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I still like the original the most. Had the most style.

I have to agree with Ascovel

[1st - loominous]

I feel like I've left this going on a bit, and I was going to leave it a little longer to give Mad the benefit of the doubt that other voters could help his tight race but since I'm lame and have no trophies to give out I'll just call the winner...

1st - loominous with 12 overall votes!
2nd - Mad with 10 votes
3rd - Kelma with 6
and 4th - abstauber with 4.

Glad to see everyone with a good share of love - you all did awesome, so congrats! Thanks for not leaving my first comp empty
In all honesty I wanted to vote but couldn't split them for different reasons, so thanks again guys. And sorry for the trophies - I don't know pixel art

Well done loominous! Alrighty, I like the idea of passing responsibility on so I'll put it up for a vote. I also liked SookieSock's catagories so I'll steal them. So if everyone can put a vote in for the following...

Idea - The creativity and originality of the work
Design- How innovative and intriguing is the depiction of the idea/theme? How well do content and details enhance the work?
Technique-The artistic skill and style employed in depicting the theme.
Functionality- How well the background would work in a game.

So quick ProgZmax! Gah! Will have to think on this one to better that...

Have an entry cooking, so if you could delay the deadline a few hours, that would be appreciated.

Your request is granted! A loominous pic will be worth the wait I'm sure  

Also Alun - very sad to hear. Hopefully things work out and we'll see you back in it with future comps...

alrighty well, technically it's the 4th of Sept down here in Aussie land, but I'll give the rest of the world the benefit of the doubt and wait until they reach the date too. Not sure there's any more entries coming, but you never know...

Haha, fair enough. Congrats on getting your entry in Alun! Nicely done 

I think it's starting to look quite good. I would suggest that his collar in your edited picture is beginning to look like a scarf or part of a sweater collar rather than a stiff shirt collar in the way it curls around his neck, particularly in lower res when the details are more obscured...

Yeah I like what evil flying rat has done with the roof - you could go for tiling or whatnot instead, but I like the idea. I think that together with the notion of background (whether forest or mountains etc) will really start to give it more character and definition.

I love your art Sughly!

Thanks Chicky

Wow, that's amazing Mad. Love the colour palette and the use of light, very nice!

Somehow it always reminds me of this story: http://www.last.fm/music/Neil+Gaiman/_/Troll+Bridge
(narrated by Gaiman himself, it's a reimagination of the myth, as many of his works are, not completly for children though)

Hope this inspires people a bit. 

That's pretty interesting, I haven't listened to one of those spoken stories in ages. It's got me motivated! Though I have to go back to uni work now...  :'(

Woo! Thanks Alun! And I shall match that intention with my own... which is to say, I may not get it done either 

...aaaaaaand go!

Go...? 

Blue-y palette good.  

+1 - blue palette is awesome! Though I'm not sure about those blotchy bits along the bottom of the walkway. They seem a little tacked on and out of place...

EDIT: Maybe they just need a little more blending in?

Y'all don't think the bushes are too dark?   Maybe if there was just a lighter backlight even..

Yeah I agree, maybe a nice blue hue along the top of the leaves and whatnot to reflect the moonlight...

Great subject! Had fun with this one...

[A Troll's Lair!]

Alrighty, more background fun! With the three billy goat's gruff story in mind, I thought it would be interesting to consider what the troll's home may look like, so let's draw...



A Troll's Lair! It can be under a bridge or in a cave - wherever a troll may call home.

I'll take Jim Reed's line and say the image should be AGS compatible, and you have free use of any colours you like.
You've got til 4th September - go go go!

[Next:]

Next: It wasn't what he expected...

Ummm... at the fear of sounding like the new guy, do I post the next background comp now? I thought I would, but the forum told me I should have permission first before starting a topic so I stopped 

No, actually if you are listed as sharing places with someone, you must fight it out....TO THE DEATH! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

I don't want to die  :'( I'll take third. Well done to all again!