Pixel Art Challenge: Iconic Photo

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Challenge winner pain challenges you to pixel your own version of a famous picture/photograph.
Easily recognizable photo preferred. For example the Tiananmen Square tank, the WWII kiss, Che Guevara's portrait, etc. You shouldn't look at your ref picture at all while pixelling.
Study the original and only begin pixelling once you have it committed to memory.
Honor system, you cheating, lazy bums.

Canvas Size - up to 320x240
Colors - 32 Max
Animation - No
Transparency - No

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Posted by Blueberry_pie at 7/7/2008 12:04:18 AM | 21 comments

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pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/9/2008 10:47:46 AM
PixelSpy i hope too ... looking forward to see it...

PixelSpy (Level 5 Captain) at 7/8/2008 4:37:58 PM
Going to try and do the photo of the Buddhist Monk lighting himself on fire....hopefully I can find the time to finish on time.

jamcob (Level 2 Quiet One) at 7/8/2008 2:15:07 PM
sweet, i've decided to do mona lisa but its good to know if i change ma mind. Thanks for the quick reply.

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/8/2008 2:02:43 PM
sure ...

jamcob (Level 2 Quiet One) at 7/8/2008 1:35:18 PM
Can it be of a painting, eg: scream?

Stickman (Level 4 Deputy) at 7/8/2008 1:17:18 PM
Aaahhhh cool!!!

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/8/2008 4:27:25 AM
Stickman submit your work :D ... all i wanted to say is: make your own version of any "famous" picture/photo/paiting ...

Stickman (Level 4 Deputy) at 7/8/2008 3:57:58 AM
Crap!!! Didn't read through the "Shouldn't look at ref pic..." part.

Already started and spent 5 hours messing up the head of the portrait I'm doing and then finally getting something decent after much studying.

Going to have to drop out of the comp as I want to finish this piece nevertheless.

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/8/2008 2:20:30 AM
you can pixel only famous pictures, paintings etc ...

Irozumi Urado (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/7/2008 6:57:30 PM
interesting. I'm a little dazzled by the notion "iconic". I like more contemporary art photography than old press-front page stuff. I was thinking of proposing a rather well known (and young) european artist's photography... Will that be accepted, even if it's not "iconic" in the sense that is not in every household? If it is, I will gladly pixelate for this week's contest :D

skeddles (Level 9 Necrophiliac) at 7/7/2008 2:26:07 PM
I know a couple have done this before. (nvm i was thinking of art).. Cool challenge though pain, i may try.

Ndsfreak (Level 5 Soldier) at 7/7/2008 1:31:55 PM
Shit, I tried to pixel St. Anthony of Padua, but its terrible. I've given up on him.

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/7/2008 11:02:48 AM
yep ... you can do whatever you want ... you can pixel whole new pic or change angle or make it futuristic ... use your imagination :D ... you can even caricature a famous person ...

CaKsTeR (Level 2 Quiet One) at 7/7/2008 7:47:02 AM
Waiting to hear if we can sketch it :)

Stickman (Level 4 Deputy) at 7/7/2008 5:34:15 AM
Is this similar to the "Weekly Challenge: Cut Scene"? So we could take a photo and change the angle, make it cartoony etc?
Do we also link to the pic we have chosen?

Rooster (Level 1 Private) at 7/7/2008 4:13:50 AM
Can I caricature a famous person?

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/7/2008 3:16:39 AM
it must be only famous picture/photo or holy icon ....

pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 7/7/2008 3:15:25 AM
you shoul pixel your version of picture ... if you pixel monalisa you can pixel your girl/wife :D ... etc ... if you know what i mean :D ...

tomic (Level 10 Lieutenant General) at 7/7/2008 1:19:51 AM

first thing i thought was 'iconic photo? - damn i've already done this'.. but reading further i fear this will mount into another redux/paintover-challenge


skamocore (Level 9 Necrophiliac) at 7/7/2008 12:37:04 AM
Can we use other references? Can we look at a picture of a tank if we're doing the Tiananmen Square Tank photo? What do we do if we accidentally come into contact with our photo during the week? Do we need to report it? Are we allowed to sketch the photo after the 'looking at' stage?

Ndsfreak (Level 5 Soldier) at 7/7/2008 12:19:17 AM
Oh ho ho ho, I have a billion ideas for this compo. Count me in.

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