CHALLENGE: Ears

In the same theme as the Hands and Feet challenges, this week you are challenged to pixel something with the human ear as the focus.

Canvas Size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Max 21.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

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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.

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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.

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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 :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Ears 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!

That is great man but the challenge asks for a human ear. That would be a cool non-challenge entry though ;)

Makes sense now. I was wondering how you made a complete entry so quickly, and so large at that.

Well, you could improve it with some AA, or maybe a little story, because it's just an ear, nothing else.

Yes, there's the problem - there is no idea behind this ear, and by now I don't know how to bring it to life.

This is what I have so far

Im gonna do a little man dangling from the cotton bud

the direction of the wordflow is odd, since english is read left to right. also 'the other' works better than 'another' imo, as it implies there are two related ears rather than it flew into my ear and out of some other ear somewhere in the world.

Edited by cure - 18 January 2012 at 9:41am

Yeah, I was thinking about the direction of the flow, but if it was left to right, well... What would I do with the letters order? Wouldn't it be backwards?

@baah I was thinking about it, but this never ending text flow gives it some hypnotic, sick (lol) touch, I guess. Still, I'll consider this.

@cure As far as I am not a native speaker, I was trying to remember the difference between "the other" and "another" and, well... I guess I failed :D

Edited by AG182 - 18 January 2012 at 11:58am

I think I may have found my subject...

Well, I have this WIP inspired by Reservoir Dogs, and I don't know how to improve it.


Edited by AG182 - 19 January 2012 at 12:34pm

Still, I need to do a lot.
I've opened a topic for this WIP here: http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13730

Instead of just his collar, put them on his belt as well. Remember, the focus must be ear.

Nice palette though. Very dynamic.

Here's an Idea! Instead of just a collar, have his this guy the a huge elf or something on his back, as if he's a monster slayer, and his trophies are the ears that he collects from their dead bodies. He could be taking one home right now! What do you think?

@AG182: you seem very inspired!... Did you drop the scrolltext idea, i like it very much!
@Super17: your use of colors is awesome! o_O
(The ear is somewhat tint, why not hunting elephants' ears?)


Edited by baah - 21 January 2012 at 12:53pm

Stupid me!... Wait, what about elephant man? ;p

Last minute entry! Thought the idea was cool. If I would have had time I would have given her an earring or some kind of decoration, but I didn't so I didn't.