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cRPG => Suggestions Corner => Topic started by: Thomek on July 27, 2011, 02:59:43 am

Title: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on July 27, 2011, 02:59:43 am
Why the hell don't we have it?

We have many talented artists in the community..

If chadz approves, let's have a competition!

I'll donate most of my gold atm, about 50k. Would be cool if anyone else would contribute cRPG gold to the winner! (Chosen by chadz-crew or by community)

If you are for this one, state the amount you are willing to give and I'll update this post with the prize money!

Currently:

1000,000 crpg gold

Also chadz Torch, acquired by Khorin and donated!
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Also there is now another 50k for complete customization of in-game menus as well.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Jarlek on July 27, 2011, 03:41:20 am
I'll add in 10k to the winner too. cRPG money of course. You ain't gettin' mah strat monheys!
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Seawied on July 27, 2011, 04:17:23 am
Pretty generous of you Thomek.

My main doesn't have a whole lot of gold, but I'll toss in 10k as well.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Thomek on July 27, 2011, 04:45:26 am
of course, all this happens only if chadz approves ofc..
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Post by: Baggy on July 27, 2011, 05:55:46 am
Same ill toss in 15k for the lulz.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Everkistus on July 27, 2011, 07:06:36 am
I'll toss in 30k.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Blondin on July 27, 2011, 02:48:16 pm
May be we can go further, with game menu and hud customized for cRPG (like Mercs did).

As there is sufficient money for the loading screen, i'll toss 50k for a complete customization.

Ofc, all of this if dev implement it (dunno if that will make grow size of update)
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: mOus333 on July 27, 2011, 03:31:24 pm
Ok then.
50k gold crpg for loading screen.
Present one is soo boring:P
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: chadz on July 27, 2011, 03:33:16 pm
Sure, if it's good, we'll add it.
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Post by: Joxer on July 27, 2011, 03:53:57 pm
I'll put down 300.000k gold for the winner.
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Post by: [ptx] on July 27, 2011, 04:01:44 pm
Gosh, i am far too miserly for this.

...

...

Ahhhh, whatever, 25k from me for complete overdo.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Digglez on July 27, 2011, 04:06:54 pm
idea for first graphic...

goretooth in his black armor, holding his bec like a hockley stick cross check, gloating.  hes got several arrows and throwing weapons sticking out him.

there is a pile of dead bodies including a horse and large pool of blood beneath his feet
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Post by: Joxer on July 27, 2011, 04:28:38 pm
Also if someone makes this do we vote on it? Also I'd love to see some WIP's too.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Blondin on July 27, 2011, 04:33:14 pm
Sorry for my bad english, what is WIP?
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Joxer on July 27, 2011, 04:43:22 pm
Artist know :) Work in process :)
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Blondin on July 27, 2011, 05:29:18 pm
Thx! I thought it was some special stuff... ;)

As we say in france, i will die less dumb!
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) $$$$$$!!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on July 27, 2011, 05:52:43 pm
Also there is now another 50k for complete customization of in-game menus as well.

Add another 50k from me if this gets added to c-rpg.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) 525k reward $$!!
Post by: Thomek on July 28, 2011, 12:06:07 am
525k.. I'm starting to get greedy myself..

:D
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) 525k reward $$!!
Post by: Jarlek on July 28, 2011, 12:28:28 am
525k.. I'm starting to get greedy myself..

:D
Damn! Time to open up paint and get dat drawing done!
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) 525k reward $$!!
Post by: Chagan_Arslan on July 28, 2011, 01:53:50 am
and when would this competition end ?
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) 525k reward $$!!
Post by: Peasant_Woman on July 28, 2011, 01:55:18 am
I'll put in 100k, can't wait to see the entries.
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic (Competition anyone?) 525k reward $$!!
Post by: RagnarLodbroke on July 28, 2011, 02:00:38 am
Ill toss in over 9000! Make it 10 k
Title: Re: cRPG Loading Screen Graphic Competition 635k reward $$!!
Post by: Thomek on July 28, 2011, 04:40:58 am
hmm.. you are right, all competitions should have an end. Without a deadline, nothing gets done. (or what chadz?)

If we have some good entries, we end the competition on 4th of August.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: Mala on July 28, 2011, 05:05:32 am
Damn, not much time, but i have an idea already.
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Post by: Joxer on July 28, 2011, 06:41:13 am
Cant wait to see what you come up with :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: LLJK_RichardRichman on July 28, 2011, 07:42:41 am
What would you guys say sets cRPG apart from vanilla M&B? What sort of image would convey that while there are plenty of mods out there, this one is ours? Mechanics? Comedy? (In)famous players? Because those are the sort things I'd consider in an entry and I'd like to hear peoples' opinions.

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: ManOfWar on July 28, 2011, 08:20:53 am
What would you guys say sets cRPG apart from vanilla M&B? What sort of image would convey that while there are plenty of mods out there, this one is ours? Mechanics? Comedy? (In)famous players? Because those are the sort things I'd consider in an entry and I'd like to hear peoples' opinions.



Balton loading screen XD
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: Kong Ming on July 28, 2011, 08:34:00 am
Are we allowed to submit more than once?  I'd like to make a few.  Here's my first attempt.  I tried to capture the most important, iconic, and generally acknowledged aspects of the game.  Something we could all get behind.  Feedback welcome.

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EDIT:
Thought this one might appeal more to the developers. (cough)

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Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: Noctivagant on July 28, 2011, 08:43:15 am
You should personally contact me for that you sneaky Ninja
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Post by: Overdriven on July 28, 2011, 10:34:20 am
Great idea. Always thought crpg needed this. I'll happily add 10k to the pot.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: Thomek on July 28, 2011, 11:04:34 am
i did remind you in-battle, but you might have been out for fries Nocti.

Anyway, always interesting to see what you can come up with!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Arrowblood on July 28, 2011, 12:51:13 pm
i go and draw a pic now...
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Blondin on July 28, 2011, 12:51:20 pm
If i remember well Mercs offered to make a complete set for 1 million gold, we already have 645k only for a loading screen.

C'mon ppl, we could have a complete game menu and hud + loading screen for few more denars!

Nocti, i'm sure you can make a real good loading screen for 645k but would you make the complete set with my 50k, not sure... (plz for the community...!)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Vivek on July 28, 2011, 01:08:16 pm
700k would be really enough for whole menu and hud. Don't be so materialistic.  8-)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Joelturuz on July 28, 2011, 03:07:30 pm
I'll toss in 100k (it's not strategus gold is it?).
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Joxer on July 28, 2011, 03:13:39 pm
If i remember well Mercs offered to make a complete set for 1 million gold, we already have 645k only for a loading screen.

I wouldn't be that confident that they can come up with anything usefull. Especially if the guy who is behind their logo is involved.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on July 28, 2011, 03:15:42 pm
I wouldn't be that confident that they can come up with anything usefull. Especially if the guy who is behind their logo is involved.

To be fair, the pack they did for Acre looks gorgeous (at least the Cathedral part).
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Jarlek on July 28, 2011, 03:15:57 pm
The 4th might be a bit short. Give them 2 or 3 weeks I say.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: MrExxc on July 28, 2011, 03:54:03 pm
I don't want to sound motherly or anything, but we should have what, like 3-4 screens; One for the loading, one for the menu select, one for the char select...

Why not have a vote and use maximum 1 image per person, more variety, not only one glorious winner, make it a community thing! I believe we have some talented artists here, so I guess the style difference won't be too ugly, it might even be fun to have some more realistic screens and some more cartoonish.

X would do the loading screen
Y would do the character selection page
Z would do the server page
etc.

What do you think?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Blondin on July 28, 2011, 04:01:33 pm
Yeah Exxc, that's why i talked (and toss 50k for) of a complete set, game menu and hud in game.

Dunno how this will work, but before we could vote we need some material to choose, let everybody work and we'll see.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: gazda on July 28, 2011, 07:44:11 pm
I made something today

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so, what do you think?
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Post by: Christo on July 28, 2011, 07:47:21 pm
I like the menu screen with the Map.

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Post by: ThePoopy on July 28, 2011, 07:54:38 pm
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100k if this win
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Post by: Seawied on July 28, 2011, 08:23:21 pm
I like the menu screen with the Map.

Thats the one I hated the most =(
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 645k reward $$!!
Post by: Mtemtko on July 28, 2011, 09:01:20 pm
I made something today

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so, what do you think?

Loading screen is made out of win, but i dont like the rest.
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Post by: Tears of Destiny on July 28, 2011, 10:00:36 pm
Loading screen is absolutely perfect.
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Post by: Ninja_Khorin on July 28, 2011, 10:40:08 pm
Hmm. If there are more contestants I might donate the greatest artifact in the game. The torch of chadz.

Bought on day 1 of the marketplace for 15 000 gold :P
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Post by: Joxer on July 29, 2011, 05:34:21 am
Btw does the creator of vikingr mod loading screen play crpg? I really love that image and love his style. That guy would definately be a winner imho :)
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Post by: Baggy on July 29, 2011, 08:07:25 am
As long as theyres donkeys invilved we have a winnar.
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Post by: Peasant_Woman on July 29, 2011, 12:07:44 pm
Random thought; Is it possible to make an animated loading screen? Or must they be still images?
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Post by: MrExxc on July 29, 2011, 03:16:28 pm
I'm waiting for a couple of people to post their WIP here, although I'm afraid we might see some Déjà-vu... I hope these people will recognise themselves.

Be creative you guys!
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Post by: Elio on July 29, 2011, 11:26:45 pm
I'll add in 10k to the winner too.

And I'll try to do something, If it's not too late.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 745k reward $$!!
Post by: Noctivagant on July 30, 2011, 12:53:15 am
I'll be done with Acre pack soon, Its been already delayed for far too long due strategus etc.

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These are the early stages of what I'm creating for them. I just resized and added red lines as watermark since these are for my customers. If you guys are patient enough to give me alittle time I'll definately start to make work for cRPG. I actually offered that to chadz approx 6 months ago.

What I do is basically I model the scene and characters and take a render OR I just doodle it by hand. Feel free to add my old Merc skin pack to take a look although Merc pack took me like an afternoon to create. But I prefer to give more time an attention to the works for the customers.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 745k reward $$!!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on July 30, 2011, 12:55:14 am
The Mercs do top end modification work, I would love to see what they could do.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: MrExxc on July 30, 2011, 10:15:07 am
You can't produce quality work in 1 day or so, I believe we should give them all some time.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: chadz on July 30, 2011, 10:57:24 am
You can't produce quality work in 1 day or so, I believe we have should give them all some time.

This. I'd put the deadline at least 2 or 3 weeks away.
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Post by: dodnet on July 30, 2011, 02:13:56 pm
Yeah... leave them some time so we get more and better quality  :D
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Post by: Thomek on July 30, 2011, 02:25:12 pm
2 weeks more. After 2 weeks, the deadline is extendable by 1 week if people let me know that they are working on something.

DEADLINE!
so 15th of August it is, extendable to 22 of August.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Mala on July 30, 2011, 04:29:34 pm
You can't produce quality work in 1 day or so, I believe we should give them all some time.

Yeah, i always love it if someone notice that drawing is my hobby.
"Can you do my a little favour and draw me something funny. It can not take that long, it are just a few lines on paper."
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Post by: Jarlek on July 30, 2011, 06:18:08 pm
This. I'd put the deadline at least 2 or 3 weeks away.
Cause I didn't mention this already...
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on July 30, 2011, 09:42:56 pm
I'd like to participate. I'm serious.
But 2-3 weeks is too short for I won't have my PC till one month from now ... :(
End of september would be great, I mean it's the loading screen, this is important!
You guys will see that everyday, it gotta be beautiful! And beauty needs time, trust me ...

Ok, I go now and torture my pencil -
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Post by: Joxer on July 30, 2011, 09:57:47 pm
Kajia give us some scetch or wip so we can see where you're going. Thing is we might even extent the timeline if you got a good idea if there isn't that much of competition.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on July 31, 2011, 03:24:03 am
here you go:

rough sketch --- NO frame or something yet, just like i said, i'm not able to finish this till ... y'know
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Typical shieldwall situation:
- everybody knows it
- everybody can identify with it (i hope so)
- classes are neigher ridiculed nor favored
- theme goes well with Strategus

There is still place to put guys in or out - like a peasant and his pitchfork maybe - i liked that idea ;)
Or maybe even guys doing fist-fighting behind the shieldwall, dunno.

It is also quite calm, I'd like that, but you/the community might like some more action oriented stuff:
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But actually the first is my favorite as loading screen, the second could be used as a nice menu though.
And as it is with ideas, i think i might have some more soon, too tired now ...

About the style:
As you can tell from how i drew the 2H guy in the first pic, thats like the way i want to go with these works, maybe a bit more detailed. And i think about coloring or using the lineart more like gazda in his loading screen (the one with the equus africanus asinus).

Thats it for now. I just instantly digged me into this just after i stumbled over this thread a couple of hours ago :D
I'm up for some competition, if you let me ... :lol:

Peace!
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Post by: Joxer on July 31, 2011, 07:38:35 am
Looks promising. Damn I envy people who can draw. That's why I become a photographer  :twisted: My idea was not a combat situation. More of pose thing. Since in crpg you can have any equipment + stuff native doesn't have I'd show some of those. Also a ninja peeking from behind a rock on the background :D
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Post by: Glyph on July 31, 2011, 09:14:00 am
multiple scenes in one would also be cool, that you see how relaxed everything can be when your team is camping, and then it fades out into a battle scene. with the shieldwall you made.
could you place the shieldwall a bit to the front so you can have a charge at the shieldwall. tha would be cool, from infantry or maybe even cavalry.
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Post by: ShinySpoons on July 31, 2011, 09:24:50 am
Maybe a triptych sort of thing. Something depicting 3 scenes at once.
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Post by: Glyph on July 31, 2011, 09:28:23 am
and is it possible to make like 3 screens and that they switch at lets say 5 secs?
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Post by: Kajia on July 31, 2011, 02:37:04 pm
triptych sounds good, DotA has it too, but -
see, if you have like three pics side by side they would be more square shaped. but mind, the shieldwall pic itself appears more calm in that horizontal and widescreen shape. i don't know yet how to combine several different scenes and atmospheres to one. composition is a tricky thing - but nevermind for thats my job ...

if i am to fill up a triptych, i need more sketching first.
so if you have one or two good ideas, like the ninja thing or good fighting scenes, just like "tincan gets his ass kicked by naked guy with a club", or maybe sth more serious - just post them, they might have some influence onto my works or other works, too. keyword: community!

and if there is a way to have switching screens, that would be the best solution, i guess.

and i don't like to envied, lol.
just grab a pen and scribble everywhere you go, you'll get better over the ... years :wink:
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Post by: Joxer on July 31, 2011, 07:01:24 pm
Believe me. I've tried. My brain just stops working when I try to draw.  :evil: I can imagine all kinds of wonderfull pictures in my head but I cant draw a stick figure. I've but thousands of euros on hardware too and even that didn't help :(
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Post by: Thomek on August 01, 2011, 02:13:09 am
in my personal opinion (keep in mind im not in any kind of jury here, powerless completely..)

I think the graphic should somehow represent the soul of crpg, or what crpg wants to be.

cRPG has a lot of different playstyle, styles, group play etc, so the graphic could/should somehow represent this.

What makes this whole thing difficult is the very different perceptions of what cRPG "IS" that are floating out there.

A Ninja probably see and FEEL it totally different than a Knight, or an Archer, or a hoplite or the trolls in irc:// Who knows what the D:O:N:K:E:Y himself imagines in his mind.

This freedom of play, is at the core of cRPG soul, but representing it in a graphic the way "YOU" feel it, would certainly piss off 80% of the players. Imagine the Templars loading up cRPG with a big black Ninja graphic to look at.

Without going into the history of art, identity and aesthetics, I would love to see a good situation in the image. (like your first sketch, kind of flat and straight, but it has a situation of waiting soldiers. I sense a kind of tension there, which I very much like.. Putting the situation at the beginning of the battle would also be interesting, as well as after, or when there are very few left on one side. Rendering a typical and funny situation we see every day.)

Nothing is funny for ever though, and I'm getting to like your first drawing more and more. Just to give you some ideas for it:

What if one or more soldiers is downed by arrows?
How close or far is the enemy?
Should the graphic show the moment before the charge hits?
Should it contain some kind of "target" Hill, castle or town?
Should there be something in the close forground? (shadow of a ninja or tip of katana! or ninja jumping from the sky somewhere..)
There should be some kind of interaction.. I like the guy talking to the horseman. More situations among the soldiers!
The sun is great where you have it, but add some "fog" or so?
nervous peasant.

etc etc.. :) good luck!

Disclaimer:
I'm strongly against "Art by comitee" and have to repeat myself. I have NO decision making power in this.
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Post by: Jarlek on August 01, 2011, 02:32:04 am
Thomeks post made me think. What about a big group photo with all the different variations of players/classes we have/can have? Like there are templar knights, black plated steel shielders on plated chargers, robed querterstaffman, pure agi and athl daggerman, ninjas jumpslashing and loads of other "normal" "whacky" and "weirdo" fighters we have in cRPG?

They would all then be facing us and doing whatever heroic pose/ weird animation /funny thing or whatever?

I would really like this.
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Post by: Mala on August 01, 2011, 03:29:53 am
Damn you, you steal my ideas :P .
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Post by: Joxer on August 01, 2011, 06:32:56 am
Zapper that's kinda what I had in mind. I recall TF2 having a similar picture somewhere about the classes. Just make the pose in a battlefield setting and add a little action on the background. A ninja peaking from behing a rock or a wall and an archer running away from a tincan etc.
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Post by: Noctivagant on August 01, 2011, 11:08:21 am
DDS in fact stands for Direct Draw Surface

Most of the animated DDS files are volume textures (water, light, fog etc). Can an we make animation with dds? sure as sequence of separate DDS files. Most of the water bump is handled that way for example ocean bump. It really depends on the engine. What we are doing here is replacing textures with an another single texture. If the engine is not supporting animating the sequence we are simply out of luck. What can be done is : if you are familiar with BRF pacts you'd know that menus already exist as object files in native commonres. But that would mean also coding the whole new menu.
If I'm not wrong TF2 was using video files on the back ground as presentation of the classes.

If you check the menu objects you'll see even normal maps are not assigned. Its just a simple flat texture without any bump specular or light map. So I highly doubt if they can be animated without spending days maybe weeks on coding a new menu. I've already spent some considerable time on adding normal maps to buttons in the past. I always ended up with some sort of Frankenstein.
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Post by: Overdriven on August 01, 2011, 12:16:52 pm
It would be interesting if the screens could switch. If not is there a way to make several screens that load randomly each time you load crpg? So you potentially get a different one every time.

I like the idea of representing different classes. But if what I asked was possible, I suggest doing a different scene for each. Not all of them in the same scene (something that looks quite typical and bad in my opinion). If you could have a screen with a class in a very specific class related situation for all of the main classes, then that would be amazing.

SO:

2H
Polearm
Horse Archer
Crossbowmen
Archer
Lancer
1h Shielder
Ninja
1h Cav
Pikemen

and any others you can throw in there.
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Post by: Jarlek on August 01, 2011, 03:49:27 pm
Zapper that's kinda what I had in mind. I recall TF2 having a similar picture somewhere about the classes. Just make the pose in a battlefield setting and add a little action on the background. A ninja peaking from behing a rock or a wall and an archer running away from a tincan etc.
Yes! Like the TF2 group picture! But considering how many different styles and build we have, this can be A LOT of dudes :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: [ptx] on August 01, 2011, 03:51:56 pm
I've seen other mods do it - have multiple different loading screens that are chosen from randomly each time.
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Post by: Glyph on August 01, 2011, 04:21:31 pm
and any others you can throw in there.
a thrower :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Noctivagant on August 01, 2011, 04:50:27 pm
I've seen other mods do it - have multiple different loading screens that are chosen from randomly each time.

Thats not impossible to switch textures to assign a new one with a small script. Animation is tougher.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 01, 2011, 04:52:33 pm
think animation is a little to hard to do, and would it add a lot?

you mean like in rome total war right? there the screens fade into eachother, and those are animations, but if they were just pics it would be fine
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on August 01, 2011, 04:54:18 pm
Just use pictures, no animations.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jacko on August 01, 2011, 04:55:02 pm
Kajia, I really like your first picture. As you said it's calm, but lots of maps consists of waiting before that initial clash.

Thomek suggested more arrows dropping in, which would make the scene more dramatic. For good and bad I guess. I think not showing the enemy is a clever move nonetheless.
To convey all the different aspects of cRPG, rather then having a regular shieldwall you could have lots of different fighters in the scene (weeaboos, ninjas what not), and place them in the and around the shieldwall (basically what you have done but mix up up with different kinds of characters).

Regardless, I hope you enter cause I can't wait to see the finished result!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 635k reward $$!!
Post by: LordBerenger on August 01, 2011, 05:48:18 pm
Balton loading screen XD

YES YES YES!  :mrgreen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

+1
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on August 01, 2011, 07:01:47 pm
To convey all the different aspects of cRPG, rather then having a regular shieldwall you could have lots of different fighters in the scene

yeah, i think thats what i'm going at. and more arrows, no doubt.

ok, where is the deadline? is it officially delayed now?
i'll be back from vacation around september 11th /12th, thats when i can start painting the picture till it's finished. the painting itself shouldn't last more than a week or maybe two.

i think i'll find time to read this thread, but it will be hard for me to post any pictures.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 01, 2011, 07:03:13 pm
yeah, i think thats what i'm going at. and more arrows, no doubt.

ok, where is the deadline? is it officially delayed now?
i'll be back from vacation around september 11th /12th, thats when i can start painting the picture till it's finished. the painting itself shouldn't last more than a week or maybe two.
in 3 weeks it has expired:/
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on August 01, 2011, 07:08:55 pm
Thing is we might even extent the timeline if you got a good idea if there isn't that much of competition.

If Joxer was serious, i still have a chance, do i ?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Christo on August 01, 2011, 07:19:06 pm
Sheesh.

It's not like the theme will be perma.. If someone makes a better one, I'm sure devs would consider changing it.  :wink:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 01, 2011, 09:33:51 pm
A lot of money you say? Interesting. I like large sums of money...
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on August 02, 2011, 12:55:41 am
cheap shot checking in, now lift that pencil and put something on the paper folks!

It's not THAT heavy..   :twisted:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: LLJK_RichardRichman on August 04, 2011, 09:20:47 am
Oh boy I forgot all about this. Is the contest still on? When does it end?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cepeshi on August 04, 2011, 09:25:54 am
I just saw this, when is the deadline?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Punisher on August 04, 2011, 09:42:54 am
I just saw this, when is the deadline?

2 weeks more. After 2 weeks, the deadline is extendable by 1 week if people let me know that they are working on something.

DEADLINE!
so 15th of August it is, extendable to 22 of August.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cepeshi on August 04, 2011, 05:20:08 pm


much love
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on August 05, 2011, 09:35:10 pm
You can't produce quality work in 1 day or so, I believe we should give them all some time.

One hour... that was the time i needed for finishing my work:

(click to show/hide)

I haz winz now?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on August 05, 2011, 09:42:26 pm
love it!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on August 05, 2011, 09:45:38 pm
thats why i made it like this. Who needs fighting basterds and knights and vikings and weapons on the loading-screen? I see them inGame all the time. I want to see some nice silent and peaceful stuff on my loading screen...

and if its a happy little donkey and a carrot cloud... if the almighty donkey is happy, he does some good stuff and we players can be happy. <3
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on August 05, 2011, 11:11:26 pm
One hour... that was the time i needed for finishing my work:

(click to show/hide)

I haz winz now?

Awww this is so cute and awesome! I love the old painting texture, well done!

My favorite so far.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: mOus333 on August 05, 2011, 11:15:55 pm
1 prize atm :D
Add a Crpg signature to it
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on August 05, 2011, 11:16:47 pm
Great niemand as always your work are perfect(remember the cochon banner you've made, so incredible!!)

but as everyone I feel something is missing and i've found it!! all we have to put to make a perfect loading page is Al_Adin in a killing spree

so here my idea, we post a image of everyone death (with a black armored huys on the top of the hill made by corps (noo i'm not speaking of goretooth)) every class is show and up in the sky there is a flying carpet trying to kill with flaming ball a running archer... (what!? no it's not tears_of_destiny making a tactical retreat) also on the  rigth, near  we have the equus africanus asinus crew all on equus africanus asinus who watch and laugth at tears of destiny the running archer while one is headshoted (what i'm not speaking of chadz who called Al_Adin to avenge him...) also on the far left we saw , on a flying carpet, Ja_far who goes at the rescue of ToD of the running archer

I think that's a well know scene of C-rpg, the running archer that delay late round, people rage dev use of magic... all the lolz they have with Al_Adin and Ja_Far, the big plated guy who die last... also I think this one have so much detail that you would want to get that loading screen!

after we can stay on that theme, with like the running archer getting killed by a ninja who was hiding in bush, after on an other screen that nija getting killed by Ja_Far (or Al_Adin) and finally, on the character choosing screen the duel between the two wizard with all the dev laughing and maybe we could had at the choosing server room, the final countdown of new round... (round start in 1 seconde) just to make that feel good about c-rpg!

so because I am as good as a stone in drawing If you choose my idea i'll be honored but feel free to give some of the reward you'll surely have... lol not obligated

also just to make that number look better i'll offer 5 k yes the astronomic sum of 5k yes 5 with 3 zero your rigth amazing eh!!!

also how you like my idea?

EDIT: corrected some of my error that where stoping the poor reader of comprehension (sorry i'm french)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on August 05, 2011, 11:18:24 pm
Now if we can get someone to do custom game menues, such as the initial menu after the loading screen, then we will be all set!

EDIT: Oh... Wow at the above post :shock:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Mtemtko on August 05, 2011, 11:35:55 pm
If possible put all the pictures in, in a way that everytime you launch up, the loading screen is different from the last one?
Also Niemand, that is made out of win :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on August 06, 2011, 01:05:14 am
yeah I will add a "cRPG"-writing to it, that's for sure.

Here's the pic as a .png (not an inGame-screenshot, but I can do that, too.)

[oops. didnt want to send this post. will edit here.]


EDIT (finally!):
It took me a while. I, as the Idiot I am, didnt save the first image as a .psd so I had to redo it completely. I couldnt get the exact same effect I had before (I just clicked a bit thru the filters until it looked good), so it took even longer.

But here you go... If wanted I will make a .dds from it so you can use it:
ATTENTION! the image inside this spoiler has a size of 1.5Megabytes. It's .png and full 1024x1024.
(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: MountedRhader on August 06, 2011, 02:51:41 am
Thomeks post made me think. What about a big group photo with all the different variations of players/classes we have/can have? Like there are templar knights, black plated steel shielders on plated chargers, robed querterstaffman, pure agi and athl daggerman, ninjas jumpslashing and loads of other "normal" "whacky" and "weirdo" fighters we have in cRPG?

They would all then be facing us and doing whatever heroic pose/ weird animation /funny thing or whatever?

I would really like this.
Made my heart melt.
I support this idea.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on August 06, 2011, 12:31:33 pm
Made my heart melt.
I support this idea.
Actually an old idea. Nemeth had an alt with it before STF was introduced (the old one where that would be your only character) and he actually got a lot of kills. Ran in at superspeed, chambered their attack and the MASSIVE speed bonus could easily penetrate armour.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: MountedRhader on August 08, 2011, 03:46:40 am
Actually an old idea. Nemeth had an alt with it before STF was introduced (the old one where that would be your only character) and he actually got a lot of kills. Ran in at superspeed, chambered their attack and the MASSIVE speed bonus could easily penetrate armour.
I prefer to think of it as myself. I've never heard of Nemeth. Is he EU?
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Post by: Phalanx300 on August 08, 2011, 02:07:52 pm
This is a great idea.

However it should represent cRPG: Variation. So it should in the pictures represent the warrior types online. I think it would be best if its a bit serious, like the sketch posted earlier, really like the style in that.

Maybe the picture set should be as following:

Main Menu: Calm. People Just Spawned.
Online Menu: Shieldwall. Preparing for Battle.
Loading: Battle.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on August 08, 2011, 03:01:27 pm
I prefer to think of it as myself. I've never heard of Nemeth. Is he EU?
Yeah, he's EU but he's been pretty inactive the last month or so.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on August 17, 2011, 02:06:36 am
so as i can see, the deadline have been extended to 22th august? Can we have any draft? is the competition death?

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on August 17, 2011, 05:35:21 am
im sure some people have things in the works..

:)

deadline is a deadline..

(but feel free to contact me if you really need more time, ill see what i can do)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 17, 2011, 09:21:24 am
I briefly forgot about this. Is that 22nd deadline budget the target? I think I could come up with something still.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on August 17, 2011, 11:15:48 pm
would love to see your imput cheapshot!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 22, 2011, 07:27:20 am
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: robtherad on August 22, 2011, 07:40:45 am
wheres the plated charger
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Lichen on August 22, 2011, 09:02:18 am
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png
lol, I like the concept.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 22, 2011, 12:10:58 pm
wheres the plated charger

Dead, just like all the horses at the end of a round.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 22, 2011, 12:26:19 pm
cheapshot? could you make a pic with a cavalry force charging into a shieldwall with pikes between them and archers behind the wall shooting?
would be really cool to see that.

thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on August 22, 2011, 05:12:14 pm
I'm in the middle of nowhere here and can't even upload a damn foto of the sketching i made. I need at least two and a half week more, just to post something -

oh, and i think i like that suggestion:
Main Menu: Calm. People Just Spawned.
Online Menu: Shieldwall. Preparing for Battle.
Loading: Battle.

cheers!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Gristle on August 22, 2011, 11:30:36 pm
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png

They all need more arrows/bolts/javelins sticking out of them, especially in the buckler. Otherwise it's very accurate for cRPG.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 23, 2011, 01:28:26 am
Maybe I'll add to it a bit more before the end of the day. This is the last day of the contest right?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on August 23, 2011, 01:53:22 pm
hmm...

Why are you forcing me to extend the deadline? xD

Ok, I know at least 3, three people have something in the works, and all are promising.

Let's wait until we have some graphic from all of them.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: BattalGazi on August 23, 2011, 02:54:21 pm
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png

The guy on the left with Khergit Lamellar Vest and manly mustache is definitely, absolutely me :shock: :shock: :shock: thank you thank you :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Post by: Polobow on August 23, 2011, 02:58:11 pm
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png

Why is the tincan with the claymore doing ballet?

Also, kinda melee biased? Don't see any other classes :/.


THe picture should obviously not be biased, since rage always happens. Try to get the full picture.

But what am i to say? I can't draw for shit.
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Post by: Mendrak on August 23, 2011, 03:56:54 pm
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png
Why does the guy in the middle have a metal penis?  :lol:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 23, 2011, 04:11:27 pm
cheapshot? could you make a pic with a cavalry force charging into a shieldwall with pikes between them and archers behind the wall shooting?
would be really cool to see that.

thanks in advance!
?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 23, 2011, 09:47:07 pm
hmm...

Why are you forcing me to extend the deadline? xD

Ok, I know at least 3, three people have something in the works, and all are promising.

Let's wait until we have some graphic from all of them.

I'm not. Deadline is a deadline.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 23, 2011, 09:50:54 pm
Why is the tincan with the claymore doing ballet?

Also, kinda melee biased? Don't see any other classes :/.


Just trying to capture the spirit of this mod. If it looks like he's doing ballet then I got it right.  :wink:
I could add some ranged dudes in I suppose. The image I was going for was the last few seconds of the round, when there's only one guy left on the team with x5 and everyone is shouting at him to last 15 more seconds so they can get that tick. I don't know how to depict that though

ghosts shouting at him maybe?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on August 23, 2011, 10:22:27 pm
OK!

http://iforce.co.nz/i/i3tdn1ct.0jo.png
I love how you managed to add 513 ninjas in that picture! Detail is amazing :)
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Post by: Polobow on August 24, 2011, 01:18:27 am
Just trying to capture the spirit of this mod. If it looks like he's doing ballet then I got it right.  :wink:
I could add some ranged dudes in I suppose. The image I was going for was the last few seconds of the round, when there's only one guy left on the team with x5 and everyone is shouting at him to last 15 more seconds so they can get that tick. I don't know how to depict that though

ghosts shouting at him maybe?

Either add a cow, a swamp full of leeches, or a pile of weapons, with the rest of the unarmored knights punching one guy
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 24, 2011, 02:37:32 am
I took a lot of suggestions and improved my picture. The contest deadline was yesterday however so I don't mind if you judge my entry based on what I had yesterday. We've had weeks to do this and days extra so it's gotta end sometime.

(click to show/hide)
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Post by: Reinhardt on August 24, 2011, 03:06:01 am
^ Add it. Do it now.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Casimir on August 24, 2011, 03:45:49 am
ooo who's that cheeky fella down in the bottom right with his throwing weapon!?
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Post by: Varric on August 24, 2011, 04:14:10 am
A throwmy old friend looking to get a cheap shot in most likely :P.

(click to show/hide)
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Post by: Rycon on August 24, 2011, 07:49:32 am
Add Crpg tag!
Btw, I like this version much better than your first. Better dynamics of the x5 roflstomp


I took a lot of suggestions and improved my picture. The contest deadline was yesterday however so I don't mind if you judge my entry based on what I had yesterday. We've had weeks to do this and days extra so it's gotta end sometime.

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Gristle on August 24, 2011, 07:52:42 am
I took a lot of suggestions and improved my picture. The contest deadline was yesterday however so I don't mind if you judge my entry based on what I had yesterday. We've had weeks to do this and days extra so it's gotta end sometime.

(click to show/hide)

I loved it before, and this is so much better! It really does capture how ridiculous this mod is. It has to be accepted.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on August 24, 2011, 08:56:00 am
Hey cheap nice screen indeed. Is the clusterfuck on purpose so you really cant tell who is fighting who? :)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 24, 2011, 09:19:26 am
Guy in the middle is supposed to be the last one left on his team fending off everyone else, trying to hold out for 15 more seconds to get everyone a final x5 tick.

edit: so whats going on anyway contest wise?  It says the deadline was the 22nd.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kenji on August 24, 2011, 09:22:31 am
You should add clan tags above the heads except that lone tincan, then!

I'm sadden by the fact that there's a HA but no sight of any other types of Cavalry. Especially elephants, always wanted to see them in your art style :D.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 24, 2011, 09:28:29 am
You should add clan tags above the heads except that lone tincan, then!

I'm sadden by the fact that there's a HA but no sight of any other types of Cavalry. Especially elephants, always wanted to see them in your art style :D.

I was going to put a clan tag over the middle guy since the HUD info is supposed to be his, but then I remembered you cant see your own clan icon in game. Also yeah I was going to add in other cav but I don't think I've ever seen a single round where a cav was still on their horse at the end of it. Horse archers have become the exception. I draw lots of crpg comics though so you might see one yet, don't worry.  :)

Then again I'm a thrower. Horses are the only things I CAN kill. Big target that moves in a straight line.  :lol:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kenji on August 24, 2011, 09:38:03 am
I guess I failed at trying to sway you from drawing a plated charger, and you speak the truth!

If only our paths would cross, I'm sure my plated pony would not disappoint you from throwing too many projectiles :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: OttomanSniper on August 24, 2011, 09:39:10 am
Add this image any corner in loading screen graphic. Archer items like toy in crpg. 7PD +3bod, +3 horn and head shots dont deadly...

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Post by: [ptx] on August 24, 2011, 02:13:39 pm
I love how you managed to add 513 ninjas in that picture! Detail is amazing :)
I counted 514...
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Post by: Ninja_Khorin on August 24, 2011, 02:44:10 pm
I didn't count the one holding the camera.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: [ptx] on August 24, 2011, 02:57:52 pm
Oh, i didn't either. That makes it 515...
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Polobow on August 24, 2011, 07:43:34 pm
I took a lot of suggestions and improved my picture. The contest deadline was yesterday however so I don't mind if you judge my entry based on what I had yesterday. We've had weeks to do this and days extra so it's gotta end sometime.

(click to show/hide)

Sir, it seems you are going to be 755.000 denari richer. Oh, and a shiny torch, it seems! Oh jolly.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on August 25, 2011, 01:02:48 am
We'll see if chadz implements it. I'm a little disappointed that we apparently have only one serious entry?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 25, 2011, 01:19:02 am
We'll see if chadz implements it. I'm a little disappointed that we apparently have only one serious entry?

Im cool with that.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Lichen on August 25, 2011, 01:36:28 am
Add a naked leecher on the background wall overseeing all the splendor. Also couldn't hurt to have the horse archer horse bumping teamates.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on August 25, 2011, 01:46:09 am
We have two serious entries!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on August 25, 2011, 01:51:00 am
@joxer
sorry to disappoint you, but i already said it in my very first post to that topic: i can't do such things while being on a hitchhiking journey - i feel sad about stretching the deadline, too. damn.
i mean i'm not just going for the money, it's mainly about having my picture as the loading screen and doing a community service kind of :wink:

@cheap_shot
r you really sure you don't want anyone to oppose you? where is your spirit? i mean you can throw and throw up as long as you want, but don't do it alone, it's no fun at all - my humble advice
to be honest, your picture is well done,
... but i'll give you a challenge, for that's why we play c-rpg
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on August 25, 2011, 01:55:49 am
One hour... that was the time i needed for finishing my work:

(click to show/hide)

I haz winz now?

People need to remember this too.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tomas_of_Miles on August 25, 2011, 04:43:34 am
I just did a sketch this night/morning, can someone take the idea and layout and draw it nice?
(click to show/hide)
I'd split the prize 10% 90% If you use the parchment with characters done more recognisable...
The characters are (from left to right) Ansatsusha, Gnjus, Phyrex, Goretooth, and Tenne. The horseman in the distance is The Finn. Expand, add more characters, draw it fantastically, whatever, just adding my idea.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: v/onMega on August 25, 2011, 07:25:59 am
Entries so far are, well....well, not worth to represent a mod ppl. put in 1000+ hours.

What about a big town, scared peasants and a huge donkey climbing a churchtower king kong style?

Ranged personal and melee heroes charging towards the tower?
Donkey ofc has a human bride :-)

Or a total view of a donkey inhaling clocks, money, houses and everything else that wont get enough attention sometimes?

Please :-)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 26, 2011, 03:50:25 am
@cheap_shot
r you really sure you don't want anyone to oppose you? where is your spirit? i mean you can throw and throw up as long as you want, but don't do it alone, it's no fun at all - my humble advice
to be honest, your picture is well done,
... but i'll give you a challenge, for that's why we play c-rpg

I was making a joke. I thought it was kinda obvious,  :oops: I would like to have seen your entry, it's a shame you're backpacking but you're probably having a good time. I guess there just aren't many artists in the playerbase. Still though, I'm proud of my entry and I think it is good enough to win, even if there isn't really any competition, I don't think I would see it as "winning by default". I put quite a lot of effort and time into it.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: MrExxc on August 27, 2011, 05:26:30 am
We do have artists, but it takes some time to produce quality work, this isn't the best time for me, plus I'm a slow worker, I'll show some Wip asap, but honestly, I don't give a shit about the prize, I want pretty pictures in the menus!

EDIT: I like your entry cheapshot, not really my style of drawing but looks good imo.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 27, 2011, 10:23:33 am
Any word on this? 5 days since the deadline.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 27, 2011, 10:29:26 am
can someone make a scene where there is a shield wall, with archers behind it shooting a shitload of arrows, while you see a cav charge storming the shieldwall, but pikes are sticking out of the shieldwall to defend it against cav, you also see a group of infantry already hacking into the other side of the shieldwall.

does anyone want to try?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: BattalGazi on August 27, 2011, 02:28:38 pm
can someone make a scene where there is a shield wall, with archers behind it shooting a shitload of arrows, while you see a cav charge storming the shieldwall, but pikes are sticking out of the shieldwall to defend it against cav, you also see a group of infantry already hacking into the other side of the shieldwall.

does anyone want to try?

If you have said that in the battle yesterday, we had the exact frame, I could have taken a snapshot :)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 27, 2011, 05:17:40 pm
If you have said that in the battle yesterday, we had the exact frame, I could have taken a snapshot :)
me too, that's the reason why i play crpg.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Mushy on August 27, 2011, 05:52:06 pm
derp
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Mushy on August 27, 2011, 05:55:53 pm


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Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: MrExxc on August 27, 2011, 09:47:16 pm
No.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on August 28, 2011, 04:23:20 am
competition is still going on.. :)

Deadlines.

Did anyone ever take them seriously??
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on August 28, 2011, 04:10:00 pm
cheap_shot can you explain why someone have an english bill plus a buckler?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Fluffy_Muffin on August 28, 2011, 04:16:17 pm
I just did a sketch this night/morning, can someone take the idea and layout and draw it nice?
(click to show/hide)
I'd split the prize 10% 90% If you use the parchment with characters done more recognisable...
The characters are (from left to right) Ansatsusha, Gnjus, Phyrex, Goretooth, and Tenne. The horseman in the distance is The Finn. Expand, add more characters, draw it fantastically, whatever, just adding my idea.

That 2nd man is handsome
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on August 28, 2011, 10:02:31 pm
cheapshot? would you give my idea a try? i know you can make it look best.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on August 29, 2011, 03:43:12 pm
We'll see if chadz implements it. I'm a little disappointed that we apparently have only one serious entry?

I feel ignored. My Entry was fukkin serious. -.-
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tears of Destiny on August 29, 2011, 04:23:35 pm
I feel ignored. My Entry was fukkin serious. -.-


Hey I quoted it on page ten just to remind people of it! I liked it. :(
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on August 29, 2011, 04:30:01 pm
Oh sorry. Didnt see that one. Very thank you much! ;)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on August 29, 2011, 07:10:22 pm
cheapshot? would you give my idea a try? i know you can make it look best.

I don't really have the time sorry. I'm moving to a new city right now.

competition is still going on.. :)

Deadlines.

Did anyone ever take them seriously??

Just me I guess. If I had known they didn't matter I probably could have taken my time drawing something ten times better, like everyone else submitting art it seems. Kinda lame.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: MrExxc on August 29, 2011, 07:32:05 pm
What would be the ideal screen format?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ToxicKilla on August 29, 2011, 08:27:00 pm
I took a lot of suggestions and improved my picture. The contest deadline was yesterday however so I don't mind if you judge my entry based on what I had yesterday. We've had weeks to do this and days extra so it's gotta end sometime.

(click to show/hide)
That's pretty awesome :D
Add a guy who looks like robin hood with a longbow in there and voila!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Horns_Archive on September 04, 2011, 07:40:38 pm
K, 20k donation from me
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 755k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: mOus333 on September 05, 2011, 09:58:57 am
make a deadline or im go to Praven and losse all money reward on beer and whores :P
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on September 05, 2011, 05:42:38 pm
I'm starting to think crpg money is worthless. Noone wants it apparently. How about some people start donating troops / equipment in strategus? I'm not in it so can't.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on September 09, 2011, 01:26:01 am
Bumping this. Who are we still waiting for? It's going from being easy going and letting people submit past a deadline, to giving a bit of an unfair advantage to some people who completely missed two deadlines. I'd like some actual competition, but not if they're allowed to have two extra months to do it while everyone else is in the dark.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 09, 2011, 01:33:24 am
I'm waiting for 1 more submission. The person knows who im talking about.

(Ofc anyone else must also feel free to submit their ideas in the meantime!)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on September 09, 2011, 01:45:20 am
I'm waiting for 1 more submission. The person knows who im talking about.

(Ofc anyone else must also feel free to submit their ideas in the meantime!)

How long are they going to take, and whats the new deadline? If I want to do a new one to try and compete, will you extend it until I'm done as well?

edit: I don't intend to come off as being a poor sport or anything, just try and see it from my perspective. I spent hours straight finishing my submission to get it in on time, and you're letting someone else take all the time they need to make theirs better then mine. It just smacks of unfair is all. If I want to compete I'll have to draw an entirely new picture and still have less time to work on it then whoever we're waiting for since I'd be starting now.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on September 09, 2011, 01:48:15 am
cheap shot while you wait you could remove the buckler to your english bill guy. it's not true and I feel bad each time I saw it! (yes I'm a perfectionnist so what?)

also great job for the two serious competitor: Cheap_Shot and Niemand (ps if you don't agree with my competitor list please repost your completed screen because we don't know if they finish)

edit: another one... hum want to see that!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on September 09, 2011, 01:53:44 am
Yeah I'll ban that english bill and buckler guy from my picture for bug exploiting!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on September 09, 2011, 01:58:13 am
Thanks! best thing to do!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 09, 2011, 11:26:07 am
I spent hours straight finishing my submission to get it in on time, and you're letting someone else take all the time they need to make theirs better then mine. It just smacks of unfair is all. If I want to compete I'll have to draw an entirely new picture and still have less time to work on it then whoever we're waiting for since I'd be starting now.

did anyone ever read my posts?! there are some of them, even with sketches of ideas
and i always said (already more than 4 weeks ago, and it was no problem then):
i did not even start to paint my picture(s)
i'm not even at home yet!

i don't have more time than you or at least not for painting - but reading this thread and cursing ... but that's my bad luck in being abroad
so pleasepleaseplease with creme on top: i need more time!

and for those who need to be reminded: time for actually STARTING

'pleace' !
Kajia
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on September 09, 2011, 11:44:36 pm
My point still stands really. Why on earth would you enter a contest you can't even participate in? One that you couldn't even begin to work on until a month after the deadline? I'd love to see your artwork, but damn man.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Black Wind on September 11, 2011, 05:18:50 am
Is this a troll? Lol.

Notsureifserious.jpg
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Herkkutatti on September 11, 2011, 12:59:08 pm
I'll toss in 5k
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on September 11, 2011, 02:11:31 pm
I don't care if i win...

just for those that want my donkey-loading-screen: click here to download (http://www.filesonic.com/file/1942120271/loadscreen.dds) just move that file to warband/textures and replace the old one (you may want to make a backup of the old one first. or not. its up to you.)

Have fun with the happy chadz! :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 15, 2011, 07:57:19 pm
OK, I could finally start painting on tuesday and the first two pics are nearly finished - I work like a dog, believe me.

My point still stands really. Why on earth would you enter a contest you can't even participate in?

can't you imagine? how compelling it is to think of your own artwork as the loading screen of cRPG?
it's definitely worth trying to push some people to extend the deadline, which was really short in the first place, imho.
... oh, and if you want to start a new picture, go on! I think I'm done until next wednesday, so you still have at least that time - thats what I suggest.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on September 15, 2011, 08:59:39 pm
Can we some WIP's please? :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 15, 2011, 09:36:06 pm
When we have a few decent pictures for the contest, they don't have to be 100% finished, but represent the final work to a close degree, I will post the final contest with polls and opinions.

You are free to post WIP and lobby your ideas here in the mean time.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 775k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Muunilinst on September 15, 2011, 10:05:27 pm
i will give 10k for it
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: JOPOTINTTI on September 17, 2011, 01:28:17 am
What if i... make smth with paint,  Instawinpl0x ?  :lol:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 20, 2011, 05:18:55 am
I said I'd be finished until wednesday - here is the good message:
the first painting just needs some last strokes and the label. so it's near to absolute finish and I don't want you to wait longer ... uhhmmNO, I don't
(sorry for responding late, my birthday got in the way this time :shock:)

so this is it:
(click to show/hide)

ALSO I was thinking about a slogan beneath the cRPG label. Something nerdy yet solemn, silly but helpful or seemingly shallow but wise, you know, something any peasant will notice and veterans will always state otherwise, something not at all sarcastic ..., AND something that just fits with the picture -
something along the lines of these:
'there's always a place for you'
'you'll get invisible if you stay calm'
'you can catch arrows if you run fast enough'
'mind your head'
'beware, behave, be almighty'

if you like this idea, say so.

The bad message is: I'm still working on the other paintings.
But because you asked for it, I post WIPs of the other two pics I'm working at.
But these do not 'represent the final work to a close degree', just to make that clear.

(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)

I'm always thankful for constructive criticism.

Cheers!
Kajia
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: [ptx] on September 20, 2011, 07:07:15 am
Awesome, definitely worth the wait! Got my vote, unless something even more awesome pops up!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kenji on September 20, 2011, 07:10:07 am
If I get round to do it, I will add a tincan at the end of the line (right), I simply forgot, 'cause it's laaaate ...
A tincan on a tincan horse, please :mrgreen:?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Paul on September 20, 2011, 08:06:41 am
Ahaha, I just imagined Cheap_Shot smashing his keyboard when he saw Kajia's pictures.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Arrowblood on September 20, 2011, 12:15:45 pm
Ahaha, I just imagined Cheap_Shot smashing his keyboard when he saw Kajia's pictures.
no me.
is it still possible to add pics?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 20, 2011, 12:28:16 pm
It is still possible to add pics!

Awesome stuff Kajia!

Just warning you that I'll set up final competition between suggestions very soon Deutchritter. How long do you need?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Christo on September 20, 2011, 12:29:30 pm
@Kajia.

Oh my god you rule. Love that artstyle.  :shock:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Arrowblood on September 20, 2011, 12:48:36 pm
hmm atm im drawing infront of my pc... a few days or so
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: marco1391 on September 20, 2011, 03:10:19 pm
Kajia that's impressing, If I were you I would add 1 more cav far left behind the shielder(just 1 feels a bit lonely), 1 more archer like the one that's drawing the longbow and 1 more tin can, however I'm sure such suggestion are silly compared to the whole work you are doing and the thinkings behind it, the picture is simply stunning
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 20, 2011, 03:26:32 pm
thanks guys! :D

@marco1391
yeah, I'm gonna add some more, but I have to keep the composition in mind - because I want no random guessing in this picture.
the cav behind the front guy is definitely a good idea!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on September 20, 2011, 04:19:35 pm
Holy fucking hell kaija you definately have my vote and I'm happy to put up the 300.000. chadz ADD THISSSSS!!!!!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on September 20, 2011, 06:50:02 pm
Awesome Kaija!

I really liked this here too, so quoted to make more aware of it:
-snip-
ALSO I was thinking about a slogan beneath the cRPG label. Something nerdy yet solemn, silly but helpful or seemingly shallow but wise, you know, something any peasant will notice and veterans will always state otherwise, something not at all sarcastic ..., AND something that just fits with the picture -
something along the lines of these:
'there's always a place for you'
'you'll get invisible if you stay calm'
'you can catch arrows if you run fast enough'
'mind your head'
'beware, behave, be almighty'

if you like this idea, say so.
-snip-

I can't really come up with anything now, so let's see if any of you guys can figure out something :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Final_Boss on September 20, 2011, 08:21:42 pm
Kool stuff Kiaja!

I feel like there should be either a full castle or some castle ruins in the distance and some shadowy/misty figures of dudes and horses in the background though. I think it just needs a bit more to feel perfect...

Diggin' the style though.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Wiltzu on September 20, 2011, 08:37:29 pm
Kajia, you WILL win this, those are so awesome!!!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on September 20, 2011, 09:08:49 pm
Kool stuff Kiaja!

I feel like there should be either a full castle or some castle ruins in the distance and some shadowy/misty figures of dudes and horses in the background though. I think it just needs a bit more to feel perfect...

Diggin' the style though.
dis

awsome stuff
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on September 20, 2011, 09:14:43 pm
Kajia, that is some awesome artwork

Now concerning that cool slogan...

What is the main thing about Crpg?


When I think about Crpg-  the slogan "be whatever you please" comes to mind, since unlike native, you decide upon every finite part of your class

Kool stuff Kiaja!

I feel like there should be either a full castle or some castle ruins in the distance and some shadowy/misty figures of dudes and horses in the background though. I think it just needs a bit more to feel perfect...

Diggin' the style though.

ya! It can be put in that space on the right side of the shield wall
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Fluffy_Muffin on September 20, 2011, 09:22:01 pm
Kajia this is some awesome stuff. Very good quality nice job.

I support him +1
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Punisher on September 20, 2011, 09:59:25 pm
The first artwork is amazing Kajia, definetly the best submission so far.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: owens on September 21, 2011, 01:25:04 pm
I dig the effort but you are not capturing the full scale of what players would like to think cRPG is (if you get me). If you get me, fill the sky with arrows, have torn yet vibrant banners waving in the breeze and set up rows of glistening infantry men and knights covered in steel that is bright and true ready to charge.

Good work though

Also through in a little arab looking thrower looking sower at his defeat.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jacko on September 21, 2011, 01:28:04 pm
Looks great Kajia, keep it up.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on September 21, 2011, 05:31:08 pm
-snip.
Also through in a little arab looking thrower looking sower at his defeat.
xD
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 21, 2011, 09:27:58 pm
I did my final strokes on this picture (with the suggestions of marco1391, Final_Boss and ManOfWar in mind, thanks guys)

- one more tincan
- one horsearcher
- castle ruins and enemies

I wont add more, I already fear it's too crowded
So, for me it's finished - just give me a high def version of the cRPG logo and discuss the slogan, or not.

sit down!
(click to show/hide)

As for the other pictures - I do work on them, more or less, but I'm played out. Those pics are not meant for the loading screen, so I don't know how crucial it is to keep on hurrying.
I'm planing additional pics for the main menu (native: nord warriors), the mp-menu (no native pic) and the one between (replacement for the native one with rhodok lancers).

WIPs for some of you might find it interesting.
(very up-to-date)

(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)

I can't do anymore for today - my brain feels squeezed out.
see you on the servers ...
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tomas_of_Miles on September 21, 2011, 10:01:12 pm
Amazing stuff. Give him the gold already.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Bulzur on September 21, 2011, 10:18:51 pm
 :shock:
It's beautiful. I want it nao !
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: marco1391 on September 21, 2011, 10:21:16 pm
As I already said it's stunning, outmatch by far everything I've already seen, I look forward to give you my 20k
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Zaleck on September 21, 2011, 10:37:22 pm
Damit I wish know about this contest sooner, I would have done something very cool. Hey for the cRPG comment go with, Choose your Warrior Path.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Zaleck on September 21, 2011, 10:40:24 pm
He Kejia what kind of drawing program are u using. If I can I would like to learn from you. I am do some sketches just for the hell of it. I am more of an pencile paper guy than a painter.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 21, 2011, 10:50:26 pm
you want to 'drink from my skull', in a metaphorical sense? :lol:
well, yeah, go on drawing, thats the way to go - draw from life, draw people, draw architecture, draw trees, draw everything. I do that too. And then I use Photoshop, a scanner and a pen tablet.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Zaleck on September 21, 2011, 11:02:35 pm
Cool good tips. I shall start doing some wip or sketches.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Fluffy_Muffin on September 21, 2011, 11:46:11 pm
Absolutely stunning. Great job, now if only it could get added....
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on September 22, 2011, 01:18:45 am
Damit I wish know about this contest sooner, I would have done something very cool. Hey for the cRPG comment go with, Choose your Warrior Path.
Actually, that's pretty good! And add the part Kaija already mentioned.

"Choose Your Warrior Path, There's Always A Place For You."
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 22, 2011, 02:17:34 am
tbh this one is way better:
(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tomas_of_Miles on September 22, 2011, 02:26:51 am
tbh this one is way better:
(click to show/hide)
Took me a little while to spot it.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on September 22, 2011, 05:09:16 am
Damit I wish know about this contest sooner, I would have done something very cool. Hey for the cRPG comment go with, Choose your Warrior Path.

You are very free to. Just say you are working on something. The OP extended the deadline so kajia could enter, so go ahead. I think I might start on a new one as well to try and compete. I rushed my entry and did it in the last few hours before the contest was supposed to end so I think I could come up with something more professional with more time.

Edit: Also I thought of a more appropriate tagline. "CRPG: There's always a place for you. Unless you're ranged."
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Final_Boss on September 22, 2011, 07:58:57 am
tbh this one is way better:
(click to show/hide)

actually I think this is a more accurate representation
(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: JiblyjibjibJiblet on September 22, 2011, 01:07:53 pm
Needs to include that one peasant that tries to throw rocks at the fully armoured guy, then it would be perfect.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on September 22, 2011, 01:41:25 pm
Kaja? could you try to make a setting like your shieldwall one, but more from a higher prespective, a bit higher so it stays in contact with the fight, but so that you can look over the hill. over the hill you have a cavalry charge coming towards the shieldwall, behind the shieldwall a few pikemen are hiding untill the right moment to stop the cavalry charge. where the other army is(again over the hillside) their leader in speaching with his axe raised in the air to encorage his men. with archers shooting at the shieldwall a little bit right to the other army.
positions:

your looking over the side of a hill, which runs down pretty steep.
on top of the hill theree is the shieldwall, with archers, footmen and a few knights on horseback.

behind the hill there are:

left cavalry moving towards the left side of the hill to flank the shieldwall.
inf in the middle
archers right of the inf


hope you try it

BTW, awsome drawing skills
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: owens on September 22, 2011, 03:46:27 pm
Persistence Breaks Any shield

??????
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 22, 2011, 08:26:39 pm
(...)
a setting like your shieldwall one, but more from a higher prespective, a bit higher so it stays in contact with the fight, but so that you can look over the hill. over the hill you have a cavalry charge coming towards the shieldwall, behind the shieldwall a few pikemen are hiding untill the right moment to stop the cavalry charge. where the other army is(again over the hillside) their leader in speaching with his axe raised in the air to encorage his men. with archers shooting at the shieldwall a little bit right to the other army.
positions:

your looking over the side of a hill, which runs down pretty steep.
on top of the hill theree is the shieldwall, with archers, footmen and a few knights on horseback.

behind the hill there are:

left cavalry moving towards the left side of the hill to flank the shieldwall.
inf in the middle
archers right of the inf
(...)

that!
I think, after considering what thomek graciously told me (thanks for that), I might change plans again.

See, the 2nd pic from above is not as good as it seems (lol) ... ahem ... as berethorn is doing a great job with just instantly giving me a better idea I'll just do that.
[@thomek: this should get quite the eye-catcher, too, so I feel like having this one in the main menu is better than something smaller, cause you can't stop the 2nd loading screen but you can hesitate at the menu ... am I getting this right?]

And for the 3rd one, which is in fact the same piece, I will consider replacing it by something that might come out of this one:
(click to show/hide)
(I posted this before)
... 'cause I think it's good for a fast screen where nothing big, but intense! should happen.

aaand I'll do a little sumthin-sumthin with the finished loading screen, too - but nothing world-changing at all. You won't even see it ... crap, I said too much


for the tagline suggestions: nah, not really, keep it up guys!

Kajia
*sketching again*
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on September 22, 2011, 09:08:28 pm
Whatever you want dude, Thanks for using my suggestion
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 22, 2011, 09:14:05 pm
Well i think the loading screen is the one who will get seen longest and most often. This is the main and most important work.

The menu screen is only shown very short because people instantly click away from it. Of course it is nice if it has some detail as well as it could give viewers a second chance. but still. Loading screen is the main thing imo. :)

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Harald on September 23, 2011, 02:38:55 am
... just give me a high def version of the cRPG logo ...

(click to show/hide)

Or get the PSD file (https://rapidshare.com/files/3833601375/crpg_logo.psd) if you want to resize it using photoshop (more accurate because of the effects, font is Birch Std).

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 23, 2011, 05:51:21 am
thanks for the logo!

I couldn't help it: the first version of the new picture
(click to show/hide)

yaaaawn ... uh, what? 6 in the morning?
damn, I'm killing myself :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: POOPHAMMER on September 23, 2011, 05:57:13 am
Needs more full plate guys deploying siege ladders from plated chargers
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Espu on September 23, 2011, 12:15:33 pm
I did my final strokes on this picture (with the suggestions of marco1391, Final_Boss and ManOfWar in mind, thanks guys)

(click to show/hide)


Post high resolution pic without the text, I want a wallpaper.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Christo on September 23, 2011, 12:16:11 pm
Post high resolution pic without the text, I want a wallpaper.

This.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: chadz on September 23, 2011, 12:18:05 pm
About the logo: I actually think put no text in it at all. No logo, no slogan - as far as I'm concerned, the picture is perfect, it tells a story that needs no explanation.

Edit: but then again, I'd have to see it first to really be able to judge it :)

and the amount of high quality pictures you are doing is just awesome. I love every one of it, from the sketch to the finished picture, very very well done.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Slamz on September 23, 2011, 12:26:48 pm
About the logo: I actually think put no text in it at all. No logo, no slogan - as far as I'm concerned, the picture is perfect, it tells a story that needs no explanation.
Agree.  It would make sense in an advertisement but as a splash screen I would think just the image would be perfect.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Herald_Hardrata on September 23, 2011, 01:18:16 pm
Why the hell don't we have it?


785.000 crpg gold



785 gold? ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: chadz on September 23, 2011, 01:23:27 pm
but tax free
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on September 23, 2011, 02:26:41 pm
there are taxes!?

wait, gotta transfer mah munnay to my swiss clanmates. Oo
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: marco1391 on September 23, 2011, 02:48:41 pm
Well i think the loading screen is the one who will get seen longest and most often. This is the main and most important work.

The menu screen is only shown very short because people instantly click away from it. Of course it is nice if it has some detail as well as it could give viewers a second chance. but still. Loading screen is the main thing imo. :)
This.

also I like really much the style of the second picture, would be perfect for the menu imo
however when is the competition supposed to enter in the pool phase/ give this guy the reward?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on September 23, 2011, 07:30:42 pm
but tax free

Come on chadz, give this guy a huge reward for making your Mod look better!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Count_RisArch on September 23, 2011, 08:38:40 pm
(click to show/hide)
Post high resolution pic without the text, I want a wallpaper.

Agreed, i've had the native load screen as my wallpaper for nearly a year now! This would be an epic change!

Also, great work. These images ooze with atmosphere and capture that c-rpg feeling. Keep it up!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 23, 2011, 08:57:55 pm
Up to 1920x1200 is no problem. I'll prepare some different sizes and versions for download soon.
And thanks to you all for appreciation!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 24, 2011, 12:59:24 am
100k extra from Braeden :)

(I'm also thinking about getting something for 2nd and 3rd prices here, we'll see what I get organized.)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 885k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Herald_Hardrata on September 24, 2011, 04:41:58 am
You used a period "." instead of a comma ","... so it's only 885.00 gold not 885,000 gold. Sorry to be that guy, but come on!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 785k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on September 24, 2011, 08:29:01 am
that!
I think, after considering what thomek graciously told me (thanks for that), I might change plans again.

See, the 2nd pic from above is not as good as it seems (lol) ... ahem ... as berethorn is doing a great job with just instantly giving me a better idea I'll just do that.
[@thomek: this should get quite the eye-catcher, too, so I feel like having this one in the main menu is better than something smaller, cause you can't stop the 2nd loading screen but you can hesitate at the menu ... am I getting this right?]

And for the 3rd one, which is in fact the same piece, I will consider replacing it by something that might come out of this one:
(click to show/hide)
(I posted this before)
... 'cause I think it's good for a fast screen where nothing big, but intense! should happen.

aaand I'll do a little sumthin-sumthin with the finished loading screen, too - but nothing world-changing at all. You won't even see it ... crap, I said too much


for the tagline suggestions: nah, not really, keep it up guys!

Kajia
*sketching again*
my pleasure to serve the artist :)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 885k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: [ptx] on September 24, 2011, 12:01:44 pm
You used a period "." instead of a comma ","... so it's only 885.00 gold not 885,000 gold. Sorry to be that guy, but come on!
Ever heard of different decimal signs?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 885k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on September 24, 2011, 12:23:19 pm
Ever heard of different decimal signs?
in my country, "."="," and ","="."(except in sentences)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 885k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Amoebe on September 24, 2011, 01:01:32 pm
I wanna add another 100k.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 985k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 24, 2011, 10:22:01 pm
two things:

first, you get your wallpapers for the shieldwall-pic.
I have a yellowish canvas-like color version and a colder blueish original color version, then I made ones with and without the logo and three different sizes each (1920x1440 5:4, 1920x1200 16:10, 1920x1080 16:9)
dear downloader, who can't wait: have fun, but notice: I'm doing more pictures, so there will be more wallpapers, this could even get an extra thread if I have the time for that.
so this is version 0.1, ok? :D
download here: http://ul.to/zrl18d3j (http://ul.to/zrl18d3j)

second, I tried to implement the loadingscreen - it looks like this:
(click to show/hide)

that's it for today, Cheers!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 985k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on September 24, 2011, 10:55:41 pm
it's marvellous!

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 985k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ETOR_Holokron on September 25, 2011, 03:14:42 am
When well this be added to cRPG? You already won in my book.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 985k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Count_RisArch on September 25, 2011, 03:35:03 am
two things:

first, you get your wallpapers for the shieldwall-pic.
I have a yellowish canvas-like color version and a colder blueish original color version, then I made ones with and without the logo and three different sizes each (1920x1440 5:4, 1920x1200 16:10, 1920x1080 16:9)
dear downloader, who can't wait: have fun, but notice: I'm doing more pictures, so there will be more wallpapers, this could even get an extra thread if I have the time for that.
so this is version 0.1, ok? :D
download here: http://ul.to/zrl18d3j (http://ul.to/zrl18d3j)

Thank you! These really are top-notch images!

Seeing as its 15k off a cool 1 Million and the work done so far has been outstanding I will gladly donate the remaining sum.

Inform me in how you would like the funds transfered!

Ris'Arch
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 985k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ETOR_Holokron on September 25, 2011, 05:48:40 am
is this just the wallpaper or skin for cRPG?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 985k reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Count_RisArch on September 25, 2011, 02:08:26 pm
is this just the wallpaper or skin for cRPG?

At the moment its just wallpaper for your desktop, albeit very, very sexy wallpaper. I like the brooding "blue" colour scheme best but the lighter, "yellow" scheme is also very nice if you prefer a slightly brighter theme.

But hurry up and make it official chadz, its clear we have a winner!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 25, 2011, 03:07:35 pm
no its not.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Zlisch_The_Butcher on September 25, 2011, 04:51:47 pm
Kajia add someone in a Hounskull bascinet and you have my vote.  :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Count_RisArch on September 26, 2011, 11:17:16 am
no its not.

When, pray tell, is the deadline then?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 28, 2011, 12:12:07 pm
ok guys I want to see some updates!

:)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 28, 2011, 02:58:15 pm
I've made some new stuff but it's not in a representable state, sry. I'm on it. Await some pics tomorrow (WIPs).
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on September 30, 2011, 12:09:31 am
It goes on and on - ideas come and go, but working out something takes time.

So here is new/updated stuff:

the one you already know - some more warriors drawn:
(click to show/hide)

the one I showed a sketch before:
(click to show/hide)

new idea:
(click to show/hide)

rooftop one
(click to show/hide)


Okay.
Tell me what you like most, be precise!
Otherwise I need to paint out all of those and decide then and THIS will last a long time, because my next semester is near.
It's not said I'd never finish the remaining pictures after that (I'd make wallpapers for the lulz), but this way you can have the official replacements earlier.

One more thing: Armor and role suggestions are appreciated and considered. But I won't add anything beyond the limit a picture can take and if it's finished, it's finished ("shieldwall").


I hope you enjoy the view.
I'm awaiting your words, Peace!
Kajia
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Oberyn on September 30, 2011, 12:15:46 am
super talented, looking forward to seeing gentrified cRPG.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on September 30, 2011, 03:57:19 am
I think he might be making too many!

The checkered picture seems like a great idea, but what will you do with the one with the guys attacking the other guys on the hill?


\EDIT- If you do the checkered idea, make sure you have the 2h/polearm and the archer glaring at each other and other fun stuff
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Torp on September 30, 2011, 04:30:08 am
I have made this new wonderful loading screen pic - where can i cash in the 1 mil?

visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/crpg.png/)

Pretty awesome, eh?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Earthdforce on September 30, 2011, 04:35:38 am
Wait, how are we going to pool up all the gold to give it to the winner?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ETOR_Holokron on September 30, 2011, 04:44:19 am

Okay.
Tell me what you like most, be precise!
Otherwise I need to paint out all of those and decide then and THIS will last a long time, because my next semester is near.
It's not said I'd never finish the remaining pictures after that (I'd make wallpapers for the lulz), but this way you can have the official replacements earlier.

One more thing: Armor and role suggestions are appreciated and considered. But I won't add anything beyond the limit a picture can take and if it's finished, it's finished ("shieldwall").


I hope you enjoy the view.
I'm awaiting your words, Peace!
Kajia

Don't know you make to many good ones. I love them all.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Blondin on September 30, 2011, 10:55:29 am
True Earthforce, we should give the money to Thomek, he will give the price to winner.

Thomek, could you put different items to sell on market (needs some organization to keep records tho.)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 30, 2011, 01:53:12 pm
Yes, we will do it like that. I just wonder where cheap shot disappeared.. Anyone seen him?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Niemand on September 30, 2011, 03:45:03 pm
cheapshot? who?

*stomps the dirt hard with his feet and smiles at Kajia, then looks to the hole in the ground on the left* (The money is mine! :O)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Izual on September 30, 2011, 04:19:45 pm
Very nice paintings Kajia! Can I know if you paint on the computer, and if so, using which software? (I used to use MyPaint.)

the one I showed a sketch before:
(click to show/hide)
I like this one very much, because it is both beautiful and a common scene in cRPG. You want to add more action? Maybe you could paint some more men on the wall that is on the right side of the picture, and/or men fighting on a terrace of the tower we see behind the tincan.
Once again, amazing work!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: BattalGazi on September 30, 2011, 04:23:42 pm
the one I showed a sketch before:
(click to show/hide)

An archer is missing in this scenario ! The ladder on the far right looks like a good position for a defending archer who is aiming at the attacking 2 hander.

You can also include a siege ladder on the left, a crusher trying to jump inside just behind the shielder guy. 

Or you can rotate the camera a little bit upwards, so that you can draw a siege tower approaching from left. I never came across a siege tower in your drawings actually. You can convert this drawing to include that too. Maybe a tower on the right side, with its doors already opened and peopled jumping onto the wall, some defenders trying to hold the wall. Both archers on the siege tower and defending archers doing their job ... I don't know, its a pretty familiar scene in siege battles ...
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on September 30, 2011, 05:01:27 pm
Yes, we will do it like that. I just wonder where cheap shot disappeared.. Anyone seen him?

I've been in the middle of a city move/ job search.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on September 30, 2011, 05:46:43 pm
:)

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on October 03, 2011, 06:51:13 pm
How is the progress?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ETOR_Holokron on October 03, 2011, 09:43:45 pm
How is the progress?

yeah haven't heard in a while.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on October 05, 2011, 12:54:37 am
I have made this new wonderful loading screen pic - where can i cash in the 1 mil?

visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/crpg.png/)

Pretty awesome, eh?

oh my god THIS can be the new official wallpaper for cochon clan!!!!

(cochon: pig in some strange language named french...)


also good work all those screen are awesome!

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 05, 2011, 06:50:45 pm
How is the progress?

yeah ... feels like I'm getting slower, sorry about that.

a little update:
(click to show/hide)

I have decided on this one ^ for the 2nd loadingscreen and the "downhill charge" as main menu.

Also I did some smaller corrections/improvements with the shieldwall pic, let's see if you can find them all - but there are very few.
(click to show/hide)

I set my deadline to end of this week - sunday evening, so it's hopefully done before the the new patch ... IF the majority votes for my pictures :wink:

I'd possibly vote for the flying pig-pic, awesome idea. But, seriously, I guess I won't vote at all, because I like Cheap-Shots and Niemands works the same. 8-)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 05, 2011, 06:53:43 pm
New version to download for desktop image?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 05, 2011, 06:55:58 pm
dude, that'll have to wait after I finished that other stuff, sorry man :D
but try to understand
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Konrax on October 05, 2011, 07:11:29 pm
Looks awesome so far.

My only gripe is the xbowman reloading makes the image a little confusing initially, try maybe changing the colours on him a bit to differentiate him from the character behind.

Otherwise fantastic job.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 05, 2011, 07:31:14 pm
dude, that'll have to wait after I finished that other stuff, sorry man :D
but try to understand
No problem. Take all the time you need. Just do it SOMETIME and I'm happy. Patience is a virtue. I just wanted to remind ya :P
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 05, 2011, 09:47:55 pm
My only gripe is the xbowman reloading makes the image a little confusing initially, try maybe changing the colours on him a bit to differentiate him from the character behind.

ok, thanks for the hint.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Bulzur on October 05, 2011, 10:01:49 pm
OMG, two weeks away from this topic, and such drastic change !
I...i shouldn't do this... Bjarky will kill me... but... here...

I'm adding 50 000 gold for the pot (winner or winner+2nd prize or whatever else Thomek feels like )

I prefer Kajia work, for the beautiful realism, and high details. Awesome work.
Of course, Cheapshot's work were always good, but more... comic-like ?

Anyway, really glad to see people with such skills, gladly giving some of their free time.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Gravoth_iii on October 05, 2011, 11:52:38 pm
Kajia's pictures really makes me want to play some more cRPG all tho i have to go sleep :/ My vote is on Kajia definitely, wouldve wished that more people joined the contest tho.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Fluffy_Muffin on October 06, 2011, 12:02:04 am
Kajia a little suggestion, maybe add a thrower to that loading pick, seems thats the only class that isnt represented. Perhaps just draw some javs on the back of one shielder in the wall?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on October 06, 2011, 12:36:14 am
Kajia a little suggestion, maybe add a thrower to that loading pick, seems thats the only class that isnt represented. Perhaps just draw some javs on the back of one shielder in the wall?

And throwing axes,

Or do an entire person and that, whichever is easier for you mate
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on October 06, 2011, 02:31:08 am
Ok, just to try to help other competitors join in, I will divide the prize money like this:

1st place:
70%
2nd place:
20%
3rd place:
10%

So send in your stuff guys. You can't loose!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 08, 2011, 08:37:16 pm
Ok, just to try to help other competitors join in, I will divide the prize money like this:
(...)
So send in your stuff guys. You can't loose!

Yeah, I wouldn't want it any other way.
And let me tell you: can't lose by painting anything for a reason. It's never in vain. I always improve myself by doing so; this time too, I still can't believe it :D
Let me see your works! (but the serious ones first :wink:)

Ok, and here is some stuff by me:
(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)

My only gripe is the xbowman reloading makes the image a little confusing initially, try maybe changing the colours on him a bit to differentiate him from the character behind.
done.

so here is an update again:
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Kajia a little suggestion, maybe add a thrower to that loading pick, seems thats the only class that isnt represented. Perhaps just draw some javs on the back of one shielder in the wall?
wtf.
Take a good hard look behind/left to the poleaxe-guy ... Thrower? Thrower.
Obviously it wasn't obvious enough in the last version, so I emphasized it a bit more, to become more obvious, obviously ... :o
And the guy at the right holds, and held, a trowing axe, he got one more now, though.

Anyways.
I will have a hard day and night to finish the menu pic. Monday is study time again. yay.          ... YAY!
Peace.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Glyph on October 08, 2011, 08:44:26 pm
Yeah, I wouldn't want it any other way.
And let me tell you: can't lose by painting anything for a reason. It's never in vain. I always improve myself by doing so; this time too, I still can't believe it :D
Let me see your works! (but the serious ones first :wink:)

Ok, and here is some stuff by me:
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(click to show/hide)
done.

so here is an update again:
(click to show/hide)
wtf.
Take a good hard look behind/left to the poleaxe-guy ... Thrower? Thrower.
Obviously it wasn't obvious enough in the last version, so I emphasized it a bit more, to become more obvious, obviously ... :o
And the guy at the right holds, and held, a trowing axe, he got one more now, though.

Anyways.
I will have a hard day and night to finish the menu pic. Monday is study time again. yay.          ... YAY!
Peace.
once again, a great job kajia!
the second pic needs some more emotion i think.

also, thx for giving my idea a try, it looks really nice with the implemented photo's
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Final_Boss on October 08, 2011, 10:54:23 pm
Kajia, I love the detail in that first pic! Will make for an excellent home screen :)

2nd pic is a bit too white! maybe darken up the background shadows a bit to break up all the white?

3rd picture, love it. I don't know about the surrounding black borders though. Would "a view from inside a helmet" look stupid?

Something like this:
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Just an idea!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 08, 2011, 11:39:27 pm
"a view from inside a helmet" is not a bad idea actually, but it's not as serious. I already have the one guy to the left, who got to be the main way into the picture, like it's easy to empathize with him. A helm view would just make it useless.
Also I like my composition ;)

Second to that, imagine the loading bar, which will look best with a strictly horizontal image I reckon.

I'll work on the brightness problem in the 2nd pic, of course. Thanks for the hint!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Korgoth on October 08, 2011, 11:54:33 pm

Something like this:
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That's Sick. Something like that definatly!!!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on October 08, 2011, 11:57:57 pm
Personally I like the original more.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Bulzur on October 09, 2011, 12:15:50 am
Personally I like the original more.

Same. The one guy to the left is "us", or it feels like this, and is intended to. He's the guy looking at the scene.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Final_Boss on October 09, 2011, 01:21:59 am
I agree with everything said, the composition is great and the horizontal image works with the loading bar, I'm just not a fan of the border but that's just me!

Please excuse me for butchering your artwork kajia, (and please don't take offense) I'm just providing you with alternative ideas and I'm a very visual person.

You could do something like having the guy on the side looking at the screen instead, like so:
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Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on October 09, 2011, 01:23:44 am
About that second picture is that left shoulder of the guy whose back is towards us ok? I understand what the pose is but it still seems bit off to me for some reason.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 09, 2011, 03:13:19 am
Quote
I'm just not a fan of the border but that's just me!
I completely understand what you mean.
I said I'm open for suggestions of all kinds, hopefully ones concerning the guys, their armor, weaponry, say detail stuff. Such details are changed in no time.
But this border defines this image: Stretch the image onto full height, it would literally get ripped apart! The shieldwall pic needs a horizontal ratio like this!
I would have to make an entire new picture just to have no border here ...

I am also a visual person. The helm goes too far. As a good idea it may fit to cheap-shots picture, for the style. But in mine it just won't do.

Also, you see the second loading screen also has a border. That's because the whole process just told me none seemed to care about the border, so I needed to have one to the second loading screen too, because it all belongs together.
I'm really trying to think of any other way to weaken the border. You don't want it to be black, I guess? Maybe a pattern or a texture would do.
But still, the work is quite dark itself, and then there is all the shiny stuff like sun rays and shadows. If there is a border other than black, I guess it would make the picture dull. ... man you shot achilles heel there :)

I don't take any offense btw, artists have to stick together! :wink: teamplay, y'know?
Anyways, even if this one has an ugly border - I plan on being around for some more years - if you stick to your heirloom models for all the new items, I will draw new loading screens and customizing blahblah every new patch! (or maybe every second, lol)
Word!

About that second picture is that left shoulder of the guy whose back is towards us ok? I understand what the pose is but it still seems bit off to me for some reason.

that troubles me for some time now, there are too few people who have seen this pic and spoke their mind on anatomy. So yes it's still off, damn, I thought I had it this time. You know, I draw everything from mind; no references = more freedom, but if one is not absolutely perfect in anatomy you'll always find flaws, wrong limbs and such.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on October 09, 2011, 03:56:39 am
Well you could reference that one tiny part of the picture and still feel ok bout it? I know what going by the feeling means for an artist. Just take a peak at poser or something and be done with it and you'll forget it in a day :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 09, 2011, 04:15:58 am
LOL!
did i say i won't? ... yeah sure i'll use some refs :lol:
i love funny misunderstandings, hehe
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on October 09, 2011, 09:50:36 pm
Lets all get along :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 09, 2011, 10:11:55 pm
new update.
i'll make it short cause i have to get up early tomorrow.

2nd screenie with stonewall borders. it's a try.
left arm got fixed somehow. more tension/'emotion' with more blizzard like feeling, i hope. also it's not as bright and dull as before.
(click to show/hide)

menu. simple update, don't know what else to say about it.
i won't have full time to work on this any more, but i'm eager to finish it soon.
(click to show/hide)

keep up the discussion, it helps a lot.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 09, 2011, 10:39:53 pm
HOLY LIVING FUCK! THE MENU PIC IS SO BADASS! Can I haz high rez version for desktop picture?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: ManOfWar on October 09, 2011, 10:48:57 pm
It is not even finished and it looks awesome
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tot. on October 10, 2011, 05:56:09 pm
Bloody hell. Awesome, Kajia.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Christo on October 10, 2011, 05:58:51 pm
I think we have a Winner.

\o/
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Wiltzu on October 10, 2011, 06:44:29 pm
Kajia, grap your inspiration from this visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/265/mb11s.jpg/)

Now if you happen to win i want something XD we gonna discuss about that in ts then =D


EDIT: The second pic in your latest post is the ultimate winner!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 10, 2011, 07:39:43 pm
you mean i should start a new one? errr ...
but nice shot anyways, i should have seen that earlier ;)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Wiltzu on October 10, 2011, 07:51:01 pm
As I said in my post your last posts second pic is winner =)

BUT when you have time/you're bored you could maybe do something from that? =)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 10, 2011, 07:55:56 pm
sure!
if i'm bored or have time :D (study started ...)
and thanks!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Konrax on October 10, 2011, 08:23:36 pm
Looks great that xbow colour change made a world of difference.

Glad to have been able to help, keep up the great work.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Phalanx300 on October 10, 2011, 11:06:14 pm
Kajia has definately won this. If there's a whole set of artwork it will look great.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Cheap_Shot on October 12, 2011, 07:34:51 pm
Yeah I'm more of a cartoonist. I haven't had enough experience with realism and life drawing to compete with all that. Or even try really since all my time has been going towards finding a job since I just moved to a new city. Very nice work, that artwork is very impressive.

I like the idea of using images to help with background, I've always had trouble with backgrounds. If you have time would you be willing to offer tips on colouring? I have a general idea that you layer on colour and then reduce your brush size to define things more, but I don't really know the details. I'm always trying to learn.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Wiltzu on October 12, 2011, 08:18:37 pm
I ment like Kajia would've done like same styled page but just basicly took the idea and most of the stuff from my pic =)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on October 12, 2011, 09:53:53 pm
ok I think it's soon time to close the competition.

Post here or contact me ASAP if you want in or we should wait for your submission. (Can be unfinished)

Remember that we have 200k for second and 100k for third place!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: [ptx] on October 12, 2011, 09:54:57 pm
Thomek, just a question - how are you going to organize the pot, since it is collected from heck-knows-how-many-different-players?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on October 12, 2011, 10:14:11 pm
Also I want to give all my 300k to kajia and not split it to 2nd and 3rd place since I dont think that excists atm.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Bulzur on October 13, 2011, 05:10:10 pm
Thomek, just a question - how are you going to organize the pot, since it is collected from heck-knows-how-many-different-players?

He sends message, saying  "i put some rocks for sell at 100k, please buy them." And then, he'll ask the winner to put rocks for XXXk, and he'll buy them, thus transfering the money prize, from all people to the winners.
Of course, you need to trust the organizer for such a thing. Would be easy to keep the money. :P But well, Thomek is fair.

Btw, i haven't "transfered" my 50k yet, what should i "buy" Thomek ?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: [ptx] on October 13, 2011, 05:24:59 pm
The thing is, i wonder how many people have already forgotten about this and how many are actively checking the forums. That said, i doubt he'll gather the whole 1 mill. gold.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Bulzur on October 13, 2011, 05:27:24 pm
The thing is, i wonder how many people have already forgotten about this and how many are actively checking the forums. That said, i doubt he'll gather the whole 1 mill. gold.

The truth is Thomek only has 17 349 gold on him ! This is the total prize for the winner, since NOBODY donated as they said they would ! Scandal uprises !

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Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 13, 2011, 05:46:02 pm
I'm just waiting for the word to send meh moneyz
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on October 13, 2011, 06:26:11 pm
Yeah you are right. Ill start to collect the money now!

Check the marketplace for the following items sold by me: (Remember to check the box that you are not only viewing looms)

in order of offers:  (only 6 at a time atm..)

Khorin chadz' Torch Buy: Crown of Flowers for Torch
Joxer 300k Buy: Short Tunic
Joelturuz 100k Buy: Peasant Dress
Breaden 100k buy Dress
Amoebe 100k Buy Shirt
Peasant_Woman 100k Buy: Tunic with Green Cape


I will pm every single one of you as soon as my trade slots get freed up.

Blondin 50k Buy:
Tears_of_Destiny 50k Buy:
Bulzur 50k buy
Everkistus 30k Buy
[ptx] 25k Buy:
Horns 20k Buy
Zapper 10k buy:
Seawied 10k buy:
Baggy 15k buy:
Count_RisArch 15k Buy
RagnarLodbroke 10k Buy:
Elio 10k Buy:
Vagabond 10k Buy
joosto 5k Buy


Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Arrowblood on October 13, 2011, 06:39:53 pm

i know its not compareable with kajia but...

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/crpgfll.jpg/ (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/crpgfll.jpg/)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 13, 2011, 07:15:47 pm
i know its not compareable with kajia but...

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/crpgfll.jpg/ (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/crpgfll.jpg/)
Actually not bad!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on October 13, 2011, 07:56:10 pm
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Mine isn't there anymore. YOu have to put up another one.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 745k reward $$!!
Post by: Elio on October 13, 2011, 09:17:52 pm
I'll add in 10k to the winner too.
And me!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on October 13, 2011, 09:26:33 pm
Yeah you are right. Ill start to collect the money now!

Check the marketplace for the following items sold by me: (Remember to check the box that you are not only viewing looms)

Joxer 300k Buy: Short Tunic

I will give you the money. However we must agree that all of it goes to kajia because there is no 2nd or 3rd base pictures. There is some posted here but they're not up to the standard that a loading screen would require.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 13, 2011, 11:38:38 pm
wow, there's a lot of stuff going on here, with me lot looking for one day :D

@deutschritter, if you want an overpaint, give me a hint, it will may help you understand what I would criticise in specific, but without that I just say: you have a good eye for details and it feels like your picture is telling a story. that's a good thing, man! also, I'm happy you showed us! :D

@cheap_shot
this photo-thing is new to me, too. I never used photos in my paintings before. but I have some photo editing experience ofc. in this picture i cropped, sized and cut em together until they fit and then did several different tries of color curve edits and rough brush work with brush mode on 'color' and 'tone' (i hope these are the english names for them).
in general i use a simple hard brush mostly, on 40 to 60 % opacity and normal mode, and then I paint the whole thing out like my feeling tells me (that's quite hard to explain really).

extremely useful when working: having pressed the ALT key when having selected the brush gives you instant access to the eyedropper tool. just select a color near the area where you paint and then paint it over with ~50 %. then take a new color and so on.

- I don't go into details too fast, instead I work my way from a rough color mess to more detailed figurative shapes, though having the sketch layer on top with multiply layer mode helps getting a feeling of color and plot
- for realism I always use many tones at once (dont paint grass just green, know what im saying?), and I try to think of rim lighting/color reflection, which is most important for a picture to not feel flat and dull
- inspiration does it, I look how other guys are doing, I try to learn from faults made by others. I searched deviantart.com for like every day (while it's hard to ignore the kittie sometimes :mad: ...)
sums up to: practice a lot, make small pictures for practice not huge loading screens, especially when you try out new stuff. i made this fault over and over. THIS work on the screens is like my first big painting that turned out good ever (while not working on bigger stuff for half a year or so). but sketches are crucial, btw.

yeah, I hope that helps :D


I would like a feature to name items, would be nice to find 'Kajia's Strawhat' somewhere on a battlefield someday, lol.
My artists honor does not allow me to post unfinished stuff to use, though.

And which aspect ratio is mostly used by players? 16:9, 16:10, 4:5 or 4:3? I'll have to optimize the screens for this.
I could make different ones too, but there should be one as the most common.

(...) all of it goes to kajia because there is no 2nd or 3rd base pictures. There is some posted here but they're not up to the standard that a loading screen would require. (...)
that's rough, dude. It doesn't matter what standard the pics are, they're works of art and therefore worth an appreciation. I don't care about splitting the price, it's not that I did this only for the money in the first place.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Arrowblood on October 14, 2011, 11:57:02 am
my pic is totally unfinished ofc and ive never worked with a programme + handdrawn pic.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on October 14, 2011, 05:10:00 pm
who is ratchis on forum?
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Bulzur on October 14, 2011, 11:40:41 pm
Well, you could give Kajia's first, second and third prize since his three finest jobs are really that good. But i'm kind of against it. Not... fair ?

I'll go for a 1st Prize : Kajia, 2nd Prize : Cheap_shot and that's all.

Seriously,  i don't know what to think of Deutschritter, aka Arrowblood. The winner has already been decided, Thomek post that there's three prizes, and he hops in with his picture from hell know when. It just looks like he want the thrid prize, and didn't even care about the competition or whatever. I don't want even 1 of my gold to go to him, if by some fantastic luck he got 3rd prize.

On the other hand, Cheap_shot worked on some nice pics since the beginning, definitely deserve the 2nd Prize.

And... i don't know who's ratchis, sorry. :S Just put mine up, and i'll buy it tomorrow morning at latest (if i go to sleep before you put it up). ;)


@Arrowblood : Then i'm glad of it. But accept the idea it was kind of strange to see your participation this late. It really felt like that. But it's good it's not the case. ;)

Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joelturuz on October 14, 2011, 11:52:54 pm
Ratchis is me.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Arrowblood on October 15, 2011, 12:01:40 am
fine
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on October 15, 2011, 01:40:25 am
Ok time for next batch of offers.

Khorin chadz' Torch Buy: Crown of Flowers for Torch (Encountered a bug with this one we must talk about it)
Joxer 300k Buy: Short Tunic
Joelturuz 100k Buy: Peasant Dress
Bredeus 100k buy Dress
Amoebe 100k Buy Shirt
Peasant_Woman 100k Buy: Tunic with Green Cape

I will pm every single one of you as soon as my trade slots get freed up.

Blondin 50k Buy: Red Shirt
Tears_of_Destiny 50k Buy: Green Tunic
Bulzur 50k buy: Yellow Tunic
Everkistus 30k Buy: Shirt

[ptx] 25k Buy: Tunic with Green Cape


Horns 20k Buy: White Tunic
Count_RisArch 15k Buy: Short Tunic
Zapper 10k buy: Shirt


Baggy 15k buy: Peasant Dress
Seawied 10k buy: Linen Tunic
RagnarLodbroke 10k Buy: Dress
Elio 10k Buy: Shirt
Vagabond 10k:  Buy Short Tunic
joosto 5k Buy: Crown of Flowers


Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Elio on October 22, 2011, 12:05:43 pm
visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 Bump

Pay your dues!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Thomek on October 24, 2011, 06:10:27 pm
hmm?

What people still think I had good intentions? That I wasn't just going to say FU and keep the moneys?

I thought this thread had been forgotten.. :)

Khorin has just transfered me his Torch bought off chadz: Also.. I'm almost at the 1 mill required.. need to bug a few more players.

visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on October 24, 2011, 06:12:48 pm
Confirmed  :wink:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 24, 2011, 06:38:37 pm
How much for the Torch? I'm gonna loom it!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 24, 2011, 09:19:32 pm
I am tired,
I am hungry,
my neck aches ...

In one word,
it's done. (http://ul.to/u3at4xby)


EDIT: new link, new version (slight corrections)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 24, 2011, 09:26:31 pm
PICS!

(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: kinngrimm on October 24, 2011, 09:29:05 pm
amazing work Kaja  :!:
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Post by: Ninja_Khorin on October 24, 2011, 09:39:35 pm
Beautiful
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Jarlek on October 24, 2011, 10:45:08 pm
DOWNLOADING FOR USE AS SCREENSAVER :D

EDIT: Fuuuuuu- no normal image file there :(
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: isatis on October 24, 2011, 11:17:34 pm
I just love the naive peasant who goes along with the transitionnal guy in your second pic!
but you'll have to tell me why the HA is holding arrow in his hand instead of on his bow...


(click to show/hide)



even more awesome than before  :D!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on October 24, 2011, 11:23:31 pm
but you'll have to tell me why the HA is holding arrow in his hand instead of on his bow...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InWW_uhX_Ts&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpOqgotJZc&feature=related
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Arrowblood on October 25, 2011, 12:04:45 am
Great, it looks totally Masterwork kaja :D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Dishonorable_Rogue on October 25, 2011, 12:15:46 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InWW_uhX_Ts&feature=related

That's Shogunate_BD_Jackie.

Fucking HA's......
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Kajia on October 25, 2011, 10:40:42 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InWW_uhX_Ts&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOpOqgotJZc&feature=related

thanks mate.

(click to show/hide)
awesome!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Overdriven on October 25, 2011, 12:26:27 pm
Amazing work Kajia!
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Tot. on October 25, 2011, 01:12:19 pm
This is a third must-have after More Metal Sounds and Realistic Colors.
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Captain_Georges on October 26, 2011, 02:42:40 pm
This artwork is ubersexy. Give this man the credit he deserves and lifetime supply of looms : D

Also add a loading screen with a plated guy with a flamberge. Needs more.
 : D
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: Joxer on October 26, 2011, 06:25:43 pm
Says the plated guy with a flamberge...  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Official cRPG Loading Screen Graphic competition! 1 mill. reward + chadz Torch!
Post by: dodnet on October 26, 2011, 08:18:40 pm
Awesome work! Thanks for that!  :D