Best'n Worst; Do you dare?

[Celaquil]

Right, I've been wanting to make a thread like this for quite a while now. Fellow brothers if artistic terraining, thou that count thyself as a good and experienced terrainer; I dare you to post thine best and worse terrain, comment it, and tell all of us, why you chose your best and worst one.

Alright, to get this one started I will post mine.

Worst:

Fail

- Comment: Well, after all, this was my FIRST ever try on terraining. I mean, I had made maps before, but not terrained for the sole purpose of terraining. Also, I did really never ultimately make this to post it up on the net, but to use it while making a drawing, thinking it might be easier to draw it if I had a somewhat idea of how it would look. That idea failed though, so I've chosen to call this picture for "Fail".

Best:

Win

- Comment: Right, I, in a personal matter, think this is my best terrain. I've always terrained more or less to try making more a feeling, something deeper than only the picture itself, to make it come to life, with deep meaning. And this is the one screenie I think myself I have really accomplished this with. I just love the overall mystic of the picture. To me, everything is right with this one. (And yes, I've edited away the colors on the picture.)

I hope to see other terrainers take heart and do the same as I just did. Blessings be uppon thee, fellows.

 

[raid1000]

this sounds good >
ill be on it in a moment

EDIT:

WORST

BEST so far

 

[Celaquil]

Raid, do as I did, write a little description on why you chose the lot, please ^^

 

[Restor]

The first one, it the one of my cinematics, 4 years old, It is mappreview

The second is from cinematic remake I am making now.

 

[Celaquil]

This thread is not about rating or reviewing other peoples terrain bounty, its about showing us your best and worst terrain

 

[bounty hunter2]

Damn, why don't I read thuraly this things :/ Oh well deleted my post, I'l edit this one with my worst terrain and maybe add a "good" one later.

 

[Belgarath]

Worst

• Right in the middle of the light orgasm spam period, this is, by far, my worst terrain in my folder (except for one I made for ugliness purposes). It lacks... everything.

Worst.

Best

• Started ages ago, finished a while ago, this is, also by far, my best terrain. Sunset, my favourite, on which I've spent several hours on several days on. I like to think of it as my masterpiece.

Best.

 

[~Void~]

'Kay. I think I just have to give this a go.

Worst

Yeah, well it's pretty obvious why this is my worst. There isn't really any interesting effects, it's empty, boring, etc. Blah blah blah.

Best

Mhmm. I think this is my best. Not the arthas one, not the tower, this one. Why? Well, this was my third terrain piece ever, and it still (in my opinion) ranks up among the newer ones. Personally, I think the environment is done near-flawlessly, the trees are placed in just the right positions, it looks mysterious, the weather is great (see the rain splashing off the tops of the trees?), and I love the waterfall.
Furthermore, it looks like warcraft.

 

[RaijinSpark]

lol some of your best are epic cool!

 

[Belgarath]

I have to disagree with you void, it's good but not exactly perfect.

And isn't the point to get away from looking like warcraft?

 

[Celaquil]

Well, Belgarath, the point of terraining is different from each terrainer. Like, Void obviously terrain to get them to look like wc3 but still tries his best to do a good job, I for instance terrain for the soul of the terrain, the overall feel. You terrain for light and shiny terrains, and raid1000 likes his terrain large and pumped up to an epic scale with lots of details. So we're all different, and if Void thinks that is his best, then he does so. I cant say I agree neither, but its his choice

 

[Eleandor]

Best

• Started ages ago, finished a while ago, this is, also by far, my best terrain. Sunset, my favourite, on which I've spent several hours on several days on. I like to think of it as my masterpiece.

Best.

I'm sorry, but I personally think your sunset really isn't that good. I've seen you do better to be honest. Your "lost" terrain would be a much better candidate...

@ Void, I like tower of babylon the most.

 

[~Void~]

Naww I terrain to make shit look epic. But sometimes I go for the Warcraft feel.

 

[Naze]

Worst

I don't like it. I don't like the grass, the abyss and the background. My beginner terrains own this one, I don't know how I came up with this. I belive that the idea is good, but the execution fails. But the sky color fits the terrain, I belive

Best

Yes, this one. I love this one. The sky, the stars, the feeling it gives and everything else. I got heavily inspired by the song "Fade to Black" (Metallica), but Sonata Arctica's cover (a finish metal band, wich has the coldest songs). It was such a pleasure to terrain that. :3

_________

I don't know why, but, terraining has become a hard thing for me. It isn't as before... =/
I belive something is missing...

 

[Celaquil]

I don't know why, but, terraining has become a hard thing for me. It isn't as before... =/
I belive something is missing...

Yeah, I know what you mean.. I tend to like to call it "lack of inspiration." I have sertain periods of that

 

[Belgarath]

Hey, I don't make bright and shiny all that much... I've made quite a few night ones.