CHALLENGE 5/4/2015: The Space Level
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Topic: CHALLENGE 5/4/2015: The Space Level
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 5/4/2015: The Space Level
Date Posted: 04 May 2015 at 12:00am
Replies:
Posted By: Limes
Date Posted: 04 May 2015 at 1:29am
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unrestricted size I hear mrmo pixelling in the distance. ------------- |
Posted By: Jackster
Date Posted: 04 May 2015 at 6:23am
I plan to make a horizontal shmup type of game for this challenge.
I just created this without any image references, so I may or may not use this for the final piece. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 04 May 2015 at 6:34am
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@Jackster, auto dithered reductions like that are frowned upon in PJ even tho this type of thing is common in the real world and does not make it NPA its just not pure.
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Posted By: Volrak_Rutra
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 7:32am
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dare I call this a perfect challenge? Jackster, how did you do that? it looks awesome! jalonso, be easier on the guy, this kind of nit-picking can destroy a sudden creative burst very quickly. the picture looks gorgeous and does not break the rules, so what does it matter how it was achieved? |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 8:12am
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@Volrak_Sutra, The picture does look gorgeous. We don't go by visuals, we go by pixel level technical.
It matters a lot how pixelart is achieved because process is an important aspect in pixelart not just end result for the purposes of the PJ gallery. I was not nitpicking or bursting a creative bubble. In fact I was trying to prevent spending time on a challenge that would not be accepted on technical grounds. ------------- |
Posted By: Daimoth
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 9:14am
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Originally posted by jalonso @Jackster, auto dithered reductions like that are frowned upon in PJ even tho this type of thing is common in the real world and does not make it NPA its just not pure. What is an auto-dithered reduction? It just looks like he used one of the dithered brushes in GG. |
Posted By: Evidence
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 10:02am
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Adapted a recent recent sprite to the pallete, i will animate it and for sure im still stuck on how to do the mock up and bg.. but theres some time. :D
http://postimage.org/"> 
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Posted By: pavanz
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 10:20pm
| Does an outer space level strictly means a scene at the cold interstellar void or it can be inside a spaceship or something? |
Posted By: MVegum
Date Posted: 05 May 2015 at 11:30pm
| I think it's outer space as long as you're not on a planet. |
Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 06 May 2015 at 5:04am
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Originally posted by Daimoth Originally posted by jalonso @Jackster, auto dithered reductions like that are frowned upon in PJ even tho this type of thing is common in the real world and does not make it NPA its just not pure. What is an auto-dithered reduction? It just looks like he used one of the dithered brushes in GG. Some apps can take a photo or rough drawing and generate it as a dithered piece which is 'pixelart' and has the type of look the pixel above shows. This is cool and sometimes done on commercial game projects and can be a time saver and nothing is 'wrong' with that. However, for the purposes of the PJ gallery which is a showcase of the pixelart medium then they are not added because the creator has not controlled the pixels on the pixel level in the way we all have come to accept as being 'pure'. Any tool usage which includes brushes also fall under this. As we see it around here any pixelart should have every pixels within it under the control of the artist. Using the bucket/fill is 'controlled' pixel placement. ------------- |
Posted By: Evidence
Date Posted: 06 May 2015 at 1:01pm
| - http://giphy.com/gifs/annu-3o85xkpzuW0tZxcXIs |
Posted By: Evidence
Date Posted: 06 May 2015 at 1:03pm
little update
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Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 07 May 2015 at 4:16pm
Totally realistic space depiction: this background is going to be annoying, I could do with some better dither brushes. |
Posted By: Saper
Date Posted: 08 May 2015 at 12:20am
Epic fight with last boss in space Edited: background Edited: Animation
  
Fighting game for GBA |
Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 08 May 2015 at 3:56pm
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Posted By: fawful
Date Posted: 09 May 2015 at 10:59am
 man I never finish challenges early in the week |
Posted By: Jackster
Date Posted: 09 May 2015 at 2:57pm
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Thanks for the critique, Jal. I'll remember next time to do less cheap pixeling and more of actually pixeling. I'll have to rework my background though.
In the meantime, here's a WIP on the sprites: 
Done using GraphicsGale and ProMotion simultaneously. The truck took too long to do, so I don't know if I'll finish this on time or not. |
Posted By: Brink
Date Posted: 09 May 2015 at 4:08pm
Dang, Jackster! You WIPs are looking really nice! Can't wait for your finished piece! Looking at your background made me want to participate as well 
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Posted By: Jackster
Date Posted: 09 May 2015 at 11:01pm
The sprites are done.
Onto the background. |
Posted By: Saper
Date Posted: 10 May 2015 at 12:21pm
Now time for animation.
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