Pixel Art Challenge: Let's Dance!
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Lollige challenges you to create a character, and make it dance! 8 frames exactly! If there is a certain beat to it, please make the beat start on the very first frame, so it will look even better viewing all entries together! Any character is allowed, humanoid or animal, alien, original or not.
Canvas Size - Maximum 48 x 48.
Colors - Unrestricted.
Animation - Exactly 8 frames. Each frame must be 1/10th of a second.
Transparency - Required.
Note: If you don't have an animation program you can draw every loose frame in any graphics program, save them, and create the animation with iaza or download unFREEz.
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by ThereIsNoCure at 2/16/2009 12:01:11 AM | 28 comments
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LuckyF (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 2/22/2009 2:33:30 AM
Again, interesting challenge Lollige. Hope I'll get some time today to work on my entry, the idea for itbothered me the whole week ))
Metaru (Level 8 Brigadier General) at 2/18/2009 4:08:25 PM
its the second time this happens to me :Ceven when i clearly said it wasnt for the challenge.
skamocore (Level 11 Psychopath) at 2/17/2009 6:02:35 PM
The amount of actual frames that appear within the animated image must be exactly eight. If I open it up in an animation program then it should show that the animation has exactly eight frames... ...Metaru's piece was entered into the challenge, but I just removed it then.
Metaru (Level 8 Brigadier General) at 2/17/2009 5:53:43 PM
actions/sequences in a animation =/= frames. Metaru (Level 8 Brigadier General) at 2/17/2009 5:52:46 PM
no it wasnt. 8 frames means 8 frames wich means 8 images are displayed in 0.8 seconds.
plyvinyl (Level 2 Quiet One) at 2/17/2009 5:46:36 PM
oh fooey - i'm just responding to what i see. his submission was posted on the contest page; i didn't mean to confuse. i myself was a bit confused actually
Bundt (Level 1 Jukyu) at 2/17/2009 5:39:15 PM
plyvinyl, Metaru's animation wasn't entered into the weekly contest. The contest asks for exactly 8 frames at 1/10th of a second each so that all of the animations will match up with each other. (Posted this again here in case somebody reads plyvinyl's comment and gets confuzzled!) plyvinyl (Level 2 Quiet One) at 2/17/2009 4:58:01 PM
"Exactly 8 frames" does not mean 8 frames in duration - it means exactly 8 drawings, as per Metaru's example Metaru (Level 8 Brigadier General) at 2/17/2009 12:53:45 PM
finally a more relaxed and joyful challenge Antiboton (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 2/16/2009 7:48:07 PM
I love this challenge!!! I love emoticon animated art... overall when dancing chars. I collect them!
ThereIsNoCure (Level 11 Godfather) at 2/16/2009 6:50:39 PM
And for those who have to use iaza, it doesn't have many options. But 1/10 is one of them.
Larwick (Level 8 Shodan) at 2/16/2009 6:33:44 PM
I think 1/10th of a second is pretty standard, and can work on all browsers, so it's probs the best choice in this situation.
7even (Level 8 Guerrilla) at 2/16/2009 5:44:04 PM
Uh, I think 1/10th is pretty slow, I'd recommend 6/100, but that's a matter of opinion :)
Reo (Level 11 Sensei) at 2/16/2009 2:27:34 PM
Guess who has an awesome idea and is all ready half-done :D
Saporion (Level 2 Dealer) at 2/16/2009 11:48:42 AM
I might to do something :DI just spent 10 minutes planning out the steps in real life. xD
A.B. Lazer (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 2/16/2009 9:28:29 AM
Ah, a week ago I thought just about exactly that theme! But I'd made 3 frames minimum as 8 requires quite a lot of dedication and skill. 7even (Level 8 Guerrilla) at 2/16/2009 7:53:21 AM
plyviny has a point.No matter if everyone make their animations with 8 frames, if they are timed differently, they'll hardly move at the same beat. For example, if I make a looping animation with 8 frames timed 7/100 (100 = 1 second) each, it will match the beat of a 11/100 one just in frame 77.
Not counting the case of having different timed frames in the same animation.
I'm not complaining about the frame number or anything else, I'm fine with it really, just saying the idea of having them synchronize requires much more rules limitations.
TheManuz (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 2/16/2009 7:19:55 AM
The point of having 8 frames playing at 1/10th of second is to have all animations moving to the same beat, i suppose!
Nice challenge, i want to do it!
Lollige (Level 11 Psychopath) at 2/16/2009 5:15:46 AM
Your link does not work properly. And at haru-D, you are supposed to make just a small character. If you find it too small, make more :)
Haru-D (Level 1 Thug) at 2/16/2009 4:24:35 AM
Maximum 48x48?
I have no problem with the maximum 8 frame but the canvas size is a bit...small.
skamocore (Level 11 Psychopath) at 2/16/2009 2:52:51 AM
Exactly 8 frames. No more no less.Remember, the point is of a challenge is for you to be challenged :P
plyvinyl (Level 2 Quiet One) at 2/16/2009 2:20:45 AM
one question:Animation - Exactly 8 frames?
does this mean an animated .gif can only be 8 frames long or does it mean you can use 8 drawings and time them however you like? i think an 8 frame cycle is a bit restrictive...i suggest maybe the 8 frame limit should refer to the number of drawings in the animation.
does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
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