BACKGROUND BLITZ: URBAN (Winners announced!)

Cassiebsg · Sun 18/03/2018 17:16:25

URBAN

Source: Google images

~~Draw~~ Make a BG with a urban setting! Past, present or future; being it a street, alley, square... you decide!

Deadline: 15th of April 2018

Voting:

Concept: your background should tell us something about the place you have depicted.
Playability: does it have clearly defined walkable areas, things to interact with, etc?
Artistic Execution: does the image convey the wanted atmosphere? What's the feeling of the place? ~~Is it scary/eerie enough? Would you pass the night alone in it? (if the answer is "yes", it needs to be scarier)~~ Sorry, I had just copy/pasted this from you, as you could probably guess...

~~Now start working.~~

~~Time to vote!!!!~~ You can see a summary of all entries here: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=55889.msg636584531#msg636584531

See the WINNERS here: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=55889.msg636585154#msg636585154

DBoyWheeler · Sun 18/03/2018 18:40:41

I'm in... here's my entry:

I decided to draw a park, with the main city just across the street.

What can I say? Simplicity counts!

Cassiebsg · Sun 18/03/2018 19:02:02

Wow, nice touch DBoyWheeler, simple but effective.

lorenzo · Sun 18/03/2018 19:23:41

Great theme, Cassie!
But you should probably change the description after "Artistic Execution".

Cassiebsg · Fri 30/03/2018 10:07:37

So, anybody else working on an entry?

lorenzo · Fri 30/03/2018 12:45:03

I have a few ideas for a background and made some sketches.

Unfortunately, I have been a bit busy lately and didn't have much time to draw. I'll have to wait next week to start working on it properly.

Blondbraid · Thu 05/04/2018 10:09:39

Part of a medieval town.

Cassiebsg · Thu 05/04/2018 16:15:45

Cool! We have a competition now.

I like the claustrophobic feel of it.

selmiak · Thu 05/04/2018 17:31:03

just a quick blender photoshop image...

lorenzo · Sat 14/04/2018 09:44:47

Here's my entry:

I wanted to add a few more details, but I started working on it a bit late.

Cassiebsg · Sat 14/04/2018 17:20:01

Oh, this looks great! very atmospheric.

I'm not sure if I want to get in that alley though.

Uhm... maybe I should start working on trophies.

Cassiebsg · Sun 15/04/2018 20:29:49

Just a quick reminder, for the eventually late comers. Remember this is the last day. Tomorrow when I come home I'll open voting, so if you're working on an entry make sure to post it before I open vote (even if it's technically already the 16th by then).

VampireWombat · Sun 15/04/2018 20:34:55

[imgzoom]http://i63.tinypic.com/2eg79qr.jpg[/imgzoom]

And here's my entry. Could use some details and other refinements, but since I just started it yesterday morning...

Cassiebsg · Mon 16/04/2018 22:05:35

Entries are now close and it's time to vote!

DBoyWheeler

Blondbraid

selmiak

lorenzo

VampireWombat

Vote for your favorite:
Concept: your background should tell us something about the place you have depicted.
Playability: does it have clearly defined walkable areas, things to interact with, etc?
Artistic Execution: does the image convey the wanted atmosphere? What's the feeling of the place?

Voting is open until the 23th April.

Gurok · Tue 17/04/2018 01:23:15

Concept: Blondbraid
Playability: Lorenzo
Artistic Execution: Lorenzo

VampireWombat · Thu 19/04/2018 13:25:53

Concept: Blondbraid
Playability: lorenzo
Artistic Execution: selmiak

selmiak · Thu 19/04/2018 14:13:51

Concept: Blondbraid
Playability: DBoyWheeler
Artistic Execution: lorenzo

Riaise · Thu 19/04/2018 19:54:27

Concept: selmiak - looking outwards from the back alley, rather than into it, is an interesting idea and the mistiness adds an air of mystery to the place.
Playability: lorenzo - plenty of walkable area and lots of doorways to explore!
Artistic Execution: Blondbraid - great atmosphere, I get the feeling that the place would be bustling during the day, but is quite gloomy when it gets dark.

morganw · Thu 19/04/2018 20:31:12

Concept: Blondbraid
Playability: VampireWombat
Artistic Execution: lorenzo

DBoyWheeler · Fri 20/04/2018 00:17:30

My votes, and why.
Concept: Selmiak (yeah, just shouts out the "mean streets" theme).
Playability: Blondbraid (probably getting a puzzle-solving item from the wagon, and maybe even going down the well to find some secrets).
Artistic Execution: Lorenzo (it was a hard choice between him and selmiak; but I think his was a wee bit better).

selmiak · Fri 20/04/2018 07:56:25

Quote from: Riaise on Thu 19/04/2018 19:54:27
Concept: selmiak - looking outwards from the back alley, rather than into it, is an interesting idea and the mistiness adds an air of mystery to the place.

what do you mean, outwards from a back alley? This is a snapshot from out of my home, uhm, cardboard box...

lorenzo · Sat 21/04/2018 09:09:57

Concept: Blondbraid - I love the idea of setting the background in a medieval town!
Playability: VampireWombat - your background is ready to be used in an adventure game, with clear walkable areas and a library to explore!
Artistic Execution: selmiak - a very atmospheric image, it would fit well in a horror or detective game.

DBoyWheeler: a simple, but effective and clear background.

Blondbraid · Sat 21/04/2018 11:01:31

Concept: Selmiak, I like how the low camera angle instills a sense of unease
Playability: lorenzo, I can really see the player walking from door to door interacting with stuff
Artistic Execution:lorenzo, because I like the colors and linework

Cassiebsg · Sat 28/04/2018 13:08:04

Oops, forgot to announce the winners and add trophies..

But here it is... in 3rd place: selmiak
And you get this nice cooper trophy!

2nd place goes to... drums roll ... Blondbraid

Here is your finely polished silver trophy.

And last but not least... or is it last but first?

lorenzo Congrats!
And you get this shinny golden trophy for your collection:

Thank you all for your participation! Hope you can use the BGs in a current game or a future one.

lorenzo · Mon 30/04/2018 23:06:43

Thank you!
I'll try to come up with a new theme soon!