Background Blitz: House - RESULTS

[lorenzo]

HOUSE

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Johannes Vermeer, View of Houses in Delft.

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Your job is to create a background that features a house. What kind of house? Any kind! A cosy chalet in the mountains, a tree-house, a modern home, a futuristic skyscraper, an ancient Roman domus, a haunted mansion, a mobile home, the inside of a small studio flat, a Victorian mansion, and so on.

Deadline: 29th August 2020.

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?

Good luck!

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Entries:

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Sinitrena


Creamy


Mouth for war


Cassiebsg


milkanannan & son
[imgzoom]https://i.imgur.com/kCNyQmX.png[/imgzoom]

Pogwizd


Jack

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RESULTS:

1st place: Creamy and Mouth for war
2nd place: Jack
3rd place: Pogwizd

[Jack]

Interesting.

[lorenzo]

Well, it is a kind of house.

[Sinitrena]

I start entries for this competition so often, and I never finish them. For once, I did finish one, yay!

(The fire is obviously supposed to be animated, but seeing my track record of entries, I'm afraid that if I try to animate it, I won't finish it.)

[lorenzo]

Nice background, Sinitrena!
I really like your interpretation of the theme. I'd love to cross that suspended bridge and see the inside of the house -- and meet its inhabitants!

[Sinitrena]

I'd love to cross that suspended bridge and see the inside of the house -- and meet its inhabitants!

You sure about that? The inhabitant is called Robin. He likes to rob people. 
(The background is vaguely inspired by the Kevin Costner version of Robin Hood, though I haven't seen the movie in, what, ten years or so.)

[lorenzo]

Well, in that case we'll know who to blame for any missing inventory item!

(The background is vaguely inspired by the Kevin Costner version of Robin Hood, though I haven't seen the movie in, what, ten years or so.)

I see! I haven't seen that Robin Hood film, so I couldn't recognize it.

[lorenzo]

Only ten days left!

Is anyone working on an entry? Or this theme is too homely?

[milkanannan]

It's a great theme, Lorenzo. I keep meaning to enter these with my son, but we never get around to actually finishing a project! I'll try to find time this weekend to polish a final entry.

[Cassiebsg]

Oh, I forgot. I do love the theme.
I'll see if I can make one... last time I was going to make a small town I ended up making a house...  Because I just love making houses. 

[Creamy]

Painted a couple of days ago.

[Jack]

That's beautiful, Creamy.

I had an idea, based on a mountain, because I need the practice. But then I had a much better--if challenging--idea for a background. So I will attempt that when I have some concurrent hours.

[lorenzo]

milkanannan: a family-made background, nice! And don't worry if the entry isn't polished enough, as long as you're having fun with your son.

Cassiebsg: well, the house alone should be enough this time.

Creamy: I love your entry! Great colours that work really well with the subject, and just the right amount of detail for the scene. Is it inspired by a real place?

Jack: sounds interesting, can't wait to see it!

By the way, if anyone needs more time, just let me know.

[Creamy]

Is it inspired by a real place?

Yes. The marshes of Müllenbourg on the island of Noirmoutier. Even the donkey was there.

[Jack]

Did you take a picture or is it made from what was there, plus memory?

I often wonder what the painters of old would say about a camera.

[milkanannan]

Very nice. Looks like a setting for a Studio Ghibli film. 

[lorenzo]

Reminder: only three days left!

[Mouth for war]

My entry  

[Creamy]

Did you take a picture or is it made from what was there, plus memory?

I painted it on the spot.

Thanks milkanannan. It's a beautiful place. What the picture doesn't show is the crowd in Summer 

Nice picture, Mouth of War. Are you still working on your isometric game?

I often wonder what the painters of old would say about a camera.

I guess they would be depressed. Your precious skill, which was the only way to keep a visual track of the past, becomes only decorative.

[Mouth for war]

Thanks Creamy Your piece looks really cool too :-) Well I have 1000 unfinished projects now I think haha but this and another game is what I'm working on at the moment

[lorenzo]

Nice entry, Mouth for war! Maybe someday we'll see the rest of the village.

[Cassiebsg]

Here's my entry (entirely made with Revit):



And a ray-traced version render of it just for comparison, my entry is the above one. 

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[Mouth for war]

Nice entry, Mouth for war! Maybe someday we'll see the rest of the village.

Thanks! I sure hope so

[lorenzo]

Nice background, Cassiebsg! I like both versions, although I probably prefer the first one -- in the second, some details get lost.

[milkanannan]

We're new at this

[Pogwizd]

Hi all,
I thought I could give Background Blitz a go for once
Not sure if it fits the topic but here's my entry:

[Jack]

Cool backgrounds.

I've decided on one to make just now.

[Jack]

Couldn't decide on something to make for this, so I went with an older idea I had for an avatar.

[lorenzo]

Love the new entries! All in very different styles.

VOTING!

Entries

Sinitrena


Creamy


Mouth for war


Cassiebsg


milkanannan & son
[imgzoom]https://i.imgur.com/kCNyQmX.png[/imgzoom]

Pogwizd


Jack

Voting categories:

• 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 ends on the 5th of September 2020.

[Mouth for war]

Concept: Pogwizd
Playability: Cassiebsg
Artistic execution: Creamy

[milkanannan]

Concept: Jack
Playability: mouth for war
Artistic execution: pogwzd

[Pogwizd]

I'm just going to copy and paste what milkanannan posted (with a minor alteration) :
Concept: Jack
Playability: mouth for war
Artistic execution: Creamy

Also, thanks for your vote milkanannan

[ildu]

My votes:

Concept: Creamy
Playability: Mouth for war
Artistic execution: Creamy

I just had to give two to Creamy, because the piece is so lovely . Reminds me of the upcoming indie game, Dordogne.

[lorenzo]

I vote creamy!

For which category? All three?

[Mouth for war]

I updated that XD

[lorenzo]

Thank you!

[Cassiebsg]

Concept: Jack
Playability: Sinitrena
Artistic execution: Creamy

[Sinitrena]

Creamy: Looks incredibly idyllic - perfect place for a picnic. A picture I would put on my wall. I don't like this style for in-game staff, though, to be honest. It's possible to have characters and sprites fit in, but more often then not they just stand out.

Mouth for war: I could imagine that very well for a vimiscal children's game. I'm reminded of Pokemon, not necessarily style-wise, more from the general vibe and atmosphere.

Cassiebsg: Honestly, I prefer your second version. The few pixels on the right side of the roof, where some of the sky shines through are slightly distracting.

milkanannan & son: Cute. I'm reminded of an old children's book I had with fairy tales, where one was about Cockaigne and the illustration was somewhat similar to your background. I tried to find the book (probably at my parent's) or the picture online, but I couldn't.

Pogwizd: I can't say why, but this background seems to created most of a distinct atmosphere for me - somehow desolate and hopeful at the same time.

Jack: I love the idea. The light shining through the cracks looks great. I only think the picture is all in all too dark. The light/darkness contrast would still be there with an all in all lighter image.


Votes:

Concept: Jack
Playability: Cassiebsg
Artistic Execution: Creamy

[Racoon]

Concept: Mouth for war
Playability: Mouth for war (it definitly looks like a game I would play, I really like the perspective)
Artistic Execution: Pogwidz (because I really like the feeling of the place)

[Creamy]

Concept: Jack. What's going on with this barn?

Playability: Cassie. Very practical and good-looking. The flowers and the trees are a bit too samey for my taste. Maybe you could turn them in different directions?

Artistic execution: Mouth for war. Neat and detailed. The wooden roof is a little strange. The character reminds me of the kid from Gorillaz

Sinitrena: nice composition but whatever post-treatment you used serves your picture badly IMO.

Milkanannan & son: that's a horny house.

Pogwizd: cute minimalist piece. I seem to discern a knight statue and vines between the buildings. It's hard to tell at such a low resolution.

I just had to give two to Creamy, because the piece is so lovely . Reminds me of the upcoming indie game, Dordogne.

Thanks. I look forward to this gorgeous game too.

[Jack]

Concept: Pogwizd
Playability: Mouth for War
Artistic execution: Creamy

[lorenzo]

RESULTS!

1st place: Creamy and Mouth for war!

2nd place: Jack!

3rd place: Pogwizd!

That was a close result! Thanks for participating, everyone!

[Mouth for war]

Yeah that's what I'm talking about Thank you all for voting :-) Creamy can set the rules for the next blitz if that's ok? :-)

[Jack]

Nice. Thanks for the votes, and the trophy.

[milkanannan]

Congrats guys!

[Pogwizd]

Haha blocks everywhere! I live in them, I draw them, and now I get a trophy shaped like them Thanks lorenzo and everyone else who voted for me.

[Sinitrena]

Congratulations, guys. We have some worthy winners here.

[milkanannan]

Yeah that's what I'm talking about Thank you all for voting :-) Creamy can set the rules for the next blitz if that's ok? :-)

Let's get this next blitz going guys!

[ildu]

Ditto! I'm excited to start a new piece .

[Jack]

Maybe Mouth for war should go ahead an pick one, because it looks like Creamy is handcuffed to a bed somewhere.

[Creamy]

Maybe Mouth for war should go ahead an pick one, because it looks like Creamy is handcuffed to a bed somewhere.

I found the key