Pterosaur!
(from October 20 to November 20, 2004)

Before man the Earth was ruled by different creatures...

Our next challenge is to model, texture, pose and render a pterosaur! According to the BBC's Science and Nature Homepage a pterosaur is a flying prehistoric creature (pterosaur literally means flying reptile) as opposed to a dinosaur, which is a landbased prehistoric creature.

The pterosaur is a collective name for a large group of flying reptiles ranging from the size of a sparrow to the size of an airplane. They ruled the skies in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and included the largest vertebrate ever known to fly: the late Cretaceous Quetzalcoatlus.

The challenge involves modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering a scene with a flying pterosaur of your choice. All Cinema plugins inculding xfrog is ok to use as are commercial textures, but no models that you haven't done yourself.

Some inspiration:
Pterosaur FAQ's
The Pterosaur Database
University of Chicago
BBC's Science and Nature Homepage
Google and your local library :)

Have fun!!
raymondsalter

A couple of things to keep in mind:

Upload your entry (image and information) in the Cinema 4D forum (use the following message title: "My entry to the challenge"). After approval they will be included in this gallery. The members of the Cinema 4D forum will then vote for the winning entry.

Only one entry per member.

Time: from 20 October to 20 November (deadline is 16.00 CST (GMT -6))

Image size: 800 x 600 (portrait or landscape is your choice)

First prize: you get to decide the next challenge!

Remember, we are a community, so don't hesitate to ask for help in the Cinema 4D forum!

Have fun and good luck!
Cartesius & Kromekat