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Topic: CHALLENGE 11/28/2011: Ultra-Close Portrai
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Subject: CHALLENGE 11/28/2011: Ultra-Close Portrai
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 12:11am

CHALLENGE: Ultra-Close Portrait

Create a close-up portrait of a human face.

The face should take up all - or almost all - of the canvas size. At most, it should be framed between the chin and the forehead; however, you're encourged to zoom in even closer than that.

Canvas Size - Max 75 x 75.
Colours - Unrestricted.
Transparency - No.
Animation - No.

CHALLENGE RULES

  • Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to /pixels/submit_icons.asp'>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 /forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=8'>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

/pixels/poll.asp?id=1270' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Ultra-Close Portrait pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

/pixelart/66776.htm' target='_blank' class='winner1'>x by /p/19218.htm' target='_blank'>Jeremy
/pixelart/66897.htm' target='_blank' class='winner2'>Old Bearded Man by /p/34932.htm' target='_blank'>Super17
/pixelart/66860.htm' target='_blank' class='winner3'>eye by /p/35158.htm' target='_blank'>offwhite


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

/pixelart/66856.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Bob Marley by /p/34532.htm' target='_blank'>Sublyme
/pixelart/66779.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>C-up face by /p/35754.htm' target='_blank'>bem
/pixelart/66781.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Marble head by /p/26118.htm' target='_blank'>LBpixels
/pixelart/66894.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Progression of Time by /p/35865.htm' target='_blank'>SlamBlasta
/pixelart/66827.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>2-in-1 by /p/7846.htm' target='_blank'>Mrmo Tarius
/pixelart/66889.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Vain by /p/31699.htm' target='_blank'>PaTheGrub
/pixelart/66891.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Crystal Green by /p/35158.htm' target='_blank'>offwhite
/pixelart/66850.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>blue eyes by /p/15535.htm' target='_blank'>Pandora'sSecret
/pixelart/66858.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Eye by /p/32857.htm' target='_blank'>xxmantisxx
/pixelart/66851.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>AAAGH!! by /p/33723.htm' target='_blank'>ThePixelKnight
/pixelart/66769.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Headshot by /p/31711.htm' target='_blank'>Smilecythe
/pixelart/66861.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Starry Eyed by /p/34025.htm' target='_blank'>PureAwesomeness
/pixelart/66877.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Close-up by /p/35581.htm' target='_blank'>TGK
/pixelart/66791.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Girl Face by /p/30779.htm' target='_blank'>sasuke91
/pixelart/66866.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Paraitre by /p/35312.htm' target='_blank'>Graindolium
/pixelart/66826.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Closeup old man portrait by /p/35632.htm' target='_blank'>seeolitol
/pixelart/66782.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Portrait by /p/33051.htm' target='_blank'>helio
/pixelart/66777.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Surprised by /p/35704.htm' target='_blank'>ingl0rius
/pixelart/66845.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>we shall see Rome tremble by /p/30779.htm' target='_blank'>sasuke91
/pixelart/66895.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Glokta? by /p/27691.htm' target='_blank'>ultimaodin
/pixelart/66789.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Not Evil Lady by /p/34569.htm' target='_blank'>Levaunt
/pixelart/66825.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Rose by /p/35868.htm' target='_blank'>Robbie73
/pixelart/66808.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Ashardanapalus by /p/7846.htm' target='_blank'>Mrmo Tarius
/pixelart/66787.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Matt by /p/27906.htm' target='_blank'>Hiuru


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Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 3:19am


Posted By: Chibiwing
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 3:57am
I think pretty much all of them need to be even more zoomed in.

Posted By: Night
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 4:19am
Just threw a few lines, I guess this is the size they pretty much meant, or even closer.


Posted By: Aastikya
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 5:03am
Drew lines http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/35549323.png/">



Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 5:50am
I made... something, but I don't really like it :/


Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 6:47am
Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius





Do you pixel while you sleep


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Posted By: Andrio
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 6:54am
Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius

I made... something, but I don't really like it :/



You are insane.

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 7:38am


Posted By: AirStyle
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 8:24am
@Graindolium: How THAT'S a good one. I really like this portrait.

Posted By: ingl0rius
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 9:24am
This is my first ever post on here, and my first proper attempt at pixel art after being interested and lurking for a while

Please let me know what you think, what i'm doing wrong or right etc!


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 9:50am
Well it's not bad at all. Although you could smooth this out with some more AA and some saturation, it doesn't seem like you need too many tips. Still I advise you to check out some pieces for colors, e.g. http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/25911.htm - this .

Posted By: ingl0rius
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 11:12am
Originally posted by Gecimen

Well it's not bad at all. Although you could smooth this out with some more AA and some saturation, it doesn't seem like you need too many tips. Still I advise you to check out some pieces for colors, e.g. http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/25911.htm - this .


Thanks very much, I will try to do what you suggested - The colours on the piece you linked are great - Actually, colours are my weakness, i have no idea about pallettes or anything.

Also, I just looked at your gallery - you are seriously talented, thankyou for taking the time to help me.

Posted By: Chibiwing
Date Posted: 28 November 2011 at 4:32pm
Colors seem to be everyone's weakness when they're new to pixelling.  ^_^  They're certainly one of mine.

Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 2:45am
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/66776.htm">

Posted By: sasuke91
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 3:48am
hey just checking am i allowed to submit 2 peices for this challenge ?

Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 4:09am
You can submit as many as you like.

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 7:25am


 




Posted By: bem
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 7:51am
Something about...  ... in 15 colours

Posted By: ingl0rius
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 8:12am
Originally posted by Jeremy

http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/66776.htm">


This is so smooth it barely looks like pixel art - how do you get such smooth lines?

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 2:00pm



offwhite !

Posted By: Levaunt
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 2:04pm
Here's my progress. I don't like the hair, but I'm not sure what to do about it.
I also decided to use my palette for the other contest to test it out. I may change it if it doesn't work.

Posted By: Trick17
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 3:28pm
Originally posted by ingl0rius

Originally posted by Jeremy

http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/66776.htm">


This is so smooth it barely looks like pixel art - how do you get such smooth lines?

Good palette and AA-Skills does that

Posted By: Hiuru
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 3:59pm


That's my entry, so far i guess. Still not too happy with the eyebrow ): or the eye...or the dithering...idk. lol I'm very insecure about this at the moment.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lihhZDVnFwg/TVtMrSLkBhI/AAAAAAAAEb0/0yR4A_p_uQQ/s1600/matt_dallas.jpg - Reference

Posted By: Reo
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 4:11pm
Originally posted by Hiuru



That's my entry, so far i guess. Still not too happy with the eyebrow ): or the eye...or the dithering...idk. lol I'm very insecure about this at the moment.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lihhZDVnFwg/TVtMrSLkBhI/AAAAAAAAEb0/0yR4A_p_uQQ/s1600/matt_dallas.jpg - Reference

I think your eye looks way to blank and reflective it looks like the eyes of a dead or blind person.

did an edit:
Looking quite solid otherwise, good technique!

Posted By: Hiuru
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 4:17pm
AHHHH That looks so much better! Thanks! I'll edit it in a bit! Thanks a lot Reo :)

Posted By: PureAwesomeness
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 7:12pm
Hey, another challenge! Well, here's what I've got so far:

The rules didn't say it had to be realistic, so of course I have to do something crazy with it.
Not sure whether it looks better with the makeup or without it, though.

Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 7:51pm
make the features before the makeup, so you know where the makeup goes. (i.e. draw the eyelids)

Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 29 November 2011 at 10:23pm
WIP

I know there's been a few eye pic's already. But I just love drawing eyes It's using the same 8 colour palette as my avatar.

I have an idea for a "twist", which is, letting the eye reflect another face. But I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to draw that with the limited palette :/

Edit:

Looks less stiff this way maybe?

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 2:35am


Posted By: Christoballs
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 3:48am
I'm disappointed by the ideas suggested still being quite far from the face... this challenge is quite tempting to go towards abstraction, rather than central compositions on specific features of the face, which is the most obvious thing to do.
I am impressed by the technical quality of the entries though!

Posted By: Chibiwing
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 5:13am
I don't like this; any ideas?

Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 6:08am
Idea: you can try and draw the eye from the side, suggesting the inner structure of the iris and glassy transparence of the cornea.
(that's what I'd do if I had the time) :D

In the meantime, here's a face, made from tiles and kinda-sorta refined. a bit.



It has no contrast. And the light source seems a bit ambiguous. But whatever :D

Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 8:11am
Originally posted by Christoballs

I'm disappointed by the ideas suggested still being quite far from the face... this challenge is quite tempting to go towards abstraction, rather than central compositions on specific features of the face, which is the most obvious thing to do.
I am impressed by the technical quality of the entries though!

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say the ideas so far isn't "face" enough. Could you elaborate on that? I mean isn't f.ex. ingl0rius' or Jeremys pics focusing on "central compositions on specific features of the face"?

Originally posted by Chibiwing

I don't like this; any ideas?

I have a technical suggestion. The pupil is always at the center of the iris. Right now the shape of the iris is suggesting something else. The top looks like it's extending further behind the eyelid than the bottom. Maybe you could try to make the top and bottom more symmetrical?

I'd really like to show you what I mean with an edit. But last time I edited someones entry it started a discussion on whether that was allowed or not in a challenge entry. 

Originally posted by Graindolium



I agree with AirStyle. This one is looks good, and still has a lot of potiential

Originally posted by Graindolium




offwhite !

Haha, I didn't see the comment before now. I'm very honored by receiving this portrait. But I must say that my nose is much more dominant in real life  Oh, and I love the fact that I have a third eye!

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 8:15am


Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 11:20am
WIP update:

The dithering is killing me... It feels like I have no control over it :(

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 12:40pm




Posted By: Pandora'sSecret
Date Posted: 30 November 2011 at 1:52pm


This is what I got so far... not sure how to start on the nose...

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 3:19am




Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 4:52am


Also @Graindolium, dude, you will NEED to submit more of your stuff to the challenge this time :)

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 8:31am




Posted By: yrizoud
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 3:21pm
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Sorry offwhite, I couldn't resist ^^

Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 3:24pm
Originally posted by Graindolium



You are still new to PJ but you certainly have caught my attention. I like what you do.


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Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 3:50pm




Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 3:16am


Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 9:58am


  (=^♥^=) 

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 2:02pm


Posted By: PureAwesomeness
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 10:01pm
Originally posted by cure

make the features before the makeup, so you know where the makeup goes. (i.e. draw the eyelids)

Hmm... good point!

I think I somehow made it worse... I should probably change the angle of the nose a little so it's a bit more of a side view, to accommodate the shape of the eye.

Posted By: Herondetsu
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 5:04am
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/710/closeupw.png/">
Uploaded with http://imageshack.us - ImageShack.us
Yeah, so I've been too afraid to post my jazzy pixel art for a challenge as of yet...but I think I may be on to something with this style! What do you guys think hmm? :o

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Posted By: ultimaodin
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 5:42am


I am so bad at this. tried to do something creepy with the eyes and it just looks... well BAD! I'm going to erase them and try something else. Anyway the origional intention was it to be Glokta from Joe Abercrombie's The First Law book series.
I attempted to use the 20 colour pallet I've made for the pallet challenge. Turns out really hard for me to use on a bigger piece than the isology collab size.


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Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 7:19am


Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 7:49am
@Graindolium, Some of your WIPs are more classic portraits than 'ULTRA-close-up'. Keep yourself in check, k.


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Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 10:32am



Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 11:05pm
Halp!!

vs vs vs

Which one to chose?! Please decide for me! I'll go blind if I stare at these any longer.

@yrizoud: LOL! They matched disturbingly well o_0

Posted By: Friend
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 11:15pm
I'd go with the last one.  Just looks the most clean.  I find the increased shading in the others to detract from the cleaness, and doesn't really add much more depth.

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 5:20am


Posted By: Hiuru
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 11:02am
Originally posted by offwhite

Halp!! vs vs vs Which one to chose?! Please decide for me! I'll go blind if I stare at these any longer.@yrizoud: LOL! They matched disturbingly well o_0
   



I'd pick the third one :P Looks simple, and clean.

Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 1:44pm
No. 2 haven't gotten any positive feedback. So that one is out of the game. Usually that means there's fewer to chose between. But these green faces multiply with frightening speed! Even though I kill half of them the growth is still exponential.

Please review the following specimens and chose the ones to kill. Tell me which you like the best too if you want. But more importantly, tell me which you don't like, and I'll get rid of them.

Original:
vs vs

High contrast:
vs vs

Ultra high contrast:
vs vs

Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 1:46pm
Out of those, I'm liking UHC 2 the most.

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Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 2:54pm
ditto

here's a color edit.

upped the warm/cool contrast a bit by moving away from the blue/green/yellow palette and moving the highlights closer to pink and the shadow closer to purple.

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 4:15pm


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Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 4:22pm
Originally posted by cure

ditto

here's a color edit.

upped the warm/cool contrast a bit by moving away from the blue/green/yellow palette and moving the highlights closer to pink and the shadow closer to purple.

Thanks for the tip! It might sound strange, but I feel your edit has given the pic too much depth. It kinda supposed to look flat and stencil-like. But your right about widening the colour range, so I made two versions.

Modest:            Bold:
vs

@Graindolium: Never underestimate the capacity of my nostrils!

Posted By: Graindolium
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 4:54pm




Posted By: offwhite
Date Posted: 04 December 2011 at 6:08pm
@Graindolium: What is that up my nose?


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