Texturing Contest #27 - Theme Discussion

Heinvers · Jun 8, 2017

Until I've wrapped up the 26th contest, I'd like for you guys to come along and suggest themes that we could do for the 27th contest. Yes, I am almost finished with wrapping up the previous one if you're all wondering :]

Previous themes:

Suggestions:

Return to the classics - making borg, dalek, or something from the new alien covenant movie.

Heroes and Villains - texture a hero model into its counterpart villain.

Corruption - texture a model to look like it's being corrupted, or infested. Think about Sargeras or Aszhara.

Emerald Nightmare - When the Nightmare spreads, it consumes the life force of all it touches. The more it spreads, the weaker druid magic becomes. Once cursed, the nightmare will begin consuming the victim's thoughts and filling their head with the voices of other corrupted beings, even the nearby flora. Texturing something like the new red satyrs from Legion or the nightmare crazed Cenarius would be interesting.

Deathwing's experiments - you take anything dragon-like and add half-molted metal plates, or add a twilight drake feel, or even netherdrake feel. On a certain degree he contributed to their creation.

Leaders - Archdruid, Archmage, High Priest aka Class Leaders from the Warcraft franchise.

Elemental - texture a unit to a specific element like turning something into a fire, water or the various elemental variations from warcraft. E.g. air elemental.

Doodads - it would be cool if you took existing doodads and gave them higher-quality, newer, or different textures. For example the city doodads like walls arches and statues or the dungeon doodads. Some new Dalaran doodad textures or Black Citadel doodad textures could be pretty creative.

Pirates - yarrr mateys. Ye' be' foiling on Blackbeard's domain :}

Mechanize/curse of flesh - you take an inorganic unit, and make it as organic as possible, or vice-versa. Examples of this concept being the vanilla Flesh Golem model.

Failed Experiments - like Dalaran Reject, Abomination, those Frankenstein thingw and something that's supposed to have form and shape but failed and got deformed based on dark arts like Alchemy Reanimations, Warlock Rituals and Mad Sciences(Thaddius from WoW, Frankenstien(same like Thaddius) Living Failure from Bloodborne, etc).

Misha · Jun 8, 2017

texture mah fish :U

lol half-joking aside, something sci-fi might be neat. return to the classics like borg, dalek, or something from that new alien covenant movie o3o

Nowow · Jun 8, 2017

I think a nomadic, shanty kind of theme can be cool. Maybe something like this entry from the creep boss contest.

Just_Spectating · Jun 8, 2017

Movie skins
popular franchise film characters come to life in warcraft

Heroes and Villains
Skin a hero into it's counterpart villain

Corruption
Skin a model to look like it's being corrupted, or infested

aeman · Jun 9, 2017

No idea

Misha · Jun 10, 2017

well these are slim ideas so far oO lemme suggest a few more

mechanize/curse of flesh, where you take an inorganic unit, and make it as organic as possible, or vice-versa

frost giants, where, ya know, you try to retexture some hero or unit into one of those ice-beards in northrend x3 or those frost-girls

an actual free for all that is only bound to retexturing a specific person's model, we had that with Dio, but.. i don't know if any of these skins have a corresponding model now

deathwing's experiments, where you take anything dragon-like and add half-molted metal plates, or add a twilight drake feel, or heck, even netherdrake feel. they are his.. to a degree

infinite dragonflight, kinda the same, but still, worth a try. those dragons aren't just inverted in color xD

Sha, you can try to 'mutate' anything into a Sha from the panda expansion of WoW :b

and lastly, kaiju :xxd:

because one fellow kept nagging me about some 'ghidora'

Chen · Jun 10, 2017

Alternate Universe: Make a skin where the chosen unit/hero is part of an alternate universe.

Crossoverwatch: Something inspired by the Overwatch universe.

Vry'kul/Norse: Doesn't need an explanation.

Paragons: Archdruid, Archmage, High Priest, and etc. aka Class Leaders from WoW.

Titans: Something related to the Pantheon or any of their creations.

Fairy: Can't we have some challenge for those dark themed skinners?

aeman · Jun 10, 2017

still don't have any idea but like the Chen's Paragons, Fairy and Alternate Universe and Misha's Sha....

~Nightmare · Jun 11, 2017

How about texturing a specific unit again? XD

Elemental? Texture a unit to a specific element like turning something fiery whatever

Pirrrrates. Arrr

Freestyle. Texture any unit with any theme.

I can't think of any right now.

aeman · Jun 11, 2017

How about folklore, mythology, et cetera

Veritas 117 · Jun 11, 2017

I don't know if this has been done, and I'm certainly not a textures, but I think it would be cool if you took existing doodads and gave them higher-quality, newer, or different textures. For example the city doodads like walls arches and statues or the dungeon doodads. Some new Dalaran doodad textures or Black Citadel doodad textures could be pretty creative.

Heinvers · Jun 20, 2017

Thread updated with suggestions. Let me know what are your thoughts so far.

Roland · Jun 20, 2017

How about Gore - Which represent disturbing images such as open organs and unpleasant appearances ? :3

aeman · Jun 21, 2017

Old God ? ...you know like c'thun, sha and the black empire

Heinvers · Jun 24, 2017

aeman said:
Old God ? ...you know like c'thun, sha and the black empire

That might be good.

Roland said:
How about Gore - Which represent disturbing images such as open organs and unpleasant appearances ? :3

While seeing your post, it instantly made me think of alchemy and experiments. Something along the lines of Alchemist Experimentation.

aeman · Jun 24, 2017

Failed Experiment...

Heinvers · Jun 25, 2017

aeman said:
Failed Experiment...

Can you explain? It might gain some interest.

Just_Spectating · Jun 26, 2017

Cyborg - We can rebuild him. We have the technology; I'll Be Back.

Heinvers · Jun 26, 2017

I suppose Terminator and Robocop series fit right in. ;]

aeman · Jun 26, 2017

@Heinvers Failed Experiments - Like Dalaran Reject, Abomination, those Frankensteins thingy and something that supposed to have form and shaped but failed and deformed based on dark arts like Alchemy Reanimations, Warlock Rituals and Mad Sciences (e.g. Thaddius from WoW, Frankenstiens (same like Thaddius, no idea

) Living Failure from Bloodborne, etc) Dont know if this idea were great, just suggesting

Heinvers · Jul 1, 2017

So, is everyone alright with proceeding to the theme poll or do you have anything else to add?

~Nightmare · Jul 1, 2017

I'm fine with it. I have to break my 3rd place curse XD

Heinvers · Jul 14, 2017

Theme poll will follow up after Zwiebelchen's Special Contest is over :]

Stay tuned!

Arowanna · Oct 11, 2017

Is there any interest for a new Texturing Contest, or are we still waiting for the Special UI Contest to end? And who would be in charge of this now anyway?

Heinvers · Oct 11, 2017

Presumably either of you interested in one :]

@Archian @Traggey @~Nightmare ?

Blood Raven · Oct 11, 2017

How about Mythological Creatures. Any mythical creature from greek, egyptian, norse, asian or any other myths and legends. Think AoM myth units.
Btw I love the doodads idea :3

~Nightmare · Oct 12, 2017

I am interested if you guys would ask. Any theme would be good for me.

Heinvers · Oct 12, 2017

I could rile up the spirits by making the theme poll since Zweib's contest is done. Is that alright with you guys?

Misha · Oct 12, 2017

I got nothing here.. beside the obvious.. wanting to see any twist on the textures that my models have. '~' and that somehow ain't high on the list

Arowanna · Oct 12, 2017

Wraithling said:
Take a male model and give him female textures to create... transvestite skins!

And yes, we need more of these skins.

The idea might be eight years old, but I still want it. I'd say "gender bending" instead of what Wraithling purposed though.

Edit
Yes, I'm ready for a poll!

RollBoat · Oct 12, 2017

Psychedelic?

aeman · Oct 13, 2017

im still those suggested idea

Just_Spectating · Oct 13, 2017

Halloween mini-contest in the meantime?

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