BG Blitz - 27th May - 17th June - Winner: The Ivy

Mr. Mozzarella · Fri 27/05/2005 12:08:48

Since we had an interior background the last time, this time it's an exterior bg.

Subject: Your ordinary everyday enchanted forest*
Size: 320x200
Colours: 256 up to True Color ... whatever you prefer

after the last deadline had to be extended, I'll set this one to three weeks right away ...

Good luck and have funÃ,Â

* If there has already been a similar subject in the last few months, tell me and I'll change it

skw · Fri 27/05/2005 12:27:18

Okay, I have a small valley near my house (I can see it from a balcony, it's behind a bridge) and some nice forests all around, so I'll probably enter this one.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Fri 27/05/2005 19:22:59

I did not spend alot of time on it, but I think it turned out okay ;>

320x200 70 colors

lo_res_man · Fri 27/05/2005 22:02:43

really cute, i like the gnomes

Mozesh · Fri 27/05/2005 22:38:15

Looks pretty darn good, especially if you didn't put much time in it.

skw · Fri 27/05/2005 22:53:02

Uh... I used my old pencil sketch and coloured it (53479 colours, as counted

) in Paint Shop Pro 7. That took me a whole day of work, but the result is pretty cool I think. Ok, but what's your opinion? Some c&c would be pleased.

Forest and plains. Just an ordinary village landscape in a day like each other. You can see some sawmill at the background, (some trees were cut down by a lumberjack, who maybe strolling somewhere not far away), a crystal clean lake, some lighthouse on the hill (there's probably a sea behind the hillocks) and two villages at the horizon. The dark clouds portending a rain, which maybe will pour today...

A smoke above the sawmill is static, but if I were making a game I would animate it. Oh, and that green hill on the left side - it's a good place for some corral (for a herd of sheep for example).

Anyway, enjoy!

nihilyst · Sat 28/05/2005 00:11:45

Wow, Skurwy, that's fantastic. You could put it in a frame and hang in in a museum right next to the impressionistic works of van Gogh ... I'm sure no ordinary visitor would notice.

Do you have it in a higher resolution. I'd like to have it on my desktop

cheers
nihilyst

skw · Sat 28/05/2005 10:13:56

Thanks a lot, Nihilyst. I've striven as best I can and I'm glad you like it.

Yes, I have it in the high resolution, http://geocities.com/arcanusmysterii/ags/forestandplains_hires.jpg. It's *a bit* different version, but the difference lies in some small details only.

Greets!

=The=Brat= · Sun 05/06/2005 07:50:41

yeh, i know its very rough

Stefano · Tue 07/06/2005 04:05:27

My entry:

Unfinished BG...

As I don't know if I'll have time to finish it, I'm posting it anyway.
Tests and essays to write. University is eating me alive! Eeek.

Cheers,
Stefano

big brother · Tue 07/06/2005 05:03:47

Dude, you should totally finish that background! You could use it for your dwarf game!

I really like your use of texturing and the desaturated color of the grass. Not too sure about the face in the tree on the right side. The way it twists towards the viewer looks a tad awkward.

(Oh, sorry, this isn't the Critic's Lounge.

)

Pelican · Wed 08/06/2005 01:00:10

Here's my contribution:

Double sized, 'cos its a bit dark to see the details:

I've gone a different direction, and made an EVIL enchanted forest (mwah ha ha ha!). Shame it doesn't really reflect the amount of time I put into it...
Ah well, I'll probably be using it in a game, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.Ã,Â

Mr. Mozzarella · Thu 16/06/2005 17:29:36

No more entries? Come on, tomorrow's the deadline 8)

Stefano · Thu 16/06/2005 21:16:59

Hum... I really won't be able to finish my entry. :'( Crap!

CoffeeBob · Thu 16/06/2005 21:48:00

Quote from: Stefano on Thu 16/06/2005 21:16:59
Hum... I really won't be able to finish my entry.Ã,Â :'( Crap!

EXTEND THE DEADLINE OR I WILL POISON EVERYONES FOOD!!! *ahem* Excuse me.

Stefano · Fri 17/06/2005 03:39:40

Hahaha! Thanks for that!

The Ivy · Fri 17/06/2005 04:23:53

Here's my attempt:

I tried using only shades of blue, and ended up with this quirky nighttime effect.

This is my first competition entry...I think punch is in order.

Mr. Mozzarella · Fri 17/06/2005 12:46:11

Quote from: Largo on Thu 16/06/2005 21:48:00
Quote from: Stefano on Thu 16/06/2005 21:16:59
Hum... I really won't be able to finish my entry.Ã,Â :'( Crap!
EXTEND THE DEADLINE OR I WILL POISON EVERYONES FOOD!!! *ahem* Excuse me.

Basically I have no problem with extending the deadline... How long do you think you'll need? Is Sunday ok or do you need a few more days?

Ubel · Fri 17/06/2005 12:57:51

That's a very neat looking bg Stefano, but I don't think it's a good idea to start extending the deadline in this kind of competition. After all there has been several weeks time to draw your background.

Stefano · Fri 17/06/2005 20:38:45

No, no! You got it wrong. I took Largo's mass murdering threat as a compliment, but I do not think I'll be able to finish in the next month.

As I said I'm dying to finish it, but I have work to do. I was just expressing my frustration (Crap again! Ah. Feels so much better.).

Well, thanks anyway. Maybe next time.

Cheers,
Stefano