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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

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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 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_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: 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: 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: 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

Replies: 0

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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

Elemental Creature Raul

here a pic. just got so inspired by kurts work. heh heh.

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by raul

20-10-2002|04:54 PM

Replies: 8

Medieval Ages - morpher

Hi! I will try to create a dwarf for this competion- my inspiration is the Dragonlance saga (for all you ADND gamers :D).

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by Garry1953

07-01-2003|08:02 PM

Replies: 4

`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

- Patic Rider - : Super Villain Challenge | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6

I'm in. I will go for a character model based on my game project i'm currently working on. So the story goes....: This is a rider from the...

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by ColdWave

09-08-2009|08:51 PM

Replies: 78

--- Attention All Contestants | Page: 1 2 3

If any of you can not host your video, once it is complete, PM me, and we can set up a way for me to host if for the month. I will only host FINAL...

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by gazzamataz

02-11-2003|06:10 PM

Replies: 32

(Noob) Kabuki Quantum Fighter

Hello everyone, I'm slow in checking my mail, but I got the latest news letter just recently and I'm stoked about this contest! I picked the main...

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by sspikedudley

24-09-2005|07:45 AM

Replies: 5

*** ATTENTION ALL ***

The following are some useful guidelines you can use to create better models and images. Simple guidelines that not only address some of the things...

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by dave_baer

01-01-2004|06:36 PM

Replies: 0

**Karate Videos: Shaolin Monks**

just found this might be helpful to find some finishing moves www.shaolinwolf.com/downloads/videos1.htm hope it helps some one out mumbo

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by mumbojumbo_13

18-02-2004|12:24 PM

Replies: 0

"June Challenge - killer bee - Noobie"

well i will hold this stop what i will do i dont know ,,,,but i am in :confused:

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by BabyDuck

03-06-2003|08:49 PM

Replies: 1

1st timer

Never had a go at this before but as a break from star wars modeling i thought it would do me good, plus its great to see peoples entries comming...

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by keithd203

02-08-2008|12:03 AM

Replies: 10

3d file converter please

Hi im a new user to maya, i need to import 3dsmax models but i havent found any format converter, do you know any? im a mac user. thanks.

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by dannyngan

25-04-2005|05:39 PM

Replies: 2

3d Model Competition - February Showcase

Yes! It's coming again. I will try my best to carry on the showcase tradition started by adldesigner. Stay tuned, I'll be adding the entries soon. To...

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by M

23-02-2003|01:21 AM

Replies: 6

3d model competition - March Showcase

Alright, the time has came for the march challenge! Lets get started. Hopefully we shall have a great showcase because of the name of the challenge...

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by M

02-03-2003|04:05 AM

Replies: 1

Moved: 3D movies

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3dM@niak - Mart/April | Page: 1 2 3 4 5

here we go :D here's concept, something like assault machine, steam powered, with automatic-arrow-launcher, 2 cutters and 4 legs :D First i wanted to...

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by THX1138

13-04-2007|10:01 PM

Replies: 74

A train

Hi would it be Ok to use a train for the challenge?

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by utpal

10-11-2005|04:50 PM

Replies: 1

acid44 - may texture challenge

ok im joining a bit late but i figured "why the **** not" im going to be doing the test tube type of thing and setting it up for a game i may even...

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by Perfecto

17-05-2007|02:37 PM

Replies: 2

Acid44 - summer challenge

well, im gonna give it a shot... my idea is to make a rustyy screwed up cash register thingy... been working about 20 minutes now... heres the first...

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by Acid44

08-08-2008|08:16 PM

Replies: 12

acid44 - summer challenge - ninja

hey im gonna join in this one and hopefully i can finish it first thing though... could someone post a link to a good human referance site...

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by Perfecto

18-06-2007|03:15 AM

Replies: 12

Acid44_FX02_WIP

i have no idea what im gonna do or how im gonna do it but im so in... i have a bit of experience with mayas physics (just from messing around) so...

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by Acid44

23-05-2008|06:42 PM

Replies: 7

acid44-september ruins

hey, i think im gonna have a go at this one... hopefully i can get at least something done to hand in at the end,though ill be pretty bit for time...

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by louis56

15-09-2007|10:17 PM

Replies: 5

AlexanderH - Summer Challenge

While I realize this challenge must have started a long time ago, I am going to give this thing a go. I have a few ideas which I've not yet decided...

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