One of the most brilliant challenges in the Blender community ever was the Cube modeling challenge: take 10 (or less) cuboids and model something. Tonight (or the rest of the weekend), we're going to re-do this one. Read the full challenge rules on BlenderArtists and post your work here in the comments (just use the URL of the image in your comment and the image will be displayed - whoops, Disqus broke that! - whoops, they kinda fixed it already). Use the new comment voting feature to vote for the best work. The winner earns a spot on the BlenderNation homepage on Monday morning. Enjoy! :-)
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http://imageshack.us/f/607/lovegift.png/
Minecraft-like images anyone!!
That should give some of you ideas ;)
I shall do this! Tomorrow... or the day after that... or maybe... oh wait it ends Sunday doesn't it :( I'll get something in sometime even if after the contest after all it should be fun.
A 10 cube sparrow,
http://www.junglepenguin.nl/shared_data/10cube_bird.png
fishing scene.
http://i.imgur.com/98C76.png
Bart, it seems images and other media are no longer parsed out by Disqus and added as attachments?
Yeah, I think they broke it with this latest release.. I'll contact their support desk :-(
Here's my entry:
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/320/cubesf.png
Moon-watcher from 2001
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/2001.png
Hmm. Judges ruling on this one? I'm not sure if the "overlapping flat planes" counts as "no intersections". If this one counts, I'm going to request that I be allowed to do a piece with slight trapezoidal tapering on my rectangular blocks.
It doesn't have any overlapping planes or intersections, does it? No trapezoidal blocks are allowed though! :)
Oops, wrong entry. I meant the one by MillionthVector, but since mine runs afoul, can you delete mine? The new version of Disqus dashboard does not have the "delete" feature or I'd do it myself.
They don't overlap, but I did use environment lighting instead of AO, they kinda look the same though.
Actually, I have another idea. How about an optical illusion, where I use perspective to imitate angles? I can include both an orthographic and perspective view to demonstrate staying within the rules.
I was careful to keep them from actually sticking through each other, that flat boxes don't touch.
*the flat boxes don't touch
I agree. I wish Discus would allow me to delete everything I posted in this thread and start over, but Discus being Discus... you know.
This is my entry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickspliet/7377012118/in/photostream
XD, yeah, I can associate with that.
we all do :P
"Ankle Biter" http://i45.tinypic.com/15rm5oz.png
Colored for fun: http://i46.tinypic.com/6tohue.png
Cube Guitar : The Best Guitar in the World!!!
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/138/cubeguitar.png/
"I Hate Rubix Cubes"
http://i.imgur.com/NeKLr.png
Awesome contest, I hope we have more of this sort of thing in the future!
Here is the blend: http://www.pasteall.org/blend/14533
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=jinqir&s=6
cube runner
click on the image to make it larger
A Weekend of Homework
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm145/Vali-Ent/homework.png
Surely this breaks the ten block limit?
Yes. It also has intersecting blocks which aren't allowed.
Hey Paul, sorry but your image doesn't follow the rules: it has more than 10 cuboids and in addition, they intersect.
Ehh, that's alright. It was all I could think of at the time, figured I'd just make it anyway.
Angry Cube Monster:
Composited: http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7918/angrycubegiant.png
Original: http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5562/angrycubegiantorig.png
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/scorpion2j.jpg/
Spilled Milk
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7_tvOSGvX4ZcHL56xIdqn9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Neat, blocky milk, would be a pain to drink it XD.
Nice entry!
Is the milk carton rectangular?
http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss300/brian651msp/etheralboat.png
Rectangular does not necessarily mean all angles are 90 degrees, but I'll accept the judgement if I bent the rules too far. I can't turn off my penchant for artistic license, and I've never posted something here before, so there it is.
here you go:
http://www.pasteall.org/pic/33309
or rather run? - CU-be rush -
hey...is volumetric halo lighting allowed???
Wouldn't think so, the rules said to keep the lighting generic, and that AO and soft lights are okay.
Sumo wrestler...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/sumo.png
Ridley Scott's Alien...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/Alien.png
Equality
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q1WmBSfD0cE/T9xT5WVWPQI/AAAAAAAAAFI/-ASYt0fae9g/s800/equality.png
Great contest!
thanks for the finger exercise before it goes back to work!
http://www.idleton.eu/1437/23/10cubessnowboardwithhelmet_sl.png
reading is the magic word!
and the earliness is no excuse..
but I am sorry for my body;)
so here with no intersection:
http://www.idleton.eu/1437/23/10cubessnowboardwithhelmet_sl_NOintersect.png
Basic Instinct...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/Basic_Instinct.png
Skyscraper http://www.pasteall.org/pic/33318
Blending with Hammer and Nail
https://picasaweb.google.com/suren41977/Blender?authkey=Gv1sRgCKngkrbetMPb0QE#5754600565733667874
Blending with hammer and nail
https://picasaweb.google.com/suren41977/June162012?authkey=Gv1sRgCOKxsfq204uiXQ#5754606423891032450
Rocky...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/Rocky.png
Bourne Identity...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/Bourne_Identity.png
Can I enter two?
Sure!
Oh, yay, Thanks!
Doesn't Click
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hrPtGrcIcVEkRW0xBgkledMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
300...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/WeAreSparta.png
THIS = WIN! :)
Here's a star:
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/509/staru.png
I don't know why but my comment keeps disappearing.
Oops, could you delete those other 2 times I posted it, sorry, it looked like it was vanishing soon after I posted it.
done
Thanks!
Bart doesn't this break no intersection? Cool nonetheless though!
Thanks.
It doesn't have any intersections, they're close though.
Here's an alternate render for ya : http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9251/altangle.png
Here's an ortho render to prove there's no overlaps: http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1663/altangle2.png
Bart, please delete my entry and all my comments in this thread except for this one. I will have to catch this contest the next time around as it's already too late this time. I have decided how to go about it and will have it ready to go whenever the next round is.
Done!
Inspired by the MythBusters car drop
http://picpaste.com/myth_1.png
no comment...
http://imgur.com/QheUA
Kate Winslet gets on the wrong ship...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/KateWinsletGetsOnTheWrongShip.png
Tour de Blender
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/syGb_ksNlMRkWO2uWZhJUdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
default grey materialS? does this mean grey scale (white to black) or only grey? Thx!
Only grey please.
The Son of Man
http://i48.tinypic.com/27yao47.jpg
made this today after my little niece has beaten three homeruns.
homerun: http://www.antoons.org/blender/homerun.png
Over The Edge
http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s512/OHNotion/OffTheEdge.png
10 cuboid Homer http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/homernp.png/
10 cuboid Simpson Family Members (too many cuboids non contest entry) http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/simpsonso.png/
Captured
http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s512/OHNotion/Captured.png
My entry: 'Thinker'
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7417218/Thinker.png
Mt entry : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7417218/Thinker.png
'Thinker'
Alright my comment isn't popping up.. How am I supposed to know if it made it?
http://s1058.photobucket.com/albums/t420/Donald9395/?action=view¤t=CubeClock.png
http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t420/Donald9395/CubeClock.png
My entry: 'Thinker'
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7417218/0001.png
Bart - This is the real one... Could you delete the other two comments? Thanks!
"I am your father..."
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/I_am_your_father.png
Point Break ...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/Point_Break.png
Here's mine. Thunder Up!
https://picasaweb.google.com/114887118910951236614/June162012#5754721818117300546
lol!
Seemed to go a little too fast... but it's only 10 cubes.
http://i.imgur.com/OnizE.png
Achoo! (Inspired by [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbqzgDnfMsE[/url])
[IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/27zcevb.png[/IMG]
Den den den!
[IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/sxylhg.png[/IMG]
Neighbourhood watch.
[IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/wvri1u.png[/IMG]
Oz Approaches...
[IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/2wh3spu.png[/IMG]
Here's another one:
https://picasaweb.google.com/114887118910951236614/June16201202#5754853615386437298
Network Logo
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm145/Vali-Ent/networklogo1.png
Humming Bird
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7TFuw9AIa2Lgal5ydsK81tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Predator...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/Predator.png
Tetrahedron within a cube ...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/TetrahedronInsideCube.png
One last one...
"we finally, really, did it !"
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/WeFinallyReallyDidIt.png
Tomb Raider in flight ...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/TombRaider.png
Shaken not stirred ...
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh590/martianr1/ShakenNotStirred.png