EOW#64 Forward base camp of a winter campaign

[chaosrocks]

EOW#64 Forward base camp of a winter campaign

The historical era is up to you. REquired elements include:
-Military encampment.
-Winter

DUE Septemper 7th

Description required
I will accept any medium.
Now... concept!

[Gaius]

OoooOO Chaos!
* tips hat *

Watch the entries flood in for this one.

[marak24]

Ooh. Winter should be fun

[Tom Garden]

very cool!!! Bout time i started some enviros, might give this one a stab! Plus i'm playing age of empires at the moment so that will inspire me no doubt hehe

[grenogs]

sounds interesting, does it have to be an actual historical event or can it be made up fantasy?

[ikuru]

PLZ Mistress Chaos, explain a bit further, does it have to be something historical? Could it be fantasy or futuristic too? Maybe on another planet altogether? And by campaign. is it enough to show military tents, tanks, planes and such or should it be obvious that there is a special activity going on there?

I like the snow and army stuff... Might give this a try if I get the time...

[chaosrocks]

um
left it open on purpose

doesn't have to be historical, can be fantasy
doesn't have to be earth

Has to be winter
Is an environment so action does not have to be taking place.
has to be a military camp.

the rest is up to you
chaos

[Cloister]

Yeah... a warm winter in India... no snow... perhaps a Vampire Lve Role-play-campaign... set in Calcutta, close to the faerie ghetto there...hm, I'll think about this...

[ikuru]

thaks Chaos! Sounds just about great to me!

Cloister thats some funny shit right there!
I think eventually the MONKEY MAN killed thoes dark faeries in calcutta though... or was it delhi?

Im just gonne paint a bunch of Robots hanging out in Goa or something...

[Manuel_Calavera]

Winter is a great theme for artist - it helps to save paints

[alti]

dude awsome topic, hey tom i'm playing age of empires right now too.
-alti

[Nalot]

This is called Sky Defence. They are towers that can be hooked onto clouds. They keep an eye out for any invaders and also help to fight the airbourne attackers.

FINAL

[chaosrocks]

unless you start on Black as I usually do

[grenogs]

nalot i may be wrong here, but would watch towers be classed as an encampment?

[Nalot]

grenogs: Um... Im pretty sure they can be part of an encampment... If not, I will take this picture down and try again... If people will let me know.

[Lot]

This is a Camp, in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta in Colombia, the soldiers are equipped whit high tecnology, the cold is very strong, is at night, and the help is about to arrive.

[grenogs]

you may be right, i dont know myself. just when i think of watch towers i think of solid structures around a town or fortress, and not something mobile like a camp. but if there was a way you could show them mobile in the same way blimps or zepelins were, then your probably right.

[Nalot]

Ooh... Just had an idea... thanks! Will make them mobile... Watch the space above!

[Vulgar`]

I remember there was an EOW theme called "Winter Battlefield." It's a cold world out there.

[Justin.]

I'm confused, is there going to be a poll for 63?

[hallo]

Final. But I ain't happy with the outcome.

Background:
The encampment featured in this picture is a terran outpost near the enemy border on the outer belt planet Wolf 9929, where perennial night reigns. Accordingly, the climate on this distant world is harsh - temperature never rises above -50 C degrees.
The main purpose of this forward base is performing long-range scans of the enemy front as well as sending off scouts, spy troops and sabotage commandos.

[chaosrocks]

shut up Justin..it'll happen as soon as I can get to it
Im in chicago
chaos

[Tom Garden]

Alti man!! I should figure out how the hell to do online play! but i've only done two levels so far so you might woop me!

[Manuel_Calavera]

Yes, Chicago, that explains everything :]

[CeeJay]

More of a large scale base on a high plane at the moment. I still need to add some buildings in the middle ground and some background elements...oh and snow. Composition is pretty simple i hope its not too boring.

[grenogs]

lol ceejay, if you move the guy out of the way, we may be able to see the environment behind him, hehehehe btw.. wrong thread,

[oomgawa]

FINAL



The advance encampment holds 50 men maximum,
assigned to keep an eye on, and taunt the city.
The knowledge of the advancing army is known to all
the frightened inhabitants, but the progress up the
glacier is slow, with siege engines often falling
through crevasses.

I am not sure how far or how close to crop this one because it is an environment
concept, but the camp itself is also an environment. hmmm. . .
thoughts?!

[life on the sofa]

m e h

[grenogs]

i focused a bit too much on the "enviroment" didnt i but meh, the bade will be there eventualy and i will update final later.

its EOW (Environment of the week) need i say more


Ceejay nice to see you changed the image, you got me a little worried then

Ikuru your step pyramid shadow is way off, draw some simple waypoint lines from your sun to the corners of all your objects in front, and that should basicly work out all your shadow directions or if you got bryce or some other simple 3d program, build a simple pyramid in there and light it up, so you can get the proper lighting effect, or alternatavly and easier, just get a couple small cubes(match boxes, or even books are better) build it similer to a pyramid and then add some kind of light effect behind, and work from there.

[Manuel_Calavera]

My first environment entirely made by hand. Before I always used mixed 3d – 2d technique. I have a lot of pleasure making this one and hope to finish it before deadline. As it’s my first env made this way it’s open for yours comments and critique. My point was to find some other colors than white for winter. Aha, and second objective – military camp is not yet completed
WIP: