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AC CHALLENGE 32 : Mars Colony !POLL! (Jan 15: Voting ends)

IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
edited January 2013 in Artist's Corner
Who wins? You decide.

But decide in a few days. I'll lock this up on Tuesday. Who ever is winner on Tuesday needs to make a new challenge before next weekend, or I'm making it valentines.

January 15: Voting ends, winner announced
January 19th: Winner should make a new thread before this:

Next challenge will run until February 28th, so if the winner has trouble making a theme, just do valentines.

Forumers Who stepped up to this challenge, as they appear in the poll:

1. francium
marsandshit1_zps3dcdccc8.jpg

2. desperaterobots
marscolony.jpg

3. Halen
tumblr_mg2pg1MtU81ql500mo1_1280.jpg

4. Juggernut
8358603953_18eef5ed5a.jpg

5. MuddyParasol
ac-challenge32.jpg

6. Molybdenum
Lx6GY.jpg

7. JohnTWM
marscompetition.png

Iruka on

AC CHALLENGE 32 : Mars Colony (Deadline: January 12th) 44 votes

francium
31% 14 votes
desperaterobots
45% 20 votes
Halen
0% 0 votes
Juggernut
4% 2 votes
MuddyParasol
2% 1 vote
Molybdenum
9% 4 votes
JohnTWM
6% 3 votes
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  • F87F87 So Say We All Registered User regular
    edited December 2012
    NEW AC CHALLENGE RULE: Winner of the previous challenge picks the winner of the next challenge.

    The human race has been around for a blink of the eye compared to the universe. Our planet is just a tiny spec in our own galaxy and it's resources are limited. At some point in time, it could become necessary for survival to venture to another planet.

    The SpaceX CEO is considering a mission to build a Mars Colony. Read about it here.

    mars_colony.jpg

    MarsColony-300x225.jpgmars_2057.jpeg

    AC CHALLENGE 32:
    Imagine it's the year 2190 and the SpaceX Mars Colony mission has been established for over a century now. Have the people adapted and flourished or have they struggled to survive? Has the colony itself grown into multiple cities or was it mostly destroyed from internal conflicts?

    Pick one of the following:
    1. Mars Colony Building Concept(s) (+5 ACCP)
    2. Mars Colonist Concept(s) (+5 ACCP)
    3. The newest model of Space ship used for new Colonists (+5 ACCP)
    4. Illustration with two or more of the above (+10 ACCP)

    Remember it's 180 years in the future and with advances in medical technology and a rough, dangerous environment, who knows what the Colonists are like? Or how advanced current technology actually is? Perhaps with all the space travel and living or Mars, we have recently made first contact? How would that affect the colony?

    The deadline for this challenge is January 12th!

    Good luck!



    For those of you who frequent the conceptart.org forums this should be pretty familiar; tens of artistic combatants thrown together in to an artistic arena, each struggling for the honor of being dubbed a master of the visual arts. Those of you who succeed will be bathed in glory and the blood of their competitors, those of you who fail will be exiled to a life of shame and isolation.

    The aim of this thread is to try and spice things up a bit here in the ol' Artist's Corner. This thread is for entries in to the challenge or the discussion thereof. If you'd like to suggest a topic for the weekly challenge, go right ahead, but understand that the last winner of the challenge has total control over the task (unless they have won more than two challenges in a row, see rules).

    The rules are simple;

    RULES:

    * One entry per person, per challenge.
    * A contestant cannot win more than two challenges in a row.
    * Winner gets the privilege of choosing the next challenge.
    * Winner also gets the honor of picking the winner of the next challenge.
    * At the end of a challenge, the thread is locked and a new one is begun.
    * Stick to the challenge topic; no going off on a tangent.
    * All formats welcome, whether they be traditional or digital; 2D or 3D; still or animated.


    If you're looking for inspiration, check out the aforementioned conceptart.org forums (specifically the creature/environment/character of the week sections).


    Previous Challenges:


    CHALLENGE 1: Hidden World
    CHALLENGE 2: Red Vs Blue
    CHALLENGE 3: Satan Teapot
    CHALLENGE 4: Crime Fighting Hobo
    CHALLENGE 5: Universal Monsters
    CHALLENGE 6: Lyric Interpretation
    CHALLENGE 7: Santa vs Dinos
    CHALLENGE 8: Retro Poster
    CHALLENGE 9: Literal Literature
    CHALLENGE 10: Choose! Choose the form of the destructor!
    CHALLENGE 11: Heroes In a Half Shell
    CHALLENGE 12: Fancy Hats
    CHALLENGE 13: God Splicing
    CHALLENGE 14: Copycats
    CHALLENGE 15: Pinups
    CHALLENGE 16: Trick or Treat
    CHALLENGE 17: How Far We Have Come
    CHALLENGE 18: Back to the Retrofuture
    CHALLENGE 19: Crime Noir
    CHALLENGE 20: Make a Video Game
    CHALLENGE 21: You Just Got Served!
    CHALLENGE 22: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS
    CHALLENGE 23: I WANT TO BELIEVE
    CHALLENGE 24: FIRST!!!!
    CHALLENGE 25: YOUR NAME AS A LABEL
    CHALLENGE 26: SEVEN DEADLY HELMS
    CHALLENGE 27: Jurassic Park 4 Concept & Design
    CHALLENGE 28: Pirate vs Ninja vs Cowboy
    CHALLENGE 29: They're just like us!
    CHALLENGE 30: Drivers and their rides!
    CHALLENGE 31: The Discomfort Zone

    F87 on
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Ooh I like this one.

  • squidbunnysquidbunny Registered User regular
    Seconding Iruka's chat post; this is more out of my comfort zone than my discomfort assignment. Dunno if I'll have time to do it but it sure would be good for me.

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  • FANTOMASFANTOMAS Flan ArgentavisRegistered User regular
    this is totally beyond what I can draw, so count me in.

    Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
  • HalenHalen Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Proper entry below :)

    Halen on
    Draw an egg.
  • JohnTWMJohnTWM Registered User regular
    Lately we have had plenty of time, at least the month. So it shouldnt be a big deal unless you just completely forget about it ;)

  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    This theme is great and I will try to contribute.

    I see the OP was like two weeks ago, when does this end?

    PSN: Honkalot
  • CyberMonkeytron3000CyberMonkeytron3000 Registered User regular
    edited December 2012
    Honk wrote:
    I see the OP was like two weeks ago, when does this end?

    Ha.

    Haha.

    AHAHAHAHhahahahahaHAHAhahahahahahahahahahaha.

    Ha.

    *snort*

    CyberMonkeytron3000 on
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    in answer to your question

    never

  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    never
    ever
    ever
    ever

  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Nice that sounds like a good timeframe for me!

    PSN: Honkalot
  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    I'm going to try and keep these rolling alittle faster, actually.

    How January 12th for a deadline?

  • F87F87 So Say We All Registered User regular
    Sounds good to me!

  • m3nacem3nace Registered User regular
    Oh right, Iruka's a mod now! Hey, hows about we get the polls back on then?

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    If it only gets one entry probably no polls. If it gets a couple I'll see if I can figure something out.

  • bebarcebebarce Registered User regular
    If only there were some form of system in place to determine the collective or at least majority desires of a group of people....
    Than we'd be able to figure out if we wanted Polls!

  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    Is it too late to get in on this?

  • tapeslingertapeslinger Space Unicorn Slush Ranger Social Justice Rebel ScumRegistered User regular
  • franciumfrancium Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    marsandshit1_zps3dcdccc8.jpg
    "The 21st day of December 2090, fell on the mars colony decidedly bad. With limited ships to evacuate the population, the mars colony suffered unprecedented loss of life in the worst meteor shower in the 30 years since the first migration. "
    -Neptribune

    francium on
  • desperaterobotsdesperaterobots perth, ausRegistered User regular
    I banged this out during a few quiet moments at work. I might try to do better/more to it before the deadline, but I don't normally participate in these so yay!

    marscolony.jpg

    (Also can anyone recommend a decent non-photobucket linkable depository for my .jpgs? photobucket has been making my images look extra shitty recently.)

  • franciumfrancium Registered User regular
    dang, i like the walky things @desperaterobots
    im gonna have to do a few more just to build off my news reel.

  • bombardierbombardier Moderator mod
    @desperaterobots imgur.com is probably useful. I think you can embed images with it.

  • HalenHalen Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Ok, I doodled a proper entry. Kind of. I got a nexus 7 tablet for xmas, so this is doodled on sketchbook pro with my fat fingers.

    In my mind, this is the colonists abandoning the failed colony, which doesn't come across very well:

    tumblr_mg2pg1MtU81ql500mo1_1280.jpg

    edit: wow, I should really learn to crop images better huh

    Halen on
    Draw an egg.
  • MustangMustang Arbiter of Unpopular Opinions Registered User regular

    (Also can anyone recommend a decent non-photobucket linkable depository for my .jpgs? photobucket has been making my images look extra shitty recently.)


    Try www.imageshack.us - I like it.

  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    8358603953_18eef5ed5a.jpg



    Aerial View of Instillation 005
    March 14, 2183


    The most ambitious Mars terraformation project to date, these giant Atmospheric Pumps stand a towering 2.4 kilometers high. Construction takes nearly ten years to complete and is primarily automated with a small contingent of humans to oversee the whole ordeal. Dubbed "Space Sprinklers" their purpose is to vacuum frozen water up from under the surface like a giant straw and transport it, via gravity rings, to the upper atmosphere where it will be sprayed out in all directions, thus creating rainfall. The rain activates bio capsules dropped en mass nearly 50 years ago which will nitrate the soil and begin growing oxygen producing flora. The areas around the installations will become large, fresh water lakes. Projections indicate that Mars (barring any unforeseen setbacks) should enter its final stages of Terraformation around 2190 and be capable of fully sustaining a large colony of humans by 2200.

    Juggernut on
  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    Ok, so it's not that great, but I had a ton of fun coming up the idea and all the science fictiony stuff behind it.

  • ElbasunuElbasunu Registered User regular
    I'm going start on this tonight. Also I want to be involved here more! I am going to colonize AC.

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    Steam ID: Obos Vent: Obos
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Question: Does everything have to be made specifically for this challenge, or can you use old elements you've made earlier?

    (I have a model of a character and wanted to include it as an element in my picture)

    PSN: Honkalot
  • F87F87 So Say We All Registered User regular
    It needs to be completely new work made specifically for this challenge.

    2 days left guys! Here is a cool video I found:

    http://youtu.be/n4tgkyUBkbY

  • MuddyParasolMuddyParasol Registered User regular
    ac-challenge32.jpg

    My humble entry.

  • HalenHalen Registered User regular
    Is my favourite.

    Draw an egg.
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    So does this close at a set time today? I am at work now but am hoping to finish my thing when I get home. Or fail trying.

    PSN: Honkalot
  • MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    likewise.

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  • JollyTitanJollyTitan Registered User new member
    edited January 2013
    Desperaterobots; I think Imgur.com is definitely the way to go. Its much better than Photobucket, in my opinion.

    JollyTitan on
  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    I'll give you till midnight east coast time. I'll make a poll before I go to bed.

  • MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    woooo

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  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Baller!

    PSN: Honkalot
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Honk wrote: »
    So does this close at a set time today? I am at work now but am hoping to finish my thing when I get home. Or fail trying.

    I failed trying. Next one though.

    PSN: Honkalot
  • MolybdenumMolybdenum Registered User regular
    ugggh this came out nothing like what I wanted it to and I don't want to look at it anymore

    Lx6GY.jpg

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  • JohnTWMJohnTWM Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    marscompetition.png

    JohnTWM on
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