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Weekly Challenge

Art Challenge theme needed quick!

MedicineStorm
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 09:06
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We need a quick art challenge theme to preceed the upcoming OGA Game Jam #2.

Any ideas? I'm initially thinking something rather broad to get a large variety of content, but I'm not opposed to a more focused topic if it helps drive inspiration. Even something like "Game Jam Art" or "The assets we lack" work for me.

Thoughts?

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Chasersgaming
joined 10 years 8 months ago
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 09:17
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how about 'Hobbies' a side from drawing or game dev as a hobbie, what other things do you like to do?

Fishing? create some fishing assets

jigsaws? create so jigsaw inspired tiles

cookin? create some things associated with cooking

disc jockey? create some music related stuff

im sure there are many different hobbies out there that you lot get up too when you have spare time. :)

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MNDV.ecb
joined 7 years 10 months ago
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 09:24
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game jam art

the assets we lack

summer heat

ocean madness

exploration and adventure

etc.

call to arms

escape!

passport to action

missing link

etc. etc.

war between worlds

tricks and treachery

biggest baddiest

art - anything - whatever, please, post art

???

etc. 

 

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AnthonyMyers
joined 13 years 2 months ago
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 13:11
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How about urban legends I was looking over at itch and saw cats are a#%holes and thought about the leagend of the old lady that was eatn by her cats!

So...

chupacbra have to save your goats from being sucked dry, can even make fat and real skinny goats. Move on to cow bonus round or a hidden cow level for those diablo fans. <= I may do this one my self or at least the assets.

Alligator coming up your toilet keep them form eating every thing in your house or man hole covers save the town for being eatn

Big foot play big foot and hide or hunt big foot

Moth man 

Skin walkers

.... Lots more

 I do like the fishing idea also

 

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withthelove
joined 11 years 4 months ago
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 13:45
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I maybe turning into 'Mr. Palette' but if you're looking for a theme that would steer the results towards assets that could be used together for the Game Jam, you could go with a palette as a theme.  Like DB32 or NES.  

Maybe 'Popular Palettes' could be the theme and the requirement would be that the work use one of a short list of popular palettes on OGA.  DB16, DB32, NES, SMS all spring to mind.  Am I missing one?

 

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MedicineStorm
joined 12 years 8 months ago
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 15:35
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Ok, here's the ones I think seem the best:

  • Hobbies (fishing, cooking, dance) I always love those hobby minigames in my games.
  • Urban Legends (chupacabra, mothman, alligators in the sewers) urban legends and video games just go together.
  • My favorite palette (DB32, NES, SMS) Pretty obvious how this applies to game art, though I wonder how it could apply to sound effects and music.
  • Tricks and treachery (sinister villains, devious puzzles, tricks of the mind, clever traps) I love traps and I would love to see a set of art/sound/music that explores the crafting of clever devices meant to ensnare or maim the unwary.
  • Missing link (something missing from the sequence. Perhaps a resource you once had a link to but now it's gone 404 so you've recreated something similar?) I like that this one can serve as a sort of fill-in for "well, I was looking for this specific thing on OGA, but couldn't find it. Guess I should make it myself and share!"

If anyone has a preference or is particularly inspired by one, say so soon. I'll decide on one early tomorrow and announce the new Art Challenge and the soon-to-follow Game Jam on the main page.

--Medicine Storm

 

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Spring Spring
joined 8 years 11 months ago
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 23:10
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There is definitely such a thing as a "paltette of sounds". Like using a specific arrangement of instruments, or a specific sound chip even.

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Joth
joined 9 years 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 00:27
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One idea might be to just pick a location...Ancient Egypt, Italy, Island Paradise.  Just trying to think of things where music/sfx would fit in just as well as visual art--many themes lend themself to one or the other.

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withthelove
joined 11 years 4 months ago
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 07:37
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of the ones I didn't recommend, I like 'Hobbies' the best, but I have a feeling that might lead to some very eclectic contributions, so if you're looking for something that might help feed into the Game Jam, my vote goes for Missing Link.

That said, Urban Legends is a great theme for fall (Halloween) and again I love Hobbies, so definitely bank for those for later use.  :)

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AnthonyMyers
joined 13 years 2 months ago
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 08:13
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You miss understand @withlove not just a scary Halloween idea.

I would say for me making 3d assets in a giving palette kinda makes it counter intuitive. Some of use aren't just working with (pixels) as for missing link that's also a good idea I like the 404 idea I could still give some creative licenses.

And twist it to go with legends. Like a land fill full of ET video games, or MiB, UFO cow mutilations a 404 end like  Trials Evolution  that sets clues that spans decade's like going to the Eiffel tower in 2113 

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withthelove
joined 11 years 4 months ago
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 08:42
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gotcha, I guess it just made me think Halloween because there are so many creepy, scary urban legends.

 

Definitely see the point about a palette theme not applying well outside of pixel art.  Still think it would make a fun challenge, but understand if folks don't want to use a theme that's so form specific.

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AnthonyMyers
joined 13 years 2 months ago
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 08:59
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Sorry @withlove hope I wasn't coming across rude.

I love the idea of old school nes palette after posting I thought it would be cool to have a pixle game with a kid trying to save the ET games from the land fill.

Like he's riding a bike with a basket full of game cartridges and being chased by the dreaded Atari company.

It could only be pulled off by old school pixle art go's without saying.

I think clint even has some bike game asset that would fit for this also.

https://opengameart.org/content/bicycle

But the copyrights would have to be watched very close lol wouldn't want Atari coming after you

PS. if you fell in a hole you would never get out.

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MedicineStorm
joined 12 years 8 months ago
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - 09:10
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@Spring, @AnthonyMyers: Good point about palettes. I think they can apply to all the art categories.

@Joth: Nice. I can definitely see a location theme working well.

@WithTheLove, @AnthonyMyers: I'll bank Hobbies and Urban Legends for future challenge topics. Definitely good ideas.

Looks like Missing Link has a slight consensus over the others and it works well leading up to the Game Jam, too. I'll announce the Art Challenge shortly. These are some good challenge ideas! I'm excited to put all these themes to good use for the next several challenges.

--Medicine Storm

 

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bobjh
joined 9 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 18:43
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In a fantasy setting there are often plenty of assets available for the good guys, but not so many for the villains of the story: the orcs, goblins, trolls, ogres, and so forth. So my challenge suggestion is:

Monster Village -- Create assets for filling out and populating a crude village of evil goblinoids and their cohorts.

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withthelove
joined 11 years 4 months ago
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 09:16
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Hi all!

Just wanted to let folks know that I just queued up a bunch of art challenges for the coming months including:

Hobbies

Monster Village

Urban Legends

South Paw Pride

and

My Favorite Palette

 

Thanks for all the great ideas!

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TAD
joined 6 years 11 months ago
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 07:01
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Any monthly art challenges, planning, or having ideas yet??

Tad

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Chasersgaming
joined 10 years 8 months ago
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 08:23
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I think they are coming soon. :) im sure @withthelove will announce once he is ready. :)

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