The theme for this Background Blitz is City Life:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2159609/citylife.jpg)
You should create a scene that represents some aspect of the life in a big city.
It can be a busy street, a graffiti-filled ghetto, a simple flat, a shopping mall, a small cafe, a flea market, or anything else you can think of. The only restriction - it should be relatively modern, somewhere inbetween the 19th and the 22nd centuries.
The voting starts on March the 18th, unless someone asks for extension.
Good luck and have fun!
(http://joelphilippage.webs.com/Apartment.png)
I made this off of an apartment that I get to sleep on the couch in sometimes.
joelphilippage, sweet! I like those slightly weird colors, and the view outside the window gives this exactly the kind of urban ambience I was hoping to see here. Nicely done. :)
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab12/Mad1978/TheCluckOff.png)
And a little mock-up:
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab12/Mad1978/CityScrShot.png)
Mad, that is GREAT! Really nice colors and perspective.
After the 1906 earthquake/fire in San Francisco:
(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/068/b/1/1906_cityscape_by_oraxon_by_oraxon-d3bahtx.jpg)
Be careful picking up objects - they're shooting looters.
(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/068/a/b/1906_cityscape_game_by_oraxon_by_oraxon-d3baigw.jpg)
Oh my god! Neon lights and early 20th century architecture?! Those are the few of my favourite things! Great works, Mad and oraxon, I really like them both! And I think you are both making quite some progress with every new Background Blitz, keep it up!
I just have to comment on these. They're both incredible O_O
Me too, they're both fantastic!
bad timing for a quake background, though. No disrespect intended to victims in Japan today.
Just a day left, if anyone is working on something and/or would like an extension - now is the time to ask.
Join in, i want to see more awesome backgrounds! MORE!
I'm doing one.
Can i have a very short extention pretty please. :P
Sure thing! You have the whole weekend then. Voting starts Sunday, 20th at 23:59, Greenwich time.
Hi, this is my first attempt at a background. There's more I wanted to do, but I thought I might as well submit it anyway.
(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/079/8/5/ags_city_life_competition_by_snath3000-d3c1vr6.png)
All criticism welcome.
(Please be nice, I'm new...)
Quote from: SookieSock on Thu 17/03/2011 23:08:32
I'm doing one.
Yay!=D
Fantastic entries everyone, well done!
Nice background Snath and welcome to the forums. Maybe post it in the Critics Lounge too to get some more detailed feedback?
My entry will be in tomorrow I promise ^_^
Here it is:
(http://i.imgur.com/nQms5.png)
SookieSock, that's quite epic! And dark! Great entry, anyway. :)
Snath3000, it's really nice, even though slightly raw and way too dark. If you want some more in-depth critisism and advice on how to improve it - you can post it in the Critics Lounge, as SookieSock has already suggested. Oh, and welcome to the forums, hope you'll have a nice stay. :)
O-kay! So, the voting starts right... now!
Here are the categories, with the good ol' functionality back in:
Idea: Was it an original/creative interpretation of the theme?
Atmosphere: Was an interesting world created? - Did the scene evoke a feeling?
Design: How well the individual elements are designed, from clouds to doorknobs.
Composition: How well the elements are combined to create a pleasing whole, and lead the viewer to the points of interest.
Functionality: How well it would work as a background, with clearly defined entries and walkable areas, as well as a good viewing angle (this also includes introductionary shots of an area as long as a player character can be present in the scene).
Technique: How well it's rendered (within the chosen style!), in no way meaning the more elaborate the better.
[b]Idea[/b] -
[b]Atmosphere[/b] -
[b]Design[/b] -
[b]Composition[/b] -
[b]Functionality[/b] -
[b]Technique[/b] -
Wow! Woah, that will teach me to have my gamma up to high at home. Checked it at work today and I can barely see it. Will have a go at fixing it when I get the chance. Lesson learnt though... Had considered popping it in the critics lounge, but thought I would have a go at adding in the extra detail and finishing it up more first. And, probably lighting it up a bit more now...
SookieSock, I think yours looks fantastic. I like the minimalist use of color, it somehow seems to make the train stick out more.
Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - oraxon
Design - oraxon
Composition - oraxon
Functionality - oraxon
Technique - oraxon
I really liked your last entry for the last one as well but I never got chance to vote.
Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - oraxon
Design - oraxon
Composition - oraxon
Functionality - Mad
Technique - oraxon
Great entries from everyone, but I *really* like oraxon's style and he needs to be awarded for his consistently awesome backgrounds.
Idea Mad
Atmosphere SookieSock
Design oraxon
Composition SookieSock
Functionality Mad
Technique oraxon
Nice entries altogether!
Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - Mad
Design - Mad
Composition - Mad
Functionality - Mad
Technique - SookieSock
I'm so glad I didn't have time to attempt the underground station I had in mind. Even the imagined version in my head was nowhere near as impressive as Sookie's=O
Quote from: Snath3000 on Mon 21/03/2011 08:30:10
Wow! Woah, that will teach me to have my gamma up to high at home. Checked it at work today and I can barely see it.
Yeah, it's very dark on my iMac, but looks really good on my iPod?? There's a lot of impressive fine detail in there that gets overlooked when you can't see it=( Nice entry though, well done!
Idea - Mad
Atmosphere - SookieSock
Design - oraxon
Composition - Mad
Functionality - Mad
Technique - Mad
A very high calibre of entries everyone; you don't make it easy do you?;-)
Sorry, I'm quite new here still. How does the voting work? Does everyone vote? Just a select organised few? Or only those who have strong opinions?
Sorry, I can't seem to find a formalised rule anywhere.
Anyone can vote. Just use the provided categories and provide one name whose entry you feel is best at each particular category.
Quote from: Iceboty V7000a on Tue 22/03/2011 03:20:27
Anyone can vote. Just use the provided categories and provide one name whose entry you feel is best at each particular category.
Even me? Can I VOTE? :P
Righto, just thought I would check before jumping in.
Idea Mad
Atmosphere SookieSock
Design oraxon
Composition Mad
Functionality Mad
Technique oraxon
Idea - Mad
Atmosphere - oraxon
Design - joelphilippage
Composition - Mad
Functionality - joelphilippage
Technique - Mad
Hoping to get in on the next one - make it easy please ;D
Quote from: cosmicr on Tue 22/03/2011 04:10:08
Hoping to get in on the next one - make it easy please ;D
If it's something like "make a background using only one color!" I'm in, too! :=
Quote from: Dualnames on Tue 22/03/2011 03:42:15
Quote from: Iceboty V7000a on Tue 22/03/2011 03:20:27
Anyone can vote. Just use the provided categories and provide one name whose entry you feel is best at each particular category.
Even me? Can I VOTE? :P
... not sure, whether you
can - but even you are allowed to do so ... (http://www.adventure-treff.de/forum/images/smilies/eusa_whistle.gif)
Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - SookieSock, nice and dark - like a gothic noir hogwarts express ;-)
Design - joelphilippage, great colour scheme and very functional design.
Composition - SookieSock
Functionality - joelphilippage
Technique - oraxon, just love your loose and light style!
Idea - joelphillippage
Atmosphere - Sookie
Design - Mad
Composition - Sookie
Functionality - Mad
Technique - Sookie
Congratulations to all entrants, the entries are awesome.
thanks for the compliments!
Idea - Mad
Atmosphere - Mad
Design - Mad
Composition - SookieSock
Functionality - joelphilippage
Technique - Mad
Didn't know about the Critics Lounge, I'll have to check that out.
All entries rocked. But here are the votes:
Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - Mad
Design - joelphilippage
Composition - oraxon
Functionality - joelphilippage
Technique - Mad
Okay, it's time to wrap it up! But first - my votes (I'm allowed to vote, right?)
Idea - oraxon - I love your choices of locations
Atmosphere - Mad - it's neon-lit city at night, after all :)
Design - joelphilippage - great colour design here
Composition - SookieSock - the composition here may not be very complicated, but it's precise and easy to read
Functionality - joelphilippage - lots of stuff to look at, it feels like a proper game background even without characters
Technique - oraxon - your rough, yet detailed style suits the selected setting perfectly. And it's perfectly rendered.
And now, I'll count the votes... Oh, God, there's a lot of them... Just a little bit more... Done!
It was a tough one, with only two votes between the winner and the runner-up: in the second place is oraxon, with 24 votes, and the winner is Mad with 26 votes!
Thanks to everyone, who participated - great entries all round; congratulations to the winner, and better luck next time to oraxon, it's always great to see your entries! Take it away, Mad!
Wow, thanks everyone!
Tough competition with great entries all around.
I'll try to keep the ball rolling and come up with a new one pretty snappy, at the latest tomorrow...