✅ Texturing Contest #33 - POLL

[Footman16]

Contestants were to re-texture a SD unit model found in-game (Warcraft 3 Classic), recreating the unit into a peaceful NPC version.

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CONTESTANT	WRAP/UNWRAP	ENTRY
Bleeq​	Spoiler	Town Mayor This is my entry for Texturing Contest #33, Peaceful NPCs. He could also pass as some other type of aristocrat or official I guess. In hindsight, I think I was a bit influenced by the Napoleon moving coming out. The Archmage voice goes well with him (just ignore the horse naying lol). I could... www.hiveworkshop.com
Shido​	Spoiler	Squash The Carpenter Entry for Hive's Texturing Contest #33 (not 32 lol, footman quit ctrl+c;ctrl+p then) My return was not so expected but at least I can cook up new stuff. Version 1.0 Released. Tag: Orc, Sasquatch, Woodmaster, craftsman, journeyman, squatch www.hiveworkshop.com
demongrel	Spoiler	Sleepy Quillboar Here's my entry for the Texturing Contest #33: Peaceful NPC This poor quillboar has gotten lost on its way to Razorfen! Will you help this sleepy piggy back to its blanket? www.hiveworkshop.com
Vinz	Spoiler	Honor of the Waves Entry for Texturing Contest #33. www.hiveworkshop.com
PrinceYaser	Spoiler	Cromm The Wanderer My entry for Texturing Contest #33. www.hiveworkshop.com

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• Voters cannot change their votes.

You are very welcome to make a short statement what you like the most, so contestants get a bit of public feedback!

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• 1st place: 750 experience points
• 2nd place: 600 experience points
• 3rd place: 450 experience points
• Entry: 150 experience points
• Judge: 25 experience points per entrant

The three winners will receive an award icon representing the winning entry.

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• @Footman16
• @Archian
• If no judges are found (at least two is required) before the deadline, the winners will be decided by the votes of a public poll. The poll results will be hidden until a person has voted. Changing your vote afterwards will not be possible.
• Want to be a judge? Read this.

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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
		/total value

Spoiler: Results calculation

FinalScore = (40*Reached_Votes/POSSIBLE_VOTES) + (60*Average_Judge_Score/POSSIBLE_SCORE)

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The poll shall begin on July 10, 2024 and conclude on August 10, 2024 GMT (day is included).

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Assigned Staff: @Footman16

Previous Contest | Contest | Results

 

[Bleeq]

This isn't fair! Yaser and Vinz had 6 more months than me, and that's why they're so much better at drawing!


jks.

 

[Vinz]

• Cromm

Vibrant and well-drawn art. Axe lantern is amazing. I love the subtle glowing eyes. Highly detailed totems. The colored bands on the weapon and horns fit the skin's theme, but may contribute to visual clutter from afar.

• Honor of the Waves

That face is weak as fuck. Do better.

• Sleepy Quillboar

Fancy idea of turning the flail into a lamp. Adorable fur style too! Needs more shading, and a hint of team color.

• Squash

A vast improvement and a homely style. The vest and shoulders really stand out. Could use more shading on some parts - particularly the legs and the hair. Team color should be more noticeable.

• Town Mayor

An excellent and creative concept. Very convincing. The choice of lavender / maroon is a refreshing sight. The red parts, however, might be mistaken for team color. Could also use more team color; although I should say the model is very restrictive in that aspect to begin with. Perhaps a team colored beard would have been fun to see.


Lovely entries overall. I feel like I missed the mark, not necessarily because I did that badly, but because y'all themed your ideas so well.
Good job everyone, and good luck!

 

[Bleeq]

• Town Mayor

An excellent and creative concept. Very convincing. The choice of lavender / maroon is a refreshing sight. The red parts, however, might be mistaken for team color. Could also use more team color; although I should say the model is very restrictive in that aspect to begin with. Perhaps a team colored beard would have been fun to see.

I didn't really intend for him to have any TC tbh, as I thought of him as an rpg quest-giver. It would be handy though if it was an option for people.
Theoretically, what do you think would be a good replacement for the red? More like violet or a light purple leaning toward blue?

P.S. what do you guys use to do your snazzy work, and please tell me it's free

 

[Vinz]

I wanna say gold, but I'm biased, because I love coating everything in it.
I use Photoshop.

 

[PrinceYaser]

P.S. what do you guys use to do your snazzy work, and please tell me it's free

I personally use 3DCoat and Photoshop. And a drawing tablet, which in my case is Wacom Cintiq. The tablet part is not free at all! xD

 

[Footman16]

I use GIMP which is free and a mouse rather than a drawing tablet (because I'm a masochist).

 

[Bleeq]

I was using GIMP but it was painful, or I've read you just have to get used to foreign controls and things not feeling intuitive. Apparently Photoshop isn't that intuitive to the uninitiated either.
But since I discovered that GIMP's Hue/Chroma Shift doesn't even work properly I spat the dummy and I've barely touched it.
How hard is it to Hue Shift lol? Pine tools seems to manage it -_-

btw @Vinz I somehow guessed you'd work gold in there ;P

 

[GhostThruster]

IMO everyone did something standout vs the others.

Vinz and Yaser's are highest quality in shading, details. Yaser's unwrap would fit in the Sistine Chapel

Bleeq and demongrel lack shading, but do the best job at transforming the unit into a peaceful version by a long shot.

shido's fits into Wc3 the best, even tho shading is lacking on the hair & legs.

kudos all

 

[Shido]

I use GIMP which is free and a mouse rather than a drawing tablet (because I'm a masochist).

I use Paint.net which is also free and a mouse rather than a drawing tablet (because I'm a moron).
Edit: yes, i acknowledge squashy hair and legs are flat but i kinda intentionally let it flat because it's not really matter much of a detail. You don't need much if you mostly looking at his face and the horn.

 

[Bleeq]

I use Paint.net which is also free and a mouse rather than a drawing tablet (because I'm a moron).
Edit: yes, i acknowledge squashy hair and legs are flat but i kinda intentionally let it flat because it's not really matter much of a detail. You don't need much if you mostly looking at his face and the horn.

Welcome back

 

[PrinceYaser]

Hope you guys can wrap up the results as soon as you can. We shouldn't afford another 8 months lol

 

[Archian]

I've send my judgement score to Footman16

 

[PrinceYaser]

News?

 

[Shido]

News?

Build more farm then, we need a lot of Footmen in order to get the result.

 

[Footman16]

Apologies for the delays my judgements have been written up for a couple of weeks now and I just need to find the time to make the post and calculate the results

 

[PrinceYaser]

I could help wrap it up quicker, if the need was urgent.