Background Blitz - Phone Booth - Winners announced

[Cassiebsg]

I guess I cheat a lot then. But I enjoy using these blitzes to forward my game and challenge my self.

Anyway, this is most likely my last update before the "final" version...

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The houses at the back, I guess they work as they are, but maybe a bit of paint pealing will make them more interesting. Still need to work on giving "depth" to my textures. And this village looks like the cleanest I ever saw.

Feel free to PM suggestions/critic if you have any!

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[selmiak]

@cassie: Cool! The second plant from the right is the one I mean that is exactly in front of the ledge. This makes the persepctive look odd. I'd either move it to the left so the viewer can see the ledge and make sense of the slope uphill there or have more flat ground with chairs and have some kind of wall follow the road uphill. The red rood on the yellow house in the bg looks fitting, but somehow the grey texture on the cafe and the red roof don't fit. I don't know, maybe make the texture a bit more muddy reddisch orangish or darken the roof. Dunno.

@Ouxx: But the whole competition is about cramming a phonebooth into a nice scene OR have the phonebooth as the 'protagonist' of the scene. You did nothing wrong unless you don't FINISH IT!

only 4 days left to go, if you want to enter this intriguing and tense competition and drawing activity about various means of communication last minute, now is the time to start sketching at least!

[Monsieur OUXX]

It's so annoying, I'm at work and some image hosting sites are blocked. I cannot see CassieBg's entries. :'(

[selmiak]

I can tell you it's awesome. But as you can't see it, think, this is probably as bad as if someone was to make a great background for the comp and then won't let people vote on it

And jfyi I added some trophies to the competition. You can see them in the first post and get them by entering and then receiving a lot of votes for your hard work. Only like 3,5 days left, if you want to get it get crunching!

[Monsieur OUXX]

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If you remember THIS...

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[Cassiebsg]

It's a stalker! Run!!!!

[Monsieur OUXX]

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[Snarky]

That's amazing, M. Ouxx! Love the use of color. Your development as an artist is an inspiration!

Is this a specific actual location or just a Parisian mash-up from imagination?

[Kastchey]

M.OUXX, this is very, very impressive. I've always been a little envious of the artists who can pull off a panorama perspective just like that.
And for me the picture perfectly fits the "make something interesting happen in an adventuregame background that has a phonebooth in it" and "it is blended into the scenery" bits so can't see why it wouldn't qualify as an entry =)

selmiak, thanks for the crits!
I've tried to see if I can apply your suggestion, see my first post if you like.

[Cassiebsg]

Okay, not perfect and missing a couple pigeons that the old man (to the right) is feeding, but am happy with it for now (am sure that in a few months I'll think it's crap ).

Anyway, here's my submission:
[IMGzoom]http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww258/Cassiebsg/Jake/BG_Aldeia_Sketch3D_v8.png[/IMGzoom]
Link to original render - Warning it's very big!

Models not mine:
Dog: BLENDER Timelapse: Low poly wolf, by nabagielis (http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/72239)
Cat: Lowpoly Siamese Cat, by Gwinna (http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/57118)
Humans: Models created with Makehuman, still using default MakeHuman clothes. (To be changed at a later date).

I'll edit this post, if I get to add some birds in time... Either by modeling my own pigeon or by rigging a bird from BlenderSwap. But don't have the time right now.

EDIT: Added "credits" for the human models, that I had forgotten.

[Monsieur OUXX]

Cool entry CassieBg!

Here is my final "entry":
(credits: Amelie drew the pigeon!)

I've always been a little envious of the artists who can pull off a panorama perspective just like that.

Well if you look at the several iterations you'll see that there was a lot of trial and error.
Also, there was of course a massive use of vanishing lines, I just hide them on the final drawing.

Is this a specific actual location?

Well maybe if you were standing at the top of the Buttes Chaumont's hill you could have a downhill view like this and see the Sacré Coeur in the distance. But the scene here is definitely imaginary.

[selmiak]

okay, time's up. I hope noone need an extension as I'm a day late already. Sorry, Halloween took too long and I had to sleep a lot. It was quite fun though

anyways, please take a good look at all entrants for the Phone Booth Background Blitz, enjoy the various different talents taking part and enjoy the different styles

Grok
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/Tmv2fGZ.png[/imgzoom]

jwalt
[imgzoom]http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o756/jwalt10705/neonTele1_zpstzbfrdgm.gif[/imgzoom]

Kastchey
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/dxse5bd.png[/imgzoom]

Kumpel
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/niVq6Cf.png[/imgzoom]

SilverSpook
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/HB8de0Y.jpg[/imgzoom]

Dor Hajaj
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/OVd3dba.png[/imgzoom]

Crimson Wizard
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/TrlPuDX.png[/imgzoom]

Cassibsg
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/L1qooIu.jpg[/imgzoom]

Monsieur OUXX
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/HSOQ0bj.png[/imgzoom]


Even if it's hard and you want to vote for everyone, please decide on a winner in each category and only give 1 vote for 1 entrant in 3 different categories, that are Concept, Artistic Execution, Playability

[selmiak]

don't mind me just bumping this thread to make a new 'new reply' button appear and tell you, yes, you, that your votes are accepted now.
Don't leave these great entries without any votes at all! They are all gathered in the post above to make viewing easier. Vote now! Everyone can vote, it doesn't matter if you entered the competiton or not, you just need an opinion or the ability to write down some names and hit the post button

[cat]

They are so great, I just can't decide

[Cassiebsg]

Yah, some problem, can't decide!

I'll give it a try then.

Concept: Crinson Wizard (a phone in a tree sounds like an awesome concept, wish though you had finished it . Runner up jwalt, not only you can phone, but you can check in your jacket, umbrella, etc. And have all sort of weird interactions with the 2 guys in the next booth trying to listen in your conversation!
Artistic Execution: Monsieur OUXX, I have no idea how you can pixel like! Runner up Kastchey, though my eyes say the booth should be darker. Not so much light gets through when you have such dense vegetation.
Playability:  SilverSpook, nice hacker box. Plus there's tons of "click" possibilities... (just wish your screen would fit in mine without me needing to slide back and forth, maybe submit a smaller version next time? ).

Note: Runner up are just in case CW and Monsieur OUXX aren't really "in the race"...

[Monsieur OUXX]

Come on people, some voting is needed! (I'll myself will vite as soon as my damn network will let me see the pictures)

[Snarky]

Concept: Crimson Wizard (I dig it!). Runner-up: Kastchey
ArtEx: Monsieur OUXX (haha I'm voting for you and you can't stop me!). Runner-up: Grok
Playability: Kastchey (apart from working well with exits, walkable areas, potential hotspots, etc., I feel like this bg gives me a good sense of WHY it's here, and possible gameplay options). Runner-up: CassieBSG

[Grok]

Here is my vote

Concept       SilverSpook
Artistic      Kastchey
Playability   Dor Hajaj

[SilverSpook]

Concept: Kumpel - I like the unique angle on the phone booth here.  Very Hitchcockian.
Artistic Execution: CassieBSG - I know how much work 3D is, and that's a lot of work!  Good job!
Playability: Jwait - Because this is the only entry where you can actually see exactly what will happen play-wise, and also cause it's the most phone-booth-centric of all the entries, in my view.

[Kumpel]

Concept: Grok - clean and beautiful
Art: Kastchey - just like a modern fairytale
Playability: SilverSpook - sooo many details and stuff to explore