III YafaRay Annual Contest (2009)- Crazy Machines

Alvaro · July 13, 2009, 2:22am

Contest Topic
The contest topic is Crazy Machines.
Definitions of crazy:

Mentally deranged; demented; insane.
Senseless; impractical; totally unsound.
Unusual; bizarre.

The machine depicted should be a contestant’s original invention, although you can resort to popular culture and existing objects and machines as a basis for your crazy piece of engineering.

Some Rules
Only YafaRay can be used for rendering.
The contest will end the 17th of August 2009, 0:00 GMT.
You can post process and composite different YafaRay render passes.
Post your final renders in >>this thread<< please.
Render minimun resolution must be 1024 x 1280 portrait or 1280 x 1024 landscape, in PNG or TGA format.

Winner and prize
The winner will be selected by a jury composed of YafaRay Team Members.
The prize is a copy of Digital Lighting & Rendering 2nd. Edition by Jeremy Birn, or alternatively an item from the Blender e-shop.

May the force be with you!

loh · July 13, 2009, 12:14pm

after just watching last year I think this year it is time for me to participate.

Myke · July 13, 2009, 12:37pm

I would love to enter, I mean the theme is fantastic

I just fear I won’t have the time to, July is just too busy and the deadline isn’t that far away. Well, let’s see.

Alvaro · July 14, 2009, 2:49am

Some links in case you need inspiration. Remeber that you shouldn’t copy an existing model, but create one of your own, with your own twist:

http://images.google.com/images?q=leonardo+inventions
http://germancarscene.com/?s=toaster

http://www.stutterheim.nl/rolleigraphy/rolleigraphy.html

http://www.strandbeest.com/

http://maxknight.co.uk/2008/04/14/walking-bike/
http://www.oobject.com/top-12-harley-earl-designs/firebird-i-concept/4204/
http://thenonist.com/index.php/weblog/permalink/chindogu/
http://www.hayonstudio.com/bigImage.php?id=98&project_id=12

bupla · July 15, 2009, 1:20am

The topic is very interesting, good choice Alvaro, one month should be ok.