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Remember the Doom Guy, that makes facial expressions and shows the damage level on him from a tiny window at the bottom of the screen? This week, we want you to create an animated portrait with 5 or more different emotions and/or damage levels.

Canvas Size - Max 80x80
Colours - Max 16
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Required. At least 5 frames.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by Gecimen @ 3/16/2020 05:05  |    3
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The The Elephant In The Room pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the The Elephant In The Room forum thread for more information.
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Posted by Gecimen @ 3/16/2020 05:05  |    0
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This week is all about the weather with the challenge being pretty simple.
 
If you live in the Northern hemisphere pixel a landscape that transitions from Winter to Spring. For all the pixel people in the Southern hemisphere it goes from Summer to Fall.
 
You can pixel anything you like as long as there is a transition between the two seasons.
Size: 200x300 max
Colours: 32 max
Transparency: none
Animation: optional


The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by Mandrill @ 3/9/2020 11:50  |    3
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The The Monster RPG Party pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the The Monster RPG Party forum thread for more information.
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Posted by Mandrill @ 3/9/2020 11:05  |    0
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"Belinsky was just like Krylov's Inquisitive Man, who didn't notice the elephant in the museum...."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons

Often Pixel Art focuses on teeny tiny sprites, but today we want you to think bigger.  A lot bigger.  Picture a full-sized elephant hiding, successfully or otherwise, in an interior setting!

You may choose to represent a scene, or as a collection of objects.

Canvas Size - Max 192 x 128, horizontal or vertical.
Colours - Max 28.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - No.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by Adarias @ 3/2/2020 12:49  |    0
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The The Inheritor pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the The Inheritor forum thread for more information.
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Posted by Adarias @ 3/2/2020 12:41  |    0
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In the past, we have ran this and this challenges but what about the monsters? This week, we want you to draw an RPG party that consists of exactly 4 sprites, depicting 4 different classical RPG monster species. These species should be chosen between these, albeit with whatever twists you might dream of:

  • The greenskin (orc, goblin, troll, ogre etc.)
  • The lizard (incl. dragonkins)
  • The beast (incl. werebeasts)
  • The elemental
  • The undead
  • The hellspawn (demon, beholder etc.)

You must separate sprites from eachother in your canvas using transparency, yet slight overlays for the sake of composition is permitted. Please clearly mention in your description which characters are in your party. And remember: you can make a ww2 band, a sci-fi team or 50s gangsters as well as classical high fantasy themed party.

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 200.
Colours - Max 32. Including transparency.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - No.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by Gecimen @ 2/24/2020 10:21  |    4
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The Slime Family Gathering pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Slime Family Gathering forum thread for more information.
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Posted by Gecimen @ 2/24/2020 10:21  |    0

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