January Art Challenge - Multiverse Madness!

Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Dac, Jan 8, 2011.

  1. Dac

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    Greetings!

    For this months art challenge, a mysterious rift has opened in the heart of the federation, and ships from a thousand realities are pouring through!

    Your mission is to analyze these designs and evaluate their effectiveness in relation to our technology. After all, if it works for them, it might work for us!

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    Ahem, with the geekyness gone, the challenge this month is to take spacecraft from any other franchise, and turn them into the federation's finest.

    For this challenge, you can choose any era you see fit, and either stay true to the original design, or "loosen it up" a bit to make it fit into Trek lore. As long as someone can say "yup, thats the millenium falcon" your ok.

    As a quick example, i've drawn up what I think said Millenium Falcon would look like had it been created in the trek universe.

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    I hope that's clear enough. ;)

    As always, the competition closes on the 31st at midnight, and I hope to see every one of you throw your hats into the ring.

    Good luck! :techman:
     
  2. largo

    largo Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    muahahaha... even my utter lack of artistic skill cannot keep me from this challenge!
     
  3. Kaziarl

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    I can't wait to see what sort of inbred mutant offspring come out of this challenge, should be interesting.
     
  4. Dac

    Dac Commodore Commodore

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    I dunno, I think some designs could work out quite well. BTW, I think I should clarify - scale is not important. You can take an X-Wing and make it a battleship if you want. Im not sure if you can tell or not, but in my Falcon examples I made the turret the bridge dome.
     
  5. Kaiser

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    i thank you for this idea i had some new ships idea's lately and this will make me create them hehehehehehe....

    oh and thanks again Vance / Jaynz for your ship parts :)

    *correction can my design just be in the style of another Sci-fi Genre ship? if not then im out ^__^;
     
  6. Dac

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    What do you mean? Is it the shape of another ship with federation detailing? If so, then by all means go ahead. If its a fed ship with say Star Wars detailing, im afraid not. That's another contest :p
     
  7. Kaziarl

    Kaziarl Commodore Commodore

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    I've actually got an idea for this, but not knowing how to actually use any of these programs and not having access to a scanner... well... I'll just look forward to what you guys come up with.
     
  8. Kaiser

    Kaiser Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    no its fed ship but its in the style of a certain anime battleship... :)
     
  9. Dac

    Dac Commodore Commodore

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    Heh, just do it and whack it up in the contest. Im not going to chuck someone off. The more the merrier.
     
  10. Kaiser

    Kaiser Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I plan to :)
     
  11. Patrickivan

    Patrickivan Fleet Captain Newbie

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    This is a great idea! Things are slow at work. I wonder if my federal superiours will mind if I install google su on my work comp?!

    Probably...
     
  12. Klaus

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    I should be able to work on my idea finally, it's been a busy month... :D
     
  13. Dac

    Dac Commodore Commodore

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    I just gotta say, I think i've seen more Art challenge threads pop up recently than there have been in a while, and I think they all have something going for them.

    Can't wait to see the final batch ;)
     
  14. Solarbaby

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    How does one enter this contest? Just make a thread with the image?
     
  15. Kaziarl

    Kaziarl Commodore Commodore

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    The thread is optional. At the end of the month you send your entry to ptrope (at) gmail (dot) com

    That is from vague memory by the way. So Ptrope, if you're around please correct me if I'm wrong.
     
  16. Ptrope

    Ptrope Agitator Admiral

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    You are correct, sirrah!
     
  17. Solarbaby

    Solarbaby Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Thanks,
    Perhaps this info could be included for newbies when the challenges are made.
     
  18. Dac

    Dac Commodore Commodore

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    Yeah, sorry. I totally forgot about that part.
     
  19. Solarbaby

    Solarbaby Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Well I emailed it but haven't had a reply :-(
     
  20. Ptrope

    Ptrope Agitator Admiral

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    I got it :bolian: