I do love how you pointed out that you were creatively blocked and needed to take a break. Any process can feel like it stagnates if you concentrate on it for too long and the simplest things can knock an art block loose.
Something I question constantly is why our creativity has to be so spontanious? One moment you can't do anything - like, you just can't, & then the other moment while you're doing other stuff you suddenly go "That's what I was looking for!"
This is why I write outlines and detailed rundowns of my projects as a preliminary step so I know I have the full thing prepared so I don't run into a wall. Hopefully. If it happens it's because I run into an error I can't figure out how to solve.
@@Luckingsworth oh enlightened one, sorry for marring your sight with our ignorance. To us feeble minded masses a crumb of knowledge is like a feast. Forgive our ignorance and allow us to revel as babes in our meagre revelations.
The transformation itself looks just magic, and I really like the idea that you can see the difference between a queen-born and a queen that used to be a pawn. There's some symbolism in it
The unfolded "Frame" of the transformed pawn really gives off this "Faux Queen" vibe that I really like. Like, this is not the original queen, but she's just as powerful.
Yes!! I always felt as a kid that when promoting a pawn, the new queen had a different vibe to it. Especially since we often used upside-down rooks or other stuff we had laying around. I think I've also felt this faux queen vibe you're describing because of this. Very interesting!
The gold and wood combo was so cool, it even gives the vibe that the pawn is just an asset, hence the wood; but when it turns into the queen you get to see golden details that truly make it feel luxurious and royal like 🔥
As a mechanical engineer, I absolutely love that you tried to make it realistic, and as crazy as it sounds, I’m tempted to attempt to design a real one. Though it would probably have to be a lot bigger than 1:1
@@insertnamehere9309 most likely, but you’d likely need a high definition printer or scale this thing up pretty big due to the tons of small parts, and close tolerancing and interferences. Not to mention if you wanted the thing to transform on its own you’d need to set up some sort of motor/drivetrain system, or a hydraulic/pneumatic system.
@@EGMusic12 AIGHT *suddenly the queen transforms back in to a pawn and then into a knight* why does chess with only pawns but the pawns can transform at any point sound fun
The wooden texturing combined with the mechanical animation where the object gets bigger and bigger reminds me of the Game of Thrones Intro. Absolutely beautiful and great work!
Yeah until that puzzle/endgame where promoting to a queen lead to stalemate / loss somehow and underpromoting lead to win or stalemate where changing into queen would normally lose.
I once played against a much better chess player, and I underpromietd my pawn to a knight. The other player voiced his opinion about my mental state, but I just responded that I had the intention to force a mate with three knight in the endgame. The other player resigend immediately.
This is the first video i've ever watched of yours, and i can already tell that you love detail, that you love accuracy, and that you love functionality. This is simply beautiful... ABSOLUTELY beautiful!
This is the first video i watched. To say that my inner child was excited and giggling is an understatement. This was beyond incredible. The creativity and level of detail is just impeccable.
As a chess player, and engineering fan, I think that some engineer must take it and bring it to life with 3 D printing. I would definitely buy one of those. This is an amazing idea and a majestic product! Congrats mate!
I’m genuinely impressed. The queen looks literally soooo cool, it reminds me of like… some sort of handcrafted watch or something 😅 it’s literally so amazing and dope.
The amount of effort put into this is insane. He didn't just stretch the pawn into A queen and call it done, He actually took the time to make sure it looked amazing, using panels to create A futuristic looking pawn that transformed into A queen with tons of extra detail.
The Pawn's transformation really reminds me of Iron Man 2's Mark V armor (the briefcase suit). It has similar mechanical moving parts, transforming from something small, into something bigger, and different. Great job!
The whole “Modelling the base of the pawn” section feels like Iron Man to me, both visually and musically. Like the forging and moulding in the cave, but most of all the tinkering in his high-tech garage. And as if that weren’t enough, some inner workings have been gilded.
6:00 I am a computer science student and this statement is so incredibly true, even though programming isn’t creative like art. The worst thing is these ideas come at the most inconvenient moments but you ha to write them down anyways, because if you don’t, you’ll sit in front of your monitor later wondering: "What was that solution to my problem again?"
It would be the most sick thing ever if someone made this irl, I dont think we even have parts small enough and precise enough to do any of this, but on a bigger scale I'm sure its possible, maybe a life sized chess board that you can sometimes find at schools or something. That would be the best project ever
Parts can definitely be made small enough. I have no doubt that if someone for whatever reason wanted to blow a billion dollars on building this, it could be done.
@@Polyfjord A gifted watchmaker could possibly provide the necessary skills, a large watch manufacturer would perhaps spend the huge amount of money required.
Doesn't need to cost a billion. Compliant mechanism allows reliable tiny scale springs and state machines by using SLA micro printers. I'd guess an average income is sufficient to afford it. But it'll sure take a lot of engineering effort.
From a technical/objective standpoint, I think this is the best video you've ever made! You can really tell how much work went into it! Absolutely loved it :)
I wasn't expecting to see some Peacekeeper scope love in this vid of all places. It's just too satisfying. Definitely makes up for my lack of skill haha
This ticked my fancy. I'm just a machine operator who recently became a programmer in the past couple years, and questions like these is my job. I get to deploy tons of methods and machines, mills, lathes, 3d printers, wire, sinkers, grinder, and laser. Micro molding seems to fit the bill for the body & skeleton, otherwise aluminum or titanium skeleton. Now it's time to design a pawn to configure to the other three: rook, Knight, & Bishop.
@@firestorm5371 Very rare case when promotion to queen causes stalemate but promotion to rook/bishop doesn't, i've yet to have this situation in my game lol
6:18 someone should give credit for it, so I will: Yes, the crown transformation turned out as the coolest effect! It exceptionally clever what you did there I also love how aesthetically coherent the whole thing feels, despite each section has different mechanics.This takes the cake as the best random but brilliant project/idea I have seen in a while
Brilliant! Just Brilliant! The idea, your accepting the "challenge," your execution, the design, the process of having the pawn "become" the queen. This whole video was just brilliant!
My friend-you have no equal in life when it comes to doing what you do. You somehow occupy a space that involves being a compelling storyteller, one of the best educators I’ve had the pleasure of learning from, an insanely talented computer graphics artist/photogrameterer, an animator, a professional video editor, and you somehow possess a keen eye to detail for set design. I think what’s most amazing about the stuff that you share is your still somehow childlike giddiness for these systems that you understand and know well. You’re not jaded by the industry after all this time, and the way that you speak/teach is motivating and inspiring beyond words. Thank you for these contributions, dude. I’ve learned so much!
What an amazing comment this is, I had to read it several times! Hearing this means so much, you have no idea. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching my videos!!
Bro, i just foundout about your channel, and i am not even a designer. What i wanted ro say is that you video style is super entertaining and interesting. Usually i am bored of most of the content on youtube, but your videos are amazing. Keep up the good work my friend. That's an easy follow for me
This is probably one of the coolest things youve done. Theres just something about the way the transitions that had me in awe. Damn i need to make a transforming object now!!
Oh this is SO cool what. The effects. The editing. The ideas. This entire thing is really inspiring and it makes me want to open blender against despite the.... horrendous effects it has on my dying computer. It makes me want to draw and create mechanical things, to design a multitude of minature robots for a dnd campaign. I really, really, adore this video. There's just something about people who genuinely- genuinely enjoy their work and the procress. People who put in little details even if they might not be noticed by all. Creation is beautiful
This is a real engineering problem, not just modeling and animating. Although both model and animation are incredibly smooth and high level. awesome stuff
Such a creative idea, and executed so well! I love that you really tried to make the transformation appear mechanically feasible. Does a lot to sell the believability of the animation. Super inspiring work!
Not only is it SO cool that you designed this, but the video editing is great too! I'm so glad this was recommended to me, you've done some truly admirable work here. Thank you!
It's amazing to see how endless creativity is. As someone who's into film studies , media , cimenatogrophy and animation , This video blew my mind. Amazing work Polyfjord. You truly are a inspiration for me.
You've done it. Your pawn has reached the enemy's side. Frantic but excited, you scramble to press a secret button on your phon- oops that's the wrong pawn.
Every video you make is just such a beautifully crafted piece of storytelling... Not even talking about the insane 3D projects you work on. The videos always feel so cozy in a way, and every time, I finish watching them without even realizing how long It's been. I'm hooked from start to end. Thank you Polyfjord!
This reminded me of a tiktok I saw by pygmallionaire, he 3d-printed a pawn that turned into a queen when you twisted it (i think.) and although i think it’s cool how he can actually use his, the sheer amount of effort put into creating yours definitely wins in my book.
Awesome:) That's exactly the type of project you start and then abbandon unfinished in the middle of the work being paralyzed when thinking about that crown part at the top:D I can imagine how having a succesful youtube channel might help one to tip the scales:D
Yeah I was thinking "turn the sphere inside out", so its individual spherical lunes would invert and protrude outward from the top (a bit like a jester hat). You can even have another slightly smaller sphere inside the larger one that stays intact and is raised upwards through the flower shape like on the top of the actual queen piece.
@@d3vitron779 Cut along its meridians (split faces by edges). When you have the cut pieces together they will look seamless in the render but you can then start moving them and rotating them.
Astonishing the amount of work and effort put into this, not only modelling but visual effects, cameras and lighting, you even played a chess match for the sake of the video. 10/10
This animation is awesome! It is now inspiring me to actually try to build this in real life and make this animation a reality. Really awesome stuff, Polyfjord.
fantastic design, if it were a product i would definitely buy it. so intrigued on the design process and the mechanical components in each section of the pawn/queen!
A video full of information with experience in performance and art. . I really enjoyed watching the video. It is worth following and supporting. It made me interested in 3D design . You are a legend and made me really say " this is what the internet is for " . Good luck in the future ♥️
As a 3D student - I can say that you have done an amazing job!!! I'd love to make a project where something transforms as well - Congratz again - This is really nice!
“So a queen is of course a girl right? At least in ancient times and pawns can turn into a queen so all pawns must be girls too and pawn can turn into any piece except the king that means all the pieces beside the king is a girl so basically, Chess is a harem war between 2 sides, and then you steal each harem member one by one, like NTR This is why Chess is hot” -random picture in my camera roll
The video is both interesting and entertaining. The way you've displayed the "building" process truly shows your skill and creativity as a content creator. It's fascinating to witness the transformation of the pawn into a queen, and your attention to detail throughout the process is commendable. Keep up the great work! Btw. The black ones look pretty cool, but I still prefer the white ones.
The cleanest way to do this problem is with the vertices: 1) Each vertex on the pawn maps to a vertex on the queen (you might have to assign them by hand, but since these models are homeomorphic, you can automate it- but automating the assignment isn’t something I know how to do yet). 2) Once each vertex on the pawn is mapped to a vertex on the queen, interpolate: lets say your transition has N = 60 frames, then each vertex on the pawn will shift towards its corresponding queen position by a factor of 1/60 (linear interpolation). (The animation might look cooler if you do a non-linear interpolation, which is just as easy to determine). 3) Reconstruct the mesh with the new vertex values. Ideally, none of the faces do anything unexpected. And v’aula. perfectly animated. This process will work for any of the chess pieces- as well as any object that has 0 holes (G0 manifolds)
The pawn could simply wear a tight-fitting rubber suit which, when inflated, has the shape of a queen. Yup, a rubber suit sounds kinky, but it fits the fact that the homeomorphic transformation also also a homo-morphic transfaormation. After all, the pawn becomes the "mistress" of the king.
Dude, i love blender and have tons of project ideas, but i try to stay away from hyper-photo-realism, but what you were able to do here is crazy, and then even integreting it into and irl shot? You madman. I could never lol, this is so cool.
but basically in most of the cases people just get a queen... but if was a lot of work in just queen. The other pieces we can imagine Bishop would be same process.. but Knight and tower I know it'll be really intriguing how this would change
My god, can you imagine the pawn's internal mechanisms being built so that not only does it have the components to turn into a queen but OTHER PIECES ASWELL. NAAH THAT BE COOL AF. Literal iron man transforming pawn lol
@@johannjomy8764 The only time you'd need a knight either is in chess puzzles, and there, you are wrong. This one is a particularly extreme example: ruclips.net/video/EHjimUZF1iI/видео.html
As a chess player myself,who have made thousands pawn-queen promotions at the bottom of enemy lines,your work into this project is both beautiful and magic 😊😮 Keep up the good work mate!
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Bro please make an animation of a rubik's cube that can solve by itself
Please
@@smile-rh5bc bro its not tht deep
8:17 What app is that? Does it work with any 360° camera, or only with the RICO Theta Z1?
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Pawn: **Moves to last rank**
Also pawn: "From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me..."
"I craved the strength and certainty of mahogany. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Queen..."
I will put him into checkmate ... for the emperor.
I will no longer bound to this body, my mind is what creates me. With this I declare...
@@AudioDose-ig7tz I will make myself a bowl of cereal
LMAO XD
@@lewishallam9924
I do love how you pointed out that you were creatively blocked and needed to take a break. Any process can feel like it stagnates if you concentrate on it for too long and the simplest things can knock an art block loose.
Something I question constantly is why our creativity has to be so spontanious? One moment you can't do anything - like, you just can't, & then the other moment while you're doing other stuff you suddenly go "That's what I was looking for!"
This is why I write outlines and detailed rundowns of my projects as a preliminary step so I know I have the full thing prepared so I don't run into a wall. Hopefully. If it happens it's because I run into an error I can't figure out how to solve.
Wow.... something knowm and talked about for hundreds of years.... whoah....
@@Luckingsworth oh enlightened one, sorry for marring your sight with our ignorance. To us feeble minded masses a crumb of knowledge is like a feast. Forgive our ignorance and allow us to revel as babes in our meagre revelations.
I love your linguistic sense and intellectual charisma so much. It's just so natural. Good English nevertheless. Appreciate. @@EverTheFractal
The transformation itself looks just magic, and I really like the idea that you can see the difference between a queen-born and a queen that used to be a pawn. There's some symbolism in it
100% this.
YESSS
But one thing he forgot.to put custom pieces like the rook the knight and the bishop
But one thing he forgot.to put custom pieces like the rook the knight and the bishop
But one thing he forgot.to put custom pieces like the rook the knight and the bishop
The unfolded "Frame" of the transformed pawn really gives off this "Faux Queen" vibe that I really like. Like, this is not the original queen, but she's just as powerful.
Yes!! I always felt as a kid that when promoting a pawn, the new queen had a different vibe to it. Especially since we often used upside-down rooks or other stuff we had laying around. I think I've also felt this faux queen vibe you're describing because of this. Very interesting!
A Cersei Lannister of a queen.
The She-usurper
The faker.
Always remember if a pawn turns into a queen, while you still have a queen, the King is having an affair. Till we meet again.
The gold and wood combo was so cool, it even gives the vibe that the pawn is just an asset, hence the wood; but when it turns into the queen you get to see golden details that truly make it feel luxurious and royal like 🔥
Nice!!! Appreciate it
I think it can be seen as a fun symbolic element of "hidden royalty".
I did understand 10% of what you did there but I still watched to whole video. Very fascinating skill
As a mechanical engineer, I absolutely love that you tried to make it realistic, and as crazy as it sounds, I’m tempted to attempt to design a real one. Though it would probably have to be a lot bigger than 1:1
I was hoping someone would say this :)
I wonder if 3D printing with harder plastics would be able to handle the necessary stresses?
@@insertnamehere9309 most likely, but you’d likely need a high definition printer or scale this thing up pretty big due to the tons of small parts, and close tolerancing and interferences. Not to mention if you wanted the thing to transform on its own you’d need to set up some sort of motor/drivetrain system, or a hydraulic/pneumatic system.
@@iankunesky6740 for driving it idk how feasible it could be but maybe a motion powered by pulling the head upward? idk
Good luck!
@@SuprSBG yeah like a compliant mechanism or something that you force between states manually. Thats the most realistic.
This was mind blowing to watch! The sound effects really sell the effect. Well done
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Imagine just playing chess,the enemy gets a pawn to your side and it just does this 💀
QUEEN MODE ACTIVATE
The other player: Wh- Wtf-
@@chaoticmind4886 I love when there is a reply better than the original comment
I wanted a knight tho 😔
@@EGMusic12 AIGHT *suddenly the queen transforms back in to a pawn and then into a knight*
why does chess with only pawns but the pawns can transform at any point sound fun
(*fear*)
The amount of hours put into this work can be felt
How many hours did it take though I wonder @.@
@@abdullamasud4278 2
I th8nk that they can be SEEN
Today is my birthday, and watching this blew my mind. So have this.
Hey thanks so much!!! Happy birthday! 🎂
@@Polyfjord 🥳😊
The wooden texturing combined with the mechanical animation where the object gets bigger and bigger reminds me of the Game of Thrones Intro. Absolutely beautiful and great work!
Nice!!! That was definitely an inspiration, yes!
this was just out of this world and the thing which made this vfx 30 times better was the noise
Instruction unclear:
I want a knight
The body of the pawn queen going up and pressuring down was so satisfying
Now pawn to queen isnt only Strategically devastating its emotionally devastating as you watch the pawn going terminator on you
Yeah until that puzzle/endgame where promoting to a queen lead to stalemate / loss somehow and underpromoting lead to win or stalemate where changing into queen would normally lose.
I once played against a much better chess player, and I underpromietd my pawn to a knight. The other player voiced his opinion about my mental state, but I just responded that I had the intention to force a mate with three knight in the endgame.
The other player resigend immediately.
This is the first video i've ever watched of yours, and i can already tell that you love detail, that you love accuracy, and that you love functionality.
This is simply beautiful... ABSOLUTELY beautiful!
This is the first video i watched. To say that my inner child was excited and giggling is an understatement.
This was beyond incredible. The creativity and level of detail is just impeccable.
Bro went his entire life without watching a single video till now
As a chess player, and engineering fan,
I think that some engineer must take it and bring it to life with 3 D printing. I would definitely buy one of those. This is an amazing idea and a majestic product! Congrats mate!
Wouldn't work as you would need non plastic mechanics
@@Jex1506 Metal 3 D printing.
Not all 3d printers use plastics :p@@Jex1506
A real life version of this would be a great piece of art I could imagine being put into reality by Jacob & Co.
@@Jex1506 You probably could use a clock work mechanism to control the moving parts
I’m genuinely impressed. The queen looks literally soooo cool, it reminds me of like… some sort of handcrafted watch or something 😅 it’s literally so amazing and dope.
Mann!! Artists like you are the ones who inspire ppl around the world daily, Thank you so much
The transition reminded me of my favourite Ironman suit that transforms from a literal suitcase. Superb work.
I believe that's the MKV
Exactly!!! I remembered the same thing!😭🫡 iron man was peak marvel
This is genuinely the coolest thing i have ever seen on youtube.
The piece, it just looks sooo realistic
The amount of effort put into this is insane. He didn't just stretch the pawn into A queen and call it done, He actually took the time to make sure it looked amazing, using panels to create A futuristic looking pawn that transformed into A queen with tons of extra detail.
Some guy 3d printed a simpler module of this and made it functional. Goes to show how realistic it is
@@TerriTheYeepian link?? i wanna see this irl!
@@rhythmdude ruclips.net/video/CSOnnle3zbA/видео.html
I love it that someone made a 3D modelling tool called "blunder"
Its blender
@@hatimgaming6140 someone didn't get the joke...
@@Worthy_Edge That makes two of us.
A blunder is known as a mistake in chess. Just a corny word play joke. lol
@@Worthy_Edge I… actually don’t get it :’D
This is so fascinating! I am so blown away that your mind works like this. Insane work man, keep it up!
The Pawn's transformation really reminds me of Iron Man 2's Mark V armor (the briefcase suit). It has similar mechanical moving parts, transforming from something small, into something bigger, and different.
Great job!
The whole “Modelling the base of the pawn” section feels like Iron Man to me, both visually and musically. Like the forging and moulding in the cave, but most of all the tinkering in his high-tech garage. And as if that weren’t enough, some inner workings have been gilded.
Really me too, the little zoom at somewhat in middle of transformation looked same too.
Reminded me of good old iron man days😢.
6:00 I am a computer science student and this statement is so incredibly true, even though programming isn’t creative like art. The worst thing is these ideas come at the most inconvenient moments but you ha to write them down anyways, because if you don’t, you’ll sit in front of your monitor later wondering: "What was that solution to my problem again?"
I love how smoothly it forces your eye to travel upwards with the animation
It would be the most sick thing ever if someone made this irl, I dont think we even have parts small enough and precise enough to do any of this, but on a bigger scale I'm sure its possible, maybe a life sized chess board that you can sometimes find at schools or something. That would be the best project ever
Agreed!!! Would definitely be cool to see this on a larger scale IRL!
Parts can definitely be made small enough. I have no doubt that if someone for whatever reason wanted to blow a billion dollars on building this, it could be done.
I'm tempted to give it a shot... Haha
@@Polyfjord A gifted watchmaker could possibly provide the necessary skills, a large watch manufacturer would perhaps spend the huge amount of money required.
Doesn't need to cost a billion. Compliant mechanism allows reliable tiny scale springs and state machines by using SLA micro printers. I'd guess an average income is sufficient to afford it. But it'll sure take a lot of engineering effort.
From a technical/objective standpoint, I think this is the best video you've ever made! You can really tell how much work went into it! Absolutely loved it :)
Thanks so much man!!!
I wasn't expecting to see some Peacekeeper scope love in this vid of all places. It's just too satisfying. Definitely makes up for my lack of skill haha
This ticked my fancy. I'm just a machine operator who recently became a programmer in the past couple years, and questions like these is my job. I get to deploy tons of methods and machines, mills, lathes, 3d printers, wire, sinkers, grinder, and laser. Micro molding seems to fit the bill for the body & skeleton, otherwise aluminum or titanium skeleton.
Now it's time to design a pawn to configure to the other three: rook, Knight, & Bishop.
You only need knight, the others are kinda redundant.
@@firestorm5371 Very rare case when promotion to queen causes stalemate but promotion to rook/bishop doesn't, i've yet to have this situation in my game lol
from this model, bishop would probably be quite simple, just a few width tweaks maybe, but rook and knight? i don't really know.
6:18 someone should give credit for it, so I will:
Yes, the crown transformation turned out as the coolest effect! It exceptionally clever what you did there
I also love how aesthetically coherent the whole thing feels, despite each section has different mechanics.This takes the cake as the best random but brilliant project/idea I have seen in a while
Brilliant! Just Brilliant! The idea, your accepting the "challenge," your execution, the design, the process of having the pawn "become" the queen. This whole video was just brilliant!
My friend-you have no equal in life when it comes to doing what you do. You somehow occupy a space that involves being a compelling storyteller, one of the best educators I’ve had the pleasure of learning from, an insanely talented computer graphics artist/photogrameterer, an animator, a professional video editor, and you somehow possess a keen eye to detail for set design. I think what’s most amazing about the stuff that you share is your still somehow childlike giddiness for these systems that you understand and know well. You’re not jaded by the industry after all this time, and the way that you speak/teach is motivating and inspiring beyond words. Thank you for these contributions, dude. I’ve learned so much!
What an amazing comment this is, I had to read it several times! Hearing this means so much, you have no idea. Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching my videos!!
That "I'm pretty sure he let me win" is so relatable 😂
well he did actually win with a pawn queen diagonal
Bro, i just foundout about your channel, and i am not even a designer. What i wanted ro say is that you video style is super entertaining and interesting. Usually i am bored of most of the content on youtube, but your videos are amazing. Keep up the good work my friend. That's an easy follow for me
This is probably one of the coolest things youve done. Theres just something about the way the transitions that had me in awe. Damn i need to make a transforming object now!!
2:58 that spring action... wow i love the attention to details
And now someone actually made it
And if works great, almost instant trasformation to Queen
Oh this is SO cool what. The effects. The editing. The ideas.
This entire thing is really inspiring and it makes me want to open blender against despite the.... horrendous effects it has on my dying computer.
It makes me want to draw and create mechanical things, to design a multitude of minature robots for a dnd campaign.
I really, really, adore this video.
There's just something about people who genuinely- genuinely enjoy their work and the procress. People who put in little details even if they might not be noticed by all. Creation is beautiful
This is a real engineering problem, not just modeling and animating. Although both model and animation are incredibly smooth and high level. awesome stuff
and then works by design actually 3d printed a beautifully working one himself
Such a creative idea, and executed so well! I love that you really tried to make the transformation appear mechanically feasible. Does a lot to sell the believability of the animation.
Super inspiring work!
Not only is it SO cool that you designed this, but the video editing is great too! I'm so glad this was recommended to me, you've done some truly admirable work here. Thank you!
12:20 Love that you used the Transformers sound effect here!
As a Blender Artist, and an avid chess fan - this video was just perfection! Amazing!
It's amazing to see how endless creativity is. As someone who's into film studies , media , cimenatogrophy and animation , This video blew my mind. Amazing work Polyfjord. You truly are a inspiration for me.
Watching that final transformation was like watching something from a legit sci-fi movie. I am so blown away right now, you did such an amazing job!!
That is insane man, the polish you put on these videos is amazing. Those "timelapse" style modelling within blender shots, *chef's kiss*.
You've done it. Your pawn has reached the enemy's side. Frantic but excited, you scramble to press a secret button on your phon- oops that's the wrong pawn.
Queen had and amazing transition! I'm so proud of her!
d...di..did you just a..assume the - pawn's gender?
@@Deymetrey*The queen
Stop deadnaming. 🙄
@@Deymetrey what is a queen
I like that you can tell it was the pawn by leaving in the gaps, though I wish it sounded more wood like instead of metal.
Every video you make is just such a beautifully crafted piece of storytelling... Not even talking about the insane 3D projects you work on. The videos always feel so cozy in a way, and every time, I finish watching them without even realizing how long It's been. I'm hooked from start to end. Thank you Polyfjord!
Thanks for watching!!
This reminded me of a tiktok I saw by pygmallionaire, he 3d-printed a pawn that turned into a queen when you twisted it (i think.) and although i think it’s cool how he can actually use his, the sheer amount of effort put into creating yours definitely wins in my book.
Awesome:) That's exactly the type of project you start and then abbandon unfinished in the middle of the work being paralyzed when thinking about that crown part at the top:D
I can imagine how having a succesful youtube channel might help one to tip the scales:D
honestly i was expecting the crown to open up like a flower, i think that would've been super cool
like popped corn....
Yeah I was thinking "turn the sphere inside out", so its individual spherical lunes would invert and protrude outward from the top (a bit like a jester hat). You can even have another slightly smaller sphere inside the larger one that stays intact and is raised upwards through the flower shape like on the top of the actual queen piece.
@@CoalOres but how exactly COULD you turn a sphere inside out without self intersection???
@@d3vitron779 Cut along its meridians (split faces by edges). When you have the cut pieces together they will look seamless in the render but you can then start moving them and rotating them.
@@CoalOres could you do it without any cutting or sharp corners?
One of the most well made RUclips videos I have ever seen
Astonishing the amount of work and effort put into this, not only modelling but visual effects, cameras and lighting, you even played a chess match for the sake of the video. 10/10
0:06 We can choose freely! NOT ONLY A QUEEN, that's the rule!!!
I want to be a rook!
And I want to be a fortress!
This animation is awesome! It is now inspiring me to actually try to build this in real life and make this animation a reality. Really awesome stuff, Polyfjord.
6:30 so epic, I really enjoy how you put so much effort in this video. Great job!
He stole the music though.
This needs to be in a movie within the next 10 years.
it already is, transformers.
you mean in real life
CHESS : RISE OF THE TRANSFORMING PIECES
Transformers but instead of transforming into cars, it's chess peices
some sci-fi movie where they play chess in a random scene
Tony Stark's chessboard) Simply amazing work you've done!
fantastic design, if it were a product i would definitely buy it. so intrigued on the design process and the mechanical components in each section of the pawn/queen!
That looks like something out of Portal/Portal 2, with all the moving panels. Good work.
Bro! That's literally what I thought when I saw the short of the pawn turning into the queen!
@@Pixels... I imagine GLADOS would play chess in her free time. All she needs is someone to play with.
@@Randoinyourwalls423
Anyone but Wheatly
A video full of information with experience in performance and art. . I really enjoyed watching the video.
It is worth following and supporting. It made me interested in 3D design .
You are a legend and made me really say " this is what the internet is for " .
Good luck in the future ♥️
Definitely a contender for video of the year. It hits all the spots just right.
Interesting, fun and insanely, needlessly complicated 👍
As a 3D student - I can say that you have done an amazing job!!! I'd love to make a project where something transforms as well -
Congratz again - This is really nice!
“So a queen is of course a girl right? At least in ancient times
and pawns can turn into a queen so all pawns must be girls too
and pawn can turn into any piece except the king that means all the pieces beside the king is a girl
so basically, Chess is a harem war between 2 sides, and then you steal each harem member one by one, like NTR
This is why Chess is hot” -random picture in my camera roll
This i without doubt the coolest thing I have watched in months. This is pure genius.
Chess: 2077
lol, tru...
I think such transformations wolud be created in 30s of our century
It would be more advanced
Very good, amazing work, majestic piece of art, absolutely fantastic!
Now make a pawn that can actually turn into a knight.
The video is both interesting and entertaining. The way you've displayed the "building" process truly shows your skill and creativity as a content creator. It's fascinating to witness the transformation of the pawn into a queen, and your attention to detail throughout the process is commendable. Keep up the great work!
Btw. The black ones look pretty cool, but I still prefer the white ones.
The transition is crazy!! I love the mechanical element to it, what an awesome idea, excecuted perfectly 🔥
Take my subscription 😲😲
What if the pawn underpromotes? Now make it a knight, bishop and a rook. Make it a series now😂😂 Would love to see it!
Sounds like a knightmare to make.
(I guess bishop only would be pretty easy)
That was INCREDIBLE! I got goosebumps watching the final animation! Well done!
“ *_Chessopawns transform_* ”
-Kingus Prime
Lol
now we need a pawn transforming into DA ROOK, DA BISHOP and DA KNIGHT
Annnnnnd someone made it irl
The cleanest way to do this problem is with the vertices:
1) Each vertex on the pawn maps to a vertex on the queen (you might have to assign them by hand, but since these models are homeomorphic, you can automate it- but automating the assignment isn’t something I know how to do yet).
2) Once each vertex on the pawn is mapped to a vertex on the queen, interpolate: lets say your transition has N = 60 frames, then each vertex on the pawn will shift towards its corresponding queen position by a factor of 1/60 (linear interpolation). (The animation might look cooler if you do a non-linear interpolation, which is just as easy to determine).
3) Reconstruct the mesh with the new vertex values. Ideally, none of the faces do anything unexpected.
And v’aula. perfectly animated.
This process will work for any of the chess pieces- as well as any object that has 0 holes (G0 manifolds)
No morphing
Easier? Yes. Completely missing the point of the project and the subsequent video? Entirely
Bro did *not* watch the video
The pawn could simply wear a tight-fitting rubber suit which, when inflated, has the shape of a queen.
Yup, a rubber suit sounds kinky, but it fits the fact that the homeomorphic transformation also also a homo-morphic transfaormation. After all, the pawn becomes the "mistress" of the king.
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This is so good that it actually feels like CGI with these sound effects
good job bro
cause it is cgi lol nobody made that in an actual pawn you doofus
This is CGI, it's a computer generated image
Imagine being so rich that you use pawns that automatically turn into queens
So much work put into such a short animation it looks absolutely amazing respect
i love that side monitor😍
**waiting for it to become real**
But you know what would be even cooler?
Making an ACTUAL, PHYSICAL Pawn that you can transform into a Queen!
Lol late like me
12:21
OPTIMUS PRIME O O A A A A A A
You should send this to HackSmith so they can make a real one
Who is HackSmith?
Imagine a chess game with animations like this in game like The knight creating a rocket tô jump, i like this idea
Video starts at 12:02
Wow, glad to see her transition from Pawn-to-Queen went so well! Modern medicine truly is amazing :D
Dude, i love blender and have tons of project ideas, but i try to stay away from hyper-photo-realism, but what you were able to do here is crazy, and then even integreting it into and irl shot? You madman. I could never lol, this is so cool.
you know, the pawn can transform into more than just a queen
but basically in most of the cases people just get a queen... but if was a lot of work in just queen.
The other pieces we can imagine Bishop would be same process.. but Knight and tower I know it'll be really intriguing how this would change
the only other thing you would want other than the queen is the knight
My god, can you imagine the pawn's internal mechanisms being built so that not only does it have the components to turn into a queen but OTHER PIECES ASWELL. NAAH THAT BE COOL AF.
Literal iron man transforming pawn lol
You know, he shows that 10 seconds into the video
@@johannjomy8764 The only time you'd need a knight either is in chess puzzles, and there, you are wrong. This one is a particularly extreme example: ruclips.net/video/EHjimUZF1iI/видео.html
*I finally did it. My transformation is complete!*
Jokes aside, to any Trans guys and Gals watching, stay safe and happy transitions y'all. ❤
genuinely made my day
As a chess player myself,who have made thousands pawn-queen promotions at the bottom of enemy lines,your work into this project is both beautiful and magic 😊😮
Keep up the good work mate!
Cool,Now make it
That is a big toughie. How could they possibly construct all of that into one standard sized chess piece?
Skeletor fact!
Sharks have two phallus'!
Until we meet again, He Man!