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Chess Globe v3
Published: 2004-08-22 15:10:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 105837; 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
man that thing is totally awesome. I especially loves teh shape of the pieces, such as teh horse and the material of the globe... it's... perfect...
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wow, i love this. very well rendered, and its a great idea. but it looks like the pices are only on the part of the globe we can see, and shouldnt we see some half, ten tips of pieces on the other side???? just a though.
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I considered but it looked too bare.
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This is the coolest thing ever!!! Going to use as my current desktop, you're very talented, keep up the good work, and I hope you have much success with your art
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Great work indeed, I once had the same idea on my mind but I tried to pull it of in real life and the take a picture.. never succeeded but I'll try again i guess.
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Please let me know if you do, I'd like to see a real one.
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This is such a great idea, I love the subtle map on the globe and the detail is amazing, I like the little 'sun' symbol on the black king. 
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OMG 
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I came pretty close to giveing it away, bu the result was worth it.
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NO NO NO do not give it away, i simply love it, its my new desktop
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Awesomeness
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... and my browser crashed after i +fav'd this.. *LOL*
talk about creepy
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See what i mean, cursed.
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Wow, this piece is really coming along nicely. I really dig the new piece models that you're using and of course, I love the concept here. The modelling is great and the textures/materials are very well done. Care to disclose the future plans for this piece or are they secret?
Either way, great job.
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This work is done for now, I'll proboly have anther crack at it in the future. The peices I may use again, I've always found chess peices to very symbolic.
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adorable piece of work! i really like your idea behind it!
...i like chess!
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A very interesting air you added in this version of chess globe. That poisonous green somehow reminds me of the strugle for the world domination, the envy when a general sees that someone else has greater territory, you know what I mean? Nice...and global illumination of course makes it nicer too! Cool
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That why I love this work, people always read more into it than I intended. And yeah, GI is the coolest thing ever
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You rock dude!! Amazing skill here to create this and the perseverance you went through to make it. A+ man!
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love the concept. love the game... wonna play it via yahoo messanger?
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I think this may indeed be the best one yet. I like the the design of the pieces, especialy the king, it makes it look almost tribal.
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Well done.
Like the design of the chess pieces.
I don't have enough patience to redo my pictures over and over.
You get so tired and you are looking past the current project to the next one.
One shot and maybe a few tweaks and its done good or bad.
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absolutely fantastic piece of art and very deep-going, too.
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This looks sweet man and the concept is such a cool one. The fate of the world is nothing more than a simple chess game.
Anyways definate favo!
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lol, thats one way to look at it.
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Felt like being poetic or something...hehehe. Don't mind me.
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How original! I love the colour scheme and the concept. Fantastic work here. Keep it up.
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Beautifully original idea, love the enviro settings... model work is something I envy... would much enjoy to pick your brain sometime. Amazing!
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anytime, bring your own pick.
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once again, awesome work. truly original and inspiring
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best one of the lot worth the effort fav and on the desktop.
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This is a huge leap over v2 and 1. I'm glad you perservered as the details in this are awesome.
It's looking more real than ever and the world map on the globe is a nice subtle touch.
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It was a nightmare getting the map texture to work but it was worth it.
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even better than the other ones
must add to favs
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wow, just took a look at v1, and it seems you've made great improvements. I really like this, the textures and designs of the globe and chesspieces are very nice. I think I'll use it as my wall for awhile. 
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you certainly have come a long way since the first one. i love the texture on the globe and all of the chess pieces. thinking about it, i wonder if something like this could actually be made. great work!
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That's truely amazing work! It's my new wallapaper man!
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ohhhhhhh i remember earlier versions of this one
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