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Crazy chess

Member : Almalm
Crazy chess
Title : Crazy chess
Name : Almir
Country : Russian Federation
Email : ###################
Webpage :
Topic : Chess and Checkers: The Way to Mastership (November)
Copyright : Agreed - 2008-12-15 06:19:52
JPG file : pw-1229321992-chess_photons_rad_1024x768.jpg
Renderer Used : MegaPOV
Tools used : Rhinoceros
Render Time : 32 h 16 min
Hardware Used : AMD Athlon 1800 512 Mb RAM
Image description
You need to be a real master to win in this chess... The power of the figure depends now on the color of a cell it stays on (which is not a square anymore and you can move a figure along it to choose more convenient position...) and its height relative to the the other cells, too. So, a pawn might be as dangerous as qween is... Moreover, a chessboard is irregular!
Description of how this image was created
Figures, cap and pen were modelled in Rhino. Chessboard is CSG. HDRI lightning is used. Photon mapping and focal blur were used to achieve more realistic look of the figures
General statistics
No of ratings : 18
Min. overall rating : 24 (8 / 8 / 8)
Max. overall rating : 54 (18 / 18 / 18)
Sum of rating : 725 / 1080
Date uploaded : 2008-12-15 06:19:52
Specific details

Note: The maximum value below is misleading as the voting system has changed.
If the member votes for all the entries and has created one him/herself, there is an
automatic 20/20/20 score added to the value (This encourages all members who enter to vote).

Rating type :
Min : Max : Sum : Out of
Artistic :
8 : 20 : 233 : 360
Concept :
8 : 20 : 247 : 360
Technical :
5 : 20 : 245 : 360
Overall :
24 : 60 : 725 : 1080
Comments by members when rating this image
1.   31-12-2008 That is indeed crazy chess! This image is quite realistic, but the only thing that spoils it is the pointed bits on top of the kings(?)
2.   28-12-2008 Very crystal-clear rendering, and headache-prone concept :-)
3.   19-12-2008 Nice clean image. I wouldn't exactly want to learn that variation of chess. I'd get a headache.
4.   15-12-2008 Technically almost flawless; I don't like the plasticky "feel" of the pieces & board; it lets you get away without beveling though. I see only two artifacts: The back of the book has caught some bright stripes, and the cup handle caught some of the cup's pattern (simple cylindrical projection I guess). Good modeling work. Is the book your own work, too? The shape looks excellent. Some people may criticize cropping off the top of the cup, but I think it's good this way. Do you have a clue for us what the text on the cup is?

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