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   CHALLENGE: Isomals
Pixel three isometric animals (must be 3 separate  species). Your three animals must be placed on the same canvas and all  separated by transparency.

Canvas size - Max 150 x 150.

Colors - Max 26 (including transparency).

Transparency - Required.

Animation - Optional.
CHALLENGE RULES
Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
Only new pixels allowed.
Open to all members.
Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.
CHALLENGE JUDGING
Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
Winner announced the following week.

CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES
Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
No matter what happens you get challenged :)
CHALLENGE VOTING
Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!
CHALLENGE AWARDS
The Isomals pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Tusk Force United! by Mrmo Tarius
Just Animals by zi-double
Cape Buffalo, Giraffe and Zebra Oh My! by dpixel

Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! 

Party Animals! by ThePixelKnight
Isofarmals by Mirm
Fish III by Rebolation?
Prairie Animals by Triumverent
Isoextinctimals by wuhu
Isomalcuties by xxmantisxx

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administrator Admiral Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: CHALLENGE 7/11/2011: Isomals Posted: 11 July 2011 at 12:01am
	CHALLENGE: Isomals Pixel three isometric animals (must be 3 separate species). Your three animals must be placed on the same canvas and all separated by transparency. Canvas size - Max 150 x 150. Colors - Max 26 (including transparency). Transparency - Required. Animation - Optional. CHALLENGE RULES Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox. Only new pixels allowed. Open to all members. Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART. CHALLENGE JUDGING Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged. Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries. Winner announced the following week. CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy. Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet. 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter. No matter what happens you get challenged :) CHALLENGE VOTING Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge! CHALLENGE AWARDS The Isomals pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces: Tusk Force United! by Mrmo Tarius Just Animals by zi-double Cape Buffalo, Giraffe and Zebra Oh My! by dpixel Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Party Animals! by ThePixelKnight Isofarmals by Mirm Fish III by Rebolation? Prairie Animals by Triumverent Isoextinctimals by wuhu Isomalcuties by xxmantisxx
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 4:04am
	Been working on the elephant! :) Never made a proper iso piece before, so it may look kinda weird.
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Ixayou Seaman Joined: 05 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 5:18am
	I've never really made an iso sprite before, so does this count as iso?
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 5:30am
	Ah! I was also making an iso-boar. And an iso-walrus :) Tusk force unite! :) Mine is kinda blocky, like that elephant, tho :P
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skamocore Admiral Joined: 22 December 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3865	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 5:58am
	Mrmo, just keep i mind you need all three on the canvas.
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 8:46am
	Yup, got that covered :) The elephant is the biggest of the three anyways :)
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 12:25pm
	An opinions? Will they need a black outline or something to look right on different background colors?
	hehe (ಠ_ಠ ) o_- :p
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Dambis Seaman Joined: 21 June 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 2:12pm
	They can be abstract, but so far anyone could recognize what it is?
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ekobor Commander Joined: 20 February 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 194	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 4:36pm
	dpixel: I like them, yeah, they are a bit hard to see (dark background) but in this scenario, that's my problem. I don't think they should have an outline.
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skeddles Commander Joined: 22 April 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 635	Posted: 11 July 2011 at 10:37pm
	wow, I thought this challenge would be full of lame box animals, but all look awesome so far

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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 12:42am
	What? Awesome? But, I've made an actual lame box elephant! :P
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 23 January 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3195	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 12:58am
	There is a big difference between a box elephant and a LAME box elephant, I guess you made a box one :)
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 3:03am
	I could always cut off one of its legs! I guess that would actually make it lame :P Anyways, I've almost completed a friend of his: I plan on 'cheating', that is, making some sort of background around these guys to AA into, but still keeping them separated by transparency ;P
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 4:30am
	*Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius* I plan on 'cheating', that is, making some sort of background around these guys to AA into, but still keeping them separated by transparency ;P Is this ok? I'd like to do this too.
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 4:46am
	Nothing in the rules says otherwise :P
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 5:31am
	*Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius* Nothing in the rules says otherwise :P True. I guess I was under the impression it was just supposed to be sprites. EDIT: Trying to keep all the animals in scale to each other. Made the giraffe larger so the smaller ones will be easier to recognize. Still a lot of clean up to do. Edited by dpixel - 12 July 2011 at 8:13am
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Chibiwing Commander Joined: 10 April 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 11:25am
	God, are these things even isometric? -_-' I haven't got a clue what I'm doing...
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 11:35am
	*Originally posted by Chibiwing* God, are these things even isometric? -_-' I haven't got a clue what I'm doing... No. They aren't. Try drawing them in a iso grid. Like this update:
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Harrisonk Seaman Joined: 24 January 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 5:27pm
	thats awesome
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Chibiwing Commander Joined: 10 April 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 12 July 2011 at 11:31pm
	Thanks for showing me those, dPixel. I think I'll just skip this week's challenge since I don't like it much, I don't know how to do it well, and I'll be at an anime convention for the weekend.
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 13 July 2011 at 10:15am
	I'm sensing a lack of interest in this challenge compared to some of the others. Oh well. I've narrowed it down to Giraffe, Cape Buffalo, and Zebra. Another WIP:
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shampoop Commander Joined: 12 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 13 July 2011 at 1:37pm
	Nice job dpixel. The rotation of the giraffes neck is hard to read. It creates an optical illusion where, at first glance, I am not sure what direction the giraffe is standing.
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onek Commander Joined: 19 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 416	Posted: 13 July 2011 at 1:44pm
	ya :) its a really cool optical illusion :D
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 13 July 2011 at 2:39pm
	Ha ha. Yeah, I'm aware of the optical illusion. I have to research some more references. Could just be the way the spots line up. Or maybe the neck would have some sort of bend. Not sure yet. Thanks for the comments.
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Ixayou Seaman Joined: 05 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 13 July 2011 at 4:11pm
	Okay im a little unsure because its my first time doing iso. Is this tiger isometric art? Nobody answered me about my boar either
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 13 July 2011 at 4:44pm
	Ixayou, Looks iso to me. Although the tail looks slightly out of perspective or it could be just the way it's swinging it. If the tail was at rest, it would be a little more out of view. Nice job though. And your boar looks great. EDIT: How can I get this to look good on different themes? I hate the way it looks on dark ones. Edited by dpixel - 14 July 2011 at 9:28am
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 14 July 2011 at 2:03pm
	I 'cheated', in the sense that the animals are fully enclosed within their respective backgrounds :) Submitted my piece some time ago, off to sleep now ;P Also, nice animals, dpixel! I'm not too sure about that sandy yellow ground, as it really messes things up on dark backgrounds O_o
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 12 August 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 14 July 2011 at 7:28pm
	I see Mrmo Tarius' entry is already submitted. I did not add it earlier because it seems to have some BG use as does dpixels'. Now I'm confuserated :/ Will this week's challenger define and post the 'transparency' rule for all to be clear on? Does is mean some transparency or total transparency around the animals?
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 14 July 2011 at 7:54pm
	*Originally posted by jalonso* I see Mrmo Tarius' entry is already submitted. I did not add it earlier because it seems to have some BG use as does dpixels'. Now I'm confuserated :/ Will this week's challenger define and post the 'transparency' rule for all to be clear on? Does is mean some transparency or total transparency around the animals? I hope it's ok. I can't get mine to look good otherwise.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 12 August 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 14 July 2011 at 7:56pm
	*Originally posted by dpixel* I hope it's ok. I can't get mine to look good otherwise. That's what I thought the challenge was supposed to be :/ Lets see what this week's challenger opines. Edited by jalonso - 14 July 2011 at 7:56pm
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 14 July 2011 at 8:06pm
	Mrmo Tarius made a good point about 'Nothing in the rules say otherwise'. And usually it would say sprite(s), but fair enough. I hope it's ok, since it's all the entries so far. Including the smaller one in the queue.
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 14 January 2019 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1677	Posted: 14 July 2011 at 9:28pm
	The spirit of the challenge was pretty obvious in my mind - pixel 3 isometric animal sprites, on a transparent canvas. Same goes for the animation, I think the idea was probably to have some subtleish idle animation or something. I'm definitely not saying that people shouldn't think outside the box, but finding loopholes isn't always a good thing. dpixel's is more okay imo, though still kinda iffy. A sensible dark shadow would be better anyway imo :L
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Mrmo Tarius Commander Joined: 02 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 367	Posted: 15 July 2011 at 2:15am
	"Separated by transparency" does not mean to "have absolutely no background". No loopholes here, no implied meanings, just using logic :P I don't really think the rules should be revised like 5 days after the challenge was posted, tho :/
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 12 August 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 15 July 2011 at 6:35am
	I must agree that its too late now to revise the fine print of transparency. I can see how others saw their way around it but then again it did read clear to me and was just asking so I know when I'm Modding the queue. Guess I will just look for some transparency unless I'm told otherwise. Good luck all :)
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Rebolation? Seaman Joined: 23 January 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 17 July 2011 at 5:53am
	My WIP:
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