Background Blitz - Ruins - Winner Inside

[Sektor 13]

Here it is and old place:

Topic: The Ruins

Colours: unlimited

Res: 320x200 or 320x240

Voting will take place on the 3th and 4th of March. Please give one vote in each of the following categories:

* Best Idea - Where will the ruins be !? A jungle ? An alien planet ? Desert ? Purple planet .

* Best Design - The style of the picture, architectural, landscape design, best mood, complex stones...

* Best Functionality - How well it would work when adding sprites, including appropriate walking distances, good angle for character sprites, clever walkway solutions, easily understood exits etc.

* Best Technique - How good does it feel to the eye, lightning effects...

example:

[Saberteeth]

i'm in,... Expect my entry in about  a week or two...

[ildu]

This theme totally coincides with my current project, so I'll give it a go once again. Perhaps this time I won't be distracted by another inspiration .

[The Ivy]

Sweet, this might give me an excuse to use the new graphics tablet.

[scourge]

that's unfair .. you got a tablet

Don't worry, i'll post my entry here if i enter.

[Afflict]

OK I guess I am first took me about 2nhalf hours... dognabit Sleep deprevation is harse!



I only recently started these background thingies so well lets see, hey you can check out my other one at the critics lounge!


well i redid it a little..

Heres my reference:

[Sam.]

my turn.


2x

[skw]

Hmm... interesting topic, maybe I`ll draw something for practise, as well without tablet (damn, I really need it).

This one is a lot better, Afflict. Kinda messy, but better.

[Afflict]

  Thanks

I am deffinitely getting there... Cant wait to see some more up here.

[gameboy]

A quick one... So it's tryen' to be an abandoned house. But it didn't turn out exactly as I planned...

[Corey]

looks like it got hit by a twister but it looks nice 

[Saberteeth]

Looks more like being hit by a meteor. Remmember Maniac Mansion? 

[bush_monkey]

Okay, I just got bored and never finished it but I thought I would post it anyway:



Maybe I'll get round to finishing it at some point but those bricks are so tiresome :

[biothlebop]

"As we are speaking, a giant homicidal lego man with my lunch is on the loose. So I was thinking if  I could have dibbs on that sandwich."

Used a random image of Venice as ref.

[Corey]

it looks like a picture, how come??

[biothlebop]

because i referenced a picture, sampling colors and scaled it.

[DanClarke]

Normally i wouldnt do this, but i dont think it's fair that people spend a lot of time on entries and you try to suggest this is 'referenced'. Referencing means you look at an image for colour values and composition etc, not a direct paintover of a photograph.

[biothlebop]

Thanks for the correction.

[Afflict]

I think the only real way of becoming brilliant at background art is to study photos scenes or anything for that matter. Using a reference is way better well untill you get so good you dont need it. (Used mostly for colors anyway)

I am completely new at this and well I want to achieve the highest quality background that I can posibly get.

[Sektor 13]

Normally i wouldnt do this, but i dont think it's fair that people spend a lot of time on entries and you try to suggest this is 'referenced'. Referencing means you look at an image for colour values and composition etc, not a direct paintover of a photograph.

I agree, so  BIOTLEBOPs entry doesn't count !! Until he draws completly new picture (not a PAINTOVER!)
sorry.