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CHALLENGE 11/16/2009: Genre Bending

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Topic: CHALLENGE 11/16/2009: Genre Bending
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 11/16/2009: Genre Bending
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 12:01am

CHALLENGE: Genre Bending

Challenge winner ../../../../p/9929.htm - Kaiseto wants you to pixel a scene or landscape showing a setting that displays two or more different movie genres mixed together. Choose at least 2 of the following genres:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_movie - Sports
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_film - Romance
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_movie - Monster movie
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_%28genre%29 - Western
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk - Steampunk
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir - Noir

Make sure to mention which genres you're using.

Canvas Size - Min 150 x 100; Max 240 x 160. Either horizontal or vertical.
Colors - Max 32.
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=1164' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

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

/pixelart/48129.htm' target='_blank'>Franken-San by /p/25154.htm' target='_blank'>Synth
/pixelart/48115.htm' target='_blank'>Wild soccer by /p/21045.htm' target='_blank'>a3um
/pixelart/48113.htm' target='_blank'>Scene 2 by /p/19763.htm' target='_blank'>slym


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

/pixelart/48147.htm' target='_blank'>MARS by NORTHWEST by /p/24557.htm' target='_blank'>JoCh
/pixelart/48159.htm' target='_blank'>Wild West Mummy by /p/24968.htm' target='_blank'>theJ0E
/pixelart/48144.htm' target='_blank'>Wind and bullet by /p/21757.htm' target='_blank'>cornice
/pixelart/48157.htm' target='_blank'>Frankly My Dear, by /p/19218.htm' target='_blank'>Jeremy
/pixelart/48126.htm' target='_blank'>You Gotta Shoot'em in the Head! by /p/8930.htm' target='_blank'>Nightmare Maker
/pixelart/48133.htm' target='_blank'>Steampunk Romance by /p/19561.htm' target='_blank'>MagicKoi


Replies:
Posted By: Robinson
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 5:41am
I see that the maximum size is 240x160, does it mean that we can draw a GBA mockup?

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my blog http://suruneile-danslesnuages.blogspot.com - here (in french and under construction).

Posted By: Pragz
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 7:02am
"Kaiseto wants you to pixel a scene or landscape"

I don't think so, Robinson. D:


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Hello - I'm new here. :)

Posted By: DanielHyaku
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 10:31am
I'm in.

When you say 'monster movies' you mean 'giant monster movies' like Godzilla or monster movies in general, like Dracula or maybe Alien?

Posted By: asukicco
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 11:20am
Originally posted by DanielHyaku

I'm in.

When you say 'monster movies' you mean 'giant monster movies' like Godzilla or monster movies in general, like Dracula or maybe Alien?


If you click on the link under Monster movie you can read the wikipedia page. And judging by it, yes. Even the Mummy is ok I think.

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Posted By: Dirteater
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 11:47am
Ohhh This is an awesome challenge, im so in for this :D!

Posted By: Nightmare Maker
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 1:01pm

This is what I got so far :|

Posted By: DanielHyaku
Date Posted: 16 November 2009 at 3:37pm
Originally posted by asukicco


If you click on the link under Monster movie you can read the wikipedia page. And judging by it, yes. Even the Mummy is ok I think.
Yeah. I clicked it, but the poster kinda brought up the question.
Thanks anyway =]

Posted By: Nightmare Maker
Date Posted: 17 November 2009 at 11:27am

I'm not sure what do I do as background. Any ideas would be appreciated. :)

Posted By: susuwataris
Date Posted: 17 November 2009 at 4:04pm
Early WIP

I hope I can finish this one, it's been a long time since my last pixelart. :(

Posted By: Nightmare Maker
Date Posted: 17 November 2009 at 4:49pm
Um, did you save it as .jpg? o,o

Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 17 November 2009 at 9:00pm
Probably bmp + photobucket.

Really WIP.


EDIT: I was going for Steampunk/Film Noir, but it could probably count as Romance too, non?

Posted By: a3um
Date Posted: 18 November 2009 at 3:26am
Western + Sports = wild soccer

WIP


Posted By: sapphira83
Date Posted: 18 November 2009 at 10:33am
anyone knows where i can find really good pictures of storm clouds and factories?


Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 18 November 2009 at 12:15pm
@A3um - Awesome.

@Sapp - Google; Flickr?


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Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 18 November 2009 at 2:28pm
A very rough sketch:



I'm thinking Western/Steampunk, with a dash of Monster Movie, but only if you count a crazy robotic dirigible as a monster >.>

It was going to be Steampunk/Film Noir, then Steampunk/Romance. Then I drew a dirigible that was accidentally several hundred times too big... so now it is the monster dirigible of death...

[E] SLightly less rough sketch >.>

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Posted By: sapphira83
Date Posted: 18 November 2009 at 7:02pm
WIP



i'm thinking of doing steampunk romance...is this acceptable?

Posted By: slym
Date Posted: 18 November 2009 at 9:32pm
Well heres some progress on my background :P. Finally entering another contest.
 

Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 19 November 2009 at 1:46am
@sapphira: The guy looks steampunk but the woman should be in a Victorian ballgown or something.

Posted By: sapphira83
Date Posted: 19 November 2009 at 9:03am
i looked up references for the girl (some steampunk costumes for girls often have short skirts). i guess i could make her dress more victorian since im doing the rich girl-poor boy thing as romance.

Posted By: Puggypug10
Date Posted: 19 November 2009 at 9:39am
Just a early WIP just worked on.
Meant to be a monster movie romance. I will work on some more tonight, maybe a backround.

Posted By: Ninja Crow
Date Posted: 19 November 2009 at 9:52am
Originally posted by Jeremy

Really WIP.


EDIT: I was going for Steampunk/Film Noir, but it could probably count as Romance too, non?


@ Jeremy:  This is fantastic, and I can't wait to see the next stage of it.
Please disregard if this has been fixed already, but the hat is shifted a bit too far to our left.
Also, I love Victorian alleys, and if there are features such as in http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qJrmgsKbibQ/RXNAdFbs9FI/AAAAAAAABpc/ZAPCtiy3v30/PC034451.JPG - these http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/485365665_f443f36aed.jpg - three http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/HideyoshiR/Alley_s.jpg - images , then I'd be even more happy.  This is my favourite so far.

Posted By: Mortar
Date Posted: 20 November 2009 at 1:48pm


just a little WIP, not too sure where to go from here

Posted By: sapphira83
Date Posted: 20 November 2009 at 2:26pm


apparently, i'm stuck cause i'm worry about exceeding the color amount. any suggestions? i'm hoping to get it done by tomorrow evening cause i need to get started on my term paper (i'm a slacker at times)

Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 20 November 2009 at 2:36pm
Looking great so far.

About colours, you can easily cut down the colours. Check your similar colours and see if you can combine them, I can see you've already done that, but I think you could try thinking more outside the square. For example grey doesn't need to be pure grey.

Also, you have some stray pixels - there's a random purple on the back of the dress.

Maybe play around with the smoke from the smoke stacks on the left, I think it's a bit distracting at the moment. Personally, I would make the smoke a little less messy and more of a smooth shape. Also, I think a darker colour would help the smoke to appear more in the background and keep the focus more on the couple.

Good luck with your pixels (and term paper).


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Posted By: sapphira83
Date Posted: 20 November 2009 at 3:40pm
the loud colors are the outlines lol

i'll go ahead and do some more work so that i can manage to get it done.

thanks

Posted By: Clovvach
Date Posted: 20 November 2009 at 9:00pm
Here's my finnished copy. If any of you have any comments or cc about it please tell!

Posted By: Nightmare Maker
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 1:03pm
I just think the shadows look a bit too sketchy. And I'm not sure if I get the genres you tried to combine. Monster movies and...?

Posted By: sapphira83
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 1:14pm
apparently, it's gonna take me a tad bit longer to make the clouds, so i'm bowing out of the challenge (for now). i need to focus on my finals (yeah it's that time again). i'll have it up during thanksgiving break.

Posted By: Nightmare Maker
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 3:22pm
Posted it, yay.

http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/48126.htm?sec=date - http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/48126.htm?sec=date

Posted By: Clovvach
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 3:58pm
... steam punk. Thanks, I think so too... Apparently it needs revision because it doesn't have the score needed for approval. Weird, huh?

Posted By: Nightmare Maker
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 10:45pm
That's probably because of the sketchy shadows and general lineart.
Most people consider it a non-pixel art (in this case, an Oekaki), since you dind't place each pixel separately.
If you define the outlines and shadows better, it'll probably be accepted.
Good luck :)

Posted By: ekobor
Date Posted: 21 November 2009 at 10:59pm
Ahck, I got sick a couple days ago, so I have gotten almost no where. So that is me, too, bowing out. But I am going to try and finish it anyways.

Where I'm at:


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Posted By: JoCh
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 9:42am

Here's my entry for the genre bending challenge. Noir movie(North by Northwest) by Alfred Hitchcock meets Monster movie (Mars attack) by Tim Burton. 

Posted By: ssaman
Date Posted: 22 November 2009 at 12:34pm

just a sketch , its a very early WIP, The monster should be holding some tools as gift to his date , it still needs a lot of work , but I'm satisfied  with how's looking at the moment....

I'm bending Monsters Movies with Romance and a bit of Steampunk

Posted By: A.B. Lazer
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 6:36am
I think that it was of the most interesting themes recently. Quite strange that it gained not a lot entries, but some of them are definitely worth a look.


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