04 Aug 23:33
--what im trying to do is to take you away from that for a moment
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04 Aug 23:32
--And they want a realistic tank whatsoever, you will still use that "generic tank" from google,
04 Aug 23:32
--if by any chance you receive a project, and you have a deadline to complete it in 2 days or even 3 days,
04 Aug 23:31
--instead of gooling stuff thats automatically cool, look for something real you can present in a cool way or combine with other things to make something up. it's a way to force you to do some problem solving. art isnt about googling the first thing that comes to mind or to look for easy solutions. it's about working with your own taste and your own perspective on things. if you use images and influences from other people all the time, there's no way you'll do something unique to you.
04 Aug 23:26
--that's the point. you don't need to have everything in the world at your fingertips. work within the limitations and find creative solutions for where you want to go beyond. you might not even know what a tank is without mass media - rely on what you have at your disposal for now and you're automatically doing something unique. there is no creativity without limitations.
04 Aug 22:22
--Or even pictures of space for example. But more realistic stuff that can be taken of course anywhere is clouds, buildings, cars, peoples (oh boy... don't get punched)
04 Aug 22:15
--And Jan Kloidt you wouldn't always get the desired photos you want. Like if you wanna draw a tank, there is no way in hell a military camp just gonna be like "Hey yeah, get in you can take some photos"
04 Aug 19:39
--@Lod: We definitely aren't fixed on things and we can totally change things if it will improve participation or anything really. Let's see how it goes :)
04 Aug 19:00
--Then again, meddling with the interface too much would get annoying, so you gotta think those things through.
04 Aug 18:59
--You guys thought about making community challenges a subforum of tournaments? Might be worth it for the visibility.
04 Aug 18:51
--yeah, thanks guys. still have to get used to the forum. i'll get the hang of things fast though :)
04 Aug 16:48
--Whenever I see someone phishing for compliments and getting mad when they get a crit instead - I will have this stuck in my head https://www.facebook.com/mememangIG/vide...281750750/
04 Aug 14:48
--Hmm... shouldn't the challenge be filed under 'Community Challenges' rather than CC?
04 Aug 12:57
--Just saw this in the forum, http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7...#pid104838
04 Aug 05:55
--if you're gonna shoot your own ref and draw from it, why not join my challenge? :D it's exactly about that http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7...#pid104756