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Creative Production => Competitions & Activities => Topic started by: Hollister Man on Wed 09/06/2004 18:19:24

Title: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Hollister Man on Wed 09/06/2004 18:19:24
Today's topic:

This is a weird one.  Remember those old cartoons where the main character was a flea?  You'd often see a 'forest' of hair in which he lived.  I think there was a 'felix the cat' cartoon along the same lines. 

ASSIGNMENT:

Depict a 'hairy forest.'  It can be whatever style you like, so long as it is recognizable as being fur or hair.  Add whatever denizens or objects you like.

SPECIFICATIONS:

320x2?0 - Hi Color
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Moox on Wed 09/06/2004 21:53:06
The show was rockos modern life  ;D
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Hollister Man on Tue 15/06/2004 03:39:02
Awww come ON!  My first comp and no one tries?  :(
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Gilbert on Tue 15/06/2004 03:53:36
Quote from: Hollister Man on Wed 09/06/2004 18:19:24
320x2?0 - Hi Color
Was it 320x240 ?
Moreover, can TRUEcolour pics be accepted? As ppl can just draw truecolour pics and then convert them to hi colour afterwards, moreover, saving as JPEG will mean the file would be in truecolour anyways.
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Moox on Tue 15/06/2004 03:54:40
I think he means fill in the ? with either 0 or 4
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on Tue 15/06/2004 22:30:05
(http://www.btinternet.com/~ctswin/nothingtoseehere.png)

nothing to see here! nope, not one thing
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Pet Terry on Tue 15/06/2004 22:51:02
My horrible attemp :(

(http://koti.mbnet.fi/petteri-/bg_blitz_forest.jpg)

I made it using Wacom in Photoshop, atleast I learned a bunch of usefull things when drawing with graphics tablet. Also, it looks more like an ordinary forest.

"Mom, there's a tree growing in my dog's back!"
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Ozwalled on Wed 16/06/2004 08:35:42
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/hair_forest.png)

Better late than never?
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Wed 16/06/2004 10:18:10
heh, well... I spent a lot of time today only to come up with this crap:

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/hairforest.png)

It's actually 3d and rendered in cel-shading. I coulnd't figure out how to change the background color so I left it white :P

EDIT: in case you are wondering, it's a flea tower/house/building/whatever on a huge chunk of beige dandruff, in a hair forest ;D

I hope you forgive me and Ozwalled for the delay; I actually saw this competition today.


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Ok, I decided to mess with it, since I won't win anyway:

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/hairforest2.jpg)

Here it is while not cel-shaded (somebody told me this looks better)

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/rendered-no-cel.jpg)
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Hollister Man on Wed 16/06/2004 22:58:49
I don't mind :)  I'm just glad that it wasn't people hating me. ;)

GB, I like yours especially, but I'm at work on a dark screen, so I'll check them all at home.

Yes, I meant basically an unlimited amount of colors, personally I can't tell the diff between 16 bit and 24 bit and 32 bit (of course, alpha blending doesn't count.)  and either 200 or 240.
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Pet Terry on Thu 17/06/2004 22:34:09
My vote for Guybrush Peepwood!
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on Thu 17/06/2004 22:36:51
My vote for Pete!
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Fri 18/06/2004 01:23:25
I vote for Ozwalled!
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Dart on Fri 18/06/2004 03:04:53
And I vote Privateer.

Ouch. Looks like a tie.
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Fri 18/06/2004 03:17:56
so, I guess this is a voting competition. At first, I thought it was like the caption one.
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on Fri 18/06/2004 07:11:04
Quote from: Dart on Fri 18/06/2004 03:04:53
And I vote Privateer.

Ouch. Looks like a tie.

ta ;)
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: kaaZ on Fri 18/06/2004 09:59:03
I vote Ozwalled...
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Minimi on Fri 18/06/2004 11:20:42
I vote guybrush peepwood...
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Inkoddi on Fri 18/06/2004 11:45:58
Oz gets my vote
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Chicky on Fri 18/06/2004 11:49:05
I think pudding's has great potential... so i vote for him.
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Tiki on Fri 18/06/2004 14:34:42
voting for Peepwood....
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: scotch on Fri 18/06/2004 14:37:47
I'll vote for Ozwalled
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: YOke on Fri 18/06/2004 14:39:52
One in the hat for Oz
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Iwan on Fri 18/06/2004 15:13:13
My vote goes to Ozwalled :)
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Ozwalled on Fri 18/06/2004 21:32:26
Puddin'
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Farsight on Sat 19/06/2004 02:45:13
go peepwood
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Sun 20/06/2004 14:04:21
erm... Now what happens?
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on Sun 20/06/2004 14:07:20
one with the most votes starts the new one?
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Opo Terser on Sun 20/06/2004 19:08:15
it might be too late but I liked ozwalleds the best
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Sun 20/06/2004 21:33:06
Ozwalled 7 votes
Me, Peepwood, 5 votes
Puddin 3 votes
Petteri 1 vote

(Propaganda of the day: vote for Peepwood ;D)
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Ginny on Sun 20/06/2004 21:50:07
I'll throw in a vote for Petteri, because those things look like hairs in a hair commercial. :D
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Sun 20/06/2004 21:57:53
Quote from: Ginny on Sun 20/06/2004 21:50:07
I'll throw in a vote for Petteri, because those things look like hairs in a hair commercial. :D

May your hair fall down in two days and then may a bull with 5 legs come eat them then kick you on the head then may an albatros come and poop on your legs >:( >:( >:(

j/k btw ;D
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Ozwalled on Mon 21/06/2004 02:25:15
Since this is the first competition I've been in on these forums, how/ when is the winner decided (in case it turns out to be me)?....  :-[
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Paper Carnival on Mon 21/06/2004 06:33:26
I don't know. In other threads the host says who wins. The votes should be over by now, so you probably win.... Some guy in authority say something cause we are all confused here :-X
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Darth Mandarb on Mon 21/06/2004 07:27:41
Background Blitz's are determined by voting.Ã,  And usually the competition lasts 2 weeks (the idea being that BGs take longer to make than sprites).Ã,  They end when the author (the last BGB's winner) announces voting over and tallies them up to decide the winner.

Sprite Jams' winner is chosen by the author of the thread (who is 99% of the time the winner of the last SJ) and are usually 1 week in length.Ã,  The author decides when to end it (hopefully on the date specified).

Did I get anything wrong??
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Ozwalled on Mon 21/06/2004 08:16:02
Thanks, Darth.

Though it may be a good idea for someone to add that bit of info to the "Forum charter: Competitions and Activities forum" thread, for future n00b reference.  ::)
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Gilbert on Mon 21/06/2004 08:59:19
Acknowledged.
Title: Re: Background Blitz: June 9th - June 15th
Post by: Hollister Man on Mon 21/06/2004 18:08:12
Sorry, I got kinda involved in the Demo Quest preview, and haven't been around.  Hold on to your hats, Ozwalled wins!  Good work everyone, see you next time. ;)