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CHALLENGE 12/3/2012: Remote Village

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Topic: CHALLENGE 12/3/2012: Remote Village
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Subject: CHALLENGE 12/3/2012: Remote Village
Date Posted: 03 December 2012 at 12:24am

CHALLENGE: Remote Village

Depict a scene showing a remote village.

Canvas Size - Max 256 x 256.
Colours - Max 25.
Transparency - Optional.
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=1322' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

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

/pixelart/74509.htm' target='_blank' class='winner1'>Itopanaque by /p/7846.htm' target='_blank'>Mrmo Tarius
/pixelart/74559.htm' target='_blank' class='winner2'>Cold Loneliness by /p/40382.htm' target='_blank'>Marurun
/pixelart/74548.htm' target='_blank' class='winner3'>Remote "Blue Village" - Challenge by /p/21026.htm' target='_blank'>shivudhamu


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

/pixelart/74542.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Village of Dolls by /p/40206.htm' target='_blank'>Pukahuna
/pixelart/74571.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Night village by /p/40628.htm' target='_blank'>Fjara
/pixelart/74575.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Thraxalor by /p/33723.htm' target='_blank'>ThePixelKnight
/pixelart/74645.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Caldera Village Visitor by /p/37971.htm' target='_blank'>Ampers
/pixelart/74563.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>a very very very tiny tiny tiny village by /p/33190.htm' target='_blank'>Dont
/pixelart/74644.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Skyland by /p/34317.htm' target='_blank'>ehtd
/pixelart/74560.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>vulcano island by /p/36499.htm' target='_blank'>moondrome
/pixelart/74567.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>WEIRD by /p/33642.htm' target='_blank'>Weather
/pixelart/74551.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>hamlet 03 by /p/40537.htm' target='_blank'>Brennocaffe
/pixelart/74519.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>"Remote" Village by /p/38793.htm' target='_blank'>peytonisgreat
/pixelart/74593.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Cloud Village by /p/39311.htm' target='_blank'>cirpons
/pixelart/74625.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Remote villlage by /p/39061.htm' target='_blank'>CakeDrake
/pixelart/74615.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The village of the Silver Mic by /p/38373.htm' target='_blank'>kaze19th
/pixelart/74553.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>hamlet 04 by /p/40537.htm' target='_blank'>Brennocaffe
/pixelart/74639.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Home Sweet Home by /p/35140.htm' target='_blank'>Salomon
/pixelart/74633.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Village on the Edge by /p/28166.htm' target='_blank'>Losm
/pixelart/74586.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Small Village by /p/30081.htm' target='_blank'>dbgtz
/pixelart/74531.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>hamlet 01 by /p/40537.htm' target='_blank'>Brennocaffe
/pixelart/74532.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>hamlet 02 by /p/40537.htm' target='_blank'>Brennocaffe
/pixelart/74579.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The Great Village in the Sky by /p/35672.htm' target='_blank'>sashowow1
/pixelart/74540.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Sky Town by /p/31278.htm' target='_blank'>tanuki


Replies:
Posted By: yaomon17
Date Posted: 03 December 2012 at 2:31pm
How "remote" does it have to be?
Also, how many houses/facilities have to be in this "village?"

Posted By: Ampers
Date Posted: 03 December 2012 at 2:56pm
I'm not op, but it seems pretty self explanatory - a village implies multiples families are living there, so there will probably be at least 3+ buildings (though I'd say start at 5). "Village" also means there's a limit, though, so keep it small, no more than 20 maybe if it's REALLY remote.

For your other question, however "remote" it needs to be to make the word meaningful. This is going to mean distant shots since you can't discern a location's remoteness up close (remote, in this case, also meaning isolated. As with anything else, when in doubt, Google. I just did the Google images search of "remote village," and the bulk of them are shots of clusters of houses in the middle of nowhere.

Posted By: Losm
Date Posted: 03 December 2012 at 5:41pm
I'm tempted to make a town sitting on a remote control just because of the somewhat-vagueness of the challenge description.

Posted By: Peyton
Date Posted: 03 December 2012 at 7:37pm
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking :)
Or maybe a village made of remotes.
Edit: Couldn't help myself.
WIP, obviously. Chances are that I won't finish though, and if I do it will be terrible.
Edit 2:

Posted By: Xamllew
Date Posted: 03 December 2012 at 8:59pm
Don't be too surprised if that is disqualified from the challenge. Funny idea anyway. Maybe the next challenge could be a play-on-words sort of thing.

Posted By: Nevercreature
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 12:54am
I've already posted it in the main page. Can it be a fantasy (remote)village?

Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 1:56am
wip


Posted By: shivudhamu
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 3:28am
WIP....!


Posted By: shivudhamu
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 3:47am
@Mrmo Tarius: You have a good hold in colors and so far looking good....!

Posted By: moondrome
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 3:20pm
this is my sketch. it's a remote village from the future


Posted By: AirStyle
Date Posted: 04 December 2012 at 3:26pm
@moondrome: Which one is it? If it's the one on the bottom, then it doesn't really depict a remote area, and if it's the one on top, it's not a village.

Posted By: wes falls
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 2:27am


Remote RPG village still lost in the 1980's.  Made using the NES' color palette.

Posted By: Lime_
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 6:54am
WOW (sorry i forgot your name) MMTIOS your style is like a cubism / cartoon style its crazy good. and finally an awesome collab I might just pick this one to start myself off. also is that Zelda style.

Posted By: Jackaaaay
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 7:02am


Point and click game mockup in a remote using snes colour palette

Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 9:03am
@javk: nothing about that really reads as 'remote village' to me. Looks like a Mario map and an abandoned mineshaft.

@moon: I can read your as a village (or at least a city) but the remote aspect isn't very clear. You could expand your canvas to create empty space around the town, or otherwise indicate this isn't part of a moon metropolis.

@mrmo: looks great so far but the angle of the buildings is pretty funky, I think it'd be better if we didn't see the tops personally, doesn't match the ground/bg angle.

@peyton: huehuehue

Posted By: Whisper Heart
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 10:43am

I hope I will have time to finish it

Posted By: moondrome
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 12:20pm


update

Posted By: tanuki
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 12:32pm


I started by considering just what makes the village remote. I had various ideas, but went with the old "it's super high up" thing. Buildings are just starting to be placed, so it's not quite a village yet. The background will be transparent.

I haven't done pixel art in forever. I just started a little while ago and I probably need to finish this today because I'm taking my computer to the apple store to hopefully get the display or whatever is scrambling my screen fixed and I don't know how long it'll take.

Posted By: Fjara
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 2:37pm


wip

Posted By: Salomon
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 4:11pm
Good ideas all. Love your style Mmro Tarius. Tanuki your creation promises to be awesome.
(Sorry guys, I would like I could better comment but I don't speak English very well )


My own WIP tonight :

   

Posted By: Losm
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 4:57pm
Originally posted by Salomon

My own WIP tonight :

   


This looks very promising.

... My WIP:


EDIT:

Posted By: shivudhamu
Date Posted: 05 December 2012 at 6:55pm
WIP....!

"Remote Blue Village"





Posted By: beaniepuck
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 12:33am
Here's a WIP!



Edit:


It's my first attempt at pixel art any larger than ~50 x 50px, probably won't finish it in time but I'm having fun!

Posted By: Jackaaaay
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 1:16am
Cure: Yeah I was thinking of doing a different piece probably just upload it as a normal piece

Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 8:06am
Originally posted by Xamllew

Don't be too surprised if that is disqualified from the challenge. Funny idea anyway. Maybe the next challenge could be a play-on-words sort of thing.


I can see the concern with this piece which I added before seeing this...does anyone have a reason why this should be removed from the challenge?*

*...but left in the gallery cuz its real nice.


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Posted By: shampoop
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 9:36am
I started to think the village part of the challenge wasn't being meet because of only having 3 houses in his finished piece. According to wiki, a village's population ranges from "a few hundred to a few thousand (sometimes tens of thousands)." I don't think Peytonisgreat can be penalized because a majority of the submitted pieces have a small structure count. I suppose size/structure count shouldn't matter because the worlds population could live/fit in texes.

Posted By: kaze19th
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 12:44pm
Hello everyone :)

Here's my wip, I hope I'll have time to advance a bit on it.

Posted By: Salomon
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 5:11pm
Kaze> Strange perspective but I love your idea, it will be fun and original. ;)

My WIP tonight :



I don't know what I can make with the house on the foreground but ... i will do my best. :c

Posted By: Losm
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 5:16pm
Ugh. So many pretty looking submissions. :O

Update:


Not sure what to do with the grass and rocks.

Posted By: kaze19th
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 6:37pm
@Salomon: Thanks :) I love your colors and line style, good luck for your foreground !

@Losm: You could to put some shading to give them a better texture :)

A little update, I tried to do some roc's texture but it's not finished yet...

                                   



Posted By: Losm
Date Posted: 06 December 2012 at 8:54pm
Originally posted by kaze19th

@Losm: You could to put some shading to give them a better texture :)


I actually tried that a while back and got this:

I dunno. I like the simpler version better, even though I want something done with it.
That grass, though. Ugh.

... ALSO, nice progress! Hope you get to finish it in time.

Posted By: crozier
Date Posted: 07 December 2012 at 1:58pm
@Losm: I suggest darkening that blue. And I personally think it looks better if if the clouds/smoke are 1 pure color and not dithered. Keep at it its looking pretty spiffy.

Posted By: kaze19th
Date Posted: 07 December 2012 at 4:44pm
I agree with crozier, indeed a darker blue combined with the lantern light could give a nice effect. :)

A little update, I'm not really satisfied with the houses and with the guy's hair, I'll probably return to work on this after :/

Posted By: Salomon
Date Posted: 07 December 2012 at 6:34pm
No, it's nice, juste a different style. ^^
So that is my (little) WIP tonight :



I hope I will can finish it tomorrow.
But I don't like the house on the foreground ... :/

Posted By: kaze19th
Date Posted: 08 December 2012 at 7:20am
A landscape update, I think that there is more depth like that :



@Salomon: I don't know what you could to add, your village seems already remote for me...

Posted By: SJL
Date Posted: 08 December 2012 at 11:20am
Originally posted by Salomon

No, it's nice, juste a different style. ^^
So that is my (little) WIP tonight :



I hope I will can finish it tomorrow.
But I don't like the house on the foreground ... :/

The AA'ing is very easy on the eyes
Nicely done.


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