Spooky Build Competition 2022!

2022-10-31T23:11:43.262Z

To celebrate Halloween, we challenged The BeeHive community to build something spooky for a chance to win Discord Nitro!

Everyone that submitted a build has received an exclusive "Halloween 2022" role, contact us if you submitted a build and haven't yet received the role. Thank you all for participating, all of the builds were truly amazing, and we can't wait to host the next building competition.

🥁 Without further ado, it is time to reveal the winner...

1.19 Spider By TheBreadFish#5570

This is an amazing build By TheBreadFish, which displays a huge spider with some awesome detail! From the glowing eyes to the arching legs, this build got everything spot on and we love it.

✨Special mentions...

1.19 Pumpkin By froggers#7964

1.19 Spooky Yard By LuckyZuru#7531

Boo By p i e#6740

And that is it for the 2022 build competition!

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How To Improve Your Builds

2022-10-03T21:39:32.577Z

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Building is a massive part of Minecraft, but not everyone knows how to put together a beautiful and well thought out build. However, there is no need to worry! Here is some advice to make sure you can level up your next build.

Inspiration & Time

You can't start a new project without an idea, so the first step to crafting an awesome new build is to get inspiration for what you are going to do. Inspiration may come in a lot of different forms, such as:

Searching & viewing what other people have built
Looking at IRL versions of what you want to build
Watching a tour of someone's world

It is important to make sure you are getting inspiration from this and not just directly copying what you see, I promise it is much more rewarding!

Once you have inspiration you need to think about if you are going to finish the project, and figure out a scale that will allow for you to finish it. While building can be fun at first, you may start to become bored of the project over time and get burnt out - therefore never finishing the project and leaving it half complete. So, to avoid this, make sure to consider doing the following:

Make sure the size of the project is reasonable and completable
The resources have to be obtainable in the quantity you need
Make sure you have the time to complete it

Palette & Gradients

Okay so you have built a magnificent castle but it just looks... plain, or maybe it looks a little boring? Well, don't worry! Majority of the time, the issue comes down to you using a small palette - if you use the same block for everything then it is going to all blend in together - so try adding more blocks that work well together in there and watch the build spring to life.

Contrasting colors is also an amazing way to bring more life to a build, try using colors that contrast the rest of the build. For example, if you was building a fantasy castle there is likely going to be a lot of greys so if you use a bright color such as blue or green for the roof then it is going to make the roof pop a lot more and make the build look a lot more lively.

A gradient is an interesting way to bring not only more texture to a build, but also bring more story and detail to a build with little effort. By blending blocks together you can give a build an aged look, and add so much more detail to a simple flat wall.

Texture

Texture links in a lot with using a good palette and gradients in a build, but it is still very hard to master and should be thought about when making a build.

We can all agree that a simple wall is never fun to look at, so try and limit how many you include in your builds. When you have a large, boring, flat wall try and add something to make it stay interesting. Some good ways you could do this, is by:

Adding a gradient to the wall
Add more depth to the walls by using stairs, or bringing the wall out on parts
Add vines/greenery when it fits
Using different variants of the same block

The texture is what can make, or break, a build - so make sure to always keep it in mind!

Depth

As said above, no one wants to look at a flat wall! Making sure you are adding shapes and adding parts of the build that don't follow traditional shapes is important when avoiding a big box. You don't have to have wavy walls for an interesting build though, you can also used glass panes as these are going to add more depth to a build than glass blocks. You can also use stairs in walls to give the impression that a bit of the wall has been chipped away!

Make sure to be creative with how you add depth, while you don't want a boring box you also don't want a shape that becomes too much for the eye.

Surroundings

You can build the perfect house, and have all the details just right, but if the surroundings don't match then it is never going to look right. So making sure the biome you build in and the surrounding terrain fit the build is an important step in ensuring your build is the best is can be! For example, if you are wanting to build a hobbit hole style house that has a lot of brighter wood then you aren't going to want to build it in a desert. Instead, you might want to consider building it in a jungle or plains biome.

The second thing you want to consider about the surroundings is the terraforming. A build might look perfect but if you haven't changed the surroundings then the build is likely going to stick out like a sore thumb. Adding more greenery, water, animals, etc to the surrounding and sometimes on the build itself is going to make the build look like it belongs there and also makes it look like the build has more history behind it.

Alternatively, you can also do the opposite of this and remove a lot of the surrounding greenery to fit the theme of the build. For example, if you are building a modern house then you are likely going to remove the natural aspects of the land and replace it with more man-made stuff like roads and buildings. This is going to make the house look like it belongs where it is and therefore blend it in with the surroundings more.

Make your home look at home with its surroundings!

And The Final Tip...

Just have fun! While these tips can help you improve your builds and become a quality builder, that doesn't mean you have to follow them. Minecraft is a game, and should be treated like so. While we all might get caught up with trying to make the best next build, that isn't what everyone has to do - making sure you are having fun with what you are doing and you are actually enjoying the game is more important than having a beautiful world.

Written By SamBee#4578 & Maisiee_#8739

BeeHive Owner & Community Member

Welcome To Our Blog Page!

2022-09-30T21:31:50.143Z

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'Minecraft Articles' is a blog started by The BeeHive community where guides and articles are written by the community and then published for everyone to read themselves. Our guides aim to be informational and easy to understand so everyone can benefit from them - no matter if you are a Minecraft veteran or a new player just discovering the game!

Blogs may cover things from how to efficiently mine, all the way to things such as the latest Minecraft news and what it means for the future of the game. To make it easier for you to find the type of content you want, we have split the blog posts into two categories:

Articles
These are blogs that are usually about the latest game news, or what people are talking about in the community. When reading through these you are likely to find that some cover old topics, or are no longer relevant to the community.
Guides
These are much more informational and always going to be informational. They cover things that help you improve your skills and get better at the game, and are always going to be relevant to the game & community. This is where our biggest focus is and will always be our main content.

You can sort blog posts by these categories using the side bar on the home page!

Now go and gain some amazing knowledge from the already written articles & guides, and feel free to submit your own!

Written By SamBee#4578,
Owner Of The BeeHive