CHALLENGE 10/8/2012: Terror From the Deep
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: Pixel Art
Forum Name: Collaborations/Challenges
Forum Discription: Submit pixel art project ideas/templates or contribute to an existing pixel art collaboration.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15230
Printed Date: 07 September 2025 at 12:19pm
Topic: CHALLENGE 10/8/2012: Terror From the Deep
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 10/8/2012: Terror From the Deep
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 12:01am
CHALLENGE: Terror From the DeepInspired by the game of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM:_Terror_from_the_Deep - the same name , this week you are going to create a horror scene set underwater. This means it should be set below sea level; so, this excludes things like bathtubs, sinks, buckets etc... Also, this will be the first in a series of horror-related challenges leading up to Halloween. CHALLENGE RULES
CHALLENGE JUDGING
CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES
CHALLENGE VOTING/pixels/poll.asp?id=1314' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!CHALLENGE AWARDSThe Terror From the Deep pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:/pixelart/73472.htm' target='_blank' class='winner1'>Goddamned Tentaculats by /p/7846.htm' target='_blank'>Mrmo Tarius /pixelart/73411.htm' target='_blank' class='winner2'>The black devourer by /p/35725.htm' target='_blank'>MrBeast /pixelart/73488.htm' target='_blank' class='winner3'>Divers Lament by /p/27895.htm' target='_blank'>Geti Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! /pixelart/73507.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The Road Carries on by /p/26795.htm' target='_blank'>The Fry Bat /pixelart/73478.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The Eye of the Beast by /p/38231.htm' target='_blank'>SJL /pixelart/73442.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Terror From The Deep by /p/33723.htm' target='_blank'>ThePixelKnight /pixelart/73491.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Giant squid attack by /p/27498.htm' target='_blank'>Gecimen /pixelart/73497.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Octo Terror by /p/40178.htm' target='_blank'>Chellex /pixelart/73438.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>terror by /p/33190.htm' target='_blank'>Dont
|
Replies:
Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 3:30am
I'm in the X-COM mood right now (as in, been playing UFO in my spare time AGAIN), so here's a TFTD wip :)
Yeah, another aquanaut is done for... but I still haven't started drawing his murderer :( Can you guess what will happen to him? :D *update* 
|
Posted By: Nevercreature
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 6:55am
|
Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius
I'm in the X-COM mood right now (as in, been playing UFO in my spare time AGAIN), so here's a TFTD wip :) Yeah, another aquanaut is done for... but I still haven't started drawing his murderer :( Can you guess what will happen to him? :D *update* Cool!! I love it.
 |
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 8:06am
|
Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius
I'm in the X-COM mood right now (as in, been playing UFO in my spare time AGAIN), so here's a TFTD wip :)
Yeah, another aquanaut is done for... but I still haven't started drawing his murderer :( Can you guess what will happen to him? :D *update* 
|
Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 8:28am
THAT WAS VERY CLOSE :)
But actually, something EVEN WORSE is in store for our poor aquanaut :/ 
|
Posted By: Whisper Heart
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 9:45am
Fantasized and decided to do this scene: alien invaders set a bomb in the depths of the ocean, and one brave man in a hurry to defuse the bomb. |
Posted By: Gamamoto
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 9:49am
| Does it have to be related with the game or is it up to us to invent the whole thing ? |
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 10:06am
|
Originally posted by Gamamoto Does it have to be related with the game or is it up to us to invent the whole thing ? It does not have to have anything to do with the game. ------------- |
Posted By: Gamamoto
Date Posted: 08 October 2012 at 10:08am
| Thank you ! |
Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 09 October 2012 at 1:18am
Repositioned the vile beast.
Also, for reference purposes, this is the ion armor the aquanaut is using. Not that it helps him much. 
*update* Okay, the aquanaut had a friend. Not that she helped him much. 
|
Posted By: philippejugnet
Date Posted: 09 October 2012 at 4:39am
|
Posted By: Mr.Fahrenheit
Date Posted: 09 October 2012 at 6:33am
| Looks great Mrmo. I think the ground texture is a little too busy though. And maybe you could make the friend fighting off the other one in the distance. |
Posted By: Losm
Date Posted: 09 October 2012 at 7:29pm
|
Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius
There needs to be an all-out war between the aquanauts and the squid-brain-thingies. Doo eeeeet. |
Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 10 October 2012 at 2:41am
Well, I don't know if I'll have time to make it THAT big, but here's a dude launching a torpedo. My guess is, it won't help much :)
|
Posted By: DawnBringer
Date Posted: 10 October 2012 at 12:39pm
|
Maybe add a swarm of approaching octopuss (fading into the distance) follwing the background one?
Btw. UFO was one of my favourite games on the Amiga. I downloaded "Terror from the deep" not long ago...but it would just run too fast & buggy on the PC so I couldn't play it :( |
Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 10 October 2012 at 1:22pm
| Hehe, it can run very good via DOSbox, I play both UFO and TFTD that way. Got them on Steam for like 50 cents a pop O_O |
Posted By: Losm
Date Posted: 10 October 2012 at 6:28pm
|
Originally posted by Mrmo Tarius
Well, I don't know if I'll have time to make it THAT big, but here's a dude launching a torpedo. My guess is, it won't help much :) Do it! Do it! Do it! Nice edit, though. Love the vegetation on the sea floor. 
|
Posted By: RedKnight91
Date Posted: 11 October 2012 at 5:14am
|
Hey Mrmo, yours is looking great, nice palette!
I decided to try a different approach this time and start with a big sketch with few strokes, and then go to detail. my WIP so far 
|
Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 12 October 2012 at 3:18am
|
Interesting colors, that purple-magenta looks kinda ominous :D
Here's a bit of an update: 
|
Posted By: RedKnight91
Date Posted: 12 October 2012 at 5:14am
Update! This drawing is really cool for light/colors study ^^
|
Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 12 October 2012 at 8:53am
Early WIP
Anyone have an idea for how to make the water? |
Posted By: maganegorap
Date Posted: 12 October 2012 at 6:01pm
|
Originally posted by Gecimen
Early WIP
Anyone have an idea for how to make the water? Put some bubbles where there is movement, like algae, behind the boat and limbs of the animal. |
Posted By: maganegorap
Date Posted: 12 October 2012 at 6:04pm
|
Originally posted by Gecimen
Early WIP
Anyone have an idea for how to make the water? Put some bubbles where there is movement, as in algae and on the boat. |
Posted By: SJL
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 10:28am
WIP
Not sure what else to add to the rock formations... they seem a bit plain |
Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 10:35am
| Nothing's wrong with the rock but I'd improve the man. |
Posted By: SJL
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 10:40am
|
Originally posted by Gecimen
Nothing's wrong with the rock but I'd improve the man. I was thinking about that too. I'm not very good with making people, especially at such a small size 
|
Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 3:48pm
| Forget bout the stickman and thicken the chest. |
Posted By: SJL
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 4:33pm
Is that better? Anything else? I think I might be calling it done |
Posted By: El_Tortuga
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 5:56pm
| The light is off. It seems to be emitting form the man not the lamp. |
Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 6:51pm
Here is an edit for ya! Okay, so I think what your piece needs most is contrast. All the tones are about the same value, change them up a bit. On my edit, I just dropped the darkest color a bit and increased saturation a bit and it gives the rocks a much harder feel instead of blurry-nes. Secondly, the AA on the tentacles isn't applied correctly. AA isn't an outline, it's more of blending the edges. Every time the outline changes direction, you add the AA color to the edge to blend it. It's hard to explain in words, you might be able to figure it out form the edit. Finally, your piece has 15 colors while the requirement is 13. There are two easy colors that you could merge together. The black on the man could be merged with the darkest rocks after you add the contrast, and the AA on the man could be merged with the second darkest rocks. This should get you down to 13 colors and you will be able to submit to the challenge. I really like your work, good luck in the voting! |
Posted By: SJL
Date Posted: 13 October 2012 at 7:08pm
Messed with the colors (Contrast, reduced it to 13 as well) and a couple minor changes. |
Posted By: Chellex
Date Posted: 14 October 2012 at 4:08pm
 I tried haha. |
Posted By: RedKnight91
Date Posted: 15 October 2012 at 12:55am
| Sadly I didn't complete my piece in time for the challenge : ( |