Topic: ** MAY SIG CONTEST ** - Metal/Wood - Discussion

Here be the place for testing and chit chat.
For some reason I had a tough time looking for a topic this month. I like to put more thought into these things, but this month I've been unable to.
My trawling through the archives for inspiration Previous winners did help me on my quest, and I think these links may help you also.
Metal
Rust
burned wood resurrected
Wood Branding t00t

Just found another useful link
Burned Wood
I'm sure there are more over at the GN, I'm think Skaarjj has a tutorial on metal, or was it rock?

Great topic. Here is my wip. I decided to try something in blender since I've just started fooling with it. I want to make a candle stick with a flame for animation. I'll more than likely drop the floor. Having trouble with the wood on my table but hopefully I'll stumble on a how to.

I think I got the wood texture a bit better. Let's see how the gif looks.

At0mic, for a more realistic look, use a different texture map for the legs, on a wooden table the grain generally run's vertically on the legs where you have the grain running horizontally. also looking at my wooden table i'm sitting at, its more of a matt finish, not so shiny how ever maybe your going for a highly polished antquie look.

would love to enter this month but am about to move city = busy busy busy

Ya Know... I Might actually try this one... ( My First time sending a Sig Here )

Just Don't Expect anything too Fancy

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Some people say im mean, but I actually have the heart of a sweet, little girl...In a jar... on my desk...

Some earlier work... not really a sig but...


and some more of my latest gimp work.

Added my nick....


(Edited by OlssonE on 05-11-2006 23:47)

Made it smaller...


edit: Dam it didn't work... i guess i overworked my hash.
edit2: Try c&p this url: http:/www.olssone.com/asylum/sig/schack_sig2.jpg

(Edited by OlssonE on 05-11-2006 23:49)

(Edited by OlssonE on 05-11-2006 23:52)

Tao - the recent weapons related conversation and the topic this month made me have to go all out Ninja style -

love it DL. did you hand paint those blades?

Nice DL! ... Dang, I'd better get going for this month! I can't freak'n believe how time is vanashing for me lately.

thanks =)

Cobimnation of pen tool, marquee tool, gradients, and hand painting on all the parts.

DL-44: I LOVE IT.
congrats on this one! this is really some fantastic work. especially the combination of these ninja weapons and your name. hah! (and the funny coincidence is that your name represents a weapon too )

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DL-44, brilliant, I really did Laugh Out Loud. That's the biggest smile I've had on my face all week.
mas, I recon the weapon theme is more than a coincidence =)
The work on the weapons is top notch too, great concept well executed.

OlssonE, I like the chessboard and prefer the smaller one, but I guess your nick is hard to see at that size. Have you tried to place you name running down one of the sides instead of the squares? you might have more space there. Good work on the wood.

At0mic_PC, I agree the second version looks better. The wooden table look good but I think your name needs something, perhaps by changing the colour slightly so it stands out from the table top. Also the white highlight on the text is a little too bright perhaps, I'm not too sure but it might benifit from toning down a touch. I've not used Blender at all, it looks like you have got the hang of it quickly. The candle animation sounds interesting too.
reat work everyone.

Another test.



I quickly became board with doing this but really excited about something else. Unfortunately it's a lot more complex than adding the single flame. It's put on the back burner until I get skilled enough to do it. So I was going to make a battle hammer and had it almost done when I checked the boards. No matter I'll still make it but not submit it in this thread.



edit: Wow failed. Trying again.
edit: And again.
edit: Forgot to change the image.

(Edited by At0mic_PC on 05-13-2006 00:51)

(Edited by At0mic_PC on 05-13-2006 00:56)

(Edited by At0mic_PC on 05-13-2006 00:57)

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At0mic_PC said:

So I was going to make a battle hammer and had it almost done when I checked the boards. No matter I'll still make it but not submit it in this thread.

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Why not?
No sense in not submitting something you've made for this!

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DL-44 said:

Tao - the recent weapons related conversation and the topic this month made me have to go all out Ninja style -

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What... No Nunchuks(sp?)



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(Edited by INSANEdrive on 05-13-2006 05:12)

In that case...



Testing

Test

other bg

Nice submission Amerasu... good to see you back in the sig forums!

<cough>June?</cough>

Ok, I'm back from holiday and rearing to go...

There seems to be someone asleep at the wheel? Do we have a winner?

June 7 here in the Philippines. Lost a day coming back from the states, but lost a week to make a new sig.

Peace,

Sorry for the delay folks, I've been away for much longer than expected.
Some great entries here I'll be back with the results ASAP.

::tao:::: ::cell::

Holy Crap!!! I haven't been here in ages and I just popped in and see Wood Burning t00t on here. That was posted 03-23-2002. Nice to see it is still around and getting used.

Nice wood and metal work guys.

i'm bl00k.