We've been discusing (here: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the-future-of-the-fan-art-forum-challenge.310480/) how to get the Art Challenge back up and running and asking for theme suggestions for the next challenge.
Well, to give it some extra visibility I thought that it deserved it's own thread, so here you go.
Here's the idea, you've got until 14-15 August to post your ideas for themes here, then I'll put up a voting thread for the rest of August.
The winning theme from the vote will then be the basis of September's Challenge.
Any ideas from anyone, big or small, whether you intend to enter the contest or not are very welcome.
And also please feel free to discuss, ask questions and suggest ideas for entries about any of the submitted themes. If we can get a conversation started about the challenge it'll help create some buzz.
So far, from the previous thread we have these suggestions:
Fairy Tale Trek - I've seen pictures from one of the SNW episodes in which the crew seem to be acting out a fairy tale, so I thought a theme along those lines might be fun as well as topical.
Trek Craft inspired by a car manufacturer - In Fantastic Four 2, they introduced the Fantasicar, which was "built" by Dodge, and even contained familiar Dodge traits, such as the front grill and logo. My suggestion would be to create a Star Trek craft belonging to a particular car maker (Dodge, Ford, Chevy, etc). The craft would need to contain visual traits that make it identifiable as a particular brand.
Toy Trek - We've seen Marauder Mo, we've seen Toby the Targ, we've seen Flotter...what other kinds of children's toys and characters might exist in the worlds of the Trek galaxy? The Federation's certainly full of room for creativity, but there's a whole galaxy out there, and you never get that sense more than when you're a kid...
Hats - We don't see many hats in the Trekiverse, so why not design some?
Design Evolution - Show us your design evolution process (possibly just quick sketches) for something Star Trek, be it a ship, alien race or piece of equipment. (We've had something like this once before, but it could be worth revisiting)
Pre-warp History - show us what you think life for an existing alien species was like some time before they developed warp-drive. (e.g. what was the Vulcan equivalent of the Model-T Ford, who was the first Andorian to circumnavigate their planet.)
And, as always with the Art Challenge - have Fun!
Well, to give it some extra visibility I thought that it deserved it's own thread, so here you go.
Here's the idea, you've got until 14-15 August to post your ideas for themes here, then I'll put up a voting thread for the rest of August.
The winning theme from the vote will then be the basis of September's Challenge.
Any ideas from anyone, big or small, whether you intend to enter the contest or not are very welcome.
And also please feel free to discuss, ask questions and suggest ideas for entries about any of the submitted themes. If we can get a conversation started about the challenge it'll help create some buzz.
So far, from the previous thread we have these suggestions:
Fairy Tale Trek - I've seen pictures from one of the SNW episodes in which the crew seem to be acting out a fairy tale, so I thought a theme along those lines might be fun as well as topical.
Trek Craft inspired by a car manufacturer - In Fantastic Four 2, they introduced the Fantasicar, which was "built" by Dodge, and even contained familiar Dodge traits, such as the front grill and logo. My suggestion would be to create a Star Trek craft belonging to a particular car maker (Dodge, Ford, Chevy, etc). The craft would need to contain visual traits that make it identifiable as a particular brand.
Toy Trek - We've seen Marauder Mo, we've seen Toby the Targ, we've seen Flotter...what other kinds of children's toys and characters might exist in the worlds of the Trek galaxy? The Federation's certainly full of room for creativity, but there's a whole galaxy out there, and you never get that sense more than when you're a kid...
Hats - We don't see many hats in the Trekiverse, so why not design some?
Design Evolution - Show us your design evolution process (possibly just quick sketches) for something Star Trek, be it a ship, alien race or piece of equipment. (We've had something like this once before, but it could be worth revisiting)
Pre-warp History - show us what you think life for an existing alien species was like some time before they developed warp-drive. (e.g. what was the Vulcan equivalent of the Model-T Ford, who was the first Andorian to circumnavigate their planet.)
And, as always with the Art Challenge - have Fun!
