Background Blitz - City Life (02/03 - 18/03)

TomatoesInTheHead · Mon 21/03/2011 20:56:48

Idea Mad
Atmosphere SookieSock
Design oraxon
Composition SookieSock
Functionality Mad
Technique oraxon

Nice entries altogether!

Tabata · Mon 21/03/2011 22:18:37

Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - Mad
Design - Mad
Composition - Mad
Functionality - Mad
Technique - SookieSock

straydogstrut · Mon 21/03/2011 22:19:46

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?;-)

Snath3000 · Tue 22/03/2011 03:17:12

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.

Gilbert · 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.

Dualnames · 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?

Snath3000 · Tue 22/03/2011 03:44:44

Righto, just thought I would check before jumping in.

Idea Mad
Atmosphere SookieSock
Design oraxon
Composition Mad
Functionality Mad
Technique oraxon

cosmicr · Tue 22/03/2011 04:10:08

Idea - Mad
Atmosphere - oraxon
Design - joelphilippage
Composition - Mad
Functionality - joelphilippage
Technique - Mad

Hoping to get in on the next one - make it easy please

TomatoesInTheHead · Tue 22/03/2011 07:06:49

Quote from: cosmicr on Tue 22/03/2011 04:10:08
Hoping to get in on the next one - make it easy please

If it's something like "make a background using only one color!" I'm in, too!

Tabata · Tue 22/03/2011 19:50:27

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?

... not sure, whether you can - but even you are allowed to do so ...

Mad · Tue 22/03/2011 21:09:06

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!

Dualnames · Tue 22/03/2011 21:17:57

Idea - joelphillippage
Atmosphere - Sookie
Design - Mad
Composition - Sookie
Functionality - Mad
Technique - Sookie

Congratulations to all entrants, the entries are awesome.

oraxon · Wed 23/03/2011 00:04:57

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.

nihilyst · Wed 23/03/2011 01:37:13

All entries rocked. But here are the votes:

Idea - oraxon
Atmosphere - Mad
Design - joelphilippage
Composition - oraxon
Functionality - joelphilippage
Technique - Mad

Ilyich · Wed 23/03/2011 17:55:33

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!

Mad · Wed 23/03/2011 19:41:47

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...