Terraining Contest #3 - Four Seasons

[Kwah]

Hmm, I might enter. We'll see after I do some work on it.

This is my first time doing "real" artistic terrain, so it might get interesting.

I have a few questions:

Are we allowed to use base blizzard, unit models? Like a peasant?
Is it judged off the screenies, map or both?

So, I hope that i'll get some done.

 

[SeRviLy]

Hmm, I might enter. We'll see after I do some work on it.

This is my first time doing "real" artistic terrain, so it might get interesting.

I have a few questions:

Are we allowed to use base blizzard, unit models? Like a peasant?
Is it judged off the screenies, map or both?

So, I hope that i'll get some done.

read above they just explained

 

[Gilles]

Hmm, I might enter. We'll see after I do some work on it.

This is my first time doing "real" artistic terrain, so it might get interesting.

I have a few questions:

Are we allowed to use base blizzard, unit models? Like a peasant?
Is it judged off the screenies, map or both?

So, I hope that i'll get some done.

I only judge the picture, as I already stated.

Yes you can use any model in the UTM, that includes units (although I would generally stay away from units).

 

[Kwah]

Sorry, I must have missed it. I would not use units as a large feature, but if I am doing something like a town, or village I need some people, for at least the summer/spring/fall senes. i have no excpectations, to win just to learn some more terraining.

 

[Black Crown]

Hmm, Sounds fun! i think i got the perfect way to get around the exact same spot for the trees! w00t, gives me a reason to crack open the world eiditor

 

[Oziris]

Hear is my picute it is Spring! i am not done with it yet

 

[Just_Spectating]

looks great so far Oziris

 

[JanSze]

I'm in maybe, even when my school starts tomorrow so I'll be busy. Because of school, starting for a lot of people I prefer 30 days to work on, but only 20 to join. If everyone is ready, we can start the judge before the 30 days expired.

 

[Volvox]

Osiris, maybe you could try some smooth tool on the shores and add some elevation in the forest, it looks linear this way.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Come on guys,put some more screens!

 

[SeRviLy]

Im not uploading mine until i have all four finished. And I have finished winter, i think. And just started on summer.

 

[Thrikodius]

Here's my first WIP. It's an early summer morning at 6:00 am.
Be nice it's my second terrain.

I'm thinking about addidng this in front of the house if it get's aproved (haven't uploaded it yet).

 

[Volvox]

Your modeling skills are better then your terraining at this point Using blizzard cliffs is not really popular around here, try replacing cliffs with rolling shores and rocks along the shore to make it look more 'cliffy'. Also, that waterfall seems a bit out of place. + rep for the model XD

 

[Gilles]

Thrikodius, I'd rather you left out your model (it is a really good model though!) just because it's not in the UTM. If you really want to use it I can add it to the original post so everyone can use it.

 

[Thrikodius]

Well, if you compare the number of models I've made (not uploaded) to the number of terrains I've made... you won't really have to count.

Gilles, I'm not using any UTM. I'm just importing models that I need. I used WEU to get more terrain tiles into the map so that I could more easily switch between the seasons.

 

[Gilles]

3. Map way based on UTM. Any additional imports must be cleared by the host.

I hope all of these models you are importing are from the UTM.

 

[Kwah]

Mm, ya Thirk. Still those are nice models.

 

[Huurka]

Oh and do not use blizzard cliffs to make an artistic terrain.

 

[Naze]

I made this terrain yesterday, but I don't think I'll use it...

Because, you know, in a tropical area, there is no really visual difference between the seasons....

So you can see this image and consider it as Summer, Autumn, Spring and Winter! =P

 

[JanSze]

is this out of WoW? In (hmm how's this in english^^) Darkcoast?! Looks really like the beach in this area^^

(It's near to Auberdine)

 

[NearbyHermit]

I made this terrain yesterday, but I don't think I'll use it...

Because, you know, in a tropical area, there is no really visual difference between the seasons....

So you can see this image and consider it as Summer, Autumn, Spring and Winter! =P

Somehow ,it looks realistic!

 

[JanSze]

hehe really reminds me of Auberdine!

 

[Gilles]

\Naze, that's probably the best terrain you've ever made. I'm impressed.

 

[Oziris]

u cant use that think a litle how are u going to make winter or atumm ???? it is very hard...

 

[Childeric]

What about Childeric? Everyone seems to overlook you Childeric, and yet you've won two already.

Thank you Gilles. =)

 

[SeRviLy]

I made this terrain yesterday, but I don't think I'll use it...

Because, you know, in a tropical area, there is no really visual difference between the seasons....

So you can see this image and consider it as Summer, Autumn, Spring and Winter! =P

In the winter time you could remove the ships hehe

Also... I figured i better mention one small little thing about my terrains before i submit them. I modified the Log Chimney model, i took out the white smoke that was attached to it. I hope thats okay

 

[Kwah]

Please, don't double post.

I am going to get some good terrains started soon.

 

[SeRviLy]

well i guess i could have edited my old post, which was about an hour and 30 minutes ago. =P

 

[Volvox]

Well guess what, you can still do that XD I think such a small modification of the chimney could pass, but Gilles is deciding on that.

 

[SeRviLy]

well sorry for the double post. i apologize. Never again i swear!

 

[Gilles]

Just edit your post and put them together.

I'll let the model edit slide, but that's the only one. It's not a big deal, but I just want to generally stay away from anything outside of the UTM just so we don't have whiners; and we all know from the last contest that people will whine.

 

[SeRviLy]

I was a little worried there about the model for a second hehe. And its all fixed above.

 

[Just_Spectating]

i dont mind.

 

[SeRviLy]

Okay here are my screen shots. I didn't think id get done this fast heh. Though I feel like im not hmm. And i was wondering, did you want the map submitted too? Thought someone said we had to submit the map, but its not on the requirements so thought id ask. Well here are my screens (Spring, Summer, Fall, & Winter):

 

[Just_Spectating]

some tips, (even tho you are my competitor!) for summer, the lighting should be brighter

and i understand you cant add things such as floating ice in the river as a violation to the rules?

 

[SeRviLy]

I thought it was to bright before hehe. But i submitted them, i wont update them.

And to be clear, are you saying i have floating ice in my picture? or yours heh

 

[Just_Spectating]

no, i was just saying, i didnt know if you could add floating ice into your winter one or not.

also you do have to submit a map.

 

[SeRviLy]

Alright ill go ahead and submit...

 

[Oziris]

WOW so cool i love yours SeRviLy it's really great!!!

 

[Kwah]

It's good, but a little bit of feedback is that I think that the trees are a bit orderly.

 

[Volvox]

I love it! Oh if those are pines, you have a problem... Pines do not change leaves nor colors over the 4 seasons. I like the way you used that water doodad.

 

[JanSze]

Finaly: I'm in!

 

[Oziris]

I most say this the water is the best thing but the sky is bad becous i have a felling u are in a box and ther is nothing back only trees and a sky u should put a mountain behind the trees and those lieves with the trees dont fith!

And by the way hear is my terrain Spring and Summor!

 

[FamousPker49]

Dam, I haven't been on for three days and it's already to seven pages. Lulz. WIP ina bit.

EDIT: WIP

 

[Huurka]

Sexy.

 

[Oziris]

I like the sun i think it should be biger + it's empty ...i know it's a wip

 

[Sabertooth]

I dislike that front cliff as it is, and there's obvious emptiness that I doubt would be present in such a thick forest. :O

 

[FamousPker49]

No wai guyz. That's my entry. Final. But srsly.

I gota add shrubs logs n all that shiz. Give me a break, I gota mow the lawn.

EDIT: A fun little test.

 

[Oziris]

WTF the first looks like outland that really sucks....

 

[SeRviLy]

I was wondering what happened to all the comments on here after my last post heh. Now bam, bunch of posts. Thanks for the comments on my pictures.

These other submissions i like. The seeming volcanic picture change to ice is neat, reminds me of how blizzard does those dramatic climate changes in world of warcraft haha. But for realism, not so good I dont know if ive heard of a volcanic place changing so much.