Hi,
this is going to be my weekend challenge entry
It is alien spaceship, I wanted to make some of that sunwind sailship A. C. Clarke written about. Not technically correct (sail is too small and not reflexive), but I choose better composition instead of technical relevancy 
It is completelly PURE, no image maps exept bump map of the ship. All models are new too.
C&C please
Cool
I like your scene
That looks great! Nice touch with the cranial nodules. <<edit>> HEHE I almost didnāt notice Suzzaneā¦
very nice man i love the effect and the scene i am a noob to but at lease i can tell from a bad or good artwork
and your one is Good
heh, thank you all for nice words! 
Modron
That looks great! Nice touch with the cranial nodules. <<edit>> HEHE I almost didnāt notice Suzzaneā¦
Sorry, what do you mean with that cranial modules? IĀ“ve never heard this term to be honest 
And yeah Suzzane canĀ“t miss here
Cool scene. :o The sailship reminds me from some Magic the Gathering cards. 
The green particles system in the sphere makes it more looks like that itās a alien space station. Great artwork, keep blending.
BTW Whoās Suzzane? :-?
Cool scene. The sailship reminds me from some Magic the Gathering cards. The green particles system in the sphere makes it more looks like that itās a alien space station. Great artwork, keep blending
Thanx. IĀ“ve never seen any Magic the gathering so I canĀ“t say, but I thought it is not SF but fantasy?
Anyway- Suzzane is Blender Monkey- add-> mesh->monkey I used it on spacesuiteĀ“s thorax (is this english word? :-? )
Great work Tol. I really like the space ship and the astronautās suit.
Just curious how you got that spiral to follow the curvature of the sphere of the astronautās helmet. Any technique involved or just trial and error?
Also, thorax I think means āupper bodyā, probably the word āchestā is the best word to use to describe the placement.
Just curious how you got that spiral to follow the curvature of the sphere of the astronautās helmet. Any technique involved or just trial and error?
Thank you
It was rather trial and error, but not hard at all. I just started with sphere and used it as guide
There is updated version at weekend challenge phorum now:
https://blenderartists.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15406
Very nice Tol! Iām as green as the alien with envy. One comment if I may: Iām slightly distracted by the āstructural webā which is quite complex. My neurotic-self canāt help but try and visually string all the pieces together.
Actually, I just thought of a suggestion; maybe you could make it so the green glow also shines through the other eye socket. Just an idea - would make it look as though it is looking back at you.
Your entry is too good. I hate you Tol! 
Just kidding
Youāl be a tough oppenent in this WC, dude.
Keep on blending.
I.S.
Actually, I just thought of a suggestion; maybe you could make it so the green glow also shines through the other eye socket. Just an idea - would make it look as though it is looking back at you.
Done, thank you, good one
our entry is too good. I hate you Tol! Just kidding
Youāl be a tough oppenent in this WC, dude.
Keep on blending.
Hehe, thank you. I just didnĀ“t took it too lightly and tried my best after my 24h Elements contest debacle
Lol, I didnāt saw that monkey, lol I have seen it now. BTW I made a big mistake, I thought that body was a alien spacestation, but itās just a human body. lol But still a great art work.
Hi Tol
Glad you liked my idea
However, I would make it a little more subtle (less bright), otherwise it gives the impression that your alien is still alive instead of having met up with something that caused its demise.
I meant something more like in your first image where there was just a little green circle of light in the one eye socket, something like that. (closer to the green sort of foggy light between the skeletonās head and the glass helmet). - sort of like the green fog rolling through the alienās eye sockets.
Great entry, I hope you win
Hi Tol
Glad you liked my idea
However, I would make it a little more subtle (less bright), otherwise it gives the impression that your alien is still alive instead of having met up with something that caused its demise.
I meant something more like in your first image where there was just a little green circle of light in the one eye socket, something like that. (closer to the green sort of foggy light between the skeletonās head and the glass helmet). - sort of like the green fog rolling through the alienās eye sockets.
Hehe Thas exactly what I mean- death isnĀ“t always definitive. Imagine that hell for alien soul trapped in space suit, forever lost in the cold eternal universe, so far and yet so close to his fellow ghost at ship nearby. Hope is dead, but this poor soul notā¦
Original I make that gas as the rest of flash and blood, but when I turn that skull to camera like It looks on viewer, I add this supernatural looking and I like it more then original version. It is more frightening and paradoxicaly more alive then before
We will see, who will win, there are several very good pieces now and it is still long time to closing of challenge, but anyway thank you for support (and sorry for lasting humilating of English )
Very good. Nice lighting, modeling, and concept.