Background Blitz - Crime Noir (10-24 July)

SookieSock · Sat 10/07/2010 18:27:04

Crime Noir

The background must exemplify everything about crime Noir.
Hard shadows and big cities are mandatory.

Atelier · Sat 10/07/2010 18:28:25

When does it end?

Crimson Wizard · Sat 10/07/2010 18:47:10

Quote from: AtelierGames on Sat 10/07/2010 18:28:25
When does it end?

It will be everlasting noirmare!

SookieSock · Sat 10/07/2010 18:57:34

Sorry

First post edited

Dualnames · Sat 10/07/2010 21:18:43

Quote from: AtelierGames on Sat 10/07/2010 18:28:25
When does it end?

NEVER! MWAHAHHAHAHA (damn, I got to halt down with the posting) No restrictions right? Just something to fit the theme, I presume

SookieSock · Sat 10/07/2010 21:44:48

Yep. It just has to be dark moody and sort of in the right setting (no pretty colours).

Virgil · Sat 10/07/2010 22:11:44

Are there any other requirements such as size or aspect ratio?

SookieSock · Sat 10/07/2010 23:50:07

It just has to be compatible with the AGS engine.

Jim Reed · Sun 11/07/2010 15:28:52

2x:

Matt, thanks for the idea! =P

evenwolf · Sun 11/07/2010 16:05:40

Very promising contest.

--reserved--

Digital Mosaic Games · Sun 11/07/2010 16:23:06

Hey cool!!! I have this book. When I drew comics and I was in my SIN-CITY-time I bought this book. ItÂ´s really useful.

btw: The background is like in the book. Good work. I think you could just put a bit more grey in it. And make the contrast from black to white a bit softer like in the sin city movies.
An other tip: If everything is black white for example a detective character and a little accesoire is colored for example his cravate, itÂ´s a really cool effect in my eyes. But donÂ´t overtract it. We wanna keep it dark.

SookieSock · Sun 11/07/2010 17:17:01

Love the entry Jim.

Keep them coming guys.

Kweepa · Sun 11/07/2010 17:26:41

Jim: Mugsy?

Jim Reed · Sun 11/07/2010 19:24:49

Played Mugsy 1 and 2, but no, this was actually Matts fault.

Matt Frith · Thu 15/07/2010 21:54:38

Here is my entry. I decided to go for a vertically scrolling background to get the full city effect. Hope you enjoy it

Jim Reed · Fri 16/07/2010 10:53:00

Matt, you cheap rip off! =P

Sughly · Sat 17/07/2010 06:49:54

Hi - long time lurker but never posted, so this is my first effort. Because of that I'm not completely familiar with all the rules (I did try my best to brush up on them all

)

Used the larger res and tried to go for the noir-cartoon. Was gonna try for more detail but got lazy and filled the place up with mist

Sorry if the res is TOO big...

Crimson Wizard · Tue 20/07/2010 16:48:41

Guess I'll pass this time, not my topic perhaps, nothing comes to mind.

Armageddon · Tue 20/07/2010 18:05:40

Wow Sughly, that looks great, it's like the monkey island 3 style.

Wish I was that good.

Sughly · Fri 23/07/2010 02:07:05

Quote from: Armageddon on Tue 20/07/2010 18:05:40
Wow Sughly, that looks great, it's like the monkey island 3 style.

Wish I was that good.

Thanks! That's quite a compliment

I do regret the small bit of smoke against the left wall though. Looks like some weird alien... foetus... thing.

EDIT: by the way Tier, the detail in yours is amazing...