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RULES: Participants will create a single prop for their favorite Castlevania Weapon using Autodesk Maya, Zbrush, 3DS MAX, Blender or whatever 3-D or what modeling/sculpting program that works for their theme. Weapons can consists from any game in the series from any format. Weapons include, swords, whips, brass knuckles, etc. Be sure to include the exact name of the weapon that you are creating!
Contest starts on January 1st 2015, PM Pacific Time (PT)
Deadline for entries is March 31st 2014 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (PT)
Winner's will be announced and posted on the dungeon by April 7th 2014, at 11:59 (PT)
Judges will be able to judge: April 1st - April 7th
There will be awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place.
There will be no teams allowed for this month's contest.
There are no poly-count, style, or art limits.
All scenes will be fully textured and lit with light sources.
All props can be in low or high poly meshes.
A WIP (work-in progress) thread must be made and maintained in the contest. ( Feedback and critiques from members is encouraged.)
All final renders will include screenshots from multiple perspectives or real-time video in high resolution that best shows the angles of your prop.
The art submitted must be originally made for this contest. No existing art work will be accepted.
Artist participating must be a member of The Castlevania Dungeon. Registration is free.
Please Note: Judges are encouraged to participate, but entries will not be counted during a contest.
JUDGES:
1.) Darkmanx_429
2.) Shiroi Koumori
3.) theANdROId
FREE MODELING TOOLS ON THE NET:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-free-3d-modelling-applications-you-should-not-miss/ (http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-free-3d-modelling-applications-you-should-not-miss/)
To view your models in realtime online in 3-D: https://p3d.in/ (https://p3d.in/)
GAME TERMS:
https://www.sendspace.com/file/u01zq1 (https://www.sendspace.com/file/u01zq1)
Entries
Jorge D. Fuentes: Winner 1st Place
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Good start Zero.
What program are you using?
My suggestion is to be sure that you are using good references. Grab some good images off the net and just copy what you see!
You eyes will make the adjustments for you:
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Once you have the main shapes down, you can start to add adjustments to make it more your own.
I whipped this up last week:
"The Belmont Family has a long history of fighting Evil."
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Vampire Killer in ceremonial stand.