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Sticky: New Challenge - The Egg Challenge | Page: 1 2

New Challenge! The theme is based on egg photography. The subject of the shot must be egg, however, you can model props and build your scene from...

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by mastone

05-08-2012|02:44 PM

Replies: 24

Sticky: Egg Challenge Prize

The Art of Brave, looks really nice! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Mz0nNTIsL._SS400_.jpg

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by Nilla

04-07-2012|10:37 AM

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Sticky: Final Challenge Entries

Please post your final entries for the flying challenge here before the end of April 15th. Cheers and good luck, Nilla

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by Nilla

17-04-2012|06:33 PM

Replies: 5

Sticky: New Challenge - Things that fly | Page: 1 2

Time for a new challenge, the theme this time is things that fly so it can be mechanical flying machines or any other things found in the sky....

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by Nilla

07-03-2012|01:19 PM

Replies: 16

Sticky: December Robot Challenge - Final Entries | Page: 1 2

Please add your finals for the robot challenge here before the end of January 12th, add as many images as you like and a link to the WIP thread,...

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by Nilla

17-01-2012|01:13 PM

Replies: 22

Sticky: SimplyMaya December Challenge - Robots | Page: 1 2

http://simplymaya.com/images/tutorials/large_images/miscellaneous/robots_challenge One of our instructors on SimplyLightwave said a few months...

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by Nilla

01-01-2012|02:15 PM

Replies: 15

Sticky: Final Entries - My Dream Office Challenge | Page: 1 2

Please post your final entries for the challenge in this thread. We noticed that there's a few things left to do for a lot of you and as we're...

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by puneet.3d

05-10-2011|03:21 PM

Replies: 24

Sticky: Final Entries - My Favorite Toy Challenge | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Please post your final entries for the May/June challenge in this thread. As it's a bit late and summer holidays are on we decided to give you until...

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by Acid44

05-08-2011|04:58 PM

Replies: 78

Sticky: New Challenge: My Dream Office $500 First Prize | Page: 1 2

Challenge This time we'd like to see you create your perfect office space complete with gadgets and knick-knacks! It can be something realistic or...

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by Nilla

03-08-2011|08:29 AM

Replies: 18

Sticky: Challenge Winners - My Favorite Toy | Page: 1 2 3 4

So finally, we have the pleasure of announcing the challenge winners at last :) On behalf of SimplyMaya & SimplyLightwave we want to say thank you...

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by jonamar

01-08-2011|01:37 PM

Replies: 52

Sticky: New Challenge: Favorite Toys - $500 1st Prize! | Page: 1 2 3

The theme for this challenge is favorite toys and you can make any sort of toy you like. It can be a classic toy from your childhood or something...

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by THX1138

29-06-2011|08:23 PM

Replies: 42

Sticky: April Challenge Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Page: 1 2

Well its clobbering time again for the challenge!! There were some really good entries and a fair few participating which was great!! I pretty...

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by mastone

03-05-2011|01:43 PM

Replies: 23

Sticky: April Challenge Final Entries

Hey All Place your final images or vids in here, once the bell tolls!! Can you put your final poly counts in too cheers!! good luck to all ...

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by skippyk39

02-05-2011|07:16 AM

Replies: 11

Sticky: April Challenge_Lo Poly game character (New design) | Page: 1 2

Hey all despite not announcing a winner as yet for the March challenge until more entries are in, I thought I'd launch the April challenge. So......

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by Chirone

27-04-2011|09:36 PM

Replies: 20

Sticky: April Challenge - Prize

This month you can win a hardback copy of "The Ballad of Rango". Looks like an excellent book to me, the movie was great :)

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by Nilla

10-04-2011|10:18 AM

Replies: 5

Sticky: March Challenge Winner

Hey all Well its time to announce the March winner, but before I do, thanks to all who entered even if you didnt pass the finish line, it was a...

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by Gen

04-04-2011|04:57 PM

Replies: 14

Sticky: March Challenge Final Entries | Page: 1 2

Hey All well the end of the March challenge draws to a close in a day or two. Looks like some serious work has been going on too and those...

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by tweetytunes

02-04-2011|11:01 PM

Replies: 20

Sticky: March Challenge - Environment Creation | Page: 1 2

Well you all wanted it by the look of it, so you got it!! :D Yep time to go let loose those imaginations boys and girls, so go an create an...

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by honestdom

10-03-2011|04:44 PM

Replies: 23

Sticky: March Challenge - Prize

So I thought to post up a prize a bit earlier this month :redface: For March we decided to go with a book from another great movie for the winner -...

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by Jay

09-03-2011|09:39 PM

Replies: 1

Sticky: February Challenge - Prize

The prize for the challenge winner this month will be a book on one of the great movies last year; "The Art of How to Train Your Dragon" :)

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by Dango77

28-02-2011|07:24 AM

Replies: 10

Sticky: February Challenge - Speed Machine | Page: 1 2 3

Ladies n gents start your engine(s)....... This months challenge is called Speed Machine and its purely modelling. The idea is to model a...

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by Jay

27-02-2011|12:22 PM

Replies: 38

Sticky: January Challenge Winner....

is.............................. Honest Dom!!!! Well done dude, it all looks really good. Really well done. It was excuted just right with...

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by bullet1968

12-02-2011|04:09 AM

Replies: 8

Sticky: Final Entries - January Challenge -Before and After

Okay dudes The Grim Reaper is in the building - time to give up your work for judgement!! If you could each put the before and after images in...

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by THX1138

03-02-2011|09:59 PM

Replies: 14

Sticky: Finals Entry

Hi All, Please place your final images in this thread, with a link to your WIP so everyone can see the development of the models. Remember the...

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by s2-speedy

22-10-2010|02:11 PM

Replies: 13

Sticky: Horror Challenge | Page: 1 2

Hey guys, let’s get a challenge going! Clallenge Theme - Horror Model and texture a character that would be seen in a horror film or game,...

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by gster123

19-08-2010|08:40 AM

Replies: 16

Sticky: Super Villain Challenge | Page: 1 2 3 4

Super Villain Challenge Let's get back to doing some character-based challenges and let's do Super Villains! You can make an existing character!...

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by ColdWave

01-09-2009|11:31 AM

Replies: 50

Sticky: Final Supervillain Entries | Page: 1 2

Post your final entries here! Keep the images a manageable resolution (no 1600x8000 portraits or anything). Feel free to post wireframes and textures...

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by Dango77

17-08-2009|11:52 PM

Replies: 19

`Egg Challenge - Jamesepoo`

I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish before the 30th but I couldn't pass up a challenge in which I bring objects to life; I have also worked with...

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by Gen

13-09-2012|09:03 PM

Replies: 10

Egg Challenge - Stwert | Page: 1 2 3 4

I like the idea of the challenge, so I'll be entering and focusing primarily on lighting. My eggs are huddled around a tealight campfire on a...

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by Nilla

13-09-2012|11:11 AM

Replies: 54

Egg Challenge Winner!

The Egg Challenge has come to a close and we have a winner(well duh :giggle:)! Kudos to all the people who entered and finished but there can be only...

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by capnmich

10-09-2012|01:25 PM

Replies: 12

Egg Challenge - Chirone | Page: 1 2

Think maybe I'll give this a go too since I haven't done anything semi-decent in Maya for a while

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by Chirone

31-08-2012|01:47 AM

Replies: 22

Egg Challenge - Habib | Page: 1 2 3

Hi I finally decided about what I want to do in this challenge. The idea is still raw but interesting. My idea is animating some eggs that want...

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by Chirone

30-08-2012|09:27 PM

Replies: 32

Egg Challenge Reminder

Almost half way through August, just a quick heads up, well that and to possibly light some fire under your tails :P. I hope there are no crashes,...

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by Gen

14-08-2012|04:53 PM

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My dream office challenge - Puneet.3d

Hi my dear friends :) I am back gain. :) i can see many same participants from the "My fav: toy challenge" and me too ;) .. again its...

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by AquaLife13

24-05-2012|01:45 AM

Replies: 3

December Challenge - john8

My fake invisible robot "LAWN-BOT"http://vimeo.com/34258124

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by Perfecto

09-02-2012|08:53 PM

Replies: 2

My Favorite Toy Challenge -daverave | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I used to collect and paint war game figues, I have not found the exact war elephant I painted but will still look but for the mean time here is one...

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by daverave

03-07-2011|11:00 PM

Replies: 101

My Favourite Toy Challenge - THX1138 | Page: 1 2

Since nobody is doing this one, I might as well give it a go. I'm going to do the 1984 vintage optimus prime figure.

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by THX1138

03-07-2011|10:20 PM

Replies: 24

My favourite Toy Challenge- Murambi | Page: 1 2 3 4

Ok so my favourite Toy is bumblebee from Transformers movie (I got one for me but couldnt justify a grown man buying toys to my wife so i "gave" it...

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by murambi

03-07-2011|07:03 PM

Replies: 52

My Favorite Toy Challenge - puneet.3d | Page: 1 2

Hi friends. From last two weeks i was in dilemma as what to model. Since my childhood i always liked one of my favorite toy and famous fictional,...

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by puneet.3d

03-07-2011|01:39 AM

Replies: 29

My Favorite Toy Challenge_jonamar | Page: 1 2

Hi,everyone i would like to participate to this challenge, my Favorite toy is that way back 30 years from now,my uncle did for me a toy car. and I'm...

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by Nilla

01-07-2011|03:31 PM

Replies: 24

My Favorite Toy Challenge-joshpurple | Page: 1 2 3 4 5

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/477599/robosapien.gif Robosapien 6 Different Kung Fu moves, heh. My apologies if anyone has already selected Robosapien,...

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by joshpurple

01-07-2011|02:55 PM

Replies: 68

My Favorite Toy Challenge - Nuke | Page: 1 2 3

Hey Guys, For My Challenge , I am Going To Model A German Panther Tank. Hope U All Like It.

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by Nilla

01-07-2011|02:13 PM

Replies: 42

My Favorite Toy Challenge - cbohlen1979 | Page: 1 2

Here is my work in progress images as well as my final outcome. As for my overall polycount, I ended up with: Verts: 106, 287 Edges: 210, 869...

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by Nilla

01-07-2011|02:11 PM

Replies: 15

My Favorite Toy Challenge - iv01 | Page: 1 2

this toy that i will do ) it was my favorite toy in 7-8 years . little dirty :D http://i.piccy.info/i5/91/68/1496891/DSC05188_240.jpg...

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by iv01

30-06-2011|09:26 PM

Replies: 17

My_FAVORITE_TOY_MAYAYOO | Page: 1 2

Hello everyone, I finally found my favorite toy on what I'm going to work. Told me what you think. Thank you!... :)

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by mayayoo

30-06-2011|04:10 PM

Replies: 17

My Favorite Toy Challenge - snl678 | Page: 1 2 3

hi Im planning to model this but in a toy kinda looks...

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by snl678

30-06-2011|02:48 AM

Replies: 36

My Favorite Toy Challenge - Daveido | Page: 1 2 3

I really had to think and then choose from two candidates when deciding. I really really love Buzz Lightyear and the toy soldiers from Toy Story -...

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by Daveido

29-06-2011|08:21 PM

Replies: 38

My Favorite Toy Challenge - Illuzt | Page: 1 2 3

I found this challenge when surfing the net. I think the idea is fun so i'm going to enter the competition. Stitch Solar Powered Toy is my choice. ...

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by Illuzt

29-06-2011|12:27 PM

Replies: 34

My Favorite Toy Challenge - Costy

Hello, i'm happy that i came across with this challenge. I will try to model and texture a toy train table because i love trains, who doesn't?! :)

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by bullet1968

28-06-2011|10:53 PM

Replies: 13

My Favorite Toy Challenge - serzz | Page: 1 2 3

Hey hey, ..and good morning to all who just wake up... For my challenge I will do Helicopter toy (last toy that I bought)... ...

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by daverave

28-06-2011|08:33 AM

Replies: 37

My Favorite Toy Challenge - Bullet | Page: 1 2 3

Ok Im in......I didnt really have toys as I have said BUT I do remember my dear Nanna buying me a Scalextric set for my 12th birthday. I was so badly...

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by joshpurple

27-06-2011|12:30 AM

Replies: 34