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Pheonix Competition #3 - Elements

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Phoenix Competition #3


Phoenix Trial #3


Theme

The theme of Phoenix Trial #3 is Elements.

Fire, Water, Air, Earth! Go! You have been given the choice on wielding the elements, interpret them as you want. Such as Water being ice and Air being Lighting, its up to you to decide as long as it relates and its part of the 4 elements.

Each arena gladiator must decide how best to make their set of icons look powerful. They will need to call upon all of their icon editing skills (or learn new ones) to produce a powerful, commanding set of icons that will appeal to judges, voters, and consumers.

4 icons must be created to successfully complete this rigorous trial.

Rules:

  1. All icons must adhere to the established icon rules.
  2. Active and disabled versions of all icons are required.
  3. No plain screenshots (or shallowly modified) icons are permitted.
  4. The icons must be made specifically for the contest. No previous works are allowed.
  5. Blizzard icon naming conventions must be followed: BTNAttack*.blp etc.
    • Example: DISBTNHoldPositionBlackDoom.blp
  6. Works in progress (WIPs) of the icons are encouraged as they keep the contest active.
  7. The icons must be physically attached to a post when complete. (.blp files only!)
  8. An in-game screenshot must be included with all submissions.
  9. Individual users may undergo the trial: teams may not.
  10. Judges may not participate in the contest.
  11. No irrelevant, non-constructive or off-topic posts will be tolerated in this thread.
  12. Each icon must also have a provided 256x256 image of the icons base image and be checked for authenticity.

Prizes And Winnings


  • The winner of Phoenix Trial # 3 will be awarded an official medal icon and 30 reputation points.
  • The contest's runner up will receive 20 reputation points.
  • The third place contestant will receive 10 reputation points.


Judging:

Judges: Werewulf, HappyTauren

  • 50% of the score will determined by a public poll. The rest of the score will be determined by one or more specialized judges.
  • Critical judging elements for both voters and specialized judges are:
    • Creativity. The icons' originality and uniqueness are vitally important.
    • Blizzard feeling. Icons should be executed in such a manner that they can be implemented in a Warcraft map and compliment other Blizzard icons.
    • Technical Note. The quality of the icons is the most important thing. They must be detailed yet clear (throwing a lot of elements in a 64x64 image will usually look crowded).

Time Allowed And Deadline


  • Due to the exhaustive nature of this demanding trial, about 2 weeks will be alloted for its completion.
  • Phoenix Trial #3 will officially begin on 20 June and will conclude on
    12 July, 2007 (0:00 AM, GMT).
  • The deadline is very unlikely to be extended.
  • DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 12th OF JULY
 
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I'm in an here is my WIP:

Dragon's Breath (Firebuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


Pure Water (Waterbuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


Wind of Daggers (Airbuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


earthbuttons coming soon

Thy
 
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im in on this
EDIT-thyreal the pure water looks like a pic of a geyser ive seen before
EDIT2-well i finished my earth watcha think?(its supposed to be a mountain but i couldnt fit it in so that itd looks good so i abanded that idead and made this...................thing in it)
 

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OK here are my submissions(not sure about ice so let the other people choose)
WATER/ICE-(you guys say the number of the chosen one and then most popular i will choose for the submission)
ice_waterbtns.jpg

EARTH-
BTNquiksand.jpg
the footman tried to make the footman climb out but failed(tell me if youd prefer it me to remove the hand)
FIRE-
BTNfire.jpg

FIRE2-meh doesnt look like a lightning but looks like a flare so ima call it a fire btn
BTNlightningair.jpg

EDIT-Ima get a new air one but still keep up the flare incase anyone wants/likes it
NEW AIR-ok heres the newest updates on my air BTNS this is like ice tell me which one is better
windbtns.jpg

EDIT2-
Ice BTN
1-1person
2-1person
3-2people
4-0people yet

Wind BTN
1-1person
2-1person
 
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Here are my submissons:

Dragon's Breath (Firebuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


Pure Water (Waterbuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


Wind of Daggers (Airbuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


Warth of earth (Earthbuttons)

picture.php
picture.php


The buttons, a testmap and the ingamescreen are attached to this post.

Greetings Thy
 

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Dragon's breath - base on a model I made
Pure Water - handmade grafik, I took a picture in a schoolbook as baseidea
Wind of daggers - base on the cyclone and fan of knives *.blps + lighteffects
Wrath of earth - background earthquake blp, golem handmade

Programms I used for editing MS Paint (yeah it's really paint), Photoshop 8 and Paint Shop Pro 7 + the standard programs like blp.converter etc.

beleave it or not... it's up to you
 

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I got no *.psd cause I do the main work in paint => bmp/jpeg => import in pps and convert to *.tga. Using some tools and importing in psp for saving in 32 bit *.tga-format. Than converting to *.blp. I will send him whatever he wants, as long as I produced it in my regular workingprocess.
 
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I might join... here a W.I.P. of the lighting(wind). that was 30 minutes, it look O.K.?


EDIT:I added an ice one: worked on it 2.5 hours, and i think it looks ugly i will probaly change it.

EDIT 2:Added In-Game screenshot
 

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Hmm... so my icons are allowed? Thyrael dome edist, too... he based one on the druid of the talon ''tornado'' and Fan of Knieves! so, are they allowed? i am working on a ''Forest Burn'' right now...


EDIT:Here is my Forest Burn! look MUCH better in game... you can check it you you want, guys.(and girls) OH, and yea, the fire is goggled, but the trees are normal trees tinted black. And believe it or not: the fire got an Opacity of 25 :grin:
 

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3. No plain screenshots (or shallowly modified) icons are permitted.

"shallowly modified" ends for me at a mark of 50%.

I did understand the rules that we are allowed to submit edited pics, as long as we did more than 50% of the pic by ourselves. If I'm wrong, I'll remove my edited submissions and will post completly handmade ones...
 
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Ok, werewulf: if i make the fire as a filter in Photoshop, will it be allowed?

Oh, and actually, those are my first none-recolor/screenshot icons...

Oh, and just to be ''original'':

Forest Fire: The *hero* calls for a great fire to came down from beneath the ground and burn a big area of trees, good for destroying wood cutters(Can hit ground only units and must to have at least 2 trees in the area of efect) Usable model file: Flame Strike <Effect>.

Ice Wave: Call upon a mighty wave that frozenness quickly and can freeze units and buildings.(Can hit ground only targets) Usable model file: None.

Electrical Storm:Calls a tornado full of electrical energy that can destroy whole cities. Unfortunately, the tornado stays on the ground only for a few seconds before it gone.(Can hit air and ground targets, super effective on water elementals. Usable model file: Tornado with an attached lighting and Moonsoon effects to his ''head''.
 
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Completly redone "Wrath of earth"... 80% Paint 15% PPS 5% PS. WIP pic in the attachments.

Will this pass your judgement?

Thy
 

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@ Happytauren

Done the lightsource and shadowflow.

You were right, I think it looks much better now.
 

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