WIP.
Is throwing weapon off allowed?

@Mazmon, I'll remove from challenge and leave in your gallery :)

Done > added new > don't always expect such speedy service :)

Edited by jalonso - 15 December 2014 at 5:13pm

No, I'm Tech :p

Open to interpretation, but it should be reasonably identifiable as being a greenish-blue. Here's the cyan colour grid from Wikipedia. This is by no means a palette, just some examples.



While I'm here:

Rough mecha WIP. A mech counts as a weapon, right?

Using one of those would be a good challenge idea if Wikipedia ever has an anniversary or something :D


Edited by Drazile - 16 December 2014 at 4:21pm

Can't wait to work on this! :D

These are my entries, they were accepted but then removed by jalonso



At the same time he rejected me this one too:



I added this as a comments:

Drawn at 400% then resized and posterized to 7 in ps.

Full size first step: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rdyk19wKHnQ/VI-wvHa9vcI/AAAAAAAAA34/GiYBcTKm2W4/s256-no/skull_flames_400%25.gif

Then I found this comment of him in another topic:


You are free to juzgue.

The key is the time, I have commissioned works that took 1 to 8 hours. None of this skulls took more than hour, because they´re personal works done in spare time. I realized that at the right size and right colors it´s easy to get fancy techno textures. So the tech skull looks better.

Anyway there´s a ton of simpler and accepted works in PJ. So, this is still being suspicious.

I suppose the issue hinges largely on what "tweaking with tools" really means.

They are oversized floating skulls, many games have them.

I fear that you may think I'm out to get you which is something I never do to anyone here. I did not remove all of your work.
The two entries were sent back after being added to the challenge only because you did not follow the rules for this challenge. Full body sprites seems clear and a skull does not meet that challenge. If you had a skull mobile, or some kind of bot being driven by a humanoid then that could be a full body sprite.
You are creative and it seems like you want to pixel but this is best achieved by getting a good grasp on the basic pixelling techniques before experimenting. You are only cheating yourself.

My personal (not admin) opinion. You are not yet at a skill level to jump into reductions, tool usage and manipulations. These techniques that are not allowed in the PJ gallery anyhow but are also proper techniques in commercial projects and there is time for that after the basics.

This is always on a case by case basis and is likely allowed sometimes not, case by case.
Reducing your own NPA art and then cleaning and polishing to a certain level is now deemed acceptable. Refs are highly encouraged for these so that the viewer may inspect closely.



This is always on a case by case basis and is likely never allowed sometimes yes.
The big deal for many (me, especially and something I'm very harsh on) is the subject of plagiarism. I don't think its ever proper for any creative person to 'borrow' from another to create their own work to pass as an original.
Fanart, ref'd and even generally traced then colored are all ok. This is very tough to review. The joodas examples are a perfect case for this. They all show control and skill. The reduced and cleaned Ice Cube, girl photo and the album cover are reductions of other people's work where nothing but pixelling happens. This may seem cool but its not because its just as much a RIP as anything else. We artists get respect because we respect others work.

note: One of my favorite artists is Jeff Koons who has built a career out of plagiarism, art theft, paying people to make his work for him and yet everything he makes is original, creative and awesome.



Indeed this was a 50/50 and its a total of all things considered.
I (we) don't always have the time to spell it all out in detail and hope for other PJers to chime in as many have here. All with excellent points.

That's all I needed, so you are judging me and not the technique because there?s approved works that doesn't fit with that rule. And in your opinion I'm not worthy to do reductions and posterization. And, because you?re an admin, you can cancel my works completely legally.

Alright, I know why are you the so proud "People's Moderator II".


Anyway, I redesigned my tech skull in a new tech-skull-o-mobile:



And added a new magic character with purple golem armor:


I put some efort in a free dithering method to achieve some engraving texture.

ultimaodin: Nice skin shading, but the dithered transparency looks ood.


Edited by RBL - 17 December 2014 at 4:10pm

@RBL - Yeah, the dithered transparency was a test... I thought it failed to.XD

Sadly using a semi transparent shade isn't allowed here at PJ, even if you do it with complete pixel control.

Doesn't seem purple enough. Maybe try purple pants?

Also, second WIP.


EDIT: Final probably



Edited by Drazile - 18 December 2014 at 5:57pm

This was my last version of it (also had a WIP thread). I'm calling it done but I'm having issues pulling the trigger and submitting it so it's going to chill here too for a bit.

Derp. Flipped:

TEST

I've modified the tech skull again with an effect of propulsion.


Still AWAITING APPROVAL.

Splurge: Thanks for the support.


Edited by RBL - 20 December 2014 at 1:35pm

ok, guys, i have to come clean. I messed up. i guess i kinda assumed that an attack sprite would be animated, so I went ahead and did this http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/91074.htm

it got approved pretty quickly, but then one of the commenters pointed out that animation is not allowed. so now i am in a bit of a pickle, since here are my choices now:

-remove animation (i don't want to do this, since the animation makes the piece really)

-remove laser shots and give her rifle or something (this is also bad choice for me since i consider this here piece a breakthrough for myself, so i would want to upload it again, now having two almost identical pieces in my gallery)

-remove piece from challenge (i don't know how, and secondly, i really like participating in challenges, but seems like a only real choice)

-have the current piece as preview and make non-animated version my main one (kinda crappy way to go about it, misdirects the viewer)

so if anyone has a suggestion on to how i should go about this issue, please help me out.

if mods feel like this piece doesn't belong in the challenge, feel free to remove it.

i promise i'll read the rules better next time and try to make no assumptions from now on.


Edited by Volrak_Rutra - 20 December 2014 at 4:53pm

I removed from the challenge but left in your gallery because this is a non animated challenge. I did this to be safe because after the clock stops then it can't be removed and that would be unfair.
If you decide to make non animated then you have to contact a Mod before challenge ends and you've updated the page.
One person had the same problem you did and went with an animated preview and a still art. You can do that or just move on and let it be.

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. If you add more shading and stuff you could call it "HD version" or something.
Ooooor you could change the animated one's color scheme, and make a new one with Lady Gaga-esque machinegun tits.

Yeah, this style is hard. :(

Everything lookswrong. The tanktop is especially wrong. The right (our left) arm is alsorts of screwed and I need to sleep soI won't be able to fathom it in time to upload

I hope not. In theory every PJer is as much of a Mod as they choose to be. Mods with access are regular PJers first and always and are just here to take care of some backend stuff that is all.