BRYCE RENDERING CHALLENGE Inaugural Challenge NEW BEGINNINGS. WE HAVE WINNERS

ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
edited May 2013 in Bryce Discussion

OK here we go, let's see if we can get this on the road, so to speak

So the first ever DAZ 3D Bryce rendering Challenge
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Theme for this month is "New Beginnings"
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This thread is the WIP thread, so you can post here to show us how things are coming along before transferring the render to the actual Contest thread for judging.


Rules
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All renders must be new renders.

You can enter up to 3 renders.

You must abide by the DAZ 3D forum TOS

Imported content is allowed, but the render must be obviously a Bryce render.

Post Work permitted, but please keep it to a minimum.

Rules may be changed for subsequent Challenges, depending on the theme and the person who has selected it.

The winner of the April Challenge will get the chance to name the theme for the June contest.

This will then continue with subsequent winners choosing the theme for the next but one contest, which will enable a new contest to start with the
minimum of delay between contests.

Whoever nominates the subject for the Challenge can modify the rules to suit that challenge.

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Challenge ends on 28th April Midnight DAZ 3D time.

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A $20 DAZ 3D gift certificate will be given to the person whose render is selected as the best, by a judging method which has yet to be clarified.

ENTRIES ONLY THREAD

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    Please only add your completed renders in this thread. TO make it easier for judging.

    Depending how many entries we get as to how I will set the vote up. Unfortunately Polls on this new forum only support 12 options at maximum, and I hope we have more than that.

    I reserve the right to move any posts that are not an entry image :coolsmile:

  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
    edited December 1969

    Here's my entry, "a new beginning":

    a_new_beginning.jpg
    1434 x 1005 - 1M
  • GussNemoGussNemo Posts: 1,855
    edited December 1969

    Here are my three entries.

    Mountain_Terrain_9_Sig.png
    810 x 607 - 587K
    Canyon_River_757_x_758_11_Sig.png
    757 x 757 - 1M
    Canyon_River_757_x_758_10_Sig.png
    757 x 757 - 1M
  • c-ramc-ram Posts: 376
    edited April 2013

    Here is my "cottage" entry.

    cottage.jpg
    1200 x 774 - 711K
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  • TrishTrish Posts: 2,625
    edited April 2013

    Here is my" New House in the Woods" entry

    3.jpg
    1122 x 560 - 664K
    Post edited by Trish on
  • Dan WhitesideDan Whiteside Posts: 506
    edited December 1969

    Title:
    "A New Beginning"

    Software used:
    Bryce 7.1
    DAZ Studio 4.5 (Bridge)

    Content Used:
    Tulip - Lisa's Botanicals (DAZ)
    Nuked Buildings - Spacebones

    a_new_beginning.jpg
    612 x 1008 - 186K
  • MrSilusMrSilus Posts: 71
    edited December 1969

    Here’s my first entry and probably my last too as I don't think I can finish my second one before the deadline :(

    “Taintless Paradise”
    Rendered in Bryce 7.1 Pro
    64 RPPs, True Ambience (TA Scattering Correction) and Soft Shadows
    Took almost 16 hours to render @ 1280x800

    Everything was done and set up in Bryce, with the exception of the balloons which are models from archive3d.net with some slight changes.

    taintless_paradise.jpg
    1280 x 800 - 348K
  • TrishTrish Posts: 2,625
    edited December 1969

    Here is my second and last entry called New cabin on the lake

    cabin_on_the_lake5.jpg
    1273 x 635 - 662K
  • Dave SavageDave Savage Posts: 2,433
    edited December 1969

    Here's my two entries...

    OK, I know they are really the same entry with some tweaks but hey... :-)

    EggHatchGreen.jpg
    1080 x 540 - 480K
    EggHatch.jpg
    1000 x 500 - 535K
  • dwseldwsel Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    My entry: Warm morning light
    Bryce + GIMP

    15_lres.png
    800 x 800 - 1M
  • David BrinnenDavid Brinnen Posts: 3,136
    edited December 1969

    Cells made in Wings 3D. Rendered in Bryce (20 minutes). Text and border added in PSP8.

    New_beginnings3.jpg
    800 x 800 - 221K
  • bighbigh Posts: 8,147
    edited December 1969

    WIP - done

    wip_1.jpg
    1274 x 695 - 235K
  • adbcadbc Posts: 3,115
    edited December 1969

    Too late for a third one, but here are my 2 entries :

    new_beginnings10.jpg
    872 x 600 - 92K
    new_beginings3.jpg
    872 x 600 - 103K
  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    OK this was interesting. I ended up asking some of the CV team to act as judges. Szark had already volunteered so I asked more to volunteer. All have played around with Bryce,

    11 people who entered. 16 renders in all, almost all got at least one vote.

    Had to ask himself (my other half) to vote, to give me a tie breaker. Apart from the first place it was very tight actually

    so the winners

    1st place Sean Riesch
    2nd place Mr Silus
    3rd place TheSavage64

    Judged by 6 members of the CV team + plus him indoors.

    So Sean, Mr Silus and Dave, if you can PM me your login email I can arrange to get the credit transferred to your accounts. I have decided to do $20 as promised for the 1st, and $5 each for 2nd and 3rd.

    And you get to choose the theme for the June challenge, if we are still going strong.

  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,241
    edited December 1969

    Yay, thanks! And congrats to the other winners.

    How about a May theme of "Unexpected"? That gives lots of leeway for personal preference of subject matter, but might still pose a challenge to create renders that fit the theme best. Or if people don't like that idea, I can try to come up with other ideas too.

    It would also be good if we could find a way to get more people involved in the contests as well, although I'm not sure what the best way to do that is. Hopefully if this becomes a regular event that people expect in the calendar more and more people will know and/or find out about it. I really hope that those of you who posted WIPs in the WIP thread but decided not to enter into this contest will still submit entries into future contests!

  • bighbigh Posts: 8,147
    edited December 1969

    chohole said:
    OK this was interesting. I ended up asking some of the CV team to act as judges. Szark had already volunteered so I asked more to volunteer. All have played around with Bryce,

    11 people who entered. 16 renders in all, almost all got at least one vote.

    Had to ask himself (my other half) to vote, to give me a tie breaker. Apart from the first place it was very tight actually

    so the winners

    1st place Sean Riesch
    2nd place Mr Silus
    3rd place TheSavage64

    Judged by 6 members of the CV team + plus him indoors.

    So Sean, Mr Silus and Dave, if you can PM me your login email I can arrange to get the credit transferred to your accounts. I have decided to do $20 as promised for the 1st, and $5 each for 2nd and 3rd.

    And you get to choose the theme for the June challenge, if we are still going strong.

    so it goes - I didn't judge - so don't blame me

  • TrishTrish Posts: 2,625
    edited December 1969

    Congradulations to all the winners!!!! really super artwork!! I am looking forward to the next one....Trish

  • Dan WhitesideDan Whiteside Posts: 506
    edited December 1969

    Congrats to the winners (and all how entered!). I'm also looking forward to Sean's new challenge.

  • GussNemoGussNemo Posts: 1,855
    edited December 1969

    Congrats go to those whose images were chosen, well deserved.

  • MrSilusMrSilus Posts: 71
    edited May 2013

    Thanks for the second place :)
    Congratulations to everyone that participated and especially all the other winners!

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  • adbcadbc Posts: 3,115
    edited December 1969

    Congratulations to the winners.
    Great work !

  • mermaid010mermaid010 Posts: 5,540
    edited December 1969

    Congrats to all the winners. All the entries are awesome.

  • HoroHoro Posts: 10,710
    edited December 1969

    Congrats to the winners and thanks to those who participated. All are very nice renders.

  • David BrinnenDavid Brinnen Posts: 3,136
    edited December 1969

    Well done winners! C-ram's image really put me in mind of some of Pam's scenes, very rich in detail and pastelley? I've had to make that last word up. But hopefully you get the meaning. Very nice scene, fairy-tale.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    Ahah I am not the only person who likes to pastellise things :coolsmile:

  • Eva1Eva1 Posts: 1,249
    edited December 1969

    Congratulations to the winners! There were some great images posted:)

  • Scott LivingstonScott Livingston Posts: 4,341
    edited December 1969

    Congratulations to the winners, and great job to everyone who entered! It was certainly a fantastic and inspiring set of images.

    I'm looking forward to the "Unexpected" contest...that sounds like fun.

  • c-ramc-ram Posts: 376
    edited December 1969

    Congratulations to the winners!! no doubt that there stunning image have won.

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