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# 1 10-03-2006 , 05:51 PM
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My Cgtalk Challenge Idea

Just my first idea before focusing on the modeling Going to have a small character not sure what yet ant, mouse or bug traveling on a huge scary river in a boat made out of leaves.

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# 2 10-03-2006 , 06:07 PM
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cool u ever won a comp yet kurt?
And did u see the tree frog on CGtalk?


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# 3 10-03-2006 , 06:09 PM
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Looks cool man, what about the river flowing down and the poor guy having to go up ha hill in the raft, bit more of a challenge and a daunting scene for him!!

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Have not won yet.... was a finalist in the machineflesh challenge.. Which tree frog? if you mean the one as my avitar thats mine.


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# 5 10-03-2006 , 06:12 PM
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gster ya good idea will play around wiht a few more ideas this was the first idea i had=)


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# 6 10-03-2006 , 06:15 PM
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Good luck in the challenge Kurt - it sounds like a good idea. I like your concept sketch, especially the scary tree.

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Originally posted by Kurt
gster ya good idea will play around wiht a few more ideas this was the first idea i had=)

Cheers man!

Maybe if its a bug or sommat, that it's polluted river with dead trees all round and a paradise above some clouds thats his/her goal, or the river gets more life as it goes to the goal??

Need to get my chops so so so so much up to anything before I could do a challange (of any sort!!)!

# 8 10-03-2006 , 09:20 PM
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Love the concept Kurt, really like your drawing style as well :bow: :bow:
Keep your progress posted here as well!


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# 9 10-03-2006 , 09:39 PM
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nice idea kurt,

I'd say minimise/lose the scary tree from the central position and maybe show an expansive river system like in the brazilian rainforests (windy etc) or maybe a large delta entering a huge sea. Just ideas to give that 'huge' journey feeling user added image

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# 10 10-03-2006 , 09:51 PM
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thanks guys will start modeling some time this week after i get the lip sync tut recored.


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# 11 12-03-2006 , 04:34 AM
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Cool idea so far, Kurt. I'm lookin' forward to seeing your progress on it. Good luck.

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# 13 12-03-2006 , 07:21 PM
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Looks cool and good luck kurtuser added image

# 14 12-03-2006 , 07:34 PM
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Should have some WIP's this week. going to change teh boat to a flying contrapshion.

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