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CHALLENGE 1/5/2015: The Pantone 16

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Topic: CHALLENGE 1/5/2015: The Pantone 16
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 1/5/2015: The Pantone 16
Date Posted: 05 January 2015 at 12:01am

CHALLENGE: The Pantone 16

For this year's Pantone Color of the Year challenge, we're doing something different. This time, you have access to http://www.pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21167 - all past Color of the Year colours - dating all the way back to 2000.

Use four or more colours from these sixteen:

Yep, for some reason, Pantone chose to pick a bunch of incredibly similar colours for Color of the Year...

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 200.
Colours - Min 8; Max 16. Must use at least 4 colours from the colours shown above. The other colours can be chosen yourself.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

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=1431' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

The The Pantone 16 pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

/pixelart/91661.htm' target='_blank' class='winner1'>The First Labour by /p/26118.htm' target='_blank'>Night
/pixelart/91624.htm' target='_blank' class='winner2'>palette nymph by /p/30996.htm' target='_blank'>||||
/pixelart/91611.htm' target='_blank' class='winner3'>Pantone Race Challenge by /p/49717.htm' target='_blank'>8 Bit Dreams


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

/pixelart/91726.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Carrots, Tomatoes, but no Blue Sky. by /p/38793.htm' target='_blank'>Peyton
/pixelart/91708.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Back in the DPRK by /p/45399.htm' target='_blank'>Brink
/pixelart/91723.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The End by /p/32255.htm' target='_blank'>TheChannel
/pixelart/91721.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Edgy Sonic and the Tree by /p/51635.htm' target='_blank'>bittersweet_batty
/pixelart/91555.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The catcher in the sunflowers by /p/51376.htm' target='_blank'>Tidybraveguinea
/pixelart/91688.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Green Hawk (Weekly Challenge by /p/25586.htm' target='_blank'>adscomics
/pixelart/91671.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Old school SHMUP by /p/47521.htm' target='_blank'>Skab
/pixelart/91585.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Boring pantone by /p/35540.htm' target='_blank'>sjhwi1a
/pixelart/91691.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Move forward by /p/49388.htm' target='_blank'>Ceres Mikael
/pixelart/91645.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Old Tristram by /p/37017.htm' target='_blank'>buko-studios
/pixelart/91630.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Gunslinger by /p/50595.htm' target='_blank'>Ridley126
/pixelart/91623.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>New Fruit by /p/50219.htm' target='_blank'>Splurge
/pixelart/91649.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>End of Parallel by /p/49431.htm' target='_blank'>Lindion45
/pixelart/91711.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Alfa Romeo 155 TI! by /p/44216.htm' target='_blank'>D-jinn
/pixelart/91727.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The Cliff / PANTONE 16 Challenge by /p/51002.htm' target='_blank'>ero
/pixelart/91724.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Blackbird by /p/51488.htm' target='_blank'>rklesmit
/pixelart/91586.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>LUIGI 1-1 by /p/40880.htm' target='_blank'>EZKOI
/pixelart/91650.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Volcanic Golem [WC] by /p/47630.htm' target='_blank'>Sir Cutswood
/pixelart/91575.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Meatball Parm by /p/41015.htm' target='_blank'>LagiaSapphire
/pixelart/91628.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Pixel Dailies - 08.01.15 - The Pantone 16 by /p/49411.htm' target='_blank'>SeanNoonan
/pixelart/91601.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>TMNT pixel by /p/50242.htm' target='_blank'>Mazmon
/pixelart/91710.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Consignment from Nemea by /p/49536.htm' target='_blank'>HZoltan


Replies:
Posted By: TheEpicBurrito
Date Posted: 05 January 2015 at 8:07am
So I can make anything I want as long as it's new and has at least 8 colors with 4 of them coming from that list?

Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 05 January 2015 at 8:20am
Yep.

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Posted By: Limes
Date Posted: 05 January 2015 at 12:32pm
Is this Right?


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Posted By: ||||
Date Posted: 06 January 2015 at 9:55am
I don't think I will have time to enter but I made a palette using 4 of the Pantones; 16 colour total.



I like palette challenges

Posted By: Brink
Date Posted: 06 January 2015 at 1:59pm

Like always, I'm struggling with the lighting. Ugh... I'll probably have to look up a ref for this.

Posted By: Limes
Date Posted: 07 January 2015 at 12:42pm
WIP





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I use GraphicsGale

Posted By: Motrox
Date Posted: 07 January 2015 at 5:20pm
Not so sure about this so far...

Posted By: Splurge
Date Posted: 08 January 2015 at 9:12am
Originally posted by Motrox

Not so sure about this so far...


Portrait's looking fine - melancholy's seeping through. The background seems to be the killer for this challenge, throughout the entries so far. I mean, its hard enough to make a coherent image from this weird color combination, let alone filling in the frame for the composition, since there's no opacity allowed. I kinda cheated and filled in my fruit's surrounding with the default background gray.

Posted By: Brink
Date Posted: 08 January 2015 at 11:53am


Update.

Originally posted by Motrox

Not so sure about this so far...

I think it looks good so far. I would add some darker values in the face to show form better. Other than that, you're all set.

Posted By: lazybraingames
Date Posted: 08 January 2015 at 2:38pm
Oh wow. I misunderstood the rules and just used the palette provided. I ought to be more careful!

Posted By: SeanNoonan
Date Posted: 08 January 2015 at 4:03pm
You guys are incredible - I really hope I'll be able to 'get good' one day.

I guess I'll keep trying :p



Oh, and at 4x scale, etc.


Posted By: Splurge
Date Posted: 09 January 2015 at 5:40am
Originally posted by Brink


Originally posted by Motrox

Not so sure about this so far...

I would add some darker values in the face to show form better.

Monet!

Posted By: Ceres Mikael
Date Posted: 10 January 2015 at 2:57pm
... I feel kinda poor since this is all I have been able to come with...

Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 9:35am
Originally posted by Ceres Mikael

... I feel kinda poor since this is all I have been able to come with...


Its not poor :/
The walk cycle can be improved in your next walk animation so it does not seem so much a glide as a step.


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Posted By: Brink
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 10:47am
Originally posted by lazybraingames

Oh wow. I misunderstood the rules and just used the palette provided. I ought to be more careful

Nevertheless, you did a pretty good job. Very psychedelic!

Originally posted by SeanNoonan

I really hope I'll be able to 'get good' one day.

Don't we all? :p

Originally posted by SeanNoonan

I guess I'll keep trying :p

That's right! Just keep at it :3

Originally posted by Splurge

Monet!

Ah, yes. If Motrox is going for an impressionistic piece, I guess values would be of lesser importance.

Originally posted by Ceres Mikael

... I feel kinda poor since this is all I have been able to come with...

Nah, it looks nice :) Like jalonso already mentioned, you just need to improve the walk cycle.

Posted By: Jendro
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 1:48pm
Worked on this throughout the day, still unfinished and probably won't be able to submit it/finish it in time but still, was fun!


Posted By: Ceres Mikael
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 1:59pm
Maybe something like this?
I just did not want to add more colors...

Posted By: Aureliano
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 2:25pm

First time posting in a forum thread, hiya! This is as far as I got for the week, enjoyed working on it but won't have it ready in time

Posted By: rklesmit
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 9:16pm
New guy here. I submitted an entry about an hour ago for this contest...will I miss the contest period because it has to be approved first?

Posted By: Limes
Date Posted: 11 January 2015 at 9:24pm
No

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