Teen Challenge: - Topic ideas -

[Narmo]

(I've created this new thread, hope I didn't make a mistake )

Hey everyone !
Here is, as in the Community Activities, a topic ideas in order to help organizing the weekly (more or less ) Teen Challenge.

So..



What do YOU suggest guys ?




Here is the list of the suggestions, I'll try to keep it uptoday:

SUGGESTIONS LIST

• (the blue ones have already be done)
• The 8th Wonder of the World ;thread & poll
• Snow Battle ;thread & poll
• The Wanderer ;thread & poll
• Teen Challenge mascott thread, poll;
  
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Thread; Poll
  
• Book scene ;thread & poll
• The Haunting ;thread & poll
• The Heist ;thread & poll
• The Nightmare ;thread & poll
• Ultimate Armor ;poll
• over-the-top weapon ;thread & poll
• Deep Sea Discovery ;thread & poll
• The Robot King ;thread & poll
• The Discover ;
• Hero: Design your own hero ;
• Video game: Illustrate a scene from a famous videogame ;
• A devils plaything ;
• Souless/ Soul less ;
• Concert ;
• Poison ;
• Freedom ;
• Old picture redraw ;
• 21st Century fantasy scene ;
• 21st Century scene in a fantastic world ;
• Redesigning ;
• Aquaduct Landingpad ;
• Magazine ad for [insert company] ;
• The Power of Music ;
• Lightshow;
• Urban rebel shoot-out ;
• Neo-Russian cityscape ;
• Kung-fu in the streets ;
• Serene Scene ;
• Nature's Fury ;
• Containment ;
• Release ;
• Creation ;
• Protection ;
• Destruction ;
• Reflection ;
• Birth of Magic, ;
• Wizard battle ;
• Medieval Troops guarding the gate ;
• Scenes from the Divine Comedy ;
• Holding them off ;
• Up & Over! ;
• Night Lights ;
• Snow Fight ;
  
• Assault on the North ;
• Penetrating the City ;
• Eluding the guards ;
• Underwater harmony ;
• Lifesource ;
• Sexyness ;
• Religious Battle ;
• Neo-Rome ;(think classical Rome)
• Sky-city ;
• Owner of Shadows ;
• Mailman 2441 ;
• Martyrdom ; (moment in which person becomes a Martyr- Dies for their cause)
• Autoportrait as N ;(N=pilot,astronaut,ninja,knight,wizard,hippie etc.etc.)
• Void ;
• Free composition done in your weakest medium ;
• The Game ;
• Deamon's tower ;(interior!)
• The vehicle(sp?) of your dreams ;
• Portrait of your best friend ;
• Illustrate your favorite song ;
• Self Portrait ;
• Gun designing ;
• Creation myth ;
• To be continued...

edited on the 7th March => teen challenge #25

[TLL]

The topic "8th world wonder" is really good. There are so many ways you could do a new world wonder great idea.

My idea is to design an own hero. There are so many different storys and heros nut we could imagine our own hero (or group of heroes).

This is my topic idea, but yours is also interesting.

[Njord-E55]

Im thinking about a theme called "A devils plaything". THats the only thing i can come up with right now.

[v0rbiss]

"Souless?"
"Concert"
"Poison"
"Freedom"

[Narmo]

Does Souless means soul less ? Sorry that my English is not as properly as I would like. Well I edited the list on the first post, you got nice ideas that's great !

[Orifice]

I say, its about time you made this thread, good thinkin.
Fresh outa ideas right now though, I'll be back. later. when I can think properly.

[Keng]

Book Scene

Capture the scene from a book or story. Any scene you want, just post a slight snippet from the text as the picture's description.


Old Picture Redraw

Dig up the old sketchbooks and doodles from middle school and elementry and recreate them.

[moroi]

how about something magical/fantasy placed in an every day ordinary setting?
or the opposite?

like....a dragon waiting at the bus stop in NYC with everyday buisness people. i dunno, probably been done way too many times before....XD

[Narmo]

I like both your ideas, I put them on the list, entitled "21st centuries fantasy scene.", if that sentence dosen't means anything just tell me

[bestow]

well since video game scene was my idea, i'll stick with it, anyone else like that idea? very teenish!

[v0rbiss]

My english sux hard, I meant soulless.

[blog]

ur favourite streetfighter, and I aint talkin about a redesign! or something along the lines...

[asoir]

8th Wonder of the world sounds fucking brilliant! Would love to participate in that one.

[TLL]

Lets vote one of this ideas, so that we can start a new challenge.
I think there are enough suggestions now. What do you think??

[Narmo]

I can't make a poll in this thread, we have to create a knew one. I don't have time right now, if someone could do it it would be nice thx !

[inkerton]

Sorry for my absence again, school's been pounding me all week. 8th wonder of the world sounds like a great topic, I'll set up the challnge thread as soon as I get back from my last class for the day.

[Justin.]

No, don't worry about the poll, we can just keep suggestions updated in the top post, and the winner can choose one. Once a topic is chosen, it should be in Red so it isn't chosen again. Some suggestions:

Aquaduct Landingpad,
Magazine ad for [insert company]
The Power of Music
Lightshow
Urban rebel shoot-out
Neo-Russian cityscape
Kung-fu in the streets
Serene Scene
Nature's Fury
Containment
Release
Creation
Protection
Destruction
Reflection
Birth of Magic,
Wizard battle
Medieval Troops guarding the gate
Any of the multitude of scenes from the Divine Comedy,
Holding them off
Up & Over!
Night Lights
Assault on the North
Penetrating the City
Eluding the guards
Underwater harmony
Lifesource
Sexyness
Religious Battle
Neo-Rome (think classical Rome)
Sky-city
Owner of Shadows
Mailman 2441
Martyrdom (moment in which person becomes a Martyr- Dies for their cause)

[Narmo]

I finally found some time ..
Wow that's a great list Justin ! Thanks a lot. I'll try to add some more ideas myself...

[v0rbiss]

Autoportrait as N (N=pilot,astronaut,ninja,knight,wizard,hippie etc.etc.)
Void
Free composition done in your weakest medium(e.g.watercolor[moi])
The Game
Deamon's tower(interior!)
The vehicle(sp?) of your dreams
Portrait of your best friend

[JL.Alfaro]

Heres a suggestion for you guys,
-your favorite song

paint what your favorite song is, what goes through your mind when you hear it, what emotional distress or joy it creates or the madness it influenced you to paint. Of course keeping it in relation to the song and content.
as bonus you could always post a link to the song-that way everyone knows what the hell just happened in your head. Music to illustration interpretation...hmmm onto something maybe...

[v0rbiss]

Heres a suggestion for you guys,
-your favorite song

paint what your favorite song is, what goes through your mind when you hear it, what emotional distress or joy it creates or the madness it influenced you to paint. Of course keeping it in relation to the song and content.
as bonus you could always post a link to the song-that way everyone knows what the hell just happened in your head. Music to illustration interpretation...hmmm onto something maybe...

Imfuckinpossible, unfortunately...

[j a k e]

I think a self portrait would be a lovely idea. Don't dig architecture.

[JL.Alfaro]

Sorry I thought the Teen Challenge was supposed to be..."challenging"

heres a new suggestion:
stick figure Puppy
or better yet
stick figure man in an empty white universe

[foggle]

hahahaha, "my sarcasm detector has gone off the scale"
that really depends on what the song is - If you're a big fan of jimi hendrix its not exactly difficult to paint a picture of your favourite song - whatever tripped out thing next comes into your hippy head. But if you like, for example, death-core metal, you'll be hard pressed to think of anything that isnt just a page full of black paint

[v0rbiss]

On sarcasm: it should be forbidden for americans tho..*sarcasm *

What I was trying to imply was, that those two senses are extremely different from each other, and it'd be far too hard task to sucessfully express the emotions created by a song trough an image. It's been tryed(sp?) before, with poor result, and you'd never guess what was the idea, before reading the theory(massive theory at that) behind it.(Kandinsky comes to mind) There is simply no way to hear with your eyes or something like that. Imagine looking at an image, and the first tought you get is: "woah, master of puppets!".
So I stand by my previous statement: fuck that.

On a side note-abstract art is too complex for teens. Hell, it's complicated for some of the adult painters too, it seems!

[JL.Alfaro]

...and it'd be far too hard task to sucessfully express the emotions created by a song trough an image

Success would depend on the song, all songs have a meaning behind their creation. Even instrumentals have meaningful titles which open a window into the origin or story behind them(eg. Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Coletrain's Favorite things etc) Metal and death metal are almost always(but not always) tinted with anti political propaganda or political awareness. Every type of music contains a purpose or a message, and so does the songs of that gender. Any rock song will have a story as well as any rap song will have a message. Its really not that hard to do, you of all people should know what your favorite song is all about...after all thats why it's your favorite...right?


Oh and whats America without sarcasm...

EDIT: On a second thought, you might be right about it being too complex for the teens. Nevermind, I guess some of us liked our challenges higher when we where teens. laters

[Justin.]

There was an all girls T-Dome earlier where the topic was "Interpret a song through your art", and there were FANTASTIC entries, so it really isn't that hard...

[j a k e]

EDIT: On a second thought, you might be right about it being too complex for the teens. Nevermind, I guess some of us liked our challenges higher when we where teens. laters

That's a silly thing to say. I don't think you should be coming around a thread with that type of attitude and patronization. It doesn't help anyone, and definitely doesn't make you look like a hero. Thanks.

[JL.Alfaro]

Attitude? Sorry didnt realize I had one-was just reemphasizing what vorbiss said..

... is too complex for teens. Hell, it's complicated for some of the adult painters too, it seems!

My apologies again if I insulted or demeaned any one on the thread. I'll get out of your hair now, bye. (no sarcasm intended)

[v0rbiss]

Jake was talking about that part I suppose:

I guess some of us liked our challenges higher when we where teens

Patronizing and "I'm better than you" type of statement, par excellance!
I don't think anyone feelings were hurt, I was just voicing my opinion, i may be wrong on the subject, but take my 2cents for all they'r worth...
And you shouldn't leave the thread just because someone didn't liked your idea. Feedback=good. No attn.=bad!