Background Blitz: Kubla Khan (WINNERS in LAST POST)

[selmiak]

Selmiak: Spire-tastic! It reminds me a lot of medieval Byzantine or old Persian art. Guess there's no point questioning the logic of the scene (like pointing out that the windows in the big tower are as big as some of the smaller towers themselves!), as it's a fantasia. But I still think a more unified, somewhat simpler design would have been more effective. Its game role is unclear to me.

thanks. Yeah, the windows in the big tower are as big as some of the smaller towers. But now you can imagine what people/creatures live in the big tower. </fantastic explanation>
And if I reworked the huge windows to the size of the windows of the smaller towers the huge tower wouldn't look as impressive in contrast as it does atm. </design choice explanation>
But actually I just painted like I felt and didn't care too much about logic in this world </boring but inspired artist explanation> That's also why there is no clear use for ingame besides as an eyecandy inbetween overview map for having a really downscaled character go from the tower to the edge of the screen

[Adam H]

Gut picks:

Atmosphere: Kasander
Composition: Kasander
Functionality: Kastchey
Technique: MeditativePixel

[Miez]

Ok, voting has ended and the results are in! There was some very VERY tight competition here (especially between the first and second place winners).

FIRST PLACE: KASTCHEY

[imgzoom]http://www.miez.nl/awards/kubla_gold.png[/imgzoom]

SECOND PLACE: MEDITATIVE PIXEL

[imgzoom]http://www.miez.nl/awards/kubla_silver.png[/imgzoom]

THIRD PLACE: SELMIAK

[imgzoom]http://www.miez.nl/awards/kubla_bronze.png[/imgzoom]

Congratulations to all the winners, feel free to claim your trophies!
Compliments to all the artists that participated - I was impressed by each and every entry.
And finally thanks to all the people that posted, voted and commented ...

I guess Kastchey is next up to organize the next Background Blitz, looking forward to it!

So, to conclude with some words by the great bard himself:

Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Ye all which it inherit, shall dissolve.

[Kastchey]

Thanks I'll be extremely happy to claim this beautiful trophy, but I was thinking.. perhaps I could pass the honor of hosting the next competition to MeditativePixel? They made a stunning entry in their first post here and were very close to winning the competition. They totally deserve it.

cMiez.Say("Approved"); ?

[Miez]

That would of course be fine with me - it's mostly up to MeditativePixel: if he would like to organize this, then I'd say "go for it!".

cMiez.approve = true;

[Kastchey]

MeditativePixel, it's your call
I'll of course be happy to organize if you're not up for it.

[MeditativePixel]

Thank you for the compliment and the generous gesture, Kastchey! I appreciate your offer and have already tried to make up a new contest.
Thanks @ everyone for participating and making this kubla-khan-blitz an entertaining contest!