The LOTR Image Contest - Bring In 2009 With Some Brilliant Talent

[rcallicotte]

No.  Everyone should do anything and everything they can to get the resources needed.  But, I'm not helping you with your real issue with the (BB?) files, mostly because I'm not sure about what is happening.  I haven't tried what you're trying.  Maybe Ben will be able to give you the info you need.

As far as what I am doing, I found this site today - http://www.cartographic.com/  These cost a few $$, though.

Are you suggesting in your latest post here that anyone getting started on their contest WIP should just forget the BB Terrains and get the appropriate DEM from the NZ group and start off from scratch?

[Mohawk20]

Guys, I have a small problem... I'm out of inspiration.
Just suddenly ideas just stopped coming (though there's one lingering in the back of my mind, something with Naboo fighters).

So if any of you have great ideas and want to team up, I'd be glad to. I do want to participate in this!
(I'll be on holiday to Ireland from 20 to 27 dec. but that shouldn't be a big problem...)

[rcallicotte]

Watch the movies.   

I'm still figuring out what I'm doing, Mohawk.  I have a DEM from New Zealand; let me know what you want to do.  Maybe we can come up with something together.  If nothing comes of working together, it's likely we'll get inspiration for our individual ideas.  I can't imagine it would be unproductive, anyway.  And we might come up with some magic between us.

[rcallicotte]

Anyone thinking what I'm thinking? http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/new-releases/dragon-head-battering?item=7567&cat=421&_m=d

[Mandrake]

If your thinking of the war at Minas Tirith, I'm thinking your computer could never handle the scene.

[Mandrake]

Although, if your going to collaborate with Mohawk, he does already have an army fully assembled and ready to march. hehe

[Mohawk20]

Yeah... sort of (not any marching going on anytime soon  ).

I'll be off to Ireland tomorrow morning, be back in a week, maybe I'll get some ideas on the way...

[rcallicotte]

Have a wonderful time!  Lucky.

I'll be off to Ireland tomorrow morning, be back in a week, maybe I'll get some ideas on the way...

[Revenant]

i'm in

[Volker Harun]

I would like to join a team. I have not ime for setting up a scene, but finetuning surfaces, lighting and so on could be mine.

[rcallicotte]

Volker, I would be interested, of course, but I still have not figured out which scene I want to create.  If someone who has an idea for a scene already contacts you, then feel free to go with whoever this other person is.  Otherwise, working with you would be an enlightening adventure.  Sort of like LOTR...   

[arisdemos]

To Volker: Considering all that I have learned from your posts and tutorials, any work I produce  with TG2 (including this LOTR venture) is in at least in a limited sense in association/parnership with you. The same goes for all major contributors to the TG2 educational cause, Thanks!.

[rcallicotte]

Link to final renders - http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=5416.0

Post your works of progress in a thread of your own making, if you want opinions or want to get help with anything.  All final renders to be your final entry for this contest should be put into this - http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=5416.0 thread.  In this way, we can make creating the final voting poll easier than the alternative(s).

[rcallicotte]

Some possible Hobbit models - http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?Start=31&vendor=chikako

[rcallicotte]

My render has been going for over 24 hours and then there's a little more work.  But, I should be ready for the 15th.  If anyone thinks they won't be ready by the 15th, let us know