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