@barbas: Your short looks awesome!! Wow I love the style and the pro-caliber production value already visibile on the blog! YOU keep up the good work :ba:
Well fellow blenderers…I’m a little dumbfounded. Some of you suggeseted that I post these images on CGsociety to showcase Blender’s capabilities outside the Blender community. I was so honored by the request that despite my reservations, I submitted it yesterday! Today I received the rejection email:
We are sorry, but your recent art submission to the CGTalk Gallery has been declined. Your image is still hosted on your CGPortfolio. (“SSS Study, Kent Trammell (3D)”)
We at CGSociety.org would like to offer encouragement for your next submission. Your submission has been declined for the following reason(s):
- Your image currently does not meet the general quality level of the Showcase Gallery. The following are a list of possible reasons:
-There might be noticeable artistic or technical problems in your image.
-The context of your image may need a more creative presentation.
-The image might contain elements that could be offensive to some.
We suggest you post your work in the WIP forums so that other members can help critique your image and troubleshoot elements like composition, perspective, lighting/values, colors, anatomy/figure, as well as line quality, brushwork, modeling, textures, lighting…etc. They might also help you think of a more creative presentation, such as using a more interesting background for your subject, or choose more interesting camera angles, expressive poses and facial expressions. Once you have spent some time improving your image, please feel free to submit it again, and we will be glad to reconsider your submission.
The CGSociety Crew
Now, I know it mentions specifically the showcase gallery, but how pompous would I be to expect that? However based on the overwhelmingly positive response both here and on BlenderNation, the very high blender-praising compliment from Thomas Mansencal of MPC via cgfeedback:
Glad to have some serious Blender capabilities showcase. You just demonstrated that whatever tool within the hands of the right person can do fantastic stuff. Also proves that open source can produce awesome softwares…
AND the equally blender-praising compliment from Zentrope, cghub moderator:
Amazing Work with Blender…And i haven’t seen too many people produce such finesse work with this open source software…Soooo Awesomeeeee
(sorry for the long sentence-break) I did expect it to be approved for the Finished 3D Stills Gallery. Of course the rejection is discouraging personally, but much more it’s disappointing that Blender’s character-creating capabilities won’t be showing on such a popular forum. I’m sorry guys, I can’t help but feel I’ve let you/Blender down. I’m still so thankful and humbled by your comments and encouragement. Blender FOREVER!!
Oh, and a tutorial is in the making :yes: