Sumea Modeller Challenge #5 Results

Here are the judges for the Sumea Modeller Challenge #5 !

Chloe Antibes, Bullant Studios

#1 - Challenger #3 - JI Styles

CONCEPT : Good concept. Very cute characters.

MESH : Great efficient use of polys,

TEXTURE : Fantastic textures.

Note: Excellent work.

#2 - Challenger #4 - Mark

CONCEPT : Great character concept. Very stylized.

MESH : Excellent use of polys. It flows well on the models.

TEXTURE : Textures are a little plain although it suits the theme. Could add more detail, some highlights to bring out the gloss.

Note: Splash page could have been worked on more. Great job.

#3 - Challenger #1 - Pantmonger

CONCEPT : Very cool concept.

MESH : Great use of polygons.

TEXTURE : The textures are very plain. Could have added some highlights in certain places.

Note: Great job on the splash page.

#4 - Challenger #7 ? GoldenChocobo

CONCEPT : Interesting and cute concept.

MESH : Good use of polygons.

TEXTURE : Textures could require more detail and also colour variations.

Note: Overall nice work. Splash page could have been more dynamic.

#5 - Challenger #9 ? Hazard

CONCEPT : Fantastic concept.

MESH : Mesh could be better utilized

TEXTURE : Textures looks good , although detail could have been added on some areas and a touch of colour variations on some areas.

Note: Would have loved to see splash page.

#6 - Challenger #6 ? Shath

CONCEPT : Great concepts.

MESH : Good use of polygons.

TEXTURE : Nice textures. Try to push out some more detail.

Note: I like the splash page. Although pills do not suit the target age bracket J .
Great job overall.

#7 - Challenger #7 ? Sinister

CONCEPT : Great attention to detail. Love the change of colour variation from the first and last evolution although still maintaining some of its features.

MESH : Mesh could be more efficiently used.

TEXTURE : More detail could have been added to the textures.

Note: I like the splash page. Great job overall.

#8 - Challenger #5 ? Wizenedoldman

CONCEPT : Very interesting concept.

MESH : Polys could be more utilized on smaller characters.

TEXTURE : Good textures although it could do with more contrast and different colour combinations.

Note: Nice splash page. Well done.

#9 - Challenger #8 ? Palantir

CONCEPT : Concepts are interesting. Could be more imaginative.

MESH : Good mesh. Although could streamline the poly count on some of the models.

TEXTURE : Would have loved to see the rest of the models textures.

Note: Great splash page. Good job.

#10 - Challenger #2 ? Doyle

CONCEPT : Cool concept although could be more developed.

MESH : Decent amount mesh.

TEXTURE : Textures could have a lot more detail put into them.

Note: Would have loved to see the splash page.

Note to all: Very good work all round but make sure for next time that you take close note of the guidelines, very few actually for filled all of the requirements. If this were to be strictly judged some entries would certainly have been rejected. That aside I had great pleasure in watching the development of this body of work and you should all be proud,

Cheers,

Chloe Antibes.
Bullant Studios

Alister Lockhart, Tantalus

Tried to judge mainly on the idea, the design of the characters as a set, and primarily the marketability of the concept, as I see it. In a couple of cases I may have been swayed by supererior presentation, but I feel that's appropriate, as this is what marketing is all about.

My votes for the challenge are as follows

First 'JI Styles'- Great characters, slick and stylish, evolution well thought out.

Second 'Golden Chocobo'- Nice character pairing, appropriate to market, well thought out.

Third 'Mug-el' (Mark)- Quirky and fun, great style and evolution.

Fourth 'Pantmonger'- Interesting character, if a little abstract. Nice style.

Fifth 'Palantir'- Nice 'de-evolution' twis. Appealing, well thought out idea.

Sixth 'Hazard'- Nice idea, although not sure how appealing fish are. But, good pairing, nice design.

Seventh 'Shath'- Cool looking character, but looks more like an equal than a sidekick. Evolution idea could have been more fully explored.

Eighth 'Sinister'- Interesting character pairing, but evolution of sidekick takes odd leaps.

Ninth 'Wizenoldman'- Character lacks personality, idea not well developed.

Tenth 'Doyle'- Quirky idea but lacks personality and let down by incomplete presentation.

Steve Stamatiadis, (Creative Director) Krome Studios

1. Challenger #7 - GoldenChocobo
2. Challenger #3 - JI Styles
3. Challenger #1 - Pantmonger
4. Challenger #9 - Hazard
5. Challenger #8 - Palantir
6. Challenger #4 - Mark
7. Challenger #6 - Shath
8. Challenger #2 - Doyle
9. Challenger #10 - Sinister
10. Challenger #5 - Wizenedoldman

For the record my highest criteria from the brief was "Create a marketable sidekick character ". Then I went for interesting ideas. As usual the submissions were mostly of a very high standard.

Benjamin Lee, (Art Director) Irrational Games

Challenger #3 - JI Styles (best)
Challenger #1 - Pantmonger (2nd best)
Challenger #7 - GoldenChocobo (3rd best)

The Results

1. JI Styles
2. Mark
3. Pantmonger
4. Goldenchocobo
5. Hazard
6. Shath
7. Sinister
8. Wizenedoldman
9. Palantir
10. Doyle

Chloe Antibes, Bullant Studios

1. JI Styles
2. Goldenchocobo
3. Mark
4. Pantmonger
5. Palantir
6. Hazard
7. Shath
8. Sinister
9. Wizenedoldman
10. Doyle

Alister Lockhart, Tantalus

1. GoldenChocobo
2. JI Styles
3. Pantmonger
4. Hazard
5. Palantir
6. Mark
7. Shath
8. Doyle
9. Sinister
10. Wizenedoldman

Steve Stamatiadis, Krome Studios

Challenger #3 - JI Styles (best)
Challenger #1 - Pantmonger (2nd best)
Challenger #7 - GoldenChocobo (3rd best)

Benjamin Lee, Irrational Games

1st Challenger #3 - JI Styles 10,10,9,*10 =29 =*39 points
2nd Challenger #7 - GoldenChocobo 7,9,10,*8 =26 =*34 points
3rd Challenger #1 - Pantmonger 8,7,8,*9 =23 =*31 points
4th Challenger #4 - Mark 9,8,5 =22 points
5th Challenger #9 - Hazard 6,5,7 =18 points
6th Challenger #8 - Palantir 2,6,6 =14 points
7th Challenger #6 - Shath 5,4,4 =13 points
8th Challenger #10 - Sinister 4,3,2 =9 points
9th Challenger #5 - Wizenedoldman 3,2,1 =6 points
10th Challenger #2 - Doyle 1,1,3 =5 points

Huge thanks to the judges for squeazing in some of their time to do the judging for this comp - I know it was extremely hard to find the time due to e3, travelling, moving locations etc... everyone here really does appreciate your time.

A massive thanks also go to the challenge sponsors. Bullant Studios generously offering the very cool WACOM INTUOS II 6x8" (USB) tablet, Hyperfocal Design sponsoring the challenge with Hyperfocal Skies (valued at $179 US), and Discreet for their merchandise.

1st prize goes to JI Styles
[img]http://www.sumea.com.au/sumeachallenge/modeller5/SC5_C3-JIStyles_SP.jpg…]
He gets:

WACOM INTUOS II 6x8" (USB) tablet - Sponsored by Bullant Studios!
Discreet Alluminium water bottle (these are really cool, btw.. robust, metal, and shiny )
Discreet T-shirt (choice of two different types)

2nd Prize goes to GoldenChocobo:
[img]http://www.sumea.com.au/sumeachallenge/modeller5/SC5_C7-GChocobo_SP.jpg…]
GoldenChocobo gets:
Texture set from Hyperfocal Design called Hyperfocal Skies. It has a value of $179 US!!
Discreet Alluminium water bottle
Discreet T-shirt (choice of two different types)

3rd Prize goes to Pantmonger for:
[img]http://www.sumea.com.au/sumeachallenge/modeller5/SC5_C1-Pantmonger_SP.j…]
Pantmonger gets...
GDC 2003 show real and client profiles DVD from Discreet - features work from acclaim, blizzard, capcom, robot, infogrames, sega etc... around 29 studios, so there's tonnes of work there!!
Discreet Alluminium water bottle
Discreet T-shirt (choice of two different types)
Sumea T-shirt

Congratulations, and I'll be contacting you guys shortly for your postal addresses and shirt sizes and types (I'll post the two kinds of Discreet shirts tonight so you can choose which one you'd like). And thanks to all the challengers for taking part!