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CHALLENGE 9/22/2008: Haiku Pixels

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Topic: CHALLENGE 9/22/2008: Haiku Pixels
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 9/22/2008: Haiku Pixels
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 7:54am

CHALLENGE: Haiku Pixels

Haiku poems require the precise and thoughtful picking of each word, making sure that each is carefully placed to give the desired effect. In this way haiku are similar to pixel art. Therefore skamocore challenges you to pixel a scene based off one of the haiku from the list provided below.

Colours: 17 max
Canvas Size: exactly 50(height) x 70(length)
Transparency: No
Animation: No

Haiku to choose from:
• 1. An old pond!
A frog jumps in-
The sound of water.

• 2. No one travels
Along this way but I,
This autumn evening.

• 3. Clouds appear
and bring to men a chance to rest
from looking at the moon.
(by Matsuo Basho)

• 4. A mountain village
under the pilled-up snow
the sound of water.
• 5. A lightning flash:
between the forest trees
I have seen water.
(by Masaoka Shiki)

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=1104' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

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

/pixelart/35999.htm' target='_blank'>اب by /p/3171.htm' target='_blank'>Adarias
/pixelart/36021.htm' target='_blank'>Weekly Challenge: Haiku #5 by /p/15202.htm' target='_blank'>old_flick
/pixelart/35893.htm' target='_blank'>As I walk Through The Forrest by /p/12691.htm' target='_blank'>Broli


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

/pixelart/36006.htm' target='_blank'>Cloudy sky by /p/17476.htm' target='_blank'>artnat
/pixelart/36018.htm' target='_blank'>The Indians final chance for rest by /p/18291.htm' target='_blank'>ismfof_rulz
/pixelart/35973.htm' target='_blank'>Lightflash by /p/8024.htm' target='_blank'>skeddles
/pixelart/35953.htm' target='_blank'>The 'Hardly walked' road by /p/12942.htm' target='_blank'>Shadow-gamer
/pixelart/35928.htm' target='_blank'>Another Red Nightmare (Moon II) by /p/14128.htm' target='_blank'>Delfos
/pixelart/35985.htm' target='_blank'>Haiku (weekly challenge) by /p/13117.htm' target='_blank'>Elwin
/pixelart/35984.htm' target='_blank'>Haiku under snow by /p/10271.htm' target='_blank'>zlajonja
/pixelart/36005.htm' target='_blank'>Haiku #3 by /p/9359.htm' target='_blank'>M.E.
/pixelart/36003.htm' target='_blank'>Sound of Thunder by /p/17865.htm' target='_blank'>ProfDemetri
/pixelart/35930.htm' target='_blank'>Road by /p/15082.htm' target='_blank'>Ulli
/pixelart/35902.htm' target='_blank'>Autumn by /p/14192.htm' target='_blank'>Saris
/pixelart/35881.htm' target='_blank'>Dreaming by /p/18336.htm' target='_blank'>Mangiapane
/pixelart/35894.htm' target='_blank'>Challenge Entry: The Sky's System by /p/16320.htm' target='_blank'>Ndsfreak
/pixelart/35940.htm' target='_blank'>The Cloud & the Moon by /p/17594.htm' target='_blank'>DoomDoom
/pixelart/35960.htm' target='_blank'>Rest from the Moon by /p/18317.htm' target='_blank'>MadeyeMike
/pixelart/36027.htm' target='_blank'>Haiku by /p/18364.htm' target='_blank'>trbl`mog
/pixelart/35889.htm' target='_blank'>Haiku 4. A mountain village by /p/17626.htm' target='_blank'>Thebullet
/pixelart/35949.htm' target='_blank'>Electric by /p/485.htm' target='_blank'>finite
/pixelart/35993.htm' target='_blank'>Weekly Challenge - The Sunny Pond by /p/17105.htm' target='_blank'>Raytheon
/pixelart/35924.htm' target='_blank'>Autumnroad by /p/8024.htm' target='_blank'>skeddles
/pixelart/35944.htm' target='_blank'>The Moon keeps us up by /p/12942.htm' target='_blank'>Shadow-gamer
/pixelart/35987.htm' target='_blank'>September: Literal Senses by /p/9784.htm' target='_blank'>Stickman
/pixelart/35988.htm' target='_blank'>Forest- Weekly Challenge by /p/18047.htm' target='_blank'>Quake
/pixelart/35981.htm' target='_blank'>Autumn evening by /p/4535.htm' target='_blank'>Dra_chan
/pixelart/35966.htm' target='_blank'>Walk Alone by /p/18390.htm' target='_blank'>bsparks
/pixelart/35888.htm' target='_blank'>Bedtime for the Tired Farmer by /p/18208.htm' target='_blank'>Gorton2
/pixelart/35869.htm' target='_blank'>Moon by /p/14128.htm' target='_blank'>Delfos
/pixelart/35979.htm' target='_blank'>Weekly Challenge - The Hardly Walked Road by /p/17105.htm' target='_blank'>Raytheon
/pixelart/35922.htm' target='_blank'>Frogpond by /p/8024.htm' target='_blank'>skeddles
/pixelart/36007.htm' target='_blank'>autumn.. by /p/4012.htm' target='_blank'>Luca
/pixelart/35925.htm' target='_blank'>Moonseen by /p/8024.htm' target='_blank'>skeddles


Replies:
Posted By: MadeyeMike
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 10:30am


I started to try and do #3

Clouds appear
and bring to men a chance to rest
from looking at the moon.

but it's not going so well. I guess I'll try to work more on it after I get some sleep

If anyone feels like giving some suggestions it would be much appreciated

Posted By: dro man jerr
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 12:17pm

this is the base linework for mine

Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 2:25pm


• 1. An old pond!
A frog jumps in-
The sound of water.


something something...


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somnabularian insomniac

Posted By: artnat
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 2:31pm

I'm also doing haiku number 3,
This is just a quick sketch (the height doesn't match), but I hope you can see that the clouds are trying to cover the moon with their arms.
Too bad that animation is not allowed.

Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 22 September 2008 at 2:34pm
I'd try to make those arms a bit bigger?

It's very interesting. :)


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somnabularian insomniac

Posted By: dro man jerr
Date Posted: 23 September 2008 at 2:41pm
http://imageshack.us">
started grass and road
shaded tree trunk

Posted By: killanotha1
Date Posted: 23 September 2008 at 7:34pm

My WIP, I want to make the face look better though . . . C&C?


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Posted By: DoomDoom
Date Posted: 24 September 2008 at 9:36am
I choose the cloud & The moon (N°3)
My Wip (finished soon)
Any Crits????

Posted By: trbl`mog
Date Posted: 24 September 2008 at 4:17pm
• 4. A mountain village
under the pilled-up snow
the sound of water.



wip, still unsure about the "sound of the water" thing - and the village..

--
And wow, won't have a chance, but no pain no gain :)

Posted By: zlajonja
Date Posted: 24 September 2008 at 11:57pm
i'd try with a waterfall... ;)

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somnabularian insomniac

Posted By: artnat
Date Posted: 25 September 2008 at 2:07pm

It's still WIP.
The changes - another cloud and another arm, the moon craters are better, a variety of stars.
I worked a bit on the cloud shading but I think I won't do any dithering - I'm just no good with it. Or maybe I'll try and see how it looks.


DoomDoom - I love your work, it's great! The cartoony style is really sweet!

Posted By: trbl`mog
Date Posted: 25 September 2008 at 2:46pm
Thanks for the idea zlajonja, sometime the obvious isn't obvious enough :) I agree with artnat:
DoomDoom's clouds <3

Dro man jerr that tree will be awesome!
Killanotha1, I'm not sure if this helps - some more shading near the chin (where the head pops up from the neck) and a nose..
but but but as I said, not sure if this will help at all :)

Good luck everyone _o/

Posted By: bsparks
Date Posted: 26 September 2008 at 9:42am
 
Done for haiku #2, autumn nights around here have nice colours in the sky


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