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

67 Comments Published by Bart on March 22nd, 2007 in Art, Contests

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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1 Dave Mar 22nd, 2007 at 8:30 pm

Aw, soddit! I've already got that book! :)
2 PiPi Mar 22nd, 2007 at 8:33 pm

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::.
3 PiPi Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:31 pm

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

Mancandy is really a nice rig!

.::PiPi::.
4 Bassam Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:41 pm

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.
5 madman Mar 22nd, 2007 at 10:19 pm

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! :)
6 PiPi Mar 22nd, 2007 at 10:30 pm

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

.::PiPi::.
7 Josh Mar 22nd, 2007 at 11:15 pm

What exactly is happening in the picture posted with the story?!
8 Jason H Mar 22nd, 2007 at 11:39 pm

@Josh:
I think he's being raped…
9 mfoxdogg Mar 23rd, 2007 at 1:07 am

awwww where are the thought bubbles the ton did???
10 Chris Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:17 am

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.
11 ddwagnz Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:34 am

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!
12 joeedh Mar 23rd, 2007 at 2:37 am

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

Joe
13 phoenix123 Mar 23rd, 2007 at 4:20 am

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

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

phoenix123
14 ubuntuist Mar 23rd, 2007 at 8:53 am

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
15 Chris Mar 23rd, 2007 at 3:19 pm

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?
16 PiPi Mar 23rd, 2007 at 3:51 pm

@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::.
17 MathiasPedersen Mar 23rd, 2007 at 4:03 pm

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

:)
//Mathias
18 Chris Mar 23rd, 2007 at 5:18 pm

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
19 Chris Mar 23rd, 2007 at 5:22 pm

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
20 Chris R Mar 23rd, 2007 at 5:26 pm

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
21 Theaccomplice Mar 23rd, 2007 at 6:42 pm

It's not a funny picture… but it's mancandy playing drums
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/3963/mancandyplayingdrumsth3.jpg
22 rpgsimmaster Mar 24th, 2007 at 12:23 am

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'
23 Craines28761 Mar 24th, 2007 at 1:39 am

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.
24 andrens Mar 24th, 2007 at 3:34 am

Let's remeber ManCandy as Karate Kid.

http://www.andrens.kit.net/ManCandy.png
25 wolfmanyoda Mar 24th, 2007 at 3:53 am

Here's my quick idea:

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

Are we allowed more than 1 entry?
26 rpgsimmaster Mar 24th, 2007 at 4:10 am

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
27 ddwagnz Mar 24th, 2007 at 4:13 am

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
28 Bart Mar 24th, 2007 at 7:32 am

@wolfmanyoda: sure, you can submit as many as you like!
29 wolfmanyoda Mar 24th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

Sweet, thanks :)
30 PiPi Mar 24th, 2007 at 6:35 pm

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::.
31 Toaster99 Mar 24th, 2007 at 8:51 pm

Who can't resist the classic "Pull" sign? Obviously Mancandy can't! http://blenderartists.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17909&d=1174765233
32 Lasphere Mar 24th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

My first entry
a Ton Mancandy:

http://uploader.polorix.net//files/155/TonRmancandy.jpeg%20post.jpg
33 Toaster99 Mar 24th, 2007 at 9:42 pm

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
34 Mindaugas_HW Mar 25th, 2007 at 7:02 am

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

a.k.a VersusOm
35 Mindaugas_HW Mar 25th, 2007 at 7:04 am

Opps broken link …
try this http://uploader.polorix.net//files/334/Mancandy_blender/Mancandy_sleeping.png
36 Mindaugas_HW Mar 25th, 2007 at 7:34 am

this may work : http://uploader.polorix.net//files/334/Blender/Mancandy/Mancandy_sleeping.png
ok
37 PiPi Mar 26th, 2007 at 11:16 am

Hello,

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

.::PiPi::.
38 PiPi Mar 26th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

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::.
39 PiPi Mar 27th, 2007 at 8:27 am

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::.
40 bjzaba Mar 28th, 2007 at 7:22 am

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…
41 rpgsimmaster Mar 28th, 2007 at 7:38 am

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
42 ajdin Mar 28th, 2007 at 1:03 pm

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
43 Lasphere Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:05 pm

Second entry:
http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img01&img=/7/3/28/f_Kopiafmancam_11177a3.png
44 Lasphere Mar 28th, 2007 at 2:06 pm

Direct link

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/7/3/28/f_Kopiafmancam_11177a3.png
45 Zech Mar 28th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

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.
46 Zech Mar 28th, 2007 at 9:23 pm

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
47 squareline Mar 28th, 2007 at 9:48 pm

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
48 squareline Mar 28th, 2007 at 9:49 pm

direct link picture:
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8465/jumpcandykp1.png
49 PiPi Mar 28th, 2007 at 10:01 pm

@squareline: I like your animation, cool!

.::PiPi::.
50 rpgsimmaster Mar 29th, 2007 at 4:26 am

@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!
51 Erik Sejersen Mar 29th, 2007 at 8:00 am

Hope it's still possible to post as the deadline is today….
http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=renderresultmx1.png
52 Erik Sejersen Mar 29th, 2007 at 8:10 am

Second link didn't get posted…
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=licklickrd4.png
53 Bart Mar 29th, 2007 at 8:51 am

@Erik: sure, you can keep posting. Of course, the later you post, the less votes you're likely to get!
54 clinton Mar 29th, 2007 at 8:54 am

here is my entry! might be a little late…

http://pencilproductions.googlepages.com/mancandy_entry

thanks and great idea…
55 Dave Mar 29th, 2007 at 10:07 am

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 ;)
56 ThoC Mar 29th, 2007 at 11:38 am

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
57 ajdin Mar 29th, 2007 at 12:08 pm

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
58 fritzman Mar 29th, 2007 at 12:09 pm

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
59 Clinton Mar 29th, 2007 at 4:10 pm

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…
60 sgbzona Mar 29th, 2007 at 5:19 pm

I´m late…oh my… this my entry…

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l64/sgbzona/sgbzona-gp/macandy-sgbf.png
61 pamtango Mar 29th, 2007 at 6:46 pm

Here's one I did for a Weekend Animation Challenge:
http://sfsierrasingles.8m.net/WtLift.avi
Pam
62 PiPi Mar 29th, 2007 at 6:49 pm

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

.::PiPi::.
63 pamtango Mar 29th, 2007 at 7:00 pm

Sorry, you're right. Is there a way to delete my msg?
64 PiPi Mar 29th, 2007 at 7:04 pm

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

.::PiPi::.
65 Challenger Mar 29th, 2007 at 7:20 pm

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.
66 Peter John Martinez Mar 29th, 2007 at 11:33 pm

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
67 argunda Mar 30th, 2007 at 12:19 am

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

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