Challenge: Juan Manuel Bautista Hoepfner: Mexico

by **juanmanuel** » 04 Aug 2006, 23:59

After seeing so much talent going on in the challenge, I just knew I had to be a part of it. So here I am, participating!

My concept sketch illustrates (or rather, my feeble attempt at illustrating) a mayan pyramid in the middle of the jungle. The mist is creeping in, but everything is quiet. Dead quiet. For this is a haunted pyramid!!!! Muahahahahahaha! :twisted: :twisted:

Ok, I will try to make this look like an ancient haunted pyramid scene.

PS I tried to do a nicer sketch this time around...

by **Paco_Morales** » 05 Aug 2006, 00:05

Welcome Juan Manuel, I am very glad to see you have joined the challenge, and just in time too!

by **warpv** » 05 Aug 2006, 00:05

I love the sketch!

And the idea looks very cool too! Just be sure to make it very creepy and haunted! Best of luck with this challenge! Hope you have time to finish this time!

by **juanmanuel** » 05 Aug 2006, 00:16

Thank you Paco, Christopher.

I do hope I can finish it this time around. I am much faster doing architecture stuff opposed to humans, so I hope I will have enough time

by **veeroo18** » 13 Aug 2006, 13:04

hi

nice concept..

waiting for coloursketch or .. model update..

cheers

by **juanmanuel** » 13 Aug 2006, 13:10

Hi there. Sorry I have not updated this week, but it has been really tough on me (as in real life). I hope I will able to update quite soon

by **cecil** » 13 Aug 2006, 17:36

Can't wait to see updates

. I really love your idea.

Best of luck to you juanmanuel!

by **juanmanuel** » 14 Aug 2006, 17:30

Hi everybody, finally, a tiny update, but an update nevertheless. I have started building the pyramid, I think the laborious part will be doing the staircases correctly, and the gargantuan task of bevelling all the straight edges...

by **the_joker** » 14 Aug 2006, 17:35

Ure taking the haunted theme into the jungle !!!
Aztec ppl creep me out the most out of all the ancient civilisations Good choise!!!

by **juanmanuel** » 14 Aug 2006, 17:44

Mmmm actually, it is a mayan pyramid, but they are near enough

by **juanmanuel** » 14 Aug 2006, 19:15

quickie update. Pyramid base beveled, the actual temple is hollowed out.

by **juanmanuel** » 14 Aug 2006, 20:34

The pyramid modelling is almost done. Well, the "new look" type of modelling, anyway...
The top and bottom steps.
Then, achieve the old and creepy look, uvmapping, texturing, ambientation...arrrrgh... still lots to do!

by **madelgado** » 14 Aug 2006, 20:50

Hello!

Good concept. The look like a scene of the movie The Mummy 2.

Good luck!

by **Paco_Morales** » 14 Aug 2006, 22:16

Hey Juan Manuel great work so far, I like your model, i can see the burial chamber

by **juanmanuel** » 15 Aug 2006, 00:27

As a matter of fact, the pyramid I am loosely inspiring on, the Temple I or the Temple of the Jaguars in Tikal, Guatemala, does not have a burial chamber. But yes, my intention (as I think it was of the mayans) is to highlight that chamber. The negative space of the pyramid is just so important, I am glad it is showing.

Here is another quicky update.

Challenge: Juan Manuel Bautista Hoepfner: Mexico

Challenge: Juan Manuel Bautista Hoepfner: Mexico

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