Coloring ball: That Place Past the Woods (Winner!)

Kastchey · Tue 30/07/2013 09:16:33

So, it took long enough but here it is!

That Place Past the Woods

Theme:
There is a place past the dark, thick woods that would surely attract anyone's attention... or would it?
Use the shape to picture a building: a house, a castle, a cottage, a shrine, a hostel, a police station, a zombie breeding farm.. anything!

Rules:
1. You can rotate or mirror the shape.
2. Very minor alterations to the outline are fine (1-2p).
3. You can use any of the two supplied outlines. I originally made the big one, but realized it *may* be too big to be fun for low res artists.
4. Waiting for submissions until the 9th of August.

Have fun!

Edit:
Trophies added:
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jwalt · Sat 03/08/2013 20:39:17

Looked at the shape. Appeared to me to be a chimney or tower on the left side. When I followed the line around to the right side, I saw a female face. Woods? Tower? Female? Rapunzel, of the letting down her hair fame.

[imgzoom]http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o756/jwalt10705/augBallPNG_zps06edebac.png[/imgzoom]

I work with MSPaint, so the alpha channel is shot. Does it matter for this competition?

Kastchey · Tue 06/08/2013 23:25:17

Brilliant! Love your use of the given shape

And it's completely fine to use a single colour background instead of transparency.

jwalt · Sat 10/08/2013 17:39:04

@ Kastchey

Wondering if it might be worthwhile to extend the contest a bit? Folks are off to Mittens, or making box art, I guess.

NickyNyce · Sat 10/08/2013 18:45:06

Once I saw the deadline, I said to myself, I don't need to make anything for 3 weeks...*yawn*

IMO, It's plenty of time for a coloring ball. I think the more time you have to make something, the less early entries you see.

jwalt · Sat 10/08/2013 19:11:59

@NickyNyce

I don't think we ever had three weeks. Look at rule four, and consider the "30/07 - 09/08" in terms of which is the month and which is the day. Kastchey can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the contest is over. That's why I thought an extension might be in order.

Kastchey · Sat 10/08/2013 19:21:29

I think the problem here was the difference between American and European date format - MM/DD vs DD/MM.

To clear up all the confusion, I'll make August 18th the new deadline, and try to whip up some trophies in the meanime

NickyNyce · Sat 10/08/2013 20:51:23

Wow. Here I am thinking that we have until September 8th to make something...lol

I thought he did that because of the reasons that you mentioned jwalt.. ooops

Ill make something, and so should at least a couple of others too, it's a good shape and theme.

good job by the way, jwalt. And thanks for the heads up.

Kastchey · Sat 17/08/2013 14:15:23

Anyone still working on an entry? Nicky?

Also, I've added trophies to the main post

NickyNyce · Sat 17/08/2013 15:48:26

Now I feel really bad. I held this coloring ball up for a week and still don't have a finished product. I was going to tell jwalt to host the next one anyway, so lets just do that.

sorry for the delay, and sorry for not getting in on this, I liked the shape.

Kastchey · Sat 17/08/2013 16:41:25

Hey, no worries

No need to feel bad over something that's just for fun.

I'll be closing the competition tomorrow as planned, so if anyone is still working on an entry, you still have more than a day to make it!

Miez · Sat 17/08/2013 20:38:23

Er... I'm working on something. Will have it online tomorrow!

Kastchey · Sun 18/08/2013 15:29:19

Cool, waiting for your entry Miez.

Miez · Sun 18/08/2013 23:22:12

Okido, here's my entry...

The arrival of Terran Trade Federation vessels at the New Brasilia Colony outpost on Rigel XIV, as seen from the fringes of the Lurkwoods

[imgzoom]http://www.miez.nl/tmp/CB_aug13_tr.png[/imgzoom]

Can I get brownie points for the most pretentious title?

Kastchey · Tue 20/08/2013 21:18:33

Awesome Miez, it was worth the wait!

The competition has now been closed for new entries, thread open for voting until the 25th of August.

jwalt · Tue 20/08/2013 22:08:53

"Awesome," indeed. I'm often amazed at some of pixel art I'm seeing in these forums! My vote goes for Miez. I wouldn't mind having that hanging on my living room wall, or seeing it as cover art on one of the SF Magazines I buy.

Miez · Tue 20/08/2013 22:41:43

My vote goes to JWALT - very clever use of the shape (especially with the face!) and I like the fresh colors...

jwalt · Wed 21/08/2013 00:28:59

Quote from: Miez on Tue 20/08/2013 22:41:43
My vote goes to JWALT - very clever use of the shape (especially with the face!) and I like the fresh colors...

Now, if they'd only figure out a way to keep me from eating the paint.

dactylopus · Wed 21/08/2013 08:42:05

Both are really good.

I like jwalt's idea, but my vote will go to Miez for execution. Well done to both of you!

CaptainD · Wed 21/08/2013 08:46:31

Wow, tough... well , Meiz's entry is absolutely beautiful, but I really love jwalt's idea and use of the shape, so I'm voting for jwalt this time.