Backgrounde Blitze: The Mad Scientist's Lab (Winner!)

Krysis · Sun 30/04/2006 20:13:22

The topic this time is: The Mad Scientist's LabÃ,Â :

Any mad scientist - good or evil - needs a lab.

size: 640X480 or less
colours: As much as you want

The voting categories:

Best Idea
Best Functionality
Best Design
Best Technique

Good Luck.

Mordalles · Sun 30/04/2006 22:03:36

i have this background that a did two months ago for my game (even posted it in the release something), it would fit perfectly in this topic. is that allowed? i guess we have to do it between the 2 dates?

EDIT: yeah, i thought so. no problem.

Krysis · Sun 30/04/2006 22:08:18

Sorry, you must make one FOR the competition. I think. :

yarooze · Tue 02/05/2006 21:25:26

Quote: Any mad scientist - good or evil - needs a lab...
...and may be more than one...Ã,Â

biothlebop · Wed 03/05/2006 09:35:22

You awaken on a surface near-parallel to the primary gravitational force.
A quick self-diagnosis reveals that less than half of the perceptional sensors are operational.
You should be cautious, for at the moment you cannot sense extreme temperatures
or small acceleration.
A secondary test reveals that even your ocular receptors are malfunctional,
meaning much of your eyesight is filled with static, and you cannot identify objects
or judge distances clearly. Apparently you have been offline for quite a while.
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Arcangel · Sun 07/05/2006 21:58:22

Not complete: Need some shadows and maybe other instruments.

Psych0F0x · Mon 08/05/2006 10:48:49

Quote from: Arcangel on Sun 07/05/2006 21:58:22
Not complete: Need some shadows and maybe other instruments.

hah that one is nicely stolen and adjusted!

the real version

Sorry to be such a partypooper but I just thought you should know this

Krysis · Mon 08/05/2006 11:48:27

Arcangel, I must say I am rather dissapointed. Does that mean your other works are stolen too? I hope not.

Psych0F0x, thanks for the tip.

Nacho · Mon 08/05/2006 12:23:07

Let's wait till Archangel's reply, please... This might have an explanation.

Arcangel · Mon 08/05/2006 16:53:21

I found this background and retouch with color, but not a prob. But yesterday I feel "bad" ha 8) . Sorry for your dissapointed. But this its not my real background for this competition its similar to my style of art.

Today is 8/may in PR ,The competion end 15/may

Krysis if you think i not participate in this competition not prob. I understand your feelings.

This is the real:

Not complete only work 3 days.

I am not of humor to work (draw, etc) in Puerto Rico living times on crisis. At the moment I am unemployed, being professor of computers, by a fiscal problem that there is in the Government and it has near 95.000 employees without work.
They are already 8 days of this and the country this a little discouraged the same as me.

Nikolas · Mon 08/05/2006 17:04:55

Well I do see the similarities and certainly I see how it was worked on, but still I also see a lot of new stuff in the image Arcangel ded, which makes me think that maybe it is better than tracing... Dunno really...

Arcangel · Mon 08/05/2006 17:15:57

I work the background always in this manner:
1) Draw with pencil
2) Scan the art lines
3) trace all in layers (Clean in the PC)
4) Correct the perspective (PC)
5) Use a lot of layers
6) Paint all objects in diferent layers
7) Merge all and maybe some filter

skw · Tue 09/05/2006 00:51:51

Hey, he didn't steal it, just borrowed without asking!

For me it's OK, I believe you, but not so long ago we had a guy who screwed the copyrights and ended up badly. Take an example and don't do that next time.

Layabout · Tue 09/05/2006 02:13:21

Its not a direct paintover, so i don't see why it is not okay...

it is a pretty poor attempt anyway... too bright and cartoony for my tastes....

voh · Tue 09/05/2006 05:13:12

Never mind me.

Krysis · Tue 09/05/2006 07:13:59

Quote from: Arcangel on Mon 08/05/2006 16:53:21
Krysis if you think iÃ,Â not participate in this competition not prob. I understandÃ,Â your feelings.

I don't mind.

loominous · Tue 09/05/2006 22:37:04

I think very few people mind these things, as long as the references are included. There's nothing wrong with references, just as there's nothing wrong in writing arrangements for existing musical themes, but to leave this information out is to take credit for other's accomplishments.

These incidents really spoil the mood of the activities/competitions, and I think encouragements or rules to always include significant references might make them less common.

DanClarke · Thu 11/05/2006 01:55:27

I wanted to enter this one, so i gave it a go, but never got around to finishing it.

Here's my thumbnail sketch which i'll enter anyway, wanted to experiment with a dynamic angle:

Krysis · Mon 15/05/2006 12:56:06

Any other enties? If not, maybe we should start voting.Ã,Â $:-\$

loominous · Mon 15/05/2006 16:00:02

Shame that there weren't any more entries, since it's a fun topic, so I've started on one, which should be done later this evening.