What Did YOU Do to Poor Mancandy? (Win a Prize!)

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Bart

Here’s a thread that I particularly enjoyed over at the BlenderArtists forums: ddwagnz has created a number of images, all featuring the well-known Mancandy rig by Bassam Kurdali. Mancandy is an amazingly flexible rig and if you haven’t tried it yet, I think you should!

Anyway, the reason I enjoyed the thread is that all ddwagnz’s images in which Mancandy poses are either slightly naughty (work-safe, don’t worry), or awkward for Mancandy. This led me to wonder: what did YOU do to poor Mancandy?

Submit your work here; I’ll send a free copy of Tony Mullen’s ‘Introducing Character Animation with Blender’ to the creator of the funniest image (to be determined by the audience here). Deadline is next thursday.

Have fun!

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http://thebigdavec.googlepages.com Dave

Aw, soddit! I’ve already got that book! :)
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

Hello,

I did some still tests on my blog –> http://blender.blog.siol.net/2007/03/13/mancandy/

And one short animation –> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfIKhav–Lc

Enjoy!

.::PiPi::.
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

Also posted mancandy variants on blenderartists —> http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=91646&highlight=mancandy

Mancandy is really a nice rig!

.::PiPi::.
http://freefactory.org Bassam

cool! bart this awesome, thanks for doing it.
btw, the latest prerelease is pretty much final; the only reason I haven’t made the announcment is I’m working on a demo video (and haven’t decided on a nice (open) license to use- don’t worry, it’ll be something as permissive as I can find.
http://niel.seyanim.com madman

LOL!

Few months ago (May of 2006), in the community of NIEL-Blender Forums (http://niel.seyanim.com) we make a challenge between ManCandy vs. LudWig (another rig character).

You can see the images here:
http://niel.seyanim.com/niel2/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=257&forum=17

I hope you enjoy it! :)
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

@madman: cool! I really like the first one, mancandy really has such realistic naive expression –> what? where?

.::PiPi::.
Josh

What exactly is happening in the picture posted with the story?!
Jason H

@Josh:
I think he’s being raped…
mfoxdogg

awwww where are the thought bubbles the ton did???
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/pictwo.png Chris

Here is mine. I am new to blender so i just gave it a shot. I know that I won’t win but I wanted to contribute somehow. Hope you like it.
http://www.dave3d.mad-host.net/index.php ddwagnz

hahahahahha, im surprised this made blendernation guys!
i log into coders and get told i am mentioned on blendernation,
=D
All thanks go to Bassem for the exellent rig!
joeedh

Chris: you’re image didn’t show up, try maybe hosting it somewhere (like photobucket) and then providing a link.

Joe
phoenix123

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?p=837461#post837461

my post is a little of the way down to this thread

phoenix123
http://www.opendimension.org/blender3d_en/ ubuntuist

These are not funny but dead serious poses but maybe they are sort of funny…
Mancandy performs art history!
http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82170
Chris

sorry guys. Just click on my name on my last post. My name is linked to the image. Lol I hosted it on photobucket http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/pictwo.png

[IMG]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/pictwo.png[/IMG]

one of those should work

tell me what you think?
http://blender.blog.siol.net/ PiPi

@Chris: interesting, Mancandy’s head wants to stay up, looks like Mancandy is actually tired a lot … but some other side of him just wants to go away, maybe just want to lay down, but his so tired … nice concept ….

.::PiPi::.
http://mathiaspedersen.com MathiasPedersen

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92260

:)
//Mathias
Chris

Here is one that I just finished. It is alot better than the last one because i spent alot more time on it. Tell me what you think. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/pictwo.png
Chris

lol. that was the same one as last time…..I am so stupid. Here Is the new one. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/onthetoilet.png I am sorry for double posting. Tell me what you think
Chris R

Sorry Here is one that I just finished. It is alot better than the last one because i spent alot more time on it. Tell me what you think. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/pictwo.png
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/3963/mancandyplayingdrumsth3.jpg Theaccomplice

It’s not a funny picture… but it’s mancandy playing drums
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/3963/mancandyplayingdrumsth3.jpg
rpgsimmaster

I think you can all guess where this one came from, once you see it…

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6429/bullets2ck4.png

The bases which they are standing on are ideas loosely copied from Elephant’s Dream, where Proog is dancing around on the ‘typewriter keys’
Craines28761

Sorry about my last post. I seemed to have posted the same image and not the new one. The link to the new picture of mancandy on the toilet is here http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/onthetoilet.png

and the one in the bathtub is here

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b176/sk8erdude28761/mancandyinthetubwithwater.png

please let me know what you think.
http://www.andrens.kit.net andrens

Let’s remeber ManCandy as Karate Kid.

http://www.andrens.kit.net/ManCandy.png
wolfmanyoda

Here’s my quick idea:

http://img1.imagefuse.com/upload/wolfmanyoda/mancandy.png

Are we allowed more than 1 entry?
rpgsimmaster

Here’s a new one: The Mancandy Angel – done with curves for wings and a halo spot.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3927/mancandyangelsmalled2.png

If that’s too light for your screen (Mine is naturally dark, even on full brightness, so the one above may be too bright for your screen)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7889/mancandyangelsmallnewlidw0.png
http://www.dave3d.mad-host.net/index.php ddwagnz

ok i said i wasnt going to enter but i just whiped up something fun
while i was doing some hair work with mancandyv2 i decided to do this heh
http://dominomf.com/smcfiles/ddwagnz_mancandy_hair_final.png
http://www.blendernation.com Bart

@wolfmanyoda: sure, you can submit as many as you like!
wolfmanyoda

Sweet, thanks :)
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

Hello,

my new entries:

http://blender.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mancandy_run.png
http://blender.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mancandy_stop.png

.::PiPi::.
http://toaster99.netfast.org Toaster99

Who can’t resist the classic “Pull” sign? Obviously Mancandy can’t! http://blenderartists.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17909&d=1174765233
Lasphere

My first entry
a Ton Mancandy:

http://uploader.polorix.net//files/155/TonRmancandy.jpeg%20post.jpg
http://toaster99.netfast.org Toaster99

Uploaded two more. Mancandy and his buddy get scared of there reflections. Two versions: http://blenderartists.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17913&d=1174768814 http://blenderartists.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17912&d=1174768814
Mindaugas_HW

There is my entry:
“Mancandy is sleeping” http://uploader.polorix.net//files/334/Mancandy_ blender/Mancandy_sleeping.png

a.k.a VersusOm
Mindaugas_HW

Opps broken link …
try this http://uploader.polorix.net//files/334/Mancandy_blender/Mancandy_sleeping.png
Mindaugas_HW

this may work : http://uploader.polorix.net//files/334/Blender/Mancandy/Mancandy_sleeping.png
ok
http://blender.blog.siol.net/ PiPi

Hello,

I put may latest entries on blenderartists as well, you can comment here http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92334

.::PiPi::.
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

Hello,

new entries -
http://blender.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mancandy_elastic_off.png
http://blender.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mancandy_elastic_on.png

.::PiPi::.
http://blender.blog.siol.net/ PiPi

Hello,

for the last entry I’ve created thread on blenderartists with the brief story within the comment –> http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92509

You are welcome to comment.

.::PiPi::.
bjzaba

Hey – here are my entries:

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?p=840989#post840989

Thanks for the idea of looking in to this rig Bart, its mind blowing…
rpgsimmaster

http://dominomf.com/smcfiles/rpgsimmaster_mancandypuppet.png

Sort of a cross between those puppets on sticks, and those scary puppets (tried that with the mouth)

Not by best entry, I think
http://snooker.blog.siol.net/ ajdin

http://snooker.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mc_ao4.gif

And picture by picture:
http://snooker.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mc_ao21.png
http://snooker.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mc_ao22.png
http://snooker.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mc_ao23.png
http://snooker.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mc_ao11.png
Lasphere

Second entry:
http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img01&img=/7/3/28/f_Kopiafmancam_11177a3.png
Lasphere

Direct link

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/7/3/28/f_Kopiafmancam_11177a3.png
Zech

Here’s my entries for the contest

http://a661.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/29/l_b383530a5a3d853122674f79f470f914.jpg

http://a55.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/30/l_9535d8eea06e195f5d267ef816f714f6.png

And yes I do know that Cough is spelled incorectly.
Zech

Heres my entries for the contest

http://a55.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/30/l_9535d8eea06e195f5d267ef816f714f6.png

http://a661.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/29/l_b383530a5a3d853122674f79f470f914.jpg

And yes I do know Cough is spelled incorectly
squareline

Thank you Bassam for this test character i had joyed play width it :)

picture link:

anim link 3MB:
http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/124607/candyJump0001-0365-mpeg.html
squareline

direct link picture:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8465/jumpcandykp1.png
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

@squareline: I like your animation, cool!

.::PiPi::.
rpgsimmaster

@squareline – re:your still: Holy Smoke! Would you believe I actually made the exact same image of Mancandy balancing on one hand, then decided not to post it!

That’s freaky!
Erik Sejersen

Hope it’s still possible to post as the deadline is today….
http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=renderresultmx1.png
Erik Sejersen

Second link didn’t get posted…
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=licklickrd4.png
http://www.blendernation.com Bart

@Erik: sure, you can keep posting. Of course, the later you post, the less votes you’re likely to get!
http://pencilproductions.googlepages.com clinton

here is my entry! might be a little late…

http://pencilproductions.googlepages.com/mancandy_entry

thanks and great idea…
http://thebigdavec.googlepages.com Dave

Am I too late?

http://www.bloopdiary.plus.com/dave/wrongkindofblender.jpg

http://www.bloopdiary.plus.com/dave/wrongkindofblender.gif

I think I used the wrong kind of blender ;)
ThoC

Big thanks to Bassam for the great model/rig and tip of my hat for the great competition idea :)

My submissions:

http://anttilat.net/thoc/mcc/CandyIndy01.png
http://anttilat.net/thoc/mcc/CandyIndy02.png
http://anttilat.net/thoc/mcc/CandyIndy04.png
http://anttilat.net/thoc/mcc/Candypeare01.png
http://snooker.blog.siol.net/ ajdin

My nominations
1) http://blender.blog.siol.net/files/2007/03/mancandy_stop1.png
2) http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/7/3/28/f_Kopiafmancam_11177a3.png
3) bjzaba http://blenderartists.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=18072&d=1175062553
fritzman

Hi,

lotsa interesting entries here. Here are mine:
http://fritzmetal.de/Graffikk/Mancandy_fritzed_happy_clappy_2a.png
http://fritzmetal.de/Graffikk/Mancandy_fritzed_gesture_4_.png
Maybe they are a little to subtle or the jokes are too personal but I do enjoy them and it’s fun participating in such a “contest”. :-)

Have fun, FRitz
http://pencilproductions.googlepages.com Clinton

Sorry about my other post, Im having some trouble with googlepages. This one is a MUCH bigger picture.

http://pencilproductions.googlepages.com/mancandy2

Thanks bassam for the great rig, it Is really fun to use…
http://sgbzona.blogspot.com sgbzona

IÂ´m late…oh my… this my entry…

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l64/sgbzona/sgbzona-gp/macandy-sgbf.png
pamtango

Here’s one I did for a Weekend Animation Challenge:
http://sfsierrasingles.8m.net/WtLift.avi
Pam
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

@pamtango: isn’t that ludvig and not mancandy?

.::PiPi::.
pamtango

Sorry, you’re right. Is there a way to delete my msg?
http://blender.blog.siol.net PiPi

No need to remove it I guess, it’s kinda funny anyhow …

.::PiPi::.
Challenger

This one has my vote

http://www.bloopdiary.plus.com/dave/wrongkindofblender.jpg

Very clever Dave.

…This was a wonderfull break from work all the images were great.
http://www.emonville.com/ Peter John Martinez

Grabbed a shot of Chicago from nasa.gov. Originally was gonna be one of those syncronized swimming presentations, but I figured it worked better as sky-diving-without-a-parachute. =3

http://www.emonville.com/mukichan/src/1175207399317.jpg
http://kramer3d argunda

here is my entry… sorry if i multipost
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v150/kramer3d/mancandy.jpg

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