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nihilyst

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Hey, guys,

the end of the year draws near. So this fortnight's BBlitz topic is

THE END OF THE ...

Make a background that shows some kind of end. Some ideas: the end of the year, the track, the road, a life, the world, the show, the game etc. etc.

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I hope for as many great entries as last time. So grab your mouse, your pencil or your pad and have fun :D

Restrictions: Any format compatible with AGS is fine.

Voting starts on January 4th.

cheers
nihilyst
« Last Edit: 19 Jan 2012, 12:25 by nihilyst »

nihilyst

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 4)
« Reply #1 on: 01 Jan 2012, 19:03 »
To be honest, during Christmas time I wouldn't have worked on a background neither ;D

I extend the deadline to January 11th. 2012 has begun. Get back to work, fellows ;D

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #2 on: 02 Jan 2012, 14:18 »
Here's my entry:




This is... The end of the life... The light at the end...
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Or maybe just the end of the tunnel... Well... I guess that would be the end of the life, too....  :-\

If you need the image to be bigger, I'll see what i can do...
« Last Edit: 02 Jan 2012, 14:26 by Ekeko »

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #3 on: 05 Jan 2012, 00:55 »
it still needs a little bit of work - but honestly - i don't think i'll have time to tweak it anymore before the deadline ... however, I think it's good enough to be entered.


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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #4 on: 05 Jan 2012, 12:26 »
Exceptional entries! Keep 'em coming :D

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #5 on: 05 Jan 2012, 15:13 »


End of the day.


[edit] Made a quick mockup out of boredom, added a random character and a car:
« Last Edit: 05 Jan 2012, 15:20 by gameboy »

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #6 on: 11 Jan 2012, 16:56 »
i know why there aren't more entries! you don't have trophies!

Ekeko

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #7 on: 11 Jan 2012, 17:04 »
He's right! ME WANT TROPHY!

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 4)
« Reply #8 on: 11 Jan 2012, 23:56 »
I extend the deadline to January 11th.

Hopefully that means midnight (GMT) on Jan 11th=D

This needs a lot more love but the deadline has stolen my time so here you go:
The end of the.. trail


I had planned to mock up a HUD at the bottom and some characters but I ran out of time. You would play a wolf and in this room you find a hunter's footprints in the snow, leading to where he is hiding in the tree.

It's very rough around the edges, I know, but as my first attempt painting in greyscale then colorizing the image, i'm very pleased with the result. I'll continue working on it this weekend hopefully=D

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #9 on: 12 Jan 2012, 12:21 »
Trophies? Maybe next time ;D
But four entries are more than none, so it's time to vote. The voting categories are:

Idea -
Atmosphere -
Design -
Composition -
Functionality -
Technique -

If you want, you can comment on your favorite backgrounds.

Voting will end on sunday.

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #10 on: 12 Jan 2012, 12:48 »
Idea - DrewCCU - I like this end of the road idea, wouldn't seem out of place in a Road Runner cartoon
Atmosphere - gameboy - (top picture) - beautifully bleak landscape, lovely sky
Design - DrewCCU - great layout and colours
Composition - straydogstrut - spooky and effective!
Functionality - gameboy - I can easily see this background working in an adventure game
Technique - gameboy - while I liked the others, they didn't look quite finished (as the artists admitted themselves) - gameboy's looked like the finished article (well, before he added that person and car...  ;D)

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #11 on: 12 Jan 2012, 12:56 »
Idea - straydogstut
Atmosphere - DrewCCU
Design - gameboy
Composition - DrewCCU
Functionality - straydogstut
Technique - DrewCCU
 

Ekeko

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #12 on: 12 Jan 2012, 14:01 »
Idea- Gameboy
Atmosphere- Gameboy
Design- DrewCCU
Composition- Straydogstrut
Functionality- Straydogstrut
Technique-Gameboy

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #13 on: 12 Jan 2012, 14:43 »
Idea - DrewCCU
Atmosphere - straydogstut
Design - Gameboy
Composition - straydogstut
Functionality - Gameboy
Technique - Gameboy
"Loose ends have a way of strangling you"

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #14 on: 12 Jan 2012, 14:55 »
Idea - DrewCCU
Atmosphere - DrewCCU
Design - DrewCCU
Composition - straydogstrut
Functionality - straydogstrut
Technique - DrewCCU

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #15 on: 12 Jan 2012, 22:16 »
Idea - gameboy
Atmosphere - gameboy
Design - DrewCCU
Composition - gameboy
Functionality - DrewCCU
Technique - DrewCCU

Wonderful entries guys=)

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #16 on: 13 Jan 2012, 08:34 »
Idea - straydogstut
Atmosphere - DrewCCU
Design - gameboy
Composition - straydogstrut
Functionality - gameboy
Technique - gameboy

nihilyst

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Re: Background Blitz - The end of the ... (Dec 21 - Jan 11)
« Reply #17 on: 19 Jan 2012, 12:25 »
Sorry this took so long. Thanks for participating and voting.

The winner is gameboy with 16 votes, closely followed by DrewCCU.
Congratulations! :D

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Sweet! I'll start a new one today.