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Chess Globe v3
Published: 2004-08-22 15:10:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 105830; Favourites: 1158; Downloads: 33850
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I am convinced this work is cursed. On every attempt I run in to the strangest problems, all the save files for the previous version have either been lost or have become corrupted. Not to mention the ridiculous number of problems and errors I encountered along the way. Everything from texture files not being recognised, fatal errors while rendering, geometry just plain disappearing and of course Maya crashing without warning.On the up side I did learn a lot, in particular, command line rendering, polygon reduction, some finer points of lighting with final gather and the exact breaking strain of my keyboard.
This work has become a kind of gauge, having to rebuild it so many times has severed to remind me just how far I’ve come.
Progess shots [link]
Made in Maya
Rendered in Mental Ray
Post in Photoshop
Update: Colour and contrast ajustment.
One of my moniters is dying, everything comes up too bright and slightly wrong colour. I didn't realise this at the time.
v2 [link]
v1 [link]
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Comments: 254
This looks great! I think this one is the best of the the three versions. The color and shadow give it a lot more depth. THey are all good though
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wonderful!
have you ever considered playing risk on a magnetic globe?
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EXCELLENT idea, and great job, it looks so perfect. magnificent.
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This has really come a long way since the last version I saw 
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This is such a clever idea! The rendering is fantastic, too. What final gather settings did you use? I'd really like to know so I can experiment with future renderings that looks as nice as this one 
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I used a hdri image of a room with a bright chadleier to light it, set the final gather rays to 2000 and left the rest as default.
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nice nice work
don't you hate fatal errors, i mean, who died?
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checkmate care for another round? you think they make a chessboard like that?
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brilliant idea, just amazing.
im definately impressed by the way you executed it as well, how everything seems to fit perfectly together.
my hat goes off to you
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wow, I've got Maya on my comp, but every time i try to mess with it, it yells at me. it's a mean mean intimidating program. it's too good for me. good job.
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You've just got to show it whos boss, it'll work if you swear at it enough.
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My kind congratulations on Your Daily Deviation
Regards.
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wow this is so cool, what an amazing idea.....I love it....deffinently a fav!
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I love that you included your arduous process in the description! this piece has realy come together well. much better than either of the previous versions, truly beautiful!
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Awesome, good job.
Would't that make an interesting chess game?
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mos def, a fav. i like chess, though not very good at it. i like the idea, and the look. the pieces look amazing, the design is beautiful!!
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great render of a phantastic idea
now excuse me please, I'm gonna rush and file a patent for "Globe Chess"
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That would make a great sculpture...lovely detail!
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Even with the niggles you had, this is an amazing piece. Such a great idea as well! This get a 
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absolutely breath taking work here. superb concept and even more outstanding execution. a DD well deserved. congrats
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wow, this is freakin amazin! i love it, very cool!
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Oh mt god this is amazing. I love it. worth the hassle.
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Great job.. Contrats on the Daily Devation
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sweet *pete* that's gorgeous!! definately the best version yet, and incredibly well detailed!! Are you planning on doing anything with the background? it just seems so beautiful, the textures, the shapes, the object... what a beautiful mind... 
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Excellent job. I like it a lot.
Great idea behind it.
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I really enjoy this on two levels. First, the concept is awesome! Man... I wish I'd thought of it! 
Well done!
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haha, This really gives meaning to the saying of: "The world is merely a chess game..." and goes on from there. I like though, haha. I' know a few people I'll pass this on to.
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Its funny, people read so much into this when I only thought it would look cool.
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I'm actually not reading all that far into it. I just saw it, and the quote popped into my mind. Mushing around with that quote though was "Haha, that's sweet."
So, yeah.
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thats fuckin cool. awesome idea.
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Although I can't play chess, it's a really very great work!
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that is awesome, I love chess pieces lol
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The globe aside, those pieces are so wonderfully designed. I would love to play with them... er... that sounds perverted. You know what I mean.
I especially love the knights and queens.
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u sick bugger, leave my pieces alone
The knight is my favorite too.
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