May 2008 News

Ever wonder what your pixel art would look like if it were displayed using colored flipboards held up by a cheering team of 1,024 people?  OK, maybe you haven't, but you can still find out here: http://www.madin.jp/ouen/index-e.html

Learn how to make pixel art cookies! It's a flickr album, with the tutorial written in the picture descriptions. Have fun guys!

Check it!

Metaplace

A friend of mine linked me to this, a group of coders will be releasing a web based massive multi-player game maker. This caught my attention, I have a sudden urge to try and make Terra into a web based MMO.

Definitely something worth checking out and keeping an eye on. Metaplace is currently in closed alpha testing.

Challenge winner mobichan challenges you to choose your favorite fighting game character from any video game and pixel them in their old age.
A link to the original or mentioning the character (if well known) is required.

Canvas size: Less than 160x160 (meaning 160x160 maximum size)
Color Palette: Roughly those of the original (young) game version used for reference (not too strict here)
Transparency: Highly desired
Animation: Allowed

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: They Exist!.

VOTE NOW!

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



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the The Sporting Life forum thread for more information.

Looks like these guys have just put up their ads they did for Bell Canada a while back.
Great Stuff!

Check it out:

Superbrothers certainly has an Interesting take on pixel art.

Check it!

Due to an unexpected surge in traffic the last couple of days another server upgrade is on the way. I tried installing patches and updates and all that jazz to fix the server with little success. I'm well aware that these occasional traffic spikes are temporary and traffic will come back down, but it's nice to be able to handle these little surges more gracefully.

Since we're not changing hosting companies the upgrade should go smoother than last time. As always, if you experience any issues please feel free to contact me directly via PM.

and Tomic wants the proof from you - on 35mm!

Pixel a scene in which extraterrestrials on a trip to earth are caught on camera. your pixel can be everything from a blurry 1960s ufo sighting photograph (like these ones here) to a group picture with alien, just be creative.

• Colors: 32 max
• Canvas Size: 4:3 ratio, but 320x240 max
• Transparency: None
• Animation: None

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: The Sporting Life.

VOTE NOW!

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



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Label It forum thread for more information.

Eric Poulton of ConceptArt.org has created a massive piece of art showing what he thinks lies beneath our feet.

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