last minute":

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8477/scene1yd6.jpg

Thank you all for the comments!

cheers! :beer: :beer: :beer:

Cool final image - best of luck with the competiton.

I really like the final entry. The added stuff in the background make the scene complete. Nice job!:beer:

at least ONE lw'er got to finish his picture ....
looks great !
good luck in the competition !

Thanks Fallenswordsman and admiralbcd.

THX1138: Thanks and good luck to you!

very nice work there cgrein, you've got a very good chance :)

good luck!

Thank you t1ck. I learned a lot in this challenge. :)