DEEP: Undersea Utopia - Information Thread

[davi]

http://www.conceptart.org/davi/deepactivities.jpg

DEEP: Undersea Utopia is a cohesive challenge between the 5 Community Activities.

Starting May 15th, 2008, and running until 11:59 pm on June 30th, 2008, all the weekly contests will be combined and unified under one topic, "DEEP: Undersea Utopia". The topic was specifically chosen to be very open ended so that the community itself has the chance to create an epic world.

The Threads for each Community Activity are found at the respective links:
Creature of the week (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125636)
Character of the week (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125676)
Environment of the week (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125646)
Industrial design of the week (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125645)
Panels of the week (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125661)

Judging
Judging will be based on the principles of Overall Contribution, Quality, & Idea Development.

Poll'd Prizes
Each Community Activity will have it's own poll.
1st Place winners in each poll will have their choice of a conceptart.org download (http://dvd.massiveblack.com/downloads.html) and a CA/MB Workshop admission ticket to any workshop of their choice! (the New Zealand workshop is coming up this fall btw...)
2nd place in each poll will get - 5 conceptart.org downloads (http://dvd.massiveblack.com/downloads.html) (winners choice)
3rd place in each poll will get - 1 conceptart.org download (http://dvd.massiveblack.com/downloads.html) (winners choice)
- all winners recieve a full copy of CORTEX COMMAND (http://www.datarealms.com/) BY DATAREALMS (http://www.datarealms.com/). Art in this game was done by CA resident Prometheus|anj! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=129457)

Aside from the polls, there are going to be two Judged Prizes; Grand, and a runner up.

Judges
Jason Manley, El Coro, Android Jones.

Judged Prizes
Grand Prize: Workshop Tickets for life! That's right folks, if you win this contest you will be added to the permanent VIP guest list for the ConceptArt.Org workshops from here to eternity. It doesn't matter if it is New Zealand, Shanghai, San Francisco, or any other city. If we are putting on a MB/CA workshop you will get right in, front of the line. And yeah...you can bring one friend free! + All released conceptart.org downloads (http://dvd.massiveblack.com/downloads.html)
Runner-Up place: 10 conceptart.org downloads (http://dvd.massiveblack.com/downloads.html) + 2 DVDs + workshop admission ticket*
- all winners recieve a full copy of CORTEX COMMAND (http://www.datarealms.com/) BY DATAREALMS (http://www.datarealms.com/). Art in this game was done by CA resident Prometheus|anj! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=129457)

*Admission Ticket will be to any future workshop of choice

(all rules, prizes may change if jason yells at me)

[-Borto-]

Sounds cool. I'll try my best to be involved. the Prize sounds intriguing.

[Camara]

Wow,this is going to be BIG!!!!!!!!But...why undersea?Sounds cool and refreshing,but why was it chosen?

So,if I win...you say that you will send Jason Manley to my adress???Oh,sorry,I read it wrong!

[Bushido]

:steph: Yea! Prizes!! And is a prize that we can download wonderfull idea =D

I will try to participaite :lounge:

[SalOnimaruRem]

THis is it....THIS IS IT!!! .....THIS is what i've been going crazy about!!

*sigh* please shoot me now......


Shit i can't miss out on this :D

[Sapphire]

One of my favorite natural environments... I absolutely have to compete in this one, no question. I was waiting for the next COW to do that, so this just tops it by a million!

[Maestro Andres]

Such an awesome idea. This going to be EPIC!

[BohemianChaos]

wow.. this sounds sick. :D

[Benjamen Christ]

tomorrow !!!!!!

[OldJake666]

Woah! I'm definitely going to try this. I won't win anything but it'll sure be fun!

[smugbug]

I can do this! School is over this coming weekend and that means I've got time to do some challenges!!!

Very cool. LOVE the topic choice. :yayca:

[Mark Bot]

holy rusted metal batman!
Check out those prizes!

freckin rock solid yo. just the kick in the ass i needed to build up my portfolio.

[Form]

primo..

[Victor B]

This is all amazing! Big thanks to all involved for putting this together, I will definitely have to try and squeeze time for this

[s.ketch]

EPIC PRIZE = Lunch and 2 hr art lesson with one of the great MB Trio!

[Senira]

I'm in. Win or no, I want something kickass for my portfolio.

[PuppyKitten]

Awwwww man, it's times like this I wish I were a talented artist.

;_; I'll make an ass of myself, but I'm definitely giving this a shot!

[DavePalumbo]

Oh snap, sounds crazy! perhaps I can cut back my sleep for the duration of the month ;)

edit: didn't notice that this actually runs till the end of next month, even better :)

[Heat]

thank you MB/CA

[blackrobin]

1st Place prize list has been tweaked...edit by jason wow! the prize is huge

i can see all the amazing artworks coming already

[s.ketch]

so do we do one peice per activity or just focus on one category like CHOW, COW, etc?

[Surion]

Wow! this is awesome :)
pitty i'm still learning the basics, but will try to create something nice :)

thx all, this is an awesome event! :)

[Farvus]

Cool idea. Love creating worlds. I just hope I'll find enough time for this :).

[Dark_Eyes]

O MY GOD my brain is exploding with ideas! THANKS GUYS!!

[GriNGo]

woah, great! i was kinda hoping all the board would turn blue though... great activity!

[Verithin]

So... is the challenge to come up with ONE singular image OR are there separate challenges (per discipline [creature, enviro, etc.]) that will all have an individual winner?

Sorry if I'm being dense here... there's just not much light down here at 20,000 fathoms.

;)

[Dan!]

oh yes there will be blood.

[Jessica Hook]

So... is the challenge to come up with ONE singular image OR are there separate challenges (per discipline [creature, enviro, etc.]) that will all have an individual winner?

Sorry if I'm being dense here... there's just not much light down here at 20,000 fathoms.

;)

Each challenge will have a winner (based on a community poll). Follow the links to each category (COW, CHOW, EOW, etc) for full details.


so do we do one peice per activity or just focus on one category like CHOW, COW, etc?

You can enter a single contest, or multiple contests, it's up to you. Follow the links to each category (COW, CHOW, EOW, etc) for full details.

[Ilaekae]

Lemme put this diplomatically, BuckWeisel and verithin...

You do ONE image in only one of the Challenge areas, you're dead. I have a shovel and I will bury you.

If you do ONE image/presentation in all five of the Challenge areas to their particular rules, you rise to the level of Pussy. Can you live with that?

If you turn in five ideas in all five challenges, you just might be close to being considered a serious participant, and the same if you turn in 20-50 images in two or three of the Challenges.

That about cover it? :P

[remmy]

I think this is an awesome idea I'm physicked to see the breathtaking end result of this event. I might have ago too :D

[Gundersen]

This is amazingly cool. Sharpening all my pencils and getting ready for action!

[Farvus]

I'd just like to add that it is some small coincidence with what has been happening lately in my life. I'm recently interested in scuba diving courses. It's something I'd love to do some day in my free time :).

[EFrost]

Is MB needing mass concept art for bioshock 2 or something?

[vibhas_virwani]

ohh well , no harm in trying ....
ill be prepared to be dead and gone ... specially considering that ill be up against my mentor as well ... hey is there going to be beginners , moderate and advanced category or something also like there is at times on chow etc. ??

oooohhh and how awesome would it be if the epic prize is something like a career boost or smthing like a degree scholarship for beginners or post grad. for advanced people ... yeah i know , long shot :P ....

[D@niel]

I'm in!!!

[Fozzybar]

Don't tell us if you're in...go and twist your minds about the concepts...:perv:

[Molly]

sorry for teasing? that was intentional....:)

[davi]

only when its teasing you

[Sazi]

this is an awesome idea!!! I'm glad you picked deep sea stuff too :D

[kool-ka-lang]

Best prizes for a forum contest ever.

FREE downloads? FREE tickets to workshops????

ca.org = PROFIT!

[Jazz]

The downloads alone as prizes would be SO awesome! Now when you said what you said Ilaekae, I got a shiver up and down my spine! Could I do all that? Would I try? I think I WILL try this time!! O_O

Now, to actually GIVE myself time...I must!!! Such an awesome contest!!

[Serpian]

With the orphan works bill and all, you think this is just a trick by massive black to be able to snag thousands of awesome undersea concepts? ;)

To get you inspired:

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[Mydrim]

This is great! Altough, we was expecting like at least universe flipping or what, due to the teasing.

Btw why the banner is not linked?

[Crrristian]

It would be awesome, if this was all to design a game actually called Deep.
But it doesn't matter because I'm definitely trying as many challenges as I can.

[iatriki]

With the orphan works bill and all, you think this is just a trick by massive black to be able to snag thousands of awesome undersea concepts? ;)


Hmmm, I think you're on to something:geekg:

[J Wilson]

Wow, nice long deadlines. Thank god, now I have a chance of entering more than one category

[Rabid]

Don't tell us if you're in...go and twist your minds about the concepts...:perv:

Fozz why are you typing? Cmon man I took 5 seconds off of sketching to grab an energy drink and get you back on the sketching track. Go Fozz!

[Queen Nehalania]

Awesome!

This is exciting, I can't wait to see what we all can do for this big activity.:yayca:

[Blaz]

Wow this is exciting.

Im definitely in!

[EricT]

Is the big winner judged by his participation in one activity or in all activities?

[dragonsdale]

i guess my chances of winning are less than 1%

however, im a stubborn bastard so i WILL try. and i WILL boast my imagined superiority!

[Erik Wilson]

ah.... and, coincidentally enough, my new Cintiq is being delivered tomorrow.

What cool project could I use to break it in?

and just like that, CA delivers. :yayca:

[s.ketch]

Lemme put this diplomatically, BuckWeisel and verithin...

You do ONE image in only one of the Challenge areas, you're dead. I have a shovel and I will bury you.

If you do ONE image/presentation in all five of the Challenge areas to their particular rules, you rise to the level of Pussy. Can you live with that?

If you turn in five ideas in all five challenges, you just might be close to being considered a serious participant, and the same if you turn in 20-50 images in two or three of the Challenges.

That about cover it? :P

How bout I do as many as your age? :D :assspank:

[CecelyV]

This is most awesome ^_^ I'm in :D

[Serpian]

Molly has a funny avatar. Deep humour.

[Fozzybar]

Molly has a funny avatar. Deep humour.

yep :perv:

[J Wilson]

i guess my chances of winning are less than 1%

however, im a stubborn bastard so i WILL try. and i WILL boast my imagined superiority!

It's not about the winning. Winning would just be a nice bonus. It's really more about seeing what happens when you really put in a serious effort. I imagine many people will learn a TON, and if this results in the kind of art I'm expecting we'll ALL be winners :P

[Ilaekae]

"How bout I do as many as your age?"

No human has ever lived long enough to do that... :P

[Fozzybar]

Chuck Norris

[daestwen]

Aw, man, now I want a blue and glowy avatar...

....
....

*runs off to photoshop*

edit: bwa ha ha ha, done.

[Ilaekae]

Me, too...

...as much as I hate water...

[Sorknes]

Underwater avatar?

No idea what you're talking about.....











.... god I love that modified cat avatar..... can I haz it?

[hitnrun]

hmmm, having a prize a person can download is a great idea! That alone gives everyone from anywhere on the Earth a reason to enter.

[Fozzybar]

I think we should do a naked theme some time...and keep the avatar changing tradition with that...:perv:

[ryuloulou]

i'm in too :)

[effin]

I will get raped, but I might as well try as hard as I possibly can. I am so poor that I wont be able to afford tickets to the workshop.
Here is my opportunity :D

[Jessica Hook]

haha, Fozzy you're avatar pawns all of ours. Love it! :tihi:

I was googling deep sea creatues and came across this rare deep sea UNICORN SHARK (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/65597/)!!

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/k2skater69/shark31.jpg
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/k2skater69/shark51.jpg
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/k2skater69/shark21.jpg

*WANTS*

EDIT: Oh POO! :(
Apparently that shark isn't real... well, it's a real dead shark that someone put a coyote tooth through (dead specimen before the tooth insertion).

Great idea guys this sounds fun. I think i am up for it if i stay sober.

I was thinking of doing a kind of sketchbook approaced. A loose sketch of a city maybe a closer up shot of a building or something from that a few designs of charachters that might live there and maybe render one of them fully and so on.

If i do it that way and then have to split the pics up and post them in different treads it might lose coherancy. Any chance of there going to be a thread where i could post everything in the one post.

[Serpian]

IMPORTANT QUESTION!

If I'm going for a deep sea diver look for the humans, where you really can't see the person who's in it, AND going to do a lot of weapons and vehicles, do I put the diving suits in IDW or CHOW?

[Rabid]

Alright, let's see where this goes...Rabid is in

[dhchamp]

me to , me to. im in. at least ill try to make something decent. but no way im going to win. but that doesnt matter. will have lot of free time in 2 weeks or so.
cool theme. though i never done a underwater thing. :S going to be hard....

[Rune Rask]

sounds great!

how many pictures are we making?! :D one for each section or what? :P

whoooo cant wait to get started :)

Rune

[Ilaekae]

Serpian, I'm guessing this would be a close call--and there's going to be many of them with this challenge. Just guessing here--IF the image is a person in a "costume" (something that protects or covers the person without obscuring the fact that he/she is human--or non-human--it would probably fit best in CHOW. This would pretty much include complex environmental suits as well, just like a space suit with somebody in it would qualify for CHOW, since it's part of what makes the character what he/she is.

On the other hand, detachable parts that can be removed without injury to the character, such as tools, weapons, vehicles, etc., would probably be better in IDW. That doesn't necessarily mean that those same devices couldn't appear in the CHOW image also, but I'd make them obviously a minor component in that presentation.

[Mr.Delicious]

I'm so pumped. all ouuutt time :O

[Tin Can]

Just a quick thought: I have noticed that allot of people are creating either a dystopian or anti-Utopian world instead of a utopian one. I’m just wondering how far outside the Utopian Ideal we are allowed to go. I’m all for a bit of turmoil, as it adds interest. I’m just concerned that someone may invest allot of time in this project just to find out they are not hitting the brief. I'd like to know whether we can pursue those other two paths. I’m happy either way, as both topics are interesting and I will probably stay more or less with the utopian ideal anyway, but I just don’t want anyone to invest too much time going in the wrong direction or get disqualified.

I’m also tremendously envious of all the underwater avatars. Look like I’ll have to add that to my ‘to draw list’.

[Ilaekae]

I'm approaching the idea of Utopia from the direction of "mutual preservation," rather than the purist idea of an idealistic social utopia. We're stuck underwater which is dangerous, so we all have to like each other enough to not do something stupid on a big scale. That doesn't rule out squabbles, defense against a possible future opponent, and the usual domestic crap and infighting that happens in any neighborhood. There's also the potential for rather extreme consequences if there is a mental failure in one of the inhabitants--psychosis, and other socially dangerous mental quirks like...oh, a tendency to arson or blowing up things when you're pissed. :P

This kind of utopia would require counter-measures just as normal air societies do--emergency/hospital, police, social workers, etc. That doesn't make it a dystopia, just a realistic "utopia." It's not perfect, and can't be, but it is the best we can do, which may allow it to survive where a true utopia would not.

[Izi]

I'm sexing mine up...any kind of utopia has to have tons of hot sexual aeon-flux type situations.

Utopia is so relative...

I'm already brewing up my hentai panel in my mind...I can see the tentacles now...

(actually something a bit more subtle)

[Ilaekae]

"(actually something a bit more subtle)"

Prehensile whiskers?

[chaosrocks]

ilae ... you polysyllabic fool
are you TRYING to make thinga more complex than they already are?

Folks... yes... Ilaes way is one way of utopia.
Do the research
you see we are really try to make an art utopia
and we want all your input...
we are going to succede from the the world and have an art utopia
this is just the planning stages
WE WANT YOUR INPUT!

IS THIS AN AIR SOCIETY?
OR NON AIR?
HUMAN? NONHUMAN? MUTATED HUMAN?
YOU GET TO DEcIDE

WOOT!

[jMarkus]

ok well i know myself... so im just gonna say have fun everyone!

I know how my ass doesnt ever end up participating, but if get a chance, I will try my best to participate, plus, those prizes are super sweet incentive to get off my ass!

[Ilaekae]

NOW wha'd I do, Roxie?!?! Want me to go hide in the frigie again? :P

[Yngling]

Damn you CA for keeping me from learning my exams! Still, great stuff, but there are some things I don't really get:

- Are we supposed to just work out a concept of our own, or is this meant to be a collaborative event? What I mean is, if the idea was to create an 'epic underwater world', there has to be some sort of cooperation to make it work together. This would be rather tricky. But if people set out to follow their own concept, there may be a lot of different approaches that don't work together. Forgive me if I'm confused, but what did you have in mind?

- Should the civilization closely resemble human civilization? I wanted to create a civilization that has evolved out of natural sea-creatures, but of course, being underwater, a whole different world, there will be great differences in appearance, communication etc. Would that still classify as a civilization, event though it may not resemble 'the human way'?

Those are just some questions that popped to mind when thinking it out...hope you can clear this up.
O, and here's something I wouldn't want to keep from you. In fact, I think it so cool I'm definitely going to use this in my designs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPrGxB1Kzc&feature=related

[chaosrocks]

we are in the brain storming stage. We want as many , and as diverse ideas as possible. all of the choices you out lines are possible. and a zillion more. show us you ideas.....

*snuggles the kitty, even though he is wet and cold *

[Serpian]

So we COULD make a dystopia and get away with it?

[chaosrocks]

only if you can explain VISUALLY why this dystopia ia actially a Utopia.... visually=with out words!

just because we are willing to define "Utopia" in a very broad sense. ... if you present us with a dystopia... chances are it will be rejected.

[Ilaekae]

A list of random ideas and thoughts...

feel free to steal or modify anything that might help.

Humans: require safe air containment structure of various sizes and/or types.
Humans: habitat could be mobile rather than permanently anchored.
Human and non-humans: Both on earth, with non-human water breathing
Human on alien world: See first two above.
Human and alien on alien world: See first three above

What/How do the inhabitants...
Eat?
Do for "living?"
Establish social constructs like marriage, family structures, raise young?
Why there--mining, colonization, accidental crash landing, lost?
Is there land at all, and if so, how do water-breathers cope?
How is farming/protein (animal), and lack of sunlight handled?
Cope with religion and political structure?
is all development tech/mechanical, or is it also organic adaptation of existing life/structures?
If air breathers, how is safety guaranteed, long range and short term?
Entertain themselves and each other?
Communicate across the air/water barrier, as well as across species if more than one?
How do raw materials get processed, especially those that involve dangerous by-products or high heat?

Add anything else you can think of if you wish...


ADD: In a minimum of 16 seconds, Chaos will hit me with a big stick... :P

[Izi]

I've got 1 1/2 EOW's and 1 CHOW so far, uncolored.... since Wednesday...is that slow?

tentacle whiskers...I can think of several practical applications...

I'm going for a humanesque world, myself, with a twist. D:

[Yngling]

Alrighty then, I'll give you some of my ideas. Not much sketching to show right now, I was planning this out in my head first, and I've got exams to blame. Still, I have some ideas for you...

There are many possibilities for this, because there is yet so much to be discoverd in the depths of the sea. I didn't want to drag us humans down there, because a) Man wasn't made to live there, and b) We'd never feel at home, which seems quite important for a decent Utopian society. Besides, it's way more fun to come up with your own sea-creatures, and I don't mean humans with fins stuck onto them, but real creatures that might just have evolved that way.

That being said, I went to scribble some thumbnails, and I was really attracted to do something with crustaceans. I figured they'd have a natural instinct to protect themselves, hide within their armors, so what if they'd just have the intelligence and communicative skills to work together and build an even stronger armour, a city even.

That's where another one of my ideas came in, yet again because of a thumbnail. I drew this jellyfishy creature that seemed to have real grace, a real ancient, wise attitude. Jellyfish just have this magical glow around them, with their ghostly appearance and stateliness (if that's the proper word). So what if they'd posess a great intelligence, and actually be able to steer the minds of the lesser creatures? They could be worshipped as gods. Then I needed to connect this idea with the crustaceans, so I came up with a little backstory for this, almost like a biblical creation story:

Deep in the ocean lived the ancient and wise Deep Lords (the jellyfish). They had seen the creation of the oceans, and were as old as time. Within the Deep, they lived and prospered, until a great danger presented itself. A massive monster called the Bleak Leviathan came from the deepest depths and drove the Deep Lords out of their homes. The few survivors fled upwards out of the Dim Chasm, a wide crack in the ocean bed that led into the Deep.
Here, they asked the Crustacean tribes to help them, to build them a fortress strong enough to shelter from the Bleak Leviathan, and in return they would teach the Crustaceans their secrets, and promised them a paradise. Mesmerized by the appearance and aura of these newcomers, and fearing that the Leviathan they'd been told about would come for them as well, they set to work. Within a short time, they built a great Shell strong enough to keep any enemy out. And just in time too, because not more than a day later, a deafening shriek was heard, and the Crustaceans hid deep within their Shell. The Leviathan attacked and attempted to break the Shell. The fortress shook violently, but the Shell withstood the attack, and the Leviathan gave up, returning to the Depths below. The Deep Lords now owed the Crustaceans, and swore to stay with them and be their teachers. The Crustaceans deemed the Deep Lords very wise, and were prepared to accept their leadership. And so it ends well...though it is said that someday, the Deep Lords will return to the depths and fight their nemesis, but at least they'll have the Crustaceans by their side...

So, that's quite a lot of text, I don't believe I've ever written such a long post. The society is led by the Deep Lords, who communicate with the Crustaceans (a temporary name btw) through their Chosen, which are actually puppets of the DL. Not involuntary though, it is deemed an honour to put your ego aside and serve the DL, and the Chosen enjoy much respect. Under this class there are three main classes, each with a specific task: The Military Class, tasked with the defense of the City and hunting for food, the Construction Class, tasked with the construction of the ever expanding city, and maintaining it, and the Agricultural Class, tasked with the production of food (seaweed, shoals of small fish) and other materials, and nursing and raising the offspring (which happens in large incubation spaces).

That's probably about it for now. I've included a schematic version of the Class structure. I doubt if you can read it though, my handwriting sucks:P. If you've read the whole thing, tell me what you think. It's still early in the game so there's enough room for changes and further development.

[Izi]

Your jellyfish are very cool...

[daestwen]

Yngling: WIPs are probably better off in the respective threads (all these look like COW, for example), than in here. This is more of a 'discussion' zone, if you get my drift. :) You'll get a lot more feedback if you send your stuff to the areas where people are already posting.

[Yngling]

Oh I'm sorry, I'm tracking so many things at the same time, I totally forgot which thread I was in. I'll leave the schematic though, it might just illustrate my point better...

[chaosrocks]

very orderly way of thinking.

ilae..dear..I would never hit you. with anything .I dont hit....well except with large words now and then.... but you are quite capible of remasticating them....

[Kaffinated]

Here are some vids to spark the ideation process.

This one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw35Ut_sidw&feature=related) is about more prehistoric sea monsters / creatures. Pretty damn cool

A sideshow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T7nYEb00vA&feature=related) of weird sea fairing oddity's.

Another sideshow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrvPuxb5MB0&feature=related) of seafaring and non seafaring creatures with a weird sea creature/mermaid ( probably fake )

More fun stuff here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7UF9TPkm-A&feature=related)

[Raph el Junkie]

Our submission won't be judged under individual ideas but as a whole... those it mean that all of my ideas need to fit within the same "utopia"?

Some of my ideas don't fit with each other but could make sens if understood as two different utopia. Do I have to gamble on only one of those set of concepts?

[Izi]

I thought up the story first and I'm sort of just trying to maintain cohesiveness to the storyline...

I'm looking forward to my POW!, i havn't exercised my storytelling skills in forever.

However I think they mentioned somewhere that they don't have to be from the same world...don't you think you'd score more points for pulling it all together though?

I'm having a blast...:D

[Sorknes]

I'm just slightly worried that since my entries will be spread around the different challenges, it'll be hard to get the whole idea if they're not making sure to look at all submissions by a person one by one... Is there any way we can use to "tie" them together? Like an image at the beginning of the post with the basics, and saying which weeklies you have entered?

[Kaffinated]

I'm just slightly worried that since my entries will be spread around the different challenges, it'll be hard to get the whole idea if they're not making sure to look at all submissions by a person one by one... Is there any way we can use to "tie" them together? Like an image at the beginning of the post with the basics, and saying which weeklies you have entered?

Well if your doing COW and EOW. Just put some of you COW creatures into the Enviroment you did. Or if you have a color palate in mind that could help tie some of your ideas together. Hope this helps and best of luck!

[yoitisi]

Raph el Junkie: That is basically up to you, you might even want to go for a different utopia for each activity. However, when doing it this way I think it's usefull if you make sure that we as viewer can distuingish it from each other. The best way to approach it I think is to imagine you're doing work for a game/movie/story: you can come up with multiple styles to approach a single project, after which one is chosen and worked out further over the full width of the project. So either go for defining a couple of styles or languages or pick one style and work it out. You could do both (or something completely different), but that might become even more complicated :P The point is, it's up to you to present it to us the viewer so we can understand what you're going for.

Sorkness: Read my reply to Raph el Junkie :)

[Pixeltuner]

man, youtube is indeed a goldmine for all kinds of odd undersea creatures. How can you be creative when nature itself has done all the work for you? :D

[chaosrocks]

you know if you are doing more than one... it might be a good idea to put links for the others in each final
just to keep us from having to keep track
would be helpful
crx

[Izi]

And nature made the brain that is thinking up all of your "original" ideas...heehee

[OldJake666]

You guys want some inspiration?

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[ikuru]

Everyone got underwater googles!

[DefiledVisions]

QwestionZah' !

Ideas ideas ideas.. Are we, the community, together creating a huge epic world? with like 50 different kinds of humanoid species living in it, and 50 different top of the food-chain creatures that easily can destroy 5 solar systems?
or.. are we trying to design a world of our own, ending up with 50 different worlds?
Cause.. I can do both ;P

[DefiledVisions]

QwestionZah' !

Ideas ideas ideas.. Are we, the community, together creating a huge epic world? with like 50 different kinds of humanoid species living in it, and 50 different top of the food-chain creatures that easily can destroy 5 solar systems?
or.. are we trying to design a world of our own, ending up with 50 different worlds?
Cause.. I can do both ;P

[Serpian]

I think we are all doing or won little worlds. No need to collaborate with the others. If you don't want to. I think?

[yoitisi]

DefiledVisions: Serpian said it already, but in this case you're working on your own interpretation of the Underwater Utopia. In the poll and for the big prize you will be judged on your own work. If you like to team up with someone to work both on the same world, that's okay, only keep your work and your partners work seperated in your own posts to make judging possible :)

[DefiledVisions]

Allright, sounds great! hmm.. wow, this is massive. Now that you start thinking of what makes a functional deepsea echo system.

[canti]

I directly had to think of the Aquanox/Archimedean Dynasty Games. Randis Albion (http://deeperthanwords.com/) did the Designs. The games belong to my favourite ones. Great dark atmosphere. You should check them out.
AD Intro:
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Aquanox 1 Inro:
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Aquanox 2 Intro:
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[Carnifex]

holy shit. i figured i might enter too and started alittle reference search.
http://www.who-sucks.com/animals/real-life-sea-monsters-24-bizarre-creatures-of-the-deep

it's as bright a day as can ever be and i've never been more scared in my life. i constantly feel as if someone's watching my back right now.
i mean, shiiiit.

i'll have to do paint something extra fortified to put my mind to peace...:$

edit: jake...FUCK! man,fuckfuckfuck. that second last video...aughh!

[Lunian]

Awwwww man, it's times like this I wish I were a talented artist.

;_; I'll make an ass of myself, but I'm definitely giving this a shot!




This coming from the person that did that OMGWTFBBQ shapeshifter piece??????!!!!

You sir - or madamn - ARE a talented artist!!! my god I wish I had some of your skill .. I might actually have a job <sigh>

[Hyptosis]

http://bluemars.org/cryosleep.php = DEEP music

[aquason]

hi i am new here can u plz tell me tht whr to submit artwork for this compitition...........

[Jessica Hook]

hi i am new here can u plz tell me tht whr to submit artwork for this compitition...........

Go back to the very first post in this thread, you will see that Davi has posted links to each activity:

Creature of the week
Character of the week
Environment of the week
Industrial design of the week
Panels of the week

Each link takes you to a thread with further info on that specific activity, and that thread is also the place to post your WIPS (works in progress)-- click the different links to see what I mean. Closer to the deadline, each activity will have a new/separate thread for the final submissions. It would be good to hang out in the threads of the activities you wish to enter, and get a feel for what's going on. The discussions that happen within those threads are also valuable.

[IRON-MAN-429]

Fuck, Im in!

[Izi]

Omg look what won third place figurative in this year's ARC competition:

http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/2007/Salon/large/F-243b.jpg

I love Donato Giancola, he is so great D:

He's come a long way from MTG cards!! XD

[oishiiniku]

I was just wondering if it would be useful to set up an area within the community activities forum where people can post all their work for the different categories in their own unique thread? Seeing as the judged part of the prize is looking at overall contribution in multiple fields it'd be handy to have the ability to look at an individual's work as a whole in isolation from everyone else's. I guess that people are posting their individual work in their sketchbooks, but like I say, it's be nice to have easy access to everyone's body of work without having to go through each sub forum's WIP thread. I understand that this might be a ball-ache to organise, just thought I'd suggest it.

[Rune Rask]

i got a question/suggestion.

i can see that each "challenge" section is entitled to include their respective
images. but..

since alot of us (myself included) are doing this challenge in multiple areas of
design, i cant see why the finals thread shouldnt be a combined one.

i mean f.x i have alot of characters, but i also got some envos to back them
up. furthermore those envos have creatures that live there sketched out in
other images still. i mean, if it really is about the ideas and workload, us
participating would have it a lot easier to manage and compile our work.

furthermore its not hard to judge the pieces individually (here i mean category)


i just think that with what ive got so far, i would hate to see it break apart
into multiple threads...

thats just my 2c

Rune

[Chiko]

With the orphan works bill and all, you think this is just a trick by massive black to be able to snag thousands of awesome undersea concepts? ;)



LOL!

Yeah because I'm sure Massive Black doesn't have awesome creative artists already working for them ::eyeroll: This activity sounds really awesome I want to be a part of it!!

Aww everyone has cool undersea avatars, I need one D:!

[gluecifer]

im in!

[duckyfeets1]

I joined so that I could do this. Yay!

[Izi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psGvJX8m8SI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyw0xeOwVd0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6bzXhUS2YQ)

My friend told me he thought I modelled my king character after Nathan Explosion. Subconsciously, perhaps. Nathan would make a pretty good shark mermaid. :yum:

[Tessilago]

I'll give it a shot! :D

[cyborgluddite]

Just joined today. No more lurking, I'm in!

[Silene]

Me too. School just finished and now I've got lots of time to pull myself out of lurking! EEE!<3 :D :lounge:

[Izi]

roflcopter

lifetime tickets

[Hexokinase]

Sick grand prize.
It's a shame I'm incompetent as of now. Oh well :shrug:

[GRMC]

:mod: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa it`s incredible:yayca: , what a prize....:rocker:

[Victor B]

That Prize is Mad, props to Jason and Massive Black for such a generous opportunity

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

OOOOH I do like that grand price. And I'll be damned if I won't try and win it^^

-Even

[Serpian]

DANG. What a price.

[Terriblis Gesserit]

Ooo I'll have to give it a go!

[Vorace]

I have a question. For the finals, do I have to post only 1 image per activity, or 1 image per concept per activity ?

thanks :)!

[Izi]

they told me to go crazy, so I yam

I really think you can post as many as you like, but they should be finalized...I'm not posting everything I have, just the stuff I finished...

they havn't yelled at me yet, so that's what I'm thinking....

[GriNGo]

that's an unbelievable prize... geez. EXTENSION!

[Serpian]

I'm repeating a question here that I asked in the CHOW thread:

Let me get this straight:

I can post SEVERAL different image files, as long as I keep it to one post?

In IDW they say I can only post a maximum of 5 images. Does this apply to IDW only?

[Hyptosis]

Soooooo, any news on the deep stuff or am I missing it?