Pixel Joint Forum: CHALLENGE 2/16/2009: Let's Dance!

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CHALLENGE: Let's Dance!
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  - Max 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.
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 Let's Dance! pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Girl dance by radolfo
Lollige - Bounce by Lollige
Shizayats`s belly dance by panya

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

Pecky the Chicken by dpixel
Pulp Fiction Dance by BiOBER
Dancing Gator by mach
Feel the beat by shadowN
woohaaa by Canty
Elevator Dance by A.B. Lazer
DayRaveBabe by MFlanaga
Let's play the music! by Perski
Boogieman by pferguso
Happy Hippie by Antiboton
Oddly balded fat faced Vic by willfaulds
Booty Boogie Prayer Dance!!! by Myke
Dancing Giraffe by Antiboton
Daft Punk by xXHalfieXx
Eye-dance by adriprints
Piranha Plant DancE! by bearfish17
Badger dance by Tapiokaman
Robot Dancer! by ohnoimnaked
AirTwist by xxor
Robot Dance! by Luigivgking
Mega-dance ) by LuckyF
Chet Dance! by Zccc
Headbanger by Photocopier
Riverdancin' Leprechaun by Jeremy
Skanking Ninjar by Souly
walking on the moon by Pico
Headbunger by birkwood
Turtle Dance by Shadow-gamer
pirouette by Bubu
CanCan Time! by Bubu
Chicken Zombie Dance by Antiboton
Elfy Michael Jackson style by MdNight17
Panic Dance by plyvinyl
Moonwalk by Tapiokaman
Blouie Louie! by bearfish17
Square Dance! by Rorax
Pele Soccer Dance by wormwood
Saturday night fever by Mr.Tsuyoshi
Dancing Queen by dpixel
snake dance by adriprints
Spastic Old Man in a Leisure Suit Dance! by pixelblink
Little mage dance by Sev_4
Jelly Dance by Cesque
The Monkey Dance by Calv
Dance girl dance ! by Ergg

Edited by skamocore - 16 February 2009 at 5:36am

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administrator Admiral Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: CHALLENGE 2/16/2009: Let's Dance! Posted: 16 February 2009 at 12:01am
	CHALLENGE: Let's Dance! 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 - Max 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. 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 Let's Dance! pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces: Girl dance by radolfo Lollige - Bounce by Lollige Shizayats`s belly dance by panya Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Pecky the Chicken by dpixel Pulp Fiction Dance by BiOBER Dancing Gator by mach Feel the beat by shadowN woohaaa by Canty Elevator Dance by A.B. Lazer DayRaveBabe by MFlanaga Let's play the music! by Perski Boogieman by pferguso Happy Hippie by Antiboton Oddly balded fat faced Vic by willfaulds Booty Boogie Prayer Dance!!! by Myke Dancing Giraffe by Antiboton Daft Punk by xXHalfieXx Eye-dance by adriprints Piranha Plant DancE! by bearfish17 Badger dance by Tapiokaman Robot Dancer! by ohnoimnaked AirTwist by xxor Robot Dance! by Luigivgking Mega-dance ) by LuckyF Chet Dance! by Zccc Headbanger by Photocopier Riverdancin' Leprechaun by Jeremy Skanking Ninjar by Souly walking on the moon by Pico Headbunger by birkwood Turtle Dance by Shadow-gamer pirouette by Bubu CanCan Time! by Bubu Chicken Zombie Dance by Antiboton Elfy Michael Jackson style by MdNight17 Panic Dance by plyvinyl Moonwalk by Tapiokaman Blouie Louie! by bearfish17 Square Dance! by Rorax Pele Soccer Dance by wormwood Saturday night fever by Mr.Tsuyoshi Dancing Queen by dpixel snake dance by adriprints Spastic Old Man in a Leisure Suit Dance! by pixelblink Little mage dance by Sev_4 Jelly Dance by Cesque The Monkey Dance by Calv Dance girl dance ! by Ergg Edited by skamocore - 16 February 2009 at 5:36am
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RabidGolfCart Seaman Joined: 28 January 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 12:14am
	What duration would you recommend each frame to be? Would 5/100ths or 10/100ths of a second do?
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 12:33am
	i was indeed thinking about a challenge wich involved a dancing character...
	I ate leel's babies
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 3:12am
	*Originally posted by Mr.Tsuyoshi* What duration would you recommend each frame to be? Would 5/100ths or 10/100ths of a second do? I hoped I put up in the description everyone HAS to do 10/100. but I did not. Still most people will probably do it, as it is standard and easy to work with. I suggest 10/100 ;) About 5/100, most browsers are not able to correctly show the speed at that rate actually... :(
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 3:16am
	firefox can handle 3/100. but at that speed 8 frames are nothing.
	I ate leel's babies
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 3:36am
	think i'll do the caramell dansen dance olol.. Half way :P not sure if i'll add a head, probably not since i won't have much free time after today ]: :EDIT:: what the hell, it plays on graphics gale, but not here ]: Edited by Quake - 16 February 2009 at 5:48am
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 6:57am
	*Originally posted by Quake* what the hell, it plays on graphics gale, but not here ]: When you save it, make sure you click the loop button. (next to where you enter the file name) Loop 0 is loop infinite!
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 7:59am
	thanks man x
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Club Beuker Commander Joined: 29 January 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 513	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 8:26am
	Is it me, or is Lollige winning all the challenges?
	Without me, it's just aweso
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 8:49am
	Im not winning them, but some kids hired me as their new challenge creator! Just kidding. As long as I keep coming up with creative challenges, you will see my name on the challenge too. Before mods used to come up with them, but they are as modest to not put their names on 'm.
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Cheshire Seaman Joined: 07 September 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:41am
	just some rocking robot
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Cesque Seaman Joined: 16 February 2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:14am
	Ooh first post, would you look at that! Anyway, it's not great, but I thought I'd see what people thought of it. Nice to finally sign up after lurking, anyway! Edited by Cesque - 16 February 2009 at 11:17am
	[O.õ] -< señor gameboy thinks you are talking rubbish >
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 1:32pm
	DO THE SLIME DANCE
	I ate leel's babies
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Cesque Seaman Joined: 16 February 2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 2:11pm
	Yeah, that was the first thing I thought when I read the challenge. Also gave me an excuse to do all that transparent-y stuff, which was fun and annoying in equal parts.
	[O.õ] -< señor gameboy thinks you are talking rubbish >
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l4wr4 Seaman Joined: 15 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 2:57pm
	pretty crap i know :]
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Bundt Seaman Joined: 05 January 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 3:25pm
	Way too many frames, l4wr4! You have 10 frames, and the contest only allows for 8. Also, they need to be timed at 10/100ths of a second each.
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 3:28pm
	that robot already has a lot of chram on it, be sure to develop it.
	I ate leel's babies
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l4wr4 Seaman Joined: 15 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 4:15pm
	lol, i dont care man. they dont use it they dont use it xD i aint perfect at this lol its like my 4th attempt at pixel art o.O
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 6:41pm
	what
	I ate leel's babies
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 7:29pm
	I'm going to try and skank my way to victory.
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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Rorax Seaman Joined: 28 December 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 8:03pm
	this is what I have so far. any comments are welcome. I'm not sure that I'm even allowed the sun. Edited by Rorax - 16 February 2009 at 8:23pm
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Antiboton Midshipman Joined: 20 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 88	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 9:43pm
	I love this contest and I hope to see lot of cool entries. I'll try to submit at least two. Here is my first: chicken zombie dance
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LandShark Seaman Joined: 22 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 34	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:12pm
	I know that the transparency is messed up, it's not really an error, it's just a little lazyness in my part. so try not to pay attention to that while you guys figure out a way for me to make that stick spin more naturally! pls. :D Edited by LandShark - 16 February 2009 at 10:16pm
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Noveroth Seaman Joined: 02 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 10:13pm
	*Originally posted by Quake* think i'll do the caramell dansen dance olol.. Half way :P not sure if i'll add a head, probably not since i won't have much free time after today ]: :EDIT:: what the hell, it plays on graphics gale, but not here ]: Looks a little bit... Familiar. http://noveroth.deviantart.com/art/Pixelldansen-Template-82787718 Perhaps too familiar. Edited by Noveroth - 16 February 2009 at 10:13pm
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:47pm
	was meant to be for the challenge, but meh, I just took it away from it.
	I ate leel's babies
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 08 April 2021 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1694	Posted: 16 February 2009 at 11:48pm
	Leprechaun Riverdance Now fer animatin' EDIT: Strangely Hypnotic Edited by Jeremy - 17 February 2009 at 12:16am
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Dr. Grammer Seaman Joined: 06 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 12:55am
	Mario's got the moves! 16 Colors 48 x 48 I haven't uploaded the animation but it's almost done. I know about the dithering on the arms, will fix. Edited by Dr. Grammer - 17 February 2009 at 12:56am
	Misspelled name is on purpose.
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bearfish17 Seaman Joined: 15 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 1:29am
	If I'm using UnFREEz 2.1 to animate a series of GIFs, how do I make sure it's 1/10th (or 10/100th) frame speed? Also, Check it out!:
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Ergg Midshipman Joined: 02 November 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 4:36am
	A WIP of mine : Inspired by Adarias's work.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 6:17am
	*Originally posted by bearfish17* If I'm using UnFREEz 2.1 to animate a series of GIFs, how do I make sure it's 1/10th (or 10/100th) frame speed? Also, Check it out!: Unfreez automatically does it right, so there is no need to worry about anything :)
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 6:29am
	*Originally posted by Noveroth* *Originally posted by Quake* think i'll do the caramell dansen dance olol.. Half way :P not sure if i'll add a head, probably not since i won't have much free time after today ]: :EDIT:: what the hell, it plays on graphics gale, but not here ]: Looks a little bit... Familiar. http://noveroth.deviantart.com/art/Pixelldansen-Template-82787718 Perhaps too familiar. Well, if you'd like.. you can compare them.. since i know that they're not the same.. finished, i'd do the head but i don't really have time to finish this past today ]:
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Noveroth Seaman Joined: 02 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 6:39am
	*Originally posted by Quake* *Originally posted by Noveroth* *Originally posted by Quake* think i'll do the caramell dansen dance olol.. Half way :P not sure if i'll add a head, probably not since i won't have much free time after today ]: :EDIT:: what the hell, it plays on graphics gale, but not here ]: Looks a little bit... Familiar. http://noveroth.deviantart.com/art/Pixelldansen-Template-82787718 Perhaps too familiar. Well, if you'd like.. you can compare them.. since i know that they're not the same.. finished, i'd do the head but i don't really have time to finish this past today ]: Dude, I compared them... I made them! You chopped off a bit of the arms and the legs, that's it. I matched it frame for frame otherwise.
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:28am
	Not really, since i've never seen that thing before you showed it me.. Whatever you think, i know for a fact i never copied/used it.. and for one, i compared the first 2 frames they're not even the same >.> Edited by Quake - 17 February 2009 at 9:34am
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Omega K. Seaman Joined: 21 July 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 10:09am
	You're only cheating yourself, mate.
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Dr. Grammer Seaman Joined: 06 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 10:51am
	Finished mario animation: 16 Colors 48 x 48 Comments?
	Misspelled name is on purpose.
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 11:06am
	worst dancing mario ever.
	I ate leel's babies
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 11:45am
	SO you made your first post to criticize me, even though i blatantly said it wasn't copied.. Not sure if you've realised, his is 6 frames, mines 8.. y'know. Edited by Quake - 17 February 2009 at 11:46am
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Dr. Grammer Seaman Joined: 06 December 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 12:44pm
	*Originally posted by Metaru* worst dancing Mario ever. That bad? Maybe I'll try a different animation later, unless you were joking?
	Misspelled name is on purpose.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 1:40pm
	He was not joking, however I believe he could have said it a bit nicer. Anyway, try doing this dance yourself (while kneeling twice in a second). You will figure it is impossible :( Even putting your hands up and down like that that fast is hard!
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:11pm
	That was kind of harsh..especially without offering any help or tips. It is mario. He's a video game character not a real human. If I remember the game correctly, he used to be able to jump a lot higher than he is tall. I think it's kind of cute and fun.
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:17pm
	SKANKING NINJARSS (he he the first test) Edited by Souly - 17 February 2009 at 2:19pm
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:18pm
	Please, someone.. look at the frames before you flame.. There's like 4 frames that are similar, and even that they have like 10 height difference >.> It's really Fu"*%ing me off that people accuse me of doing it, either though they have no evidence.
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Souly Commander Joined: 13 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2451	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:23pm
	Uh.. Quake you really did not help your cause here. Looks completely like an edited worse version TBH. I'm not saying it is an edit, I'm saying it looks like one. :/ And for some reason you even submitted it, colored and without a f**king head? I think the problem is you don't know what to do with the face since this is so referenced it's not even funny. The only difference I see is height of the crotch and and the arms bend down with the body. Edited by Souly - 17 February 2009 at 2:26pm
	I am the jesus of PJ.
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:26pm
	k ,sorry whatever :} i can't work on it anymore though, since i have no time ]: thanks though :D ::EDIT:: sorry everybody, for like.. going on :P thanks Coran, i'll try something new if i get time :] Edited by Quake - 17 February 2009 at 2:33pm
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coran Seaman Joined: 01 March 2008 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:32pm
	Agree'd with Souly. It looks like it, almost exactly. It's unoriginal and not making you learn anything. Try doing something original, it'll make you grow. :) This challenge is great, I have to be in on this. I has ideas >=D
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:43pm
	What do you guys prefer: With or without outline?
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Quake Commander Joined: 03 September 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 2:48pm
	I think with, seems to be more strong :]
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 3:39pm
	quake, what a piece of sht that you didn't even finished, not to mention you took the most over edited dancing animation in the net and just copied it. it doesn't even matter if that was an edit or not, its just crap, and gets worse with that lame excuse of not being able to finish it when you still have like 5 days to at least complete it. it would be the same sht if you took the peanut butter jelly icon and amde another edit of it. i don't even know why was allowed in the gallery. its a male character with the anatomy of a female, wich its so poorly shaded that seems that his ass is in the front, not to mention you totally failed to see where the torso should be. -- lollige: without. Edited by Metaru - 17 February 2009 at 3:40pm
	I ate leel's babies
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 14 April 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3264	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 3:46pm
	I mostly agree to the male character with female anatomy. Please do not say ANYTHING BAD about peanut butt er jelly, since that was where this idea came from originally ;)
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dpixel Commander Joined: 03 February 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 564	Posted: 17 February 2009 at 7:19pm
	A question about challenges in general: I've noticed some people have multiple entries. Is there a limit on how many you can submit for a challenge?
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