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Modeling Contest 22 - Mimic

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MIMIC
Contestants shall model a creature or monster that has two forms.
A benign form disguised as a common, inert object;
And an antagonistic/animalistic "attack" form


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  • No submission may violate any Hive Workshop site rules.
    • This includes, but is not limited to, using other people's work (partially or otherwise) without express permission
  • You must post at least 1 WIP preview before the deadline.
  • You may make as many models as you want, however pick only one for the final judge's evaluation.
  • To qualify for entry, you must post your model(s) in .mdx format, and a screenshot of the model.
  • You must post your entry before the deadline expires and attach it to a post.
  • You must make the model for this competition, which means that you cannot use old works.
  • Your model must have these minimum animations:
    • Attack
    • Death
    • Sleep
    • Stand
    • Walk
      --OR--
    • Attack Alternate
    • Death
    • Death Alternate
    • Stand
    • Stand Alternate
    • Walk Alternate
      (morph animations are optional)
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The Judge's score shall be taken out of 50 points for the following categories

MESH
The geometry of the model, the wireframe that gives your model a physical form and silhouette. Does the shape look clean or deformed? Are all ends capped, are there any stray faces, etc?
10
points
ANIMATIONS
The movement of your model. The animations give your model life, character, a personality. Are these animations smooth or choppy? Are they organic or cold and robotic, was this intended? Do the animations deform or clip parts of the mesh?
10
points
UV/SKIN
The skin, or texture of a model expresses many important aspects of the character. Is the texture well made; is it blurry, does it have a pleasant color scheme, does it have detail, etc? Or, if blizzard textures were used, how well was it wrapped? Are there parts that are clipped, misaligned or stretched?
10
points
CREATIVITY
The Overall concept of your model, it's essence. Is this a creative idea? Or, if the general idea has been used before, how has the creator 'made it his own'? What has he added to make it special, or different from the ones that have come before him?
10
points
MECHANICS
Does this model work ingame, in all aspects of wc3? Is it visible when imported, is the texture pathname hard to import, are chunks of the mesh loose and flying around, is the texture the correct proportion, is the model a relatively manageable size, do all the animations play properly ingame, do all the particles/ribbon emitters work, and so on
05
points
EFFECTS
The ol' "razzle-dazzle". Special effects add a factor of 'shock and awe'. Particle emitters, ribbon emitters, and sometimes geometry (such as shockwave planes or 3d-debris) are part of the animation process, but their implementation is less essential. However, good effects can greatly increase the quality of a model.
05
points

Final Score will be taken out of...

Judge's Score
Public Poll
60%40%

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If you would like to judge the contest simply make a post in this thread stating so.
You need to be a user who is knowledgeable in the process of
modeling, animating, UV wrapping, and creating particles; and who is known to judge objectively;

JUDGE 1
JUDGE 2
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  • First Place: 50 reputation points and your entry on an award icon.
  • Second Place: 35 reputation points and an award icon
  • Third Place: 20 reputation points and an award icon
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Contestants will have 6 weeks, 42 days, or 1008 hours to complete their submission.
The contest shall begin on 27 November 2011 and conclude on 8 January 2012, GMT

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I will list the participants here as they enter

Participant
Status
Pyramidhe@d Finally has a WIP... the lazy bum
Anarchianbedlam Procrastinating
-Peper- Probably working
GhostThrusterThe original couch potato
Oh the irony
Wandering SoulMight be working
rysnt11 Definitely not working
Dondustin Could be working
eubzThats not a carpet... it's a plane
boxes and shapes and primitives
lich lollipop

-FINISHED ENTRY-
Deolrin Always a day late and a dollar short
m0rbidLeast creative person I know
nhazulEven less creative than m0rbid
-GrendelA book about dentistry

-FINISHED ENTRY-
ShamanyouranusKind of smells bad
KasJust wants attention
ArisatorWorks for peanuts
Rao Dao ZaoNever worked a day in his life
killerjel1Another attention whore
Radagast Quite the matchmaker
Dionesiist"Clearly" not working
diosilva16wont shutup
All that glitters

-FINISHED ENTRY-
Supa-what an amazingly original concept
PROXYWorkin on that ol railroad
NhazulHas a concept or something
eryfkradSeymore here

-FINISHED ENTRY-
judash137Forgot that he is banned from the arena forum
skrabWood-ja look at that?
Well, I'm stumped

-FINISHED ENTRY-
Contestant 26 Pending
Contestant 27 Pending



:IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This modeling contest is OPTIONALLY PAIRED. Meaning that if you choose, you may pair up with 1 (and only one) other user to create your submission. For example, you can have 1 modeler and 1 texturer; or 1 geometry/animator and 1 particle worker, etc. any combination is acceptable, be sure to describe what each team member did in your final submission.
and as a small side note, if a user wanted to team up with two separate people for this contest (i.e. a texture artist making 2 skins for 2 contestants, or a particle worker helping 2 people), then in the unlikely event that both teams win, the user who worked on 2 teams would only get the larger sum award. (i.e. his 2 textures won 2nd and 3rd place, so he only gets the second place rep award)..... and no duplicate teams, wise-ass
 
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i am going to make a chest mimic

also. here are some of the existing Mimic-like models that are in the hive

Hungry Chest by Thrikodius
Mimic by Ribenamania
Evil Box by Dervios
Sentient Gold Pot by me

try not to make something so close to these 4. if you know any more, link them for the benefits of everyone involved. i'll keep this list updated.
 
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OH! I almost forgot. This contest is "OPTIONALLY PAIRED", So instead of having separate paired and singular contests; I, and a few others, thought we could try a contest where partners are optional. Hopefully it will bring in more submissions, and better quality ones at that.
Remember, you still cant use prior works or rip other people's work without permission.

Just have fun and work hard, cant wait to see what you all come up with.
 
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OH! I almost forgot. This contest is "OPTIONALLY PAIRED", So instead of having separate paired and singular contests; I, and a few others, thought we could try a contest where partners are optional. Hopefully it will bring in more submissions, and better quality ones at that.
Remember, you still cant use prior works or rip other people's work without permission.

Just have fun and work hard, cant wait to see what you all come up with.

and how's the prize given to the winner of the winner is pairing?
Is the prize will be divided, or given same amount of rep point?
 
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i have a good idea at a model,but im not good at modeling so...ask me what im thinking LOL.no seriously i have an idea of a model.i always imagine of a model but since im not good at modeling... :vw_sad:

and i also have a question,do the models need to have the same face?
if it is,i need to imagine another model.
 
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