Next terraining competition Idea.

[Just_Spectating]

anything blue?

 

[leet.firefox]

Can I change my vote to blue?

 

[Avator]

Blue is not a theme, it's way too unspecific. If that gets approved, I'll suggest 'something with models' to be the next theme...

 

[FamousPker49]

Lol, every year Goblin suggests a Christmas theme, or a theme when it is close to a holiday. It's alright Goblin, give her another shot next year.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

HAHAHahah.. Don't worry I will

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Space.

 

[Belgarath]

Blue is not a theme, it's way too unspecific. If that gets approved, I'll suggest 'something with models' to be the next theme...

how is it unspecific? its about as specific as gloomy was. it's really simple and works well.
Blue.
thats all

 

[Just_Spectating]

so the terrain is just blue?

makes no sense to me except for color.

or do you mean like, the blues?

 

[Belgarath]

its blue.
the colour. i mean, how the fuck is that hard to understand, guys? how is that vague? its quite specific: blue

 

[Just_Spectating]

anything can be blue.....

even a peasant can turn blue


whats there to judge apon?

if it's blue enough then it fits the theme 5/5?

otherwise lets call it

make any terrain and then turn everything blue contest

 

[Belgarath]

if you cant make a PROPER terrain based on the theme of blue you probably shouldnt be entering the contest if it wasnt 'for the lulz' which you obviously shouldnt enter contests for
i mean, how hard is it
let's see...
forest at night, blue fog, blue sky, maybe doodads tinted slightly blueish, midnight environment with a midnight theme
the sea with a beach

i mean, its not MAKE A SCREEN COVERED IN BLUE. but blue should be a prominent colour inside the terrain and stand out

 

[leet.firefox]

BLUE

shameless self-advertising ftw

 

[Just_Spectating]

if you cant make a PROPER terrain based on the theme of blue you probably shouldnt be entering the contest if it wasnt 'for the lulz' which you obviously shouldnt enter contests for
i mean, how hard is it
let's see...
forest at night, blue fog, blue sky, maybe doodads tinted slightly blueish, midnight environment with a midnight theme
the sea with a beach

i mean, its not MAKE A SCREEN COVERED IN BLUE. but blue should be a prominent colour inside the terrain and stand out

yeah. um. no shit.

 

[Belgarath]

it was sounding like a lot of people had trouble understanding it or thinking it was an extremely broad theme or so. that kind of response is a bit unwarranted when you were asking about it too

 

[Celaquil]

I asked because I was oblivious to the fact that the theme could be that simple and broad, and yes, it IS too broad, you damn well gave examples of how broad it can be yourself, in that little explanation.

I say its a horrible idea for a theme.

 

[Belgarath]

its broad in some ways, yes, but it has restrictions obviously
for example, an outland terrain would be pretty much impossible. other certain terrain scenarios would also be extremely hard to make - it's not restricting in a sense of cutting off your options but rather guiding you towards something easy which will be better in general
of course it's broad. but really, it's about as broad as gloomy. which was an extremely good contest, might i add, the variety of terrains was pretty big too, with the connecting factor of gloomy.

blue would be the connecting factor in this. i mean, it's better than christmas to be honest

 

[Sephalo]

Yeah lets do a really non-specific theme!
What about super big sausage?
That could be anything!

 

[Just_Spectating]

lets have the theme :

Brown

 

[Deolrin]

"Big" could be an awesome theme. Just terrain something big, like a huge ass robot destroying a town, or a big mountain that has LOTS of small villages and even kingdoms, or countries on it. Or a huge whale in comparison to a tiny human near it, or, hell, even a huge sausage would do. Giant cabbage, perhaps. Maybe giant omelet.

 

[Chaos.]

I like big robots. I'd do that one for sure.

 

[Just_Spectating]

didn't we just have the, Tiny world theme?

it'll look the same as Big

 

[Deolrin]

"Tiny World" and "Big" are not the same. "Big" could be anything huge, not huge in comparison to something bigger(e.g. ants in comparison to a human).

 

[Just_Spectating]

someone Did though, do a Giant looking down upon a city as the "tiny World" theme

 

[Belgarath]

just because "someone did" something does NOT mean that the whole theme revolves about this terrain, ESPECIALLY seeing as that particular picture did not hit the theme very well. you don't seem to understand several things about terraining

i'm still for blue, despite people's protests
EVERY theme is unspecific in some ways, every theme is specific in some ways, "sewer" for example includes specifics about the settings, while it has no colour scheme and everything else specifics, blue has colour scheme specifics, but a lot of unspecifics, which allows for freedom and room for creation. which is something that should be encouraged.

 

[Just_Spectating]

just because "someone did" something does NOT mean that the whole theme revolves about this terrain, ESPECIALLY seeing as that particular picture did not hit the theme very well. you don't seem to understand several things about terraining

Okay, so it doesnt matter,

that has nothing to do with my knowledge of terraining.

 

[Belgarath]

what, theory is no longer a part of terraining?

 

[Avator]

You both know that Spectating has a very valid point there. Both 'blue' and 'big' are terrible themes and you don't need to be a terrainer to understand that. Just think of a different theme or leave it be.

 

[Belgarath]

I'd say that precisely because you are NOT a terrainer, you CAN'T understand that blue isn't a terrible theme

 

[Sephalo]

Blue isnt a super terrible theme.. But I just dont like it.
How are you going to judge it? Yes its very blue so lets give it a high mark!... (sarcasm)

I mean.. Red is fine, green is fine, white.. black carry on. Just not blue!!! I hate blue in wc3!!! It's ugly in fogs, there are ugly blue models and mehh...

Why not come with an emotion? That gives people alot of freedom aswel. Like 'jealousy' (if i spell it correctly)..or ehm.. something like... global warming? I see fabric terrains, melting pole terrains adn even more.

I just dont like blue!!!


EDIT: What about the theme "Silence"? People can easily make up ideas for it while it gives creative users a chance to come up with something totally different aswel.

 

[Avator]

Belg, I see terrains. I know how they're made. And I can make 1 myself if I wanted to. I know more then enough to see that blue is a terrible idea. Whether you like it or not.

 

[Celaquil]

I'd say that precisely because you are NOT a terrainer, you CAN'T understand that blue isn't a terrible theme

Sorry Belgarath, but thats one of the most stupid statements I've heard in a while... >.> "You dont have to be an artist to be able to say that a painting sucks" <.<

Anyways yeah, I'm for Catastrophe terrain, and pre/post apocalypse (one peacfull and nice terrain, and one of the same only destroyed)

This is also why I hosted The Picture, because people cant come to an agreement, this gives you at least 1 more month to battle it out, or a month to do a contest in, here's the link:

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/terrain-board-267/mini-contest-picture-153575/

 

[Gilles]

To clarify, blue was abstract. I said the terrain had to convey the word blue, in all its definitions. Which is a surprisingly large list.

 

[Belgarath]

Sorry Belgarath, but thats one of the most stupid statements I've heard in a while... >.> "You dont have to be an artist to be able to say that a painting sucks" <.<]

yeah lets get a non painter to look at an abstract or not entirely normal painting and judge its quality eh bro!!

 

[Sephalo]

yeah lets get a non painter to look at an abstract or not entirely normal painting and judge its quality eh bro!!

Let's ask a normal guy judge the music I make. That might even be the same you're trying to say now. With music, most people have other feelings then the real "experts". Same for paintings I suppose.

 

[leet.firefox]

I vote for blue.

 

[M0rbid]

I like the "big" idea of debode, and also the "Catastrophe idea".

"blue" seems to be a difficult topic. I think there could really be a huge possibility in it, but it's also possible that you end up with 10 or 100 submissions, that are night shots, ice, or snow, winter pics. And here's the problem: How to judge them?
So don't get me wrong, I think "blue" isn't a bad idea, but before you could make a contest with the theme "blue", you might have to think about the rules and regulations to judge.

So why not opening a thread for that, for the future, to come, and meanwhile opening a contest with "catastrophe", "big", or whatever?

 

[N1ghthawk]

Terraining Contest Idea

>.> "You dont have to be an artist to be able to say that a painting sucks" <.<

Brilliant art does not necessarily have to be asthetically pleasing and hence many great artists have lived in the shadow of society whilst their paintings are judged inferior. Why spend hours trying to find a vague and hidden meaning in a painting when you can understand the jist of a pop-art image in just a few seconds? Good point, bad metaphor.

I understand Belgaraths point, and while it will inevitably add a more creative touch to otherwise deeply similar submissions, it is nevertheless an undeniably vague theme. Concepts ranging from the sea, winter, and midnight scenes would fit into this category. Ergo it would behoove the host of the contest to take that theme and pull one of the many specific concepts that are underneath its wide umbrella.

Personally, I think an inner-city theme (not modern, but like orgrimmar, silvermoon, etc.) would be an interesting contest to be in, and if it were implemented as the theme of a terraining contest I would most certainly submit an entry.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Going with catastrophe, it may be a cool idea to make the theme be the catastrophe, as it's going on - like the second when the bomb explodes and everything is getting tossed around and disintegrated as if you took a photo in the midst of the explosion (well it wouldn't exist afterward but it'd be a sweet shot, like the camera auto uploaded it to the internet).

 

[Just_Spectating]

lets do it then~

catastrophe

 

[Oziris]

catastrophe - apocalypse
We already seen the this kind of terrain. Not very original IMO.

 

[Deolrin]

Yeah, you should go with "Big".

 

[Oziris]

We should go with modern home :O

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

What about cyber? That seems like something that hasn't been done yet.

Like trying to make a terrain that looks like the "inside" world of a computer (of course what's "inside" is open to interpretation)

 

[Pharaoh_]

Cyber would be a pain in the ass, wouldn't second that.
I think you're over-analysing this; Just Spectating, I like the "Blue" theme as well, but, Belgrath, Just Spectating also has a point: How would you judge that? You have no drifts there.

I would finally like to see a Battle Scene; the contestant will have to present the heat of the battle and the realistic movements of the fighters, that are ready to put their sword through the chest of their enemy. It could be a castle scene, where archers/mages/soldiers/trabuchets are involved, Helms Deep type, any scene that provides us with the feeling of being observers of a war.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Cyber would be a pain in the ass, wouldn't second that.

Well cyber is up to interpretation, not everyone will see it as the glowing floaty block style set by Tron - I could see people taking a more natural approach to it, of course its whatever you make of it.


But, I won't argue the point further

 

[leet.firefox]

I vote for blue and orange.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I vote for blue and orange.

Use Firefox as the theme, particularly how much better it is then IE

 

[Oziris]

You guys are just talking and talking and talking etc. Can someone be useful and make a god damn poll so that we can f****** vote. This kind of voting sure wont get us nowhere.

 

[Celaquil]

Brilliant art does not necessarily have to be asthetically pleasing and hence many great artists have lived in the shadow of society whilst their paintings are judged inferior. Why spend hours trying to find a vague and hidden meaning in a painting when you can understand the jist of a pop-art image in just a few seconds? Good point, bad metaphor.

I understand Belgaraths point, and while it will inevitably add a more creative touch to otherwise deeply similar submissions, it is nevertheless an undeniably vague theme. Concepts ranging from the sea, winter, and midnight scenes would fit into this category. Ergo it would behoove the host of the contest to take that theme and pull one of the many specific concepts that are underneath its wide umbrella.

Personally, I think an inner-city theme (not modern, but like orgrimmar, silvermoon, etc.) would be an interesting contest to be in, and if it were implemented as the theme of a terraining contest I would most certainly submit an entry.

Now thats an idea that I like, to terrain the inside of some capital city. At least personally I do have lots to take from, and as does just about any other terrainer. Not to mention that it could be quite varied and fun to do, but that mostly accounts for all themes >.> Ah well...

 

[leet.firefox]

Use Firefox as the theme, particularly how much better it is then IE

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