CHALLENGE 10/20/2008: Isometric Item
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Topic: CHALLENGE 10/20/2008: Isometric Item
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 10/20/2008: Isometric Item
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 8:15am
Steampowered steam shower (Steampunk style) V2 by /p/2234.htm' target='_blank'>pixelaro
Steampunk Electrical Outlet by /p/18566.htm' target='_blank'>fenstalker
Steampunk - High-frequency culinary heating Unit. by /p/10192.htm' target='_blank'>PixelKiwi
Steampunk amp by /p/18267.htm' target='_blank'>fawfulReplies:
Posted By: tripnfall
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 9:05am
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household use? Could I make my synthesizer? Most synths are in peoples homes with their computers, like a piano would be be in rich peoples homes back when. Its use is making music at home if I'm ever good enough to gig with it only then will it leave. |
Posted By: Tentenn
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 9:46am
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Seems like a nice challenge.
I think I'm going to make a fireplace if that's allowed
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Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 8:24am
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:3 Happy Fanta is happy Still very WIP. I decided to do a fanta bottle...because fantasy...Fanta...get it!?? I'm hilarious...anyway, I added a face, because I thought doing a bottle of fanta wasn't really "fantasy" enough. And y'know giving stuff faces instantly makes it fantasy.  Edit:  hmm maybe a bit too dithery/purpely now Edit:  ditched the purple :( ------------- |
Posted By: JC Denton
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 10:42am
| Little question because my english is not good, what's the meaning of steampunk ? |
Posted By: Blueberry_pie
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 10:46am
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk |
Posted By: tripnfall
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 11:56am
| The fanta bottle is cute but is is iso? |
Posted By: Blueberry_pie
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 12:35pm
| Yeah, it's hard to tell with cylindrical objects. Maybe you could pixel it laying on its side to make it a bit more obvious. |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 4:57pm
if you're interested, this is how I started out making the bottle.
So it does fit iso perspective, but I can also see how it can very easily be seen as non-iso. Also, I tried making the face and the logo on an angle so it would be a bit more clear, I don't know how else I can make it more obvious whilst keeping it upright. I don't really want to put it on its side, I think it would just look stupid that way :( ------------- |
Posted By: Souly
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 8:46pm
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Just because it fits in an iso grid doesn't mean it's iso. The cap (circle) is out of perspective. ------------- 
I am the jesus of PJ. |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 9:46pm
Any better? ------------- |
Posted By: PixelKiwi
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 7:38am
| I've always wanted to pixel a steampunk vending machine, would that be acceptable? |
Posted By: Quake
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 9:49am
 meant to be a steampunk Toothbrush, but the head is kinda.. buggered up. C+C, on how to improve this would be good :D Ciao. |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 10:50am
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PixelKiwi, I'd probably say no. I don't think anyone would consider a vending machine a household item...maybe a fridge?
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Posted By: JC Denton
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 11:34am
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I'll do a seat by Lecorbusier, because even if is a modern design item, this seat is very used in Sci-fi movie or games, for example assassin's creed ..
WIP http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 11:53am
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@ska, the bottle is iso AND great. @JCDenton, that is not isometric :'( It must be 26.5 angle. ------------- |
Posted By: Fuzzyleaves
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 11:59am
and please remove your links while posting images  When someone wants to click the picture to view it, when clicked it links to image shack... For example [URL-http://imageshack.us][lMG]image[/IMG][/URL] Remove the URL part  ------------- <a href = "http://www.nitrome.com" > <img src = "http://www.nitrome.com/images/links/nitrome2_button.gif" width="88" height="31"/></a> |
Posted By: JC Denton
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 12:27pm
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Originally posted by jalonso
@ska, the bottle is iso AND great.@JCDenton, that is not isometric :'( It must be 26.5 angle. Crap !  So I'll do it again ...
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Posted By: Scarodactyl
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 2:55pm
| @Ska: The face and label on the bottle is out of perspective(they seem to just be side-on) Other than that, it looks very nice. |
Posted By: Crosell
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 5:51pm
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Uhm, so basicly I can join to ?
If so then I start right away.
Anything household can me entered right?
That can take awhile for me to think of something
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Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 6:08pm
Ok, I think I've fixed the face/label perspective issue... ------------- |
Posted By: pixelblink
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 8:26pm
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this is a sad challenge/thread. I think most everybody neglected to actually READ the challenge. Firstly, it requires you to pixel a household item. Household item, meaning something you would use in a house. I would consider: a phone, a vacuum cleaner, a fridge, a dishwasher (any appliance really), etc I really don't think these items can be considered a household item: a bottle of pop, a cat, a poster of cats, etc. Think about functionality and how it could be transformed into another reality. Perhaps even an alien version of the object. How would a refrigerator function in a world without electricity and instead have to rely on the power of a steam engine? Use your imagination not a simple way through the challenge. On that note, I think that Quake's toothbrush shows promise while skamocore's bottle of pop lacks purpose in this challenge (though visually appealing - you should submit outside of the challenge anyways). On the subject of isometrics: I honestly don't think it's that mcuh more difficult than any other form of pixel art. It is only more calculated than anything. Peruse the tutorials listed on the main site and the links available as well and it should be a clear as water what one should attempt to do. Good luck to all! |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 10:44pm
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I would argue that Fanta could be seen as a household item. I have checked and I can't find a definition of exactly what a "household item" *is*. But I have done some googling and there are many sites that refer to cans and bottles of soft drink (pop...or whatever...) as household items. For example http://www.tipking.co.uk/exercise_equipment.shtml - this , which claims that bottles or cans could be used for arm exercises, under the title of "Use household items for exercise equipment". The way I see it is that household items could be any inanimate objects that people would generally have in their house (yes, this is a *very* vague definition, but 'household items' is a very vague term). People would generally keep drinks in their fridge, an item you listed as a household item. I would agree with excluding cats from bring household items, as I don't think animals could be considered 'items'. However, I think I would accept a poster of a cat as a household item. A vending machine, as I said earlier, wouldn't really be considered a household item, as I think it would be too much of a stretch of the imagination to think that people would keep vending machines in their houses. Also, they are clearly not designed to be stored in people's houses. With the 'fantasy/steampunk/sci-fi' criteria, I believe a sentient bottle of Fanta would technically count as fantasy. I do agree that I haven't taken the bounds of this criteria to the fullest extent, but awh well...I was originally thinking of just having a faceless fanta bottle...since Fanta is short for fantas(ie/y). In a similar way to Adarias's food warrior being based off a character from the movie "The Warriors". Once again, it would be nice if the author of the challenge would clarify what is acceptable and what isn't. :( tl;dr: I think I'm perfectly within the rules here, and believe me, there have been far less fitting stuff submitted to weekly challenges... ------------- |
Posted By: pixelblink
Date Posted: 22 October 2008 at 11:58pm
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Originally posted by skamocore I believe a sentient bottle of Fanta would technically count as fantasy. My bad then, I hadn't realized this was your intention with the bottle. Might I then suggest that you animate it (simply even, with a frame or two) transforming it from a simple bottle to an ominous imp rising from the top. Something interesting like that rather than a simple smiley face. Be creative! I know it's in you :) |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 1:25am
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I started playing around with some animation last night...but animation hates me :( so we'll see what happens... edit: ok played around with animation a bit more:  I have no clue what it's doing...some kind of weird kiss thing o_O which has unintentionally ended up a bit like http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/31713.htm - Bisque's Octopi Kisses ... ------------- |
Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 2:36am
 this is WIP so far... it should be a steampunk hedge trimmer ^^ thanks to jalonso for his little tutor for iso's ;) <3 ------------- somnabularian insomniac 
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Posted By: pixelaro
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 3:24am
| That looks pretty pimp so far zlajonna. I think the wheels still doesn't look completely isometric though. |
Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 3:34am
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okies, I'm gonna work on that. :) thanx :)
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Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 8:37am
I really enjoy drawing in isometric for some reason.
 Steampunk amp+guitar,will prolly work on it some more before submiting it.
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Posted By: dragonzrule
Date Posted: 23 October 2008 at 3:37pm
Its a little small, but I like it. My first attempt at iso. Its a sci-fi killer futon. I'll let you be creative and you can guess whats under it.
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Posted By: skooba-dude
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 12:38am
this is mine so far, its like a melting machine that you empty little packets of crytals into and you type in the code for the food you want and it cools and you can remove it. it looks a bit plain and boring, maybe needs texture? suggestions please.
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Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 9:28am
 Toaster with an angry Haunted Toast Man lurking within....
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Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 10:37am
| When I go to submit my pic for the challenge...it says i need a 100x100 small version....does that mean just a thumbnail or does the small version need to be exactly the same (animated and everything) as the big version? |
Posted By: Tentenn
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 10:40am
| It;s not very iso.. |
Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 11:15am
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@Barabjagal
It doesnt have to be the exactly the same image shrunk,just focus on one part of the sprite and type "preview" somewhere.
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 12:40pm
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Originally posted by Barabajagal Toaster with an angry Haunted Toast Man lurking within.... This is not isometric :( ------------- |
Posted By: fenstalker
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 1:01pm
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I just posted my final image. Your thoughts?
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Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 1:08pm
| Yes...I see now... yer not the first to mention this to me....I guess I confused this forum with an art/graphic forum that was for fun and creativity sakes...instead of anal retentive mathematical equations and silly little ratios. Please except my apologies. I don't know how I'll live with this embarrassing scourge on my reputation....but thanks be to You sir and/or madam...thanks be to YOU for noticing it....again, and making it known to us all....how very terrible I am. Your service to Isometry will not soon be forgotten. I'll retreat now to my lair and begin planning my next evil deed on society's unsuspecting forums.....FOILED AGAIN...DAMN YOU ALL!!!!! |
Posted By: withalligators
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 1:09pm
| Pretty cool. Is it a tow behind generator for your carriage? Maybe brown down some those blacks on the main boiler thing? Also, what's the scale here? Is the outlet supposed to be the same size as a modern outlet? If so, does it really need 4 wheels, and not a handle on top? |
Posted By: Igor K.
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 1:20pm
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Originally posted by fenstalker I just posted my final image. Your thoughts? --
gg for you, its perfect! but if you but an moviment animation, should be 11/10!  look mine! its horrible. |
Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 1:26pm
It's not that bad,although looking at fenstalkers im at a dissadvantage being small.
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Posted By: fenstalker
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 1:31pm
| I like it. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:22pm
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Originally posted by Barabajagal Yes...I see now... yer not the first to mention this to me....I guess I confused this forum with an art/graphic forum that was for fun and creativity sakes...instead of anal retentive mathematical equations and silly little ratios. Please except my apologies. I don't know how I'll live with this embarrassing scourge on my reputation....but thanks be to You sir and/or madam...thanks be to YOU for noticing it....again, and making it known to us all....how very terrible I am. Your service to Isometry will not soon be forgotten. I'll retreat now to my lair and begin planning my next evil deed on society's unsuspecting forums.....FOILED AGAIN...DAMN YOU ALL!!!!! wtf! This site IS for fun and creativity but this week's challenge, like every week have specific rules applied to the challenge. There is no need to apologize. Just read the rules before joining in, no? Say you did make an error in reading the rules and someone or even many point it out its nothing to insult/diss you or anything, just pointers. At no point was it said or even remotely suggested that you were terrible. I will however go out on a limb and say your attitude IS terrible. I apologize and understand if you are emo, goth or both. ------------- |
Posted By: SinsPoppet
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:39pm
 I am new to both pixel art and Isometrics. This is just the WIP of my entry. Before I continue on with steampunking and detailing it I wanted to make sure I got the gist of iso. Did I do it correct? |
Posted By: Igor K.
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:53pm
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its cool the 19th century is light post (?)! i am new at the both too! :) but i think is only objets of the house, isn't it? correct is i am wrong. by the way, its going better?  what should i do? (i will try to do the animation after) i think i will do a Head Phone! :) |
Posted By: SinsPoppet
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 4:59pm
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@Igor K It is the basics for a grandfather clock. Maybe I should have said that since it is very basic right now. ^ ^ |
Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 5:19pm
| Oh Mr. Jalonso, you Do go on.... |
Posted By: withalligators
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 5:22pm
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Originally posted by jalonso
I apologize and understand if you are emo, goth or both. Ha, don't make excuses for them! Next thing you know they'll be pulling the 'emo card' every time they screw up.
Anyways, my real reason for posting is I'm having a hell of a time doing circles from the side. Not top down cylinders but side on. Any one point me to a good tutorial or post something for me? I'm trying yo make em 12p high or so...
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Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 5:39pm
| I do take exception to the Emo and Goth statement....I'm Bitchy, and OverDramatic and I have an unnecessarily profound grasp of dark sarcasm...but Emo/Goth? I'd say you've missed the mark. You're not ISO sir! In fact NONE OF YOU ARE ISO!!!! |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 6:16pm
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@ SinsPoppet, yes! that is iso, go finish :) @withalligators, make head on 2D 12P circle; once done move every 2 pixels across up/down as you need; clean up :) @ Barabajagalemogoth, quit while you are ahead :) ------------- |
Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 24 October 2008 at 6:32pm
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Ok, Mr. Jalonso...I'm iso enough to know when enough is enough.
Love,
Barabajagal
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Posted By: Claes
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 3:00am
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Originally posted by withalligators Anyways, my real reason for posting is I'm having a hell of a time doing circles from the side. Not top down cylinders but side on. Any one point me to a good tutorial or post something for me? I'm trying yo make em 12p high or so... Yes! Im having the exakt same problem, those cylinders and circels on the side are a bugger. Been looking on the few tutorials on ico that I fond here, and have fondout the basic idea, but a more detailed explination on it would be great. Well, might acully redo, or not be able to finish by project for this challange, but would be very good to know for future reference. |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 9:15am
ok...I've tried to make it say "Drink Me"...and I need a bit of help. I think I'm close, but at the same time, it seems completely off: ------------- |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 10:31am
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@Claes, there are tutorials in the resource section. Check out the noobtorial thread for making items from 2D to iso in there.
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Posted By: Igor K.
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 3:11pm
 what should I do? |
Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 3:29pm
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Skamo: Your mouth usually gets wider when pronouncing an I in drink. Now it looks like: Dronk me.
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 8:06pm
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@Igor K., The rules for this week are " ../p/7361.htm - ceddo challenges you to pixel a single isometric household item of your choice, drawn using fantasy/steampunk/sci-fi theme" I added your compy to your gallery but removed it from challenge entry because you made a literal compmy and not a fantasy/steampunk'sci-fi one, k. If you can correct this and wish to update it and do so before Sunday night, PM me to let me know and I'll add it back in. Must be before midnight my time. (US-EST) You can also edit details and re-submit as weekly challenge. Or even make a whole new pixelart :) @ska, I don't think the soda will quality as a household item :( Add to your gallery anyhow its real cute :) ------------- |
Posted By: fenstalker
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 8:18pm
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Soda not a household item??? HARSH!!!!
I'll go out on a limb and say that this site has some eager participants who appear to be continually bashed down by a small group of purists constantly moderating every detail of every entry under the guise of constructive criticism. Yes, it's a "challenge" with rules and guidelines, but sheesh.... if every submission must fit through a tiny doorway of preconception then I guess my experimental involvement with this community is going to be short lived.
:(
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 25 October 2008 at 8:24pm
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Its too bad you feel that way fenstalker. I will admit that this week's title is very wide in scope. For some reason we thought household item was kinda clear, you know. Obviously we were very wrong. I suppose if I drove my car into someone's house by accident it would technically be a household item. Or even if say a house has a garage a car would be a household item too. Would you approve a an isometric pixelart car this week? PJ IS a community site and this week like every week (has been done before) rules can be ammended a bit if the community overrules or generally feels differently. When members do not get involved, we have to do so. In no way has any bashing happened here this week. ------------- |
Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 12:48am
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Igor K. - I must advise you to go to google and check out photos of computers made in steampunk themes.. You'd just have to work on your colors on that comp. :) My work is progressing quite nicely. I'm not gonna show it now, but when it's done.. :) ------------- somnabularian insomniac
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Posted By: withalligators
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 1:04am
Still have some shading and coloring to do. Its supposed to be a phone. any last minute crits (ie don't bother telling me its sh*t and I ought to re-do the whole thing). the red panel on the right is where the pipe's and such will go into the wall and hasn't even been line-arted yet. I had bigger plans for it but didn't start until yesterday, and 2morrows the ol' b-day so I don't want to devote too much time to it.
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Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 1:08am
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@Jal...well I've already put forward my case as to why I think this fits the challenge. It is a vague term, and once again the author of the challenge hasn't come here to clear things up... Anyway, when I submit this I'll submit it to the challenge, if it is deemed "unchallenge worthy" so be it... Also, if we're complaining about things that don't fit the challenge, technically an electrical outlet would be considered less of an 'item' than a bottle, since usually electrical outlets are fixed to the wall and wouldn't really be considered a seperate object... Would you approve an isometric pixelart window this week? (not that I'm saying that Fenstalker's electrical outlet should be removed from the challenge this week...!) While I'm at it, this is my current revision:  ------------- |
Posted By: withalligators
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 1:37am
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aha, but maybe in steampunk land an outlet would be an item, seeing as how its seperate from the wall? i don't know, just specurlatin' maybe put your soda in a little copper steampunk single bottle cooler?
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Posted By: Claes
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 3:07am
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Originally posted by jalonso @Claes, there are tutorials in the resource section. Check out the noobtorial thread for making items from 2D to iso in there. Fond it! great thanks Jalonso. Was alot more complicated then I thought it was, but now atleast its correct :) Well, dont know if I have time for this piece, might save it for later reference instead. we will se. |
Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 3:52am
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Skamo, it looks like he is saying drenk meh now ;p And I have to agree with Jal, I don't believe this is household, and its surely not sci-fi, steam punk or fantasy. ------------- |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 8:56am
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Well, at least I will be very liberal with submissions this week when adding entries. *Expect challenges to have tighter rules from now on then :) ------------- |
Posted By: Barabajagal
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:31am
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Originally posted by fenstalker
Soda not a household item??? HARSH!!!! I'll go out on a limb and say that this site has some eager participants who appear to be continually bashed down by a small group of purists constantly moderating every detail of every entry under the guise of constructive criticism. Yes, it's a "challenge" with rules and guidelines, but sheesh.... if every submission must fit through a tiny doorway of preconception then I guess my experimental involvement with this community is going to be short lived.
:( Word....Fenstalker.....Word.
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 1:36pm
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You joined PJ, PJ did NOT join you! That you have used an IP cloak to become a member can only mean you have previously been banned here ;)  ------------- |
Posted By: Igor K.
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 1:53pm
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okay. because of bad english, i didn't know what is steampunk and ignored it, but now I don't have time to do anything with good quality now, so i will try maybe next week. thanks anyway. @withalligators: Perfect guy! finish it and post! |
Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:34pm
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http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/36790.htm - http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/36790.htm i've submitted this one :) ------------- somnabularian insomniac
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Posted By: Hapiel
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 12:39am
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Igor K But you do understand sci-fi and fantasy right? Steam punk Its some sort of a fantasy form of the industrial revolution, were steampowered machines were introduced. However, in steamPUNK the steam part is very very much overdone, and so you can see a lot of modern items (think computers, airplanes and HOUSEHOLD ITEMS) are drawn or described as they would be running on steam. Often you see a lot of gold, a lot of wood (and less other metals, no plastic of course) Example of a steampunk movie (and book): The GOLDEN Compass If you watch the trailer on http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/ you will surely understand better what I was talking about Also there is some great art on deviantart: http://homarusrex.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Airship-Pilot-44217263 - http://homarusrex.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Airship-Pilot-44217263 http://kidsupernova.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Goggles-36773107 - http://kidsupernova.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Goggles-36773107 http://smakeupfx.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-ish-book-93077784 - http://smakeupfx.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-ish-book-93077784 Search for it yourself too! http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=G41&q=steampunk&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi - http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=G41&q=steampunk&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi http://www.deviantart.com/#order=9&q=steampunk - http://www.deviantart.com/#order=9&q=steampunk ------------- |
Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 1:37am
yeah, so true.. and this one would better suit your needs for a steampunk comp: :)damn... I'd love to have this one :D <3 ------------- somnabularian insomniac
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Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 27 October 2008 at 4:07am
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"damn... I'd love to have this one :D <3"
We all do*drools*.
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