Background Blitz: Nightclub (winner announced)

Anian · Wed 02/10/2013 19:26:05

As the title says, this time the topic of the BB is NIGHTCLUB. Doesn't matter if it's outside, inside, or in the back alley, dirty or high class, pole or can-can dancers, make it neon bright or low lit as you want, your pick (there's a "that's what she said" joke in there somewhere).
Please try to follow AGS resoultion sizes restricions though.

Work submission lasts from October 2nd, 2013 till October 13th, 2013. If you need a day or so extention, please notify me day or two before the deadline.

Good luck and BOOM-CHA DISCOTHEQUE!

jwalt · Fri 04/10/2013 04:15:18

Found some interesting photos on the web. The club I'm trying to model is down in Rio:

[imgzoom]http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o756/jwalt10705/forClub1png_zps9ed29deb.png[/imgzoom]

Very interesting approach used by the club for the lighting.

Modeled in sPatch. Rendered in Bryce 4 (mad at my copy of Bryce 7 at the moment). I'll be adding more to this, if time allows. Taking a while to render this out in Bryce 4, so for now, I skipped the antialiasing pass.

Edit:

Added some stuff. I have a scale issue here, and I may try to fix it. Detail of the bar:

I also felt a contractual obligation to provide a "light show:"

Edit 2:

@Selmiak - I didn't like the textures there, either, for different reasons. I played with them, a little. Also toyed with a few other things:

Edit 3:

Added some patrons:

[imgzoom]http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o756/jwalt10705/BlitzPatrons1_zps9480ccf9.png[/imgzoom]

These are DAZ Studio LowRez figures. Rest was mostly modeled in sPatch. I did use Hexagon to make the "little black dress" for the gal, but the guy is wearing clothing that he comes with. I haven't figured out "morphing," so my little black dress won't conform to animations. Rendered in Bryce 7. DAZ Studio used to pose the patrons, and the flower stencil was from a ClipArt collection. At this point, I've found enough errors to warrant starting over, but I probably won't do it. This, then, becomes my Blitz entry.

JoshuaSmyth · Sat 05/10/2013 00:18:48

Here's mine

I'm trying to do 16 color backgrounds at the moment. Here is a small rock club, the kind that you might have played at if you were in a little unknown indie band or something.

It could probably do with a couple more things in the scene. Posters, bottles graffiti? or something. WIP.

Ok I felt like I really needed to do some detail work, so here's an update. Added some details based on feedback.

selmiak · Sat 05/10/2013 11:05:14

@jwalt:
I like your render, but the texture on ground and ceiling look like a websitebackground from 1995. Maybe you should go for a more simple texture, like huge shiny black floortiles or so.

@Joshua:
Nice, I'd go there every night! The only thing that bugs me atm is that the speakers are flat and not 3D.

Anian · Thu 10/10/2013 20:49:57

Good job so far. Will we see any more entries?

UnLady · Fri 11/10/2013 09:01:12

I'm working on something but I have no idea whether I'll be able to finish it in time. I have not one, but two deadlines on Monday. Boo to them, boring work intruding in what's really important. And fun.

I've debated with myself over posting a preview, but I'd rather not yet, as I still have hope to come up with something better or, at least, more polished.

JoshuaSmyth · Sat 12/10/2013 01:42:42

Quote from: Anian on Thu 10/10/2013 20:49:57
Good job so far. Will we see any more entries?

I hope so! I'd like to see some more entries.

UnLady · Sat 12/10/2013 19:10:57

So here it is, rushed and all, but hopefully in time. I'd have liked to add a few more objects for atmosphere and because I like busy backgrounds, but maybe I will have time to revise it later. Maybe.

It's supposed to be a rather sleazy and cheap nightclub, just after closing time.

Now, a rather longwinded rant about technique and my personal gripes with this drawing.

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I started out wanting to try a new technique, namely rendering mock-up of the scene, to establish perspective lines and lighting, then draw on top of it by hand. A nod to Anian, our graceful host, from whom I got the idea.
Then I got carried away with the rendering, ending up with something pretty similar to what you see. And then, suddenly, I didn't have time anymore so I set it aside, to finish "later". But no more free time came my way, so I quickly just added a few more objects, re-rendered, rendered the outlines separately, brought them together, tweaked the light and color a bit, and voila. What you see is what you get.
What I don't like about it: it's stiff and lifeless. It's supposed to be a club after closing hours, before the cleaning team starts working on it. Not a museum. Blah. I'd have liked to do something about the shape of the booth on the left, work a bit on the foreground objects, as they tend to blend with lines in the scene and add more life to it. What I do like, though, is the light and the composition.

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Below, a lighter version, in case on your monitor the one above is too dark.

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CaptainD · Sat 12/10/2013 19:42:42

Wow, all 3 entries are really great! Tex Murphy style, RON style and Runaway style backgrounds.

Anian · Tue 15/10/2013 21:24:37

Ok, very nice entries here, shame there weren't more, but I blame myself I guess.

Gave it a day longer and had some trouble finding voting categories...so...I'm gonna stick to bare minimum ones:

Atmosphere - is it hip and groovy
Composition - lighting, colors ecetera
Functionality - how useful is it as an actual game background

Voting ends on 19th. Good luck.

UnLady · Thu 17/10/2013 09:34:53

Here's my vote:

Atmosphere - Jwalt, since it is hip&groovy. Though I would rather go to Joshua's club, which is great, and not supposed to be hip&groovy. My kinda' place...

Composition - Jwalt. I like the lighting columns that change colors and the depth and the mirror effects..
Functionality - Joshua. I've thought long and hard about it, this background would work better for me, for my kind of game.

Cheers guys, great entries.

CaptainD · Thu 17/10/2013 09:55:50

Atmosphere - Unlady
Composition - JWalt
Functionality - JoshuaSmyth

dactylopus · Thu 17/10/2013 12:56:10

OK, so here are my votes.

Atmosphere - jwalt
Composition - Unlady
Functionality - JoshuaSmyth

Wonderful work, everyone! I really liked all of the entries in this contest. It was a great theme, I wish we had seen more! I would enjoy my time in any of these clubs, I'm sure, even though they all seem to represent different aspects of nightclub culture. Great job!

jwalt · Thu 17/10/2013 14:01:19

Both Unlady and JoshuaSmyth had wonderful entries, so it was tough to decide.

Atmosphere - Unlady
Composition - Unlady
Functionality - JoshuaSmyth

I liked the second, "hidden" version of Unlady's club better than the first. It looked much better on my screen.

selmiak · Fri 18/10/2013 20:18:36

Atmosphere - JoshuaSmyth (yay for tagged walls!)
Composition - Unlady (with jwalt a really close second, btw, unlady, the lightbeams are floating

)
Functionality - JoshuaSmyth

Anian · Sun 20/10/2013 23:02:35

Well JoshuaSmyth seems to be the winner. Congratulations. Your turn to Background blitz.
And, once more, really nice entries everybody.

JoshuaSmyth · Mon 21/10/2013 00:19:25

Quote from: Anian on Sun 20/10/2013 23:02:35
Well JoshuaSmyth seems to be the winner. Congratulations. Your turn to Background blitz.
And, once more, really nice entries everybody.

Cool Thanks guys! - How does this work?
Do I just make a new post with theme? Can I enter my own theme?

Gilbert · Mon 21/10/2013 04:19:42

Yeah, just open a new topic. Normally, except MAGS, hosts cannot enter their own competitions.