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Templar's Art Challenge



The challenge: To create a piece of artwork every day for a straight month. Why? Because Silvie said I should! Completely unrelated to this, also, is the fact that it will improve my artwork. I hope. In any case, mostly because I've dared myself and been dared to do it. So I will. I'll post the products of each day here.

Silvie's challenge: Silvie's Art Challenge

The conclusion: Templar's art can improve, but what needs more improvement is his laziness. Score: 20/30.


December 24
<img200*0:stuff/Dec24%20Scarred%20Lands.bmp>

December 25
<img200*0:stuff/Dec25%20Artic%20Reaches.bmp>

December 26
<img200*0:stuff/Dec26%20Unwelcome%20Dawn.bmp>

December 27
<img200*0:stuff/Dec27%20Blue%20Hills.bmp>

December 28
Failure due to Guild Wars >.<

December 29
<img200*0:stuff/Dec28%20Rolling%20Hills.bmp>

December 30
This one honestly wasn't my fault. Couldn't touch the comp the entire day :/

December31
<img200*0:stuff/Dec21%20Seared%20Sands.bmp>

January 1
<img200*0:stuff/January1.bmp>

January 2
<img200*0:stuff/January%202.bmp>

January 3
<img200*0:stuff/Jan3%20GeoWaffle.bmp>

January 4
I turned it in for schoolwork o.O

January 5
<img200*0:stuff/Jan5%20Sunrise%20Beach.gif>

January 6
<img200*0:stuff/Jan6%20Flames%20On%20Water.bmp>

January 7
<img200*0:stuff/Jan7%20Sunbeams.bmp>

January 8
<img200*0:stuff/Jan8.bmp>

January 9
Missed, because the short while I spent on the computer went to writing on WritersCo, rather than image-aristry on Terragen. Still have to finish that entry, too.

January 10
<img200*0:stuff/Jan10.bmp>

January 11
Didn't manage to make one.

January 12
<img200*0:stuff/Jan12%20Pirate%27s%20Cove>

January 13
<img200*0:stuff/Jan13.bmp>

January 14
<img200*0:stuff/Evening%20Shores.bmp>

January 15
<img200*0:stuff/Jan%2015.bmp>

January 16
<img200*0:stuff/Jan%2016.bmp>
o.O Suckage, but I couldn't be bothered to perfect.

January 17
<img200*0:stuff/Jan17.bmp>
Terragen seems to be indecisive about it's mood today.

<An unintended break as a result of Terragen problems and Guild Wars>

January 22
<img200*0:stuff/Lakescape.gif>

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2005-12-25 [iippo]: So in the spirit of Inoni takes the Challenge?

2005-12-25 [Aradon Templar]: *shrug* Silvie messaged me and told me about this thing, asking if she should do it, then I asked if I should do it, then we both decided to do it :P I think mine's a bit easier, since 'a little something' takes about five minutes to whip up on Terragen, so shame to me if I fail :P

2005-12-25 [windowframe]: :P You still have to put effort into it, dude. I figured yours would be harder that way, as it'd be harder to improve your skills. O.o

2005-12-25 [Aradon Templar]: Well, today I'm experimenting with combining terrains, a process which always confused me until today :D But I don't think the effect I'm looking for is working :P

2005-12-25 [Aradon Templar]: I'm gonna be mad if it didn't turn out how I think it did because of the pink monitor. That one looked really nice with the pink tint, but I'm not sure how it'll look without it :/

2005-12-25 [windowframe]: And, more Spiritee's version... Art Challenge Since spiritee's the one I saw first.

2005-12-28 [windowframe]: Damn you, Templar, why are you being barely online?

2005-12-29 [Aradon Templar]: Bah. I knew it was a mistake to start during Christmas. Guild Wars stole my time :P

2005-12-29 [windowframe]: Pffft. @ j00. And I still need your help, biatch. X_x Did America have women in the police force in 1930?

2006-01-03 [Aradon Templar]: Was a bit busy yesterday, and three people were asking for the comp, so I only made it yesterday, and uploaded it today. Still counts :D

2006-01-03 [Aradon Templar]: I call the newest one the GeoWaffle :D

2006-01-03 [iippo]: *wants to make a biiiig mouth eating the GeoWaffle* XD

2006-01-04 [Aradon Templar]: XD Make what you want. I wouldn't bother, personally, but maybe I'm just lazy.

2006-01-05 [Aradon Templar]: Mreh. Up until twelve with homework, I'll just use that art project I was doing for school. But I can't upload it cause it's turned in, so I have no proof. But it was done, and I'll post it when I get the chance. But to make up for it, I turned out a quality piece through bizarre atmospheric settings. Thought I was making something else altogether, but a bit of experimentation with water, and I create a nice beach. *sets as desktop*

2006-01-06 [iippo]: That is a really gorgeous beach.

2006-01-06 [Aradon Templar]: I'm very pleased with it, especially since I considered beaches out of the question before. I think I'll try again today, though, to get the shoreline just right.

2006-01-13 [Aradon Templar]: >.< Missed five already, unless I don't count the one I turned for schoolwork.

2006-01-14 [Aradon Templar]: So I speak up and introduce myself on the Terragen mailing list, and ask for suggestions on beaches. The improvement is noticable within two days ^^ I used a thorough tutorial on this one, but I mostly did it myself, once I saw the settings I ought to have been taking advantage of and color settings.

2006-01-14 [iippo]: Ooo.

2006-01-14 [Aradon Templar]: Larger version is in process to be rendered for wallpaper :D

2006-01-20 [iippo]: Can Terragen do waterfalls?

2006-01-20 [Aradon Templar]: Not yet. By the end of January, hopefully, but not for sure. It's possible to do extra edits out of Terragen to add them, but the problem is doing the water in between the upper water level and the lower water level. I was told to use a special brush in photoshop, but I don't have photoshop. So I can't fix them like that either :/

2006-01-21 [Aradon Templar]: And the piece that I was making for Friday was uber until Terragen crashed after a long render time, and I couldn't make anything else, so there's nothing for Friday. The previous two days were me panicking over a test (or being absorbed with Guild Wars, however you want to put it), and tomorrow I'm going to be away for a while, so I don't know if I'll get one in tomorrow. That'll be four days in a row I miss >.<

2006-01-23 [windowframe]: o.o New pic, niiice.

2006-01-23 [iippo]: Wow, it's well cool!

2006-01-23 [Aradon Templar]: 20 hour render time, though, and only 20.5 million quadrilaterals to show for it. I was hoping for in the billions, with the way it took it's precious time. It looked worse until I cut out the bottom half, which wasn't worthy of display :P

2006-01-23 [iippo]: It looks good because it's widescreen :D

2006-01-23 [Aradon Templar]: I figured as much :P

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