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Creativity / Hawf's Artist Workshop

« on: October 04, 2013, 05:22:47 AM »

SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ARTIST?

Well have I got the thread for you! First off there are tons of definitions of art and artist.
I will typically be covering Illustration, and maybe 3D, so writers and composers?
I can't help you here, everyone else still reading lets get started.

What exactly is this thread for?

I seem to get a LOT of questions about art and the likes.
Basically this is a revised art thread and a shared space of the resources I have.
Any questions you have i'll try and answer them to the best of my ability.

Tools

I will be covering digital art specifically but traditional art is also welcome

I use a tablet for all my drawings, an Intuos 5 specifically, Wacom products are pricey though so if you want a cheaper,effective alternative I suggest a Monoprice

The software I use includes Photoshop, Sai, Blender, Zbrush, and a bit of Maya, and no they are not all free.

Resources

http://www.pinterest.com/characterdesigh/ - The Character Design Pintrest Board: An vast library of really good reference.

http://www.eggazyoutatsu.net/atarichanDrawer.html - Gesture Drawing Generator: Great for practicing gestures.

http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm - Android Arts Painting Tutorial: A very popular digital painting tutorial from 2005

http://cgcookie.com/blender/ - Blender Cookie: A great place to start learning basic Blender 3D Modeling and animation

http://www.uguryetiskin.com/ultimate_rigs/ - Ultimate Rigs: - Fantastic set of Maya rigs for animation practice.

https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ - Kuler: A tool for creating and browsing really good colour schemes

Other Links

http://hawfstuff.com/
http://hawtkoffee.deviantart.com/
https://vimeo.com/hawf
https://twitter.com/HawtKoffee

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Off Topic / Vulgarity is all about contextuality

« on: February 02, 2013, 08:41:41 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ZnUqYq-gU
Now go copulate thy selves as I do not wish to provide a defecation on the subject at hand.
^{_{Go forget your selves cause I don't give a stuff.}}

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Games / HUSK

« on: December 07, 2012, 12:06:24 AM »

HUSK

What is Husk?
Husk was a game concept I started developing about a year ago, it's until now I have finally been able to pick it up and start getting some development done.

How is Husk played?
Husk is a multiplayer first person "horror" game, playing off the old rules Hide & Seek and typical Cat & Mouse style gameplay. One player is "It" in this case the Stalker, the Stalker's objective is to hunt down and kill every Husk. Husks are al the other players, through out rounds on the game they are helpless and can only run away from the Stalker.

Players play on a dark unlit map, players can turn on lights in other rooms however they can only have 3 rooms lit at a time. The Stalker can't go into a lit room or he will start to take damage. The Husk's objective is to kill the Stalker by luring him into lit rooms. The Stalker can shut off the entire maps power by using a fuse box. Husks can turn the power back on by using another Fusebox.

You can read the original concept document on the Dev blog

Where can I find this Dev blog?
Right here http://huskdev.tumblr.com/

Will you be taking up Alpha/Beta testers?
Yes, the Blockland forums will probably get first pick since this is where the project was sort of first talked about.
However, I'm not taking applications at the moment since we're only in pre alpha stages.

How is Husk being made?
Husk is being modelled and animated in Blender, AS OF DEC 8th Husk shall be coded in UDK


We're under new management now, and the original design plan is having a bit of work done, Husk very well could be quite different from the original concept and if that's a problem for you I apologize.

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Games / Hawf Streams Games and Stuff - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. CURRENLTY OFFLINE

« on: September 11, 2012, 05:00:55 PM »

HAWF STREAMS
Games from steam and all sorts of stuff
http://www.twitch.tv/hawtkoffee#

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl Didn't work due to lack of borderless windowed compatibility



the thread title will be updated when I'm on and offline

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Off Topic / Hawf's Celebratory TF2 Raffle! FREE FAST LEARNER

« on: August 04, 2012, 01:28:08 AM »

As some of you may know back in February a model I made called "The Fast Learner" was accepted for TF2
and after 7 months of arduous paperwork and banking I have finally received my royalties
I won't disclose the actual amount, let's just say it was a LOT.

Now then

As I promised I am raffling off a free fast learner to the BL community
but I am only leaving 25 slots open

I would just like to thank the BL community for all the support they have shown me in my art thread even though I came off very bitter towards you all, again I apologize for all the bullstuff :P
so simply join in and we'll see where this goes

1. Deceius
2. Gojira
3. Frontrox
4. KILLERBUNNY
5. blocknight
6. Cancel
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good luck to all those participating!

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Forum Games / Ejecta

« on: July 28, 2012, 01:25:57 PM »

Ejecta


A viewer impacted story using as little text as possible
simply leave an action in the ask box and we will go from there

http://ejectastory.tumblr.com/

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Games / Husk - Hide & seek in the dark except you die

« on: July 03, 2012, 12:39:48 PM »

HUSK

What is Husk?
Husk was a game concept I started developing about a year ago, it's until now I have finally been able to pick it up and start getting some development done.

How is Husk played?
Husk is a multiplayer first person "horror" game, playing off the old rules Hide & Seek and typical Cat & Mouse style gameplay. One player is "It" in this case the Stalker, the Stalker's objective is to hunt down and kill every Husk. Husks are al the other players, through out rounds on the game they are helpless and can only run away from the Stalker.

Players play on a dark unlit map, players can turn on lights in other rooms however they can only have 3 rooms lit at a time. The Stalker can't go into a lit room or he will start to take damage. The Husk's objective is to kill the Stalker by luring him into lit rooms. The Stalker can shut off the entire maps power by using a fuse box. Husks can turn the power back on by using another Fusebox.

You can read the original concept document on the Dev blog

Where can I find this Dev blog?
Right here http://huskdev.tumblr.com/

Will you be taking up Alpha/Beta testers?
Yes, the Blockland forums will probably get first pick since this is where the project was sort of first talked about.
However, I'm not taking applications at the moment since we're only in pre alpha stages.

How is Husk being made?
Husk is being modelled and animated in Blender, and coded in C# and JavaScript using the Unity engine.

Screen Shots
Pre Alpha Builds

HELP WANTED



If you can help in anyway with coding or modelling assets (preferably coding)
then please leave me a message on the Dev blog

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Games / E3 Bingo - IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR BOYS

« on: May 22, 2012, 01:09:31 AM »

I guess I'll start with one



Here's a template
http://i.imgur.com/IWHZt.png

make your E3 predictions in a fun little game of bingo

only rules
No obvious things like "Nintendo announces things" or "E3 HAPPENS" there's no fun in that
BE CREATIVE AND MAKE RISKY PREDICTIONS THAT'S THE FUN OF IT

for instance I dedicated an entire column to Microsoft

some things to consider

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General Discussion / Has anyone ever tried a "Total Conversion" mod of Blockland?

« on: February 18, 2012, 09:40:12 PM »

Now I'm sure some of you vets will remember things like "The better mod" and "The orange block" which were total conversions of the alpha as far as I know

But has anyone tried to use Blockland's engine to make a completely different game/mod?
I'm sure that armymen mod from a while back could have been something MUCH more
I mean with all the modding talent here on the forums working WITH Blocklands engine I'm surprised it hasn't come up sooner


The only question being is it even possible to do a Total Conversion mod of Blockland?
Because I would love to dig deeper into this.

If you don't know what I mean by Total conversion
a total conversion is simply a mod that makes a completely new game EG: the original Counter strike half life mod, etc

If Badspot or Kompressor could shed some light on this it would make some pretty interesting developments

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Creativity / Hawf draws stuff

« on: November 12, 2011, 09:09:19 PM »

I'll be posting stuff I make here from time to time.
full gallery and stuff http://tommy631.deviantart.com/
tumblr for those interested http://hawfstuff.tumblr.com/
T-shirts I designed http://hawfstuff.spreadshirt.com/
















Self Portrait












expect frequent updates

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Add-Ons / Tom and Proogs Christmas Pack 09

« on: December 24, 2010, 08:18:00 PM »

I apologize for what happened to the Christmas contest and I hope you can all forget about it soon but that's not important I'd like to re-post the Christmas pack Proog and I made last year for this years holiday shenanigans.

Old thread
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=93607.0

I'd also like to point out that from our box.net account this file has been downloaded nearly 2000 times!

hope you all have a happy holiday :)

AND YES THE CANDY GUN IS STILL BROKEN VERY SORRY

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Modification Help / The Community Christmas Contest

« on: November 07, 2010, 12:09:54 PM »

Hello and welcome
back you may or may not
remember my Christmas pack
from last year It can be
found here.
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=93607.0

Now lets get things rolling

This year! I can't be bothered to make everything my self
but....
I have decided to get the community involved with the
biggest holiday of the year and put together an awesome
package of add-ons to celebrate
Christmas 2010

Now first off we're going to discuss the contest details

Alright guys here's the deal.
What you need to make is a Christmas themed add-on.
ANY KIND OF ADD-ON WILL DO!
that means Vehicles/Weapons/Tools/Bricks/Decals/Hats/ETC.

Exceptions would be music and maps, we don't really need any of those. (unless you really want to.)

All winning add-ons will be packaged together and released in December
The top 3 entries will all get prizes
As for all the awesome honorable mentions, they'll be included too :)
But for the crappier entries. Better luck next time*

*Should you're entry not get included we're not stopping you from releasing it outside the contest on it's own.

Add-Ons will be judged by the following

• PERFORMANCE - How well it works, no bugs, easy to use, etc
• PRESENTATION - How well you presented it, how nice it looks, etc
• ORIGINALITY - Something completely unexpected and original, completely new, etc

Now for the nasty part

THE RULES

• NO REMAKES - That means no copying another add-on and just slapping some Christmas colours on it, that goes for anything else included in the last Christmas pack.
• NO RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY - If you're whining because we aren't doing anything Hanukkah themed or some other holiday, don't bother, this is a Christmas themed contest and we're sticking to it. I AM NOT STOPPING YOU FROM MAKING ANY OTHER HOLIDAY ADD-ONS FOR THIS CONTEST, NOR WILL YOU BE PENALIZED FOR POINTS. WE'RE ALL EQUAL HERE.
• NO DRAMA - If some outside dispute regarding an add-on or specific person arises then take it somewhere else. We won't have your constant bitching about how someone may have possibly stole a model/code from someone else or something like that. which is another thing.
• THEFT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED - Should enough evidence show that you stole a model or script with out permission then you will be disqualified from the contest.

Now with all that out of the way, on to the fun stuff.

PRIZES!

First place: a $10 steam game of their choice!
Second place: A free copy of minecraft.
Third place: The Humble Indie Bundle (Courtesy of BoneStorm)

These are subject to change.
Seeing that notch has a free gifting thing going on for minecraft at Christmas
anyone who has bought the game has a free cpoy to give a way during the Christmas season
we'll be using that for free copies of minecraft as prizes. if anyone else feels like putting their copy they haven't given away up for a prize then go right ahead. The more we have to give away, the better.

If you feel like giving away another kind of prize to the winners go right ahead!



Suggestions for entries

• Snowballs
• Snowman bricks
• Sleds/snowboards
• Hot chocolate
• Christmas tree model
• HATS
• ETC

MULLTIPLE ENTRIES ARE ALLOWED
COLLABORATING IS ALLOWED - However if you win the prize will not double (unless more prizes are donated) sharing it will be decided by you, not me.

That's all for now, check back for any new details.
CONTEST ENDS ON DECEMBER 15TH!
OVER TIME MODE UNLOCKED
DUE DATE IS NOW THE 20TH

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Modification Help / A sequel to an old project but with a bit more community involvement.

« on: September 28, 2010, 03:44:12 PM »

I'll give you guys all the details in November
just putting this up now before I forget about it.

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Help / Does anyone still have Pandans Techno Urban DM map

« on: September 06, 2010, 08:16:32 AM »

Like the actual map file, Not talking about a save
I lost it and his blog doesn't have the link anymore.
Was thinking about making another TDM with it

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General Discussion / The BAD IDEAS Mega thread - READ THIS IF YOU'RE NEW

« on: August 17, 2010, 09:42:20 PM »

Basically you've stumbled into a topic simply dedicated to list all the bad stuff that shouldn't be reiterated by newer members

Or basically stuff YOU SHOULDN'T DO

Please Contribute to the thread as you please


Regarding Add-Ons:

Don't re-post a Failed addon (exception: It was failed due to an error that has hence been fixed)

Don't re-post Crap-ons (add-ons that are intentionally broken by Badspot, this includes things like the Mininuke and City RP)


Regarding Suggestions:

Don't suggest Console ports (it's been requested plenty of times, not happening any time soon, Don't expect it on steam either)

Don't suggest Advanced video effects (Pixel shaders, Bloom, motion blur, mirrors, etc. This would require Badspot to buy an updated version of Torque, and Recode a LOT of the script, not happening)

Don't request Voice Chat We don't want a bunch of kids screaming over microphones constantly whining and crying for admin. Use an alternative like X-fire. Also Voicechat is currently impossible on the version of torque we have. (thank you General Nick for pointing this out)


Regarding Social interaction (general forum stuff):

If you have a mental/learning disorder such as Aspergers or Autism DON'T TELL US If you do people will only poke fun at you because of it.

Don't use 1337 speak or MSN chat this is a sophisticated forum here (this isn't gaia online) we would like people who can speak English correctly and not those who replace so many letters with numbers it's nearly a pain to read (as if it weren't already.)

Don't Emoticon Spam Self explanatory, it's very annoying.

GeneralSkar: Actually READ THE RULES Many people skip over them, usually resulting in a ban and some tears afterward.

Chrono: Do not start any topic about religion, politics, furries, homoloveuality, or any kind of war (eg. xbox 360 vs PS3, Blockland vs ROBLOX) These kinds of topics only cause yet another flame fight on subjects that were already done a bajillion times. Both sides are too stubborn to come to a final conclusion so you should just keep your stuff to yourself.

GeneralSkar: If you see something you've never heard of and want to know, GOOGLE IT

Dodger: This isn't your personal blog, we don't want to know how your "girlfriend" dumped you, your dog died, etc
we have threads for that kind of stuff though. Drama and Off Topic. Not the general discussion.


That's about all I can think of. Please try to keep your advice suggestions logical and helpful.