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Topic: CHALLENGE 3/10/2008: Album Cover Art
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 3/10/2008: Album Cover Art
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 4:16am

CHALLENGE: Album Cover Art

This week's challenge is a combined idea from challenge winners Lackey and Unknown.
Remake or better yet, re-envision an existing Album Cover in pixelart.
You may create the inside sleeves and even the back cover but only the Cover is required.



Canvas Size: 100x100minimum , 200x200maximum
Colors: 64 maximum
Animation: no
Transparency: No, as all the square canvas must be used.

../p/14157.htm - countach   also contributed to writing this challenge

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=1076' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

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

/pixelart/30490.htm' target='_blank'>soundsoiso by /p/6236.htm' target='_blank'>tomic
/pixelart/30468.htm' target='_blank'>Pixel Art Challenge: Album Cover Art by /p/15342.htm' target='_blank'>motuwe
/pixelart/30529.htm' target='_blank'>Red: End of Silence by /p/12691.htm' target='_blank'>Broli


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

/pixelart/30608.htm' target='_blank'>Mr Oizo - Analog Worms Attack albumcover -> Mr Jumpz Analog Pixelartcover by /p/5847.htm' target='_blank'>Jumpseri
/pixelart/30615.htm' target='_blank'>Nevermind Album Cover by /p/4747.htm' target='_blank'>warleygp
/pixelart/30564.htm' target='_blank'>VanHalen 5150 Album by /p/721.htm' target='_blank'>Psychotic_Carp
/pixelart/30591.htm' target='_blank'>Best Friends Our Worst Enemies by /p/11997.htm' target='_blank'>Tarenken
/pixelart/30635.htm' target='_blank'>NIN: Ghosts I-IV by /p/2254.htm' target='_blank'>surt
/pixelart/30450.htm' target='_blank'>Album Cover Challenge by /p/10713.htm' target='_blank'>PixelSpy
/pixelart/30629.htm' target='_blank'>Ween C&C Weekly challenge by /p/10113.htm' target='_blank'>lander
/pixelart/30447.htm' target='_blank'>pearl jam album cover by /p/4012.htm' target='_blank'>Luca
/pixelart/30616.htm' target='_blank'>Still Fresh To Death by /p/5121.htm' target='_blank'>Skull
/pixelart/30537.htm' target='_blank'>Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka Cover by /p/12377.htm' target='_blank'>MrMister
/pixelart/30470.htm' target='_blank'>Album Cover: RX Bandits - Progress by /p/10442.htm' target='_blank'>skamocore
/pixelart/30625.htm' target='_blank'>The Strokes by /p/7604.htm' target='_blank'>FlyGuy
/pixelart/30633.htm' target='_blank'>Death in Eindhoven by /p/808.htm' target='_blank'>mccow28
/pixelart/30597.htm' target='_blank'>Apocalyptica Cover by /p/657.htm' target='_blank'>Saboteur
/pixelart/30585.htm' target='_blank'>Weekly Challenge - Album Cover Art. by /p/6767.htm' target='_blank'>HoofFoot
/pixelart/30441.htm' target='_blank'>Sonic Youth - Goo by /p/15289.htm' target='_blank'>the girl least likely to
/pixelart/30507.htm' target='_blank'>gorebiz by /p/14946.htm' target='_blank'>berkadam
/pixelart/30590.htm' target='_blank'>Uriah Heep Cover Art by /p/6289.htm' target='_blank'>ZoSo
/pixelart/30599.htm' target='_blank'>Minutes to Midnight...for Chester by /p/8801.htm' target='_blank'>AIGuy
/pixelart/30559.htm' target='_blank'>Weezing (The Cerulean Album) by /p/1616.htm' target='_blank'>HMC
/pixelart/30601.htm' target='_blank'>If I Left the Zoo by /p/12198.htm' target='_blank'>Redshrike
/pixelart/30519.htm' target='_blank'>RAW POWER by /p/9746.htm' target='_blank'>Mille
/pixelart/30604.htm' target='_blank'>Beverly Kills 50187 by /p/8024.htm' target='_blank'>skeddles



Replies:
Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 6:46am
RX Bandits - Progress



edit:



edit 2:



final:



original:



wip so far...still gotta fix up stuffs

this will hopefully be the first of my entries for this challenge...if i have enough time :D


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Posted By: berkadam
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 8:34am


original:


definitely wip :P
first challange entry, looking for suggestions.


Posted By: AdamPlays
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 11:28am
Someone do http://www.octanecreative.com/Parodyville/worst_album_covers/ - these bands a favor and make their albums less sucky.

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Posted By: m@2
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 1:47pm
WIP, obviously...


Original :



Posted By: Olie
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 2:07pm
Rainbow Rising by Rainbow (or is it Rising by Rainbow, hmm...)
 
Original:
 
 
Pixel:
 
Still a WIP, I've specific plans to sort the sky out, add more waves/reflection/ etc to the ocean, probably tinker with the cliffs and all the colours are pending review. CnC, if you please.


Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 3:16pm
Someone be original! 

Good work though guys. :)


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Posted By: AdamPlays
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 3:39pm
These are all good but some RE-ENVISIONING would be nice.  What would you do if you had the chance to create the cover of your favorite album???
 
I'm going to RE-ENVISION Radiohead's OK Computer cover.  It's not going to look anything like the actual cover. 


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Posted By: b2k
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 4:58pm
right! do the re-envison, resize and tracing sucks. people will judge original art designers work, not yours.
im going to do re-envision of tullycraft album.


Posted By: HoofFoot
Date Posted: 10 March 2008 at 5:36pm
I think I'll try the Golden Boy cover.


Posted By: lander
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 6:44am
Here's my
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese



Posted By: tuaarita
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 7:39am
Hoot.

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running out of blood
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Posted By: Blueberry_pie
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 9:04am
Pixel underboob 


Posted By: Reo
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 11:36am
Whatever band I choose I will definetly be orignal tracing/copying isn't my style


Posted By: lander
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 2:03pm
Those two shiny pixels and the cover itself are WIPs =)


Posted By: Metaru
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 12:43am
This week's Challenge isn't be retraced.


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Posted By: lander
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 1:52am
Originally posted by Metaru

This week's Challenge isn't be retraced.

It wasn't retraced, you can decrease the reference and compare it


Posted By: Skull
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 4:22am
Holla





Edit: Bit more added before I go off to college;




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Posted By: Metaru
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 8:07am
Originally posted by lander

Originally posted by Metaru

This week's Challenge isn't be retraced.

It wasn't retraced, you can decrease the reference and compare it

retracing does not always involve drawing above another image. technically, redrawing idetically the same image is still a form of retrace. an innacurate one, but still a retrace.

it may be technically fine, but it fails at originality.




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Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:13am
well I reckon I'm done.



...and http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/30470.htm - Submitted .


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Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:28am
How does that count as a re-envisioning?


Posted By: Opacus
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 2:56pm


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Posted By: HMC
Date Posted: 12 March 2008 at 9:05pm
I've already done this joke before, pretty much, but this seems like the perfect time to milk it for all it's worth pixel art medium.



I'm such a dork.


Posted By: lander
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 3:20am
Originally posted by Metaru

retracing does not always involve drawing above another image. technically, redrawing idetically the same image is still a form of retrace. an innacurate one, but still a retrace.it may be technically fine, but it fails at originality.

1. there's no "no retracing" rule in this challenge
2. can be drawing a picture iv'e created in my mind called a form of retrace?
3. still it's a wip =)


Posted By: Opacus
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 3:41am



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Posted By: berkadam
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 5:01am
Seeing the word re-envision got my brain washed. And i killed a innocent rock band today.



Now guess which one i will submit? :D


Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 5:09am
ugh...preferably something that ISN'T a jpeg

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Posted By: Opacus
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 5:41am
Originally posted by berkadam

Seeing the word re-envision got my brain washed. And i killed a innocent rock band today.



Now guess which one i will submit? :D


Photobucket converts BMP into JPG automaticly.


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Posted By: Reo
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 12:54pm
''Yeah, bringing you another disturbing creation
From the mind of one sick animal who cant tell the difference
And gets stupified''


Posted By: castiboy_inactive
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 1:26pm


woo i hope i won't screw it up later on...
i'm happy with what i did on their logo :D


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delete this account please.


Posted By: berkadam
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 5:44pm


:(


Posted By: HMC
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 8:37pm
I took a lot of liberties with this:





Weezing (The Cerulean Album)
32 colors

I'll probably touch it up in some places, but any major critiques before I submit this?




Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 8:42pm
VanHalen 5150

I did a vetruvian smile guy and made the album the same way






12 colors

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got game?


Posted By: Larwick
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 8:44pm
Lmao carp, hilarious.

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Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 8:46pm
Originally posted by Larwick

Lmao carp, hilarious.


tyvm sir!

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Posted By: Saboteur
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 9:10pm
APOCALYPTICA.



REFERENCE.

http://wallpapers.free-review.net/84__Apocalyptica_Quutamo.htm - http://wallpapers.free-review.net/84__Apocalyptica_Quutamo.htm

My anatomy book as reference for the skeleton. The anatomy not being perfect is credited to me not being patient enough.

C&C polx.


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Posted By: Metaru
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 11:02pm
Originally posted by HMC




Now THAT is the idea
you kids seriusly Fail at originality by just retracing-redrawing the original cover without any efforth to make something new.. Don't let your lust for a green ribbon blind your minds. its not about pushing only your pixel techniques, try to use your brain to create, and not only to recreate D:

All these challenge's unwritten rule is to be creative.


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Posted By: Jumpseri
Date Posted: 14 March 2008 at 10:54am
Pixeluniverse:

and the reality :



Mr. Oizo - Analog Worms Attack


Posted By: Skull
Date Posted: 14 March 2008 at 1:40pm


Bit more of an update; sorry (Metaru) it's not a 're-envision', I've had a lot on this week, so I'll be lucky to just complete the remake.  D:


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Posted By: PixelSpy
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 6:59am
Looking good Skull, I hope you finish this.  What is the band?


Posted By: Skull
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 7:24am
Originally posted by PixelSpy

Looking good Skull, I hope you finish this.  What is the band?


http://holamun2.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/lupe-fiasco.jpg - Lupe Fiasco

Added some more last night;



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Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 8:36am
Apocalyptica rocks!


Posted By: Psychotic_Carp
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 3:01pm
edited it :(



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got game?


Posted By: skeddles
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 3:18pm
guys you're supposed to reenvision it, not just pixel it.


here mine so far. ICP's Beverly Kills 50187


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Posted By: Saboteur
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 3:20pm
updated and submitted!



Apocalyptica DOES rock :D

(edit - eww the bottom of the cello-hole bothers me.)


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Posted By: mccow28
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 5:12pm
Originally posted by skeddles

guys you're supposed to reenvision it, not just pixel it.

Originally posted by administrator


Remake or better yet, re-envision an existing Album Cover in pixelart.

Originally posted by administrator


Remake ... in pixelart.


also I'm probably participating. also this is my first post here even though I made my account years ago.


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Posted By: Skull
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 6:05pm
Originally posted by mccow28

Originally posted by skeddles

guys you're supposed to reenvision it, not just pixel it.

Originally posted by administrator


Remake or better yet, re-envision an existing Album Cover in pixelart.

Originally posted by administrator


Remake ... in pixelart.


also I'm probably participating. also this is my first post here even though I made my account years ago.


..you could have gone all 'Brain - Enlarge' on that..
But yeah, just remaking, Skeds, is all I'm doing; just making a few changes.


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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 6:40pm
Y'all know we mess up every week : |

Originally intended by administrator

Make in pixelart a record album as you think it should have been.
Meaning 100% original art. This has not quite turned this way so just as every week you all manage to make the challenges way out of control...carry on, everything is looking great.


E: *going back to pixellin my Beatles White Album :p


'Will this be the week that skeedles gets a color ribbon ../pixelart/28753.htm">   '


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Posted By: AIGuy
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 7:17pm

There's mine, I already submitted it.  Any last-minute suggestions?


Posted By: LuX
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 7:22pm
Originally posted by Aleiav

Apocalyptica rocks!

agree =)


My Spiritual Black Dimension Cover (Dimmu Borgir) WIP =)
I just added few new elements, but these gives the cover a new meaning. (but i think it fits anyway)


Posted By: mccow28
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 7:53pm


early-ish wip, Death: Live in Eindhoven, MSX junk


Posted By: Saboteur
Date Posted: 15 March 2008 at 8:03pm
Holy snap. I get the feeling yours is gonna stand out from the crowd for all the right reasons.

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Posted By: Skull
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 5:40am
Originally posted by jalonso

'Will this be the week that skeedles gets a color ribbon ../pixelart/28753.htm">   '

Maybe you should recall his Involved Community Member award..


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Posted By: PixelSpy
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 6:47am
Originally posted by jalonso



E: *going back to pixellin my Beatles White Album :p
 
I smell a winner :)
 


Posted By: skeddles
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 8:26am
Originally posted by Skull

Originally posted by jalonso

'Will this be the week that skeedles gets a color ribbon ../pixelart/28753.htm">   '

Maybe you should recall his Involved Community Member award..


Thats metal, not ribbon.

I submitted mine. I may not win if people don't vote me because they don't like the band.


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Posted By: warleygp
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 11:52am

Nirvana Nevermind Album cover!



Posted By: tuaarita
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 11:53am
Originally posted by skeddles


ICP's Beverly Kills 50187

juggalooo
good luck with that. :)

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running out of blood
and I'm going numb.


Posted By: Opacus
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 12:16pm
I hope my folds make some sense this time.

For everyone who hasn't figured it out yet. It's a Machine Head Cover.
The Blackening, to be precise.



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Posted By: mccow28
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 8:48pm

done I guess. *shrug*


Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 12:08am
Opacus, Nooooooooooooooo :(

Those skulls are looking awesome...You have to finish this sometime :(


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