Texturing Contest #27 - Mechanize/Curse of Flesh

[Heinvers]

Mechanize/Curse of flesh
Contestants are to create an inorganic unit, and make it as organic as possible, or vice-versa. Examples of this concept being the vanilla Flesh Golem model.
Other takes on this theme can include the Iron Vrykul or Titanic Keeper being turned into the fleshy one seen these days. Vanilla and custom models found on the site can be textured to achieve the desired concept.

In order to enter the contest and be eligible to win a prize, contestants must submit their final entry to the Skin Resource section.
Remember to write in the description "Entry for the 27th Texturing Contest". Furthermore:

• No submission may violate any of the site rules.
• If a submission does not follow the skin submission rules the creator will be disqualified.
• All submissions must follow the current theme. If any texture does not fit, a moderator will tell you as soon as possible as to avoid confusion.
• Your submission must be posted before the deadline. The post containing your final submission must also contain the following:
  • An in game screenshot showing your submission in action.
  • The file in the appropriate format.
• You must show at least one unfinished preview of your submission, before the deadline, as proof that it’s yours.
• Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
• Judges may not participate.
• Teamwork is not allowed.
• No model edits are allowed.
• Textures must be no larger than 512 pixels in any dimension when submitted as final entry, though you may work in 1024 (or higher), but they must be resized down to 512.
• Preferably the submitted skin should be 100% freehand(No CnP's or recolors allowed).

• First Place: $35 (Sponsored by Shar Dundred), 40 reputation points and your entry on the award icon. Also the chance of getting a unique thematic rank icon done specifically regarding preference
• Second Place: $15 (Sponsored by Shar Dundred), 25 reputation points and an award icon
• Third Place: 10 reputation points and an award icon

• Heinvers
• Archian
• Mrs. Available

• Each judge will receive 5 reputation points.

Shading	Does the unit fit into the WCIII lighting environment? Is the source of light consistent? Does the unit have a realistic 3D shape enhanced by the shading? Is each individual part shaded according to the material?	/30%
Concept	Does the design of the unit suit the model it is wrapped on? Has the author come up with creative ways to change parts of the model into something new? Does the unit fit into the style of WCIII?	/40%
Details	Does the unit appear blurry and bland in-game? Are the details appropriate and realistically placed? Are the materials in use easily recognized?	/30%

• 75 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
• 25 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

• The contest shall begin on 8th November, 2017 and conclude on 29th December, 2017, GMT

Assigned Staff: KILLCIDE & Archian

 

[Misha]

ah, this is cool :3 can't wait to see what people can come up with

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Post modified by Heinvers for archival purpose.

 

[aeman]

subscribing

 

[Just_Spectating]

do buildings count as inorganic? (Specifically NE buildings)

 

[Moy]

Contestants are to create an inorganic unit, and make it as organic as possible

Is the description right? It is contradicting tho.

 

[AditTechno]

Mechanizing flesh, I think it means that the body structures are mechanical, but the insides are still flesh.

 

[Just_Spectating]

Is the description right? It is contradicting tho.

I think it's a typo,
it means to take an inorganic unit and make it as organic as possible,
like the flesh golem is an organic version of a rock golem

 

[Heinvers]

Right. We'll fix it once I find an assigned moderator for this contest. Please bear with me :]

 

[Moy]

Any news?

 

[aeman]

can we start sending wips?

 

[KILLCIDE]

Everyone can start. I'm going to make the official start of the contest today, extending the deadline by 11 days.

 

[Moy]

The mountain giant is inorganic right? If it is that's most likely going to be the one I'm texturing.

 

[Moy]

Some progress! The wrap is bullshit tho XD. Looks like I should be innovative.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Daaaang, this is a neat Contest idea. ~Nightmare, already looking cool.

Subbing for more.

 

[Misha]

Some progress! The wrap is bullshit tho XD. Looks like I should be innovative.

when was the case that the wrap wasn't made by people that are either bored or high xD

by the way, that's a groovy start

 

[The_Warchief]

So, if starting with an organic unit and making them inorganic, it can be ANY form of "inorganic," correct? Not necessarily mechanical? Say, for example, making a unit along the lines of the Stone Zealot from StarCraft II, except with a more Warcraft-y, shamanistic twist?

 

[Moy]

Some progress again! At first it was going to be a butcher but the wrap is so messy that I couldn't make a white colored shirt. So, I am towards the direction of a armored giant.

 

[Deadly Nightshade]

Good luck to all of you guys

 

[aeman]

progress, is cyborg count?
not a cyborg though

 

[Arowanna]

That was my main idea, but it seems like Mr.Goblin was almost a decade faster than me to the point. I'll see if there's something else I can come up with! And by the way, how do we feel about Ancients? Are they flesh or are they mechanic? Can I turn a fleshy Human into a woody Ancient?

 

[Deadly Nightshade]

That was my main idea, but seems like Mr.Goblin was almost a decade faster than me to the point. I'll see if there's something else I can come up with! And by the way, how do we feel about Ancients? Are they flesh or are they mechanic? Can I turn a fleshy Human into a woody Ancient?

Wow I speculate a giant human that looks like ettin or jack the giant slayer giants :d

 

[aeman]

@Arowanna giant kid?

 

[Svetli]

That was my main idea, but it seems like Mr.Goblin was almost a decade faster than me to the point. I'll see if there's something else I can come up with! And by the way, how do we feel about Ancients? Are they flesh or are they mechanic? Can I turn a fleshy Human into a woody Ancient?

= Mountain Kid.

 

[Moy]

@Arowanna can't wait for your concept!

 

[Apheraz Lucent]

Well technically, Ancients are structures. They're the oddball that's both mechanical and living at once, but I think they're more oriented towards being "mechanical".

 

[RollBoat]

That was my main idea, but it seems like Mr.Goblin was almost a decade faster than me to the point. I'll see if there's something else I can come up with! And by the way, how do we feel about Ancients? Are they flesh or are they mechanic? Can I turn a fleshy Human into a woody Ancient?

Abomination?

 

[Diegoit]

Oh dude, this will be so interesting!!!

 

[RED BARON]

That was my main idea, but it seems like Mr.Goblin was almost a decade faster than me to the point. I'll see if there's something else I can come up with! And by the way, how do we feel about Ancients? Are they flesh or are they mechanic? Can I turn a fleshy Human into a woody Ancient?

I also played around with that for my Decard cain one, due to the beard. Gave up as it looked insanly odd and the wrap was a nightmare.

Spoiler: The WIP from that contest way back

 

[Moy]

lol I see so many mountain giant models in this thread XD

here's another wip showing the back, as I said the mountain giant has a bullsht wrap

 

[Arowanna]

lol I see so many mountain giant models in this thread XD

here's another wip showing the back, as I said the mountain giant has a bullsht wrap

Yet another case of Blizzard unwrap magic, looking good though! I've doodled around, but I'm not sure what I want to do. I'll post some WIPs later today or tomorrow!

Edit
Holy fuck, I just noticed that the Giants arms "hover/are detached from the elbow and down" x'D

 

[Arowanna]

WIPs, as promised. One of them, not sure which one I will compete with. Mountain Giant Kid and Rootling-something Ancient. Might get other ideas as well.

 

[RED BARON]

WIPs, as promised. One of them, not sure which one I will compete with. Mountain Giant Kid and Rootling-something Ancient. Might get other ideas as well.

With the kid having already been made as stone and organic, I would likely go with the naga.

 

[aeman]

another wip

 

[Deolrin]

What a cool theme! Good luck to all of you contestants.

 

[RED BARON]

What a cool theme! Good luck to all of you contestants.

I am still confused as to the theme. Is it just the cyborg idea? Or more like a terminator. Inorganic made to look like its organic? The theme description for the contest is still not very clear. For instance the flesh golem mentioned as an example is not really a case of something inorganic being organic, but of flesh being molded and controlled through the use of magic. Or is it just that the model was also the steel one, and it was then textured for the flesh one?

 

[Moy]

We still lack participants

 

[Sharkarsh]

i'll consider particitipate

 

[RED BARON]

We still lack participants

If I could understand what we actually was supposed to make, I might consider taking part.

 

[Deolrin]

Or is it just that the model was also the steel one, and it was then textured for the flesh one?

I believe this is the case. For instance, turning a Forest Troll into a Cyber-Troll of sorts, or, perhaps through more effort, turning a rock golem into a living beast. The idea is to take something that is organic/alive and turn it inorganic - or vice versa. At least as far as I understood it.

 

[Arowanna]

It's seriously dead in here.

If I could understand what we actually was supposed to make, I might consider taking part.

"Turn something organic into something inorganic, or vice versa.". For example, you could turn the Rifleman into some sort of Goblin Mech. But you can't turn the Rifleman into a Goblin Rifleman.

I can't think of a lot of inorganic units in the standard set of WC3 models that could work vice versa though. The Stone Giant and Iron Golem works fine, but part from that? I bet someone could turn buildings into something Alien-Zerg-esque, but that's all I can think of. Of course, there are custom models, but I'm to lazy to look for models.

Correct me if I'm wrong by the way, but that's the way I interpret the challenge. Oh, and Ancients are iffy. They're both organic and inorganic. But no one seems to hate me for turning a Naga into an Ancient. So anything organic into an Ancient seems to work as well.

Edit
I guess you could turn the Goblin Shredder into something organic? If you do something fancy with the Goblin on top of the machine, that is.

And how do we feel about cyborgs/cyberpunk stuff? I.e the melding of the inorganic with the organic?

 

[Moy]

Custom models I think are not allowed

• The model you are skinning must exist in Warcraft III already.

Meanwhile, why did the hell this theme won when no one's actually interested in to participate? I'll change unit

The Bearded Giant is already done, but still not convinced by it XD

 

[Ether]

WIPs, as promised. One of them, not sure which one I will compete with. Mountain Giant Kid and Rootling-something Ancient. Might get other ideas as well.

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That is one fine looking botanical naga. You're good at those depths on the stone kid too.

 

[Arowanna]

Custom models I think are not allowed


Meanwhile, why did the hell this theme won when no one's actually interested in to participate? I'll change unit

The Bearded Giant is already done, but still not convinced by it XD

Maybe we should've closed voting for people who actually join the contests in the future? :>

 

[RED BARON]

I am still puzzled? Is it a flesh one to inorganic, or is it an inorganic to a flesh one?

 

[Kyrbi0]

I am still puzzled? Is it a flesh one to inorganic, or is it an inorganic to a flesh one?

It's *both*. That is usually what "vice versa" means.

Maybe we should've closed voting for people who actually join the contests in the future? :>

I always bring this up, as I vote on the Polls every time, and few say anything about it. :<

 

[Misha]

really guys? why is this like a limited or a complicated thing for you? the concept of mechanize/curse of flesh is best shown in things like gnome/mecha-gnome, obsidian statue/destroyer, Iron Vrykul/Vrykul, Earthen or Iron Dwarves/Dwarves. pretty much any titan creation that got cursed by the old gods they imprisoned

that said, turning something into an ancient, is also a good idea. because i really like the concept of @Arowanna 's wooden naga, or heck, turning an ancient of war into something like a frickin' vendigo ( like actual mythical one, not the war3 one, just to make use of the eating anim)

 

[Exarch]

Igkhh!
Excuse me guys i got so freaking confused i think i need help with that.
So we are supposed to create a unit with a flesh looking but it's actualy mechanic or someone just painted them to look like a human body. Just like Hulk
Or are we supposed to create a unit with a damnstone or mechanized looking but the inside is still flesh. Like Iron man.
Damn help me out :/

 

[stein123]

Igkhh!
Excuse me guys i got so freaking confused i think i need help with that.
So we are supposed to create a unit with a flesh looking but it's actualy mechanic or someone just painted them to look like a human body. Just like Hulk
Or are we supposed to create a unit with a damnstone or mechanized looking but the inside is still flesh. Like Iron man.
Damn help me out :/

It's *both*. That is usually what "vice versa" means.

 

[RED BARON]

It's *both*. That is usually what "vice versa" means.

I am not entirely sure now why that confused me so much

 

[terrio]

Let me introduce someone, a machine of flesh and bone... Mr. Tank, his only purpose to live is to shoot meatballs at elven vegans

(i know i suck at texturing, but ill try to make it better before the endline. pls dont hate its my first time texturing something)