BackGround Blitz 5th April - 19th April

Started by OneThinkingGal and ._., Sat 05/04/2003 05:17:49

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OneThinkingGal and ._.

Right, since last time we did landmarks, we'll take up the film noir entertainment park this time.

640 x 400, unlimited colours this time.

Whoevers idea this was, or anyone who gets it :P could you please explain the concept a little more clearly, because it seems plently of people dont get what it is...

Hmm...just found this link that might help: http://www.filmsite.org/filmnoir.html

Soft, Gooey, Delicious.

Film Noir AND unlimited colours = 64000 shades of grey?
Kant was a dirty deontologist fuck.
the fade.
Yeeha!
Call me...  now

scotch

It's film noir style doesn't have to be monochrome

earwigz

#3
errr i didnt quite understand EXACTLY what the rules were... but i drew a theme park in a sort of film noir style...

Rincewind

Here's my contribution:



Quite pleased with this one myself.  ;D

earwigz sister


OneThinkingGal and ._.

That was quick. o_O

Nice work guys. ._.

GarageGothic

#7
Oh my, I was actually going to have a film noir style amusement park in the game I'm currently writing. I didn't intend to create any artwork this early, and I've never participated in a BackGround Blitz yet. But there's a first for everything.

I can't wait to get home and get this started. I know exactly where to look for inspiration.

Edit: By the way, just making sure I'm not reading this wrong: Did you mean a theme park with a film noir theme (like, Disneyland has a fairytale theme or whatever) or just an amusement park drawn in a film noir style? Also (sorry for all the questions, but this being my first time and all), are we allowed to use scanned handdrawn/hand painted art?

OneThinkingGal and ._.

Nice to see more people entering. :)

Judging from the last two, it can be either or both.  

And yup, as long as its your own and not traced over a photo you can enter it, handdrawn or otherwise. :D

Dave Gilbert


scotch

I'm making mine right now..

I was wondering, can the bgs be for scrolling rooms?  I think it'd suit this blitz theme.. a cool theme park is hard to get across in one screen I think :)  If not then I understand.. keeping the res strict and all.

OneThinkingGal and ._.

Scrolling is a neat idea! Maybe another time tho. ;) Post it on the suggestion thread?

GarageGothic

#12
I hate to post anything unfinished, but I might as well, since I'm not going to get online again before the deadline (with Easter coming up and all). I thought I could finish it at school today, but it turns out they only have Paintshop Pro, not Photoshop  :(

I'm not sure if we're even allowed to post unfinished images in the Background Blitz thread. If not, feel free to move it. I just thought I'd keep it within context of the carnival theme, and I would feel worse not posting anything when I said I would:



I'd love to hear any criticism or advice. It might be difficult to say anything about an unfinished background, but if you have any thoughts about basic stuff like composition and perspective, please do tell.

Edit: You don't have to mention that the hind legs of the horse look kinda funky, I am fully aware of that :)

As for film noir influence, I wanted the merry-go-round to be backlit, so that the horse cast a huge shadow on the boarded up facade. And the fortune telling machine in front would have been almost silhouetted. I didn't really manage to convey that in the pencil drawing - you can't even see that the scene's set at twilight. Most of the inspiration came from Strangers on a Train, which isn't really a film noir (although Hitchcock uses a lot of the same visual effects). I also re-watched the amusement park scenes from The Lady from Shanghai and The Third Man for the atmosphere, but they didn't really add anything.

Sorry that I couldn't contribute with anything real this time,
GarageGothic

Rincewind

Wow, that's a great sketch - Can't wait to see the finished version!

ratracer

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Dave Gilbert

I don't know if this counts or not, since I didn't really "draw" it.  I made this for my original Max Griff game "Eyes of the Jade Sphinx."

This was made from a combination of Poser, photoshop, and four photographs that I cobbled together.  I'm not fond of the buildings - It's pretty obvious that they've been photoshopped if you look closely.  Although, I'm particularly pleased with how the lamplight turned out.


Pet Terry

Wow Dave, it's great! I would love to play that game.
<SSH> heavy pettering
Screen 7

scotch

Wow, it's great :D

Doesn't look like much of a theme park but it's a cool pic.

Dave Gilbert

Theme park.  Rats.  Didn't read that rule.  Oh well.

OneThinkingGal and ._.

LOL! :P Still looks really nice Dave.

Nice work GG, maybe you can finish that up and post it for us anyway. You get an A for effort anyway. ;)

Next week, we'll do the haunted house, these niche topics seem to be somewhat unpopular. :(

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