That's actually a pretty good point. I'll add it a bit later. Thanks! It's good for the beginners to find out how to create good screen shots. And also for others to find out all kinds of different techniques to do something. But then everyone must use .PSD file while editing, otherwise they won't be able to show the steps in the end.

EDIT: Added the rule.

Last edited by andRo., Wed 11 May 2011, 18:36.

Quote from Silverracer :

Would be happy to sponsor a couple of rounds, given that there are at least 10-12 entries. But then again, there won't be much point in that if whole teams started to vote for their member's entries...

Exactly, people will start to look for help to get an unfair advantage. Don't you have any better things to spend the money on? Not that I care, just saying, you would regret it. This forum is no place to make money, it's all for fun, so if people are willing to compete, they will without having any price. Those who want to compete just for money are probably not even liking the competition, but doing it against their will.

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Another idea; Skin+Photomode competition: I wasn't around when LFS' default skins were made/included: what was that like? Was it set as a public competition, or were the good ones already submitted in the forum selected by the devs to be included?

Could you explain more what you mean, I didn't really catch the idea. Do you mean like making a design on cars or making skins with the skinning templates or what? Or just using skins in your images, since that is allowed. Sorry, I don't understand, your point might be interesting, but since I don't really catch the idea I want you to describe what you mean exactly.


P.S. I decided to make the rounds longer, so it will be lasting 3 weeks now. 18 days to enter and 3 days of voting.

We never exactly finished round 79, so I'll give it a second try. Though I changed the topic which will hopefully get this running better. Also, rules have been updated and there are few new rules added, so read them all carefully.


This rounds theme is... "Safety Car on Track"

Round rules: (made by andRo., these will not be changed)
Make an edit that shows a safety car on track. The car can be alone or together with the row of other cars etc. Basically, make a car looking like a safety car, but the car must be from LFS (it's not allowed to cut/paste the whole car from other IRL images.) Use skins, other materials, that's all up to you. External images are allowed to be used.

Examples:
http://img.netcarshow.com/Merc ... 600x1200_wallpaper_02.jpg
http://files.conceptcarz.com/i ... -Safety-Car-09-6-1600.jpg
http://autobomber.com/images/s ... /2008/spain/SafetyCar.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media ... g/_44014306_safety416.jpg

Cars: All, except open wheelers, LX's, UF1 & RAC.
Tracks: All

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Competition rules:

• When you have finished your picture and want to enter it into the competition, please write 'Final Entry' in the relevant post.
  

• You must provide a preview picture (no bigger than 400 x 400 pixels) as well as the High Resolution picture. (The preview picture does not have to be exactly 400 x 400 pixels - it can be smaller to maintain the correct aspect ratio [for example, 400 x 300 pixels])
  

• No renders, old images or VOB MODS to be used.
  

• You may incorporate external non-LFS images into your work, but you MUST give a link to any images used.*
  

• You MUST NOT use any LFS screenshot material that does not belong to you. (You are not even allowed to ask others to take a picture for you etc., everything has to be done by you.)*
  

• During the voting, you are FORBIDDEN to get more votes in an unfair way. (Asking your team members, friends etc. to vote for you.) If I find out, your image will be removed from the voting and you will not be allowed to take part in the competition. (For how long, that is to be decided by me.)
  

• All pictures MUST be uploaded to LFSForum.net, so basically in the attachments. (Other uploading websites are not allowed to be used.) (This is because of the fact, that after some time, the other websites get shut down and pictures in hall of fame or old threads disappear and we can never get to see them again..
  

• The winner of the round should explain how he made his edit. This is not a MUST rule, but it would be great for the beginners and also others to learn and see new things. (This means, giving 2-4 images of the steps, the raw screenshot etc. telling the techniques and tools used.)
  

• Any entries that will be ignoring 1 or more rules listed above, will not be accepted.
  
  

* If these rules are ignored, then the person might be forbidden to take participation in the competition for some time.

Anyone is allowed to post their pictures and take participation in the competition as long as the rules are obeyed.


Competition closes on THURSDAY, 26.05.2011. at 21:00 GMT.
Every round of the competition will last 3 weeks. (18 days to enter, 3 days to vote.)

BONUS *FUN* RULES:

- You must obey the rules
- No b*tching/moaning/arguing

Have fun and good luck! Feel free to discuss the topic, images or ask questions.

Last edited by andRo., Wed 11 May 2011, 18:36.

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The open configs were an significantly good addition to LFS (IMO), maybe a theme that showcases these?

Well, maybe, but if you think about it, what is there really to showcase? It's same LFS, nothing really changed in the graphics etc. Of course it's not forbidden to use those areas to take your picture, but I don't think there will be some sort of interesting pictures showcasing the places, dunno.

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How about if the competition was held monthly? 2 weeks to enter, 1 week to vote; the next week to come up with good themes for the next competition?

Well, it's okay with me, but not sure if it is for others. All I can say that it is very long time to wait compare to 2 weeks, I don't know, but maybe it would drop the interest for the people since they would get impatient. I've had that in local competitions and making it a 1 month long competition didn't change the number of entrants at all. Though, maybe others think we should do that, I don't care actually.

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As for getting more people's interest - how about a li'l prize [if there are, say, more than 10-12 entries? Maybe something small like £5 for a winning entry (or £3 for winning and £2 for second)] - or would that ruin Photomode?

Well, I'm not going to sponsor the money, that I can surely tell you. But if there is someone who thinks he can do that, I don't have any problem with that, but it won't be me.

Hmm, that would only make the situation more complicated and worse. I am pretty sure there aren't that many people who would join it then, trust me. We can't get many people altogether to join this competition, if we divide into 2 different groups, there won't be much entrants in any of the groups.

Also, you can't get good at something without doing anything or practicing. I haven't seen any less experienced people even posting any screen shots in edited screenshots thread, that would only make me think that there either aren't that many people who like doing this or they are not posting their pictures for some weird reason, since by seeing the critics, it's the fastest way to learn something.

Also, I think it's a better chance for the less experienced to be in the same group with experienced since that would only motivate them to get better if they want to come close to any good place. Who cares if you are not winning in the beginning, the most important thing is to participate and improve and if you see that you are getting good results between more experienced people, you will be a lot more satisfied than if you are in the same situation in the less experienced group.

That's just my point of view, if you don't practice, you'll never get good in anything, whining about something won't make your life easier. If you want to be good at something, then just practice, practice and practice.

Anyway, maybe I'm wrong, but for now I won't experience with these 2 groups. I'll see how it works with 1 group.
BTW, I need a good topic to get this competition running again, can't think of anything that hasn't been used already.

I actually remembered about it like a week ago and was thinking of reopening it, but I just thought, that again it will get boring quite quickly and there is no point since nobody almost ever posts anything even in the edited screen shot topic. I had an idea of adding some new rules or something that would make it much more interesting, but I couldn't think of anything that would attract people. Of course, we can give it a try by leaving it the same as before, but will it work for a long time?

Though I guess we can try bringing it back, I'll try to post it today or tomorrow, whenever I have time to do it, but if anyone has got any suggestions on what should be done to improve it, please tell them!

Last edited by andRo., Tue 10 May 2011, 12:01.

Quote from Litro :

Yeah ? Everything is possible, but DEMO racer with some car skins where is their nick on side looks suspicious ??? huh ?

Who cares if it is suspicious or not. How does that change your life? As long, as he doesn't post videos or screen shots (proof) where he is cracking the game, then you don't have any proof. Remember who you were yourself...
Maybe he made the skin just for fun because he likes skinning, but maybe he is thinking of purchasing S2 license, so he made a skin in advance, but maybe there isn't any particular reason, so WHO CARES?
Forbidding demo racers to ask for a render is retarded, then what's the point allowing them to be on the forum at all.

That's it, I've said enough, though I am pretty sure he won't get it anyways, so just get back to the topic.

Quote from Litro :

DEMO racers can't race with FZ5.

How is asking for a skin has something to do with DEMO racers abilities to race some car? What you just basically said, is that he is going to race with a render...Demo racers can make a skin for any car, of course that doesn't mean they can use it, but they are able to do it. And if he wants a render for some car, then why is there a problem? Maybe, only because he can't use the skin in game, he wants to see it in a render since it's the only way he can watch it on the car, not counting viewer.

What?

Here is another one...

Click for high-res:
ORIGINAL

Last edited by andRo., Sat 7 May 2011, 19:01.

Thanks, as always! The rims are from other pictures that I look for on the internet. Nothing special there, just cut/copy/paste and align them to my picture. Just have to look for it and be patient, for me finding stuff and thinking how to edit a picture takes 70% of the whole time. The edit never takes long, but finding stuff sometimes gets really annoying, that's why I haven't finished quite many of my ideas, just not patient enough to look for things or tutorials.

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Original
Click for high-res or then don't:

Last edited by andRo., Fri 6 May 2011, 22:23.

16 - Andris Pavars - andRo. - N/A - Latvia

Great as always! I found the beginning very cool and fascinating, though after 2min it got kinda the same and repeating effects etc. (not talking about the scenes that you've already mentioned), IMO you started off very well, but by the ending you were too bored so you didn't work as good as in the beginning. But overall it was great.

Cool, looks hot.

I don't see any sentence where I am "screaming"...and you should read more careful, you got it totally wrong. I never said that I think the values are wrong, I'm saying that you said I hadn't stretched the logos with your method when I had, so basically your eyes are either wrong or you were wrong with the numbers if you still think that when I stretch it with your method it looks like it is not stretched. And please, read it more careful this time before you reply.
For me all logos look okay and not stretched, so...peace.

Quote from JazzOn :

The always annoying stretching, which Kiste obviously tends do not care about . It seems you actually compensated some, but others not. I don't want to check all logos as it looks about alright with the HofP and such, but the numberplate and its logo above it, are kursiv.

EVERY logo was stretched by using the method you shoved, so this time you are wrong and you can only blame yourself for giving the wrong numbers if for you it looks like that some of the logos are not stretched because they are.

Last edited by andRo., Thu 21 Apr 2011, 12:29.

Quote from JazzOn :

Andro, don't get influenced by Kiste too much xP

What do you mean?

Just AWESOME renders! That skin also looks astonishing.

First public skin this year.

TAM/HoP Seat replica. PUBLIC SKIN!

Real reference:
Click here #1
Click here #2
Front based on this car

Press for high-res:


Raw screen shots:
Preview 1
Preview 2
Preview 3
Preview 4


Download (Includes 1024x1024 and 2048x2048 resolution skins.)

Already uploaded to lfsworld.net

P.S. There is mistake on the roof, but I won't fix it anymore, too late & too lazy & don't see much point of it. Just one of the logos is reversed.

Last edited by andRo., Sun 17 Apr 2011, 21:06.

Quote from BADLVBOY :

weird, for me seems that there should be dust, but maybe you forgot to edit behind the windshield

It's an LFS bug, I've had it many times. You just have to fix it in photoshop and it will look okay.

Quote from Bose321 :

What do you mean I need to make a request soon?

I mean you will need to make render for me. If you want of course...I'll tell you the details later if I will have any need for the render.

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Could you elaborate on the window lighting?

Hmm, well at some places it looks like there is no window (the darker part -> right side of the front window), but maybe it only looks wrong to me, dunno. Anyway, I have no idea what to do to make it better since I'm a noob in rendering, but maybe you can figure out something...

That is some good stuff. Keep working on it, and you might just need to make a request soon.
Try making the rims and tires look not so plastic, but anyway, looks sweet. Also something should be done with the window lighting to make them more realistic. Love the background and the lightning, simple, but good looking.

r4ptor - Just pure beauty, still love your renders.

That was pretty good, I must admit. I really liked the atmosphere, camera work, blur and colors. The only part I didn't like is that it was just one car. I want to see more videos from you editing something with full grids of cars or huge twins since I think you've got some skill.

EDIT: Oh, I noticed you've already got other videos with lots of driving actions, I'll watch them later...