Background Blitz - Jan 28 to Feb 11- Winner Announced

ThreeOhFour · Wed 28/01/2009 13:47:04

Time for another Backround Blitz!

Theme: Graveyard

This theme is open to interpretation; while you are welcome to do a spooky cemetary, I would also love to see some entries like old car junkyards or similar sorts of ideas!

Restrictions: Background must be drawn at a resolution supported by AGS, however if your background is clearly scrollable this will be allowed. No other restrictions.

Voting starts 11th Feb 2009, unless more time is requested.
The voting will be done in these categories:

Idea - The underlying idea to the background. Doesn't
necessarily have to coincide perfectly with the theme of the
week, just strike you as interesting/amusing/inspiring; a place
you'd really enjoy visiting within a game.

Atmosphere - How well the image manages to evoke a certain feeling or mood.

Design - How well the elements in the image are designed,
such as landscapes, buildings, decorations, clouds, doorknobs,
etc.

Composition - How well the elements in the image work
together/are positioned in relation to each other.

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

Technique - How well the ideas are executed in form of
rendering.

Have fun, and I look forward to your entries!

Jakerpot · Wed 28/01/2009 18:47:53

Wow, thats a great one

But i will not participate i think... It will depends

rharpe · Sun 01/02/2009 06:48:51

Okay, I guess I'm the first entry... I decided to give a peaceful and serene feel to the sacred grounds of the cemetery:

The epitaphs read: "RIP Mrs Person" and "RIP Mr Person" (original huh?)

jerakeen · Tue 03/02/2009 20:52:49

well, this is a Monsters cementery

Image was drawn at 1574x768 for a game at 800x600 or 1024x748 resolution, but i set width=820 height=400 in the link to be contained here.

EDIT: Thanks and sorry, i removed non-static elements. I can't think on remove other elments because this picture was drawn specificaly for this background blitz.

Matti · Tue 03/02/2009 21:20:37

Wow, not bad. I wanna see that game with those graphics.

Andail · Wed 04/02/2009 12:50:48

Jerakin, that's great, awesome details.
Since this is a background competition, I would recommend that you remove the sprites and characters and other non-static elements.

stajp · Thu 05/02/2009 01:34:02

In the distant future even AIs choose religion. So space graveyards have AI areas. Some lucky spaceships ended in "Silent gray road" cemetary

PS. I know it sucks, my drawing skills are nonexistent, but had fun making it.

bog · Wed 11/02/2009 22:18:11

didn't have time to finish this..

IndieBoy · Wed 11/02/2009 22:52:34

It reminds me of that twilight zone episode where the guy tries to read all the time and the nuclear bomb goes off.

ThreeOhFour · Thu 12/02/2009 00:19:02

Great entries everyone!

I will be closing this up tomorrow unless I get any extension requests, so be sure to have any further entries in by then!

Buckethead · Thu 12/02/2009 10:21:08

I might want to still enter

ThreeOhFour · Thu 12/02/2009 10:29:15

If you need some extra time, I will be willing to accomodate! Just letteth me be informed of it!

ALPHATT · Sun 15/02/2009 16:18:15

Is voting open?

Buckethead · Sun 15/02/2009 16:52:52

Sorry I'm still working on my entry. As my software of choice has failed I'm delayed a few days

Nacho · Sun 15/02/2009 20:27:59

Honestly, I consider extending the dates of this challenges totally unfair... some people fought against the time restrictions, struggled to make a painting that could have been better with more time.

Also, there might be people who consider's this weeks topic unappealing and might be waiting to the next topic to participate. The deadline was the 11th. Buckethead won't show his entry till, the earliest, the 16th. Some hours might be okay. 5 days is not, IMO. We had enough time for making another challenge, almost.

Move on... and let' s vote.

Buckethead · Sun 15/02/2009 21:11:24

Ok if anyone is bothered by this, I'm ok with voting starting now.

Nacho · Sun 15/02/2009 21:38:03

My vote goes for BOG, then.

EDIT: Hey, I forgot the new rules for voting, hehehe...

Idea- Jerakeen.
Atmosphere- Bog
Design- Jerakeen.
Composition- Rharpe.
Funtionality-Bog
Tecnique-Bog.

ALPHATT · Sun 15/02/2009 22:33:15

Idea - Jerakeen

Atmosphere - Bog

Design - Bog

Composition - Rharpe

Functionality - Jerakeen

Technique - Bog

Jakerpot · Sun 15/02/2009 22:44:50

i didn`t undestand Bog graveyard but...

idea - Jerakeen

Atmosphere - Jerakeen

Design - Bog

Composition - Rharpe

Functionality - Bog

Technique - Bog

Nacho · Sun 15/02/2009 22:46:51

I think it' s a pun... Nowadays libraries are quiet as cementeries...

ThreeOhFour · Mon 16/02/2009 11:49:57

I was going to PM you about it too, BH.

I'll announce the winner in 2 days, please make sure you have voted by then

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Nacho · Mon 16/02/2009 19:14:01

I understand your position, Ben... I was a little depressed yesterday, sorry.

bog · Mon 16/02/2009 23:27:58

Quote from: Nacho on Sun 15/02/2009 22:46:51
I think it' s a pun... Nowadays libraries are quiet as cementeries...

haha that's cool but i wasn't thinking that, i just wanted to make some postapocalyptic graveyard city and i was googling some random images when i found a library that kinda looked like this so i thought i could use it. i was going to make some skeletons on the front steps to make it more of a graveyard but couldn't find the time cause of my exams.

my votes:

Idea - stajp

Atmosphere - jerakeen

Design - rharpe

Composition - rharpe

Functionality - jerakeen

Technique - rharpe

Bulbapuck · Tue 17/02/2009 08:02:42

Idea - jerakeen

Atmosphere - rharpe

Design - jerakeen

Composition - bog

Functionality - stajp

Technique - rharpe

jerakeen · Tue 17/02/2009 20:52:34

Idea - Stajp

Atmosphere - Bog

Design - Rharpe

Composition - Rharpe

Functionality - bog

Technique - Rharpe

stajp · Tue 17/02/2009 20:54:58

Idea - bog

Atmosphere - rharpe

Design - bog

Composition - rharpe

Functionality - jerakeen

Techique - bog

ThreeOhFour · Wed 18/02/2009 03:42:29

Ok, folks, it has come time to tally up your votes and announce who got the most. But first, let's have a quick look at all of your entries:

Rharpe: I like the nice, friendly colours you have used here, and the inclusion of trees in the foreground is a nice touch. The cracks and vines on the headstones add a nice sense of both detail and age to the image - great work!

Jerakeen: The colours you have chosen here really evoke a feeling of a desert with lots of canyons, and really match the landscape, which I really like. The details are fantastic, with lots of different monsters to look at and the style of background would really suit an adventure game. Excellent entry!

Stajp: I really like the idea you've presented here, with AI constructs having a religion - I find this very interesting. The floating headstones are a very nice touch and add a science fiction feel to the background which works in it's favour. Good job!

Bog: This is a really nice mix of clean, well defined shapes, lots of detail elements and a very pleasing colour palette. The evidence of wear and tear on the building give a strong sense of decay to the image, and adding tall buildings in the background really add to the atmosphere of being in a city. Well done!

With that out of the way, the votes have been counted, and the winner is Bog with his post apocalyptic library scene.

Congratulations to Bog, for his great entry, and well done to everyone else who submitted a scene. Some really great work here, guys!

bog · Thu 19/02/2009 07:33:10

hey thanks!, i hope i'll finish my background some time, right now i'm a little sick of it