CHALLENGE: Selective Outlining

Using only 15 colors of your choice on a 150x150 canvas make an item on a transparent background which focuses on the SelOut (Selective Outlining) technique.

The pixel itself may be a figure, object or anything at all. While overall idea and general pixel prowess is of some importance in getting votes. The SelOut is what matters this week.

Rules:

• Canvas Size: 150x150 pixels max.
  
• Colour Restriction: 15 color palette max  (16th color is transparency).
• Transparency: Must use to best judge the SelOut technique used.
• Animations are allowed but probably not suited for judging purposes.
  

(download GIFFY from the FAQ page in the gallery or use www.iaza.com if needed. www.spriteart.com has a great SelOut tutorial [see the links page])

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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.

EDIT: Rule adjustment/refinements-jal 10-16

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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 Selective Outlining 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!



Edited by jalonso - 16 October 2007 at 9:47am

i wasnt able to find the Links-section in www.spriteart.com(site didnt load correctly oslt), but i found this http://pixel-zone.rpgdx.net/shtml/tut-selout.shtml

Edited by Leroy - 15 October 2007 at 2:31am

i found this just now http://www.spriteart.com/tutorials/ couldnt find the selout tutorial(?)

Im afraid I'm still not sure what Sel Outline means.

Is it basicaly just like a show of wips?

You are correct PJB21. Its not quite that simple and good selout is a true skill worth learning. The most exaggerated examples are seem in Pokemon Gameboy game. They rely heavily on 'bad' selout.

Quit nit-picky question...Do we have to have our piece touch all four sides of the 150x150? Or just be large enough to require that kind of canvas?

Animations allowed?

hopefuly ill be able to get soemthing done (time permiting)

I have a question.
Would a submission be allowed to take up one full side and half of two others?
Like, say, a mountain?

Of course the image is still 150*150 I wasn't changing it.
I wanted to know if something that takes up 3/4 sides (leaving only the top of the landscape outlined) would be allowed.

it doeasnt seam exesivly popular, however i do have some spare time now so hopefuly ill be able to submit something.

I'm currently working on an entry for this one myself...Just figured I'd post the WIP for it on the WIP board...

there was decision: the pixelween or the regular comps, and i decided the second.


SV-000, Based on the Concept drawings found the PSX Version of Metal Slug ( ref )
(animated, of course.)


Edited by Metaru - 20 October 2007 at 12:12pm

I love that game. i'll say yes, it is selout in my opinion.

That is looking mighty fine. 

Throw in Micheal Jackson if you can. (He's in the game too.)

Finished!

Edited by Metaru - 21 October 2007 at 9:59am

wow lots of entries this time =)

I think part of the reason for the lack of entries (so far, that is--there's still some time ), is that selout is kind of vague... I made an entry, and if you asked me I still wouldn't be able to explain to you what selout is exactly... the Zoggles and Derek Yu examples look quite different to me.

On a different note, there are currently some entries that aren't following the transparency rules.  Hurry, there's still time to fix it!

THERE's almost no selout in this , blackdragon.

Selective outlining means not having a black outline everywhere, but having a colored outline that changes depending on the color and light, its quite hard to selout something that has a black suit.  And those red gloves selout is quite shy tbh.

Post a pic of your entry. It's no longer visible now that it's been taken down.

I was actually working on an entry for this and ended up getting a dissertation on the principles and evils of selout...So, while I won't have a piece ready in time for this I do think I learned a few things, and I think the piece will end up better...

lol-soldout.

Contest ended already. You can still submit it, just not for the challenge.

And I'm still waiting for a response myself.