In celebration of the Spring festival (Chinese New Year), this week, PJ user yahkehbu wants you to create an image in the dimensions of a Chinese 100rmb bill. Money is the preferred gift for Chinese New Year.
The preview should be of a red envelope (hong bao) which is a traditional way of gifting money. Use one of the red envelopes below, or pixel your own!
Canvas Size - Exactly 155x77. (horizontal or vertical)
Colours - Max 17. (because its 2017!)
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Pixeljoint is holding another palette competition which is open to everyone and is quite simple.
Submit your 22 color unique + original color palette.
The winning palette will be used in PJs next ISOcollab, and an additional palette will be chosen to be used in a side collab.
Add a rare trophy to your profile.
Competition closes in 2 weeks, February 14, 2017. (OPEN!)
Forum Thread HERE
We are all familiar with the World's smallest violin, but what about the tiniest guitar or piano?
Now it's your turn to pixel such an instrument.
Canvas Size - Max 64 (width) x 64 (height).
Colours - Max 12.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.
The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for December 2016. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.
Nintendo haven't said anything officially, but let's face it, the Year of Waluigi is long overdue. So, what better time than 2017?
To celebrate this unoffical Year of Waluigi, create a mockup featuring Waluigi as a protagonist.
Canvas Size - Max 256 (width) x 240 (height).
Colours - Max 25.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.
Unsatisfied with your weather conditions? Don't worry! Pixel a summer scene if you live in the Northern hemisphere or a winter scene if you live in the Southern hemisphere. You can choose either one if you live in an equatorial region.
Canvas Size - Max. 250 x 250.
Colours - Max. 16.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.
Awesome Games Done Quick (aka AGDQ) is live on https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
PJs latest isometric collaborative project with post apocalypse theme featuring mordfikosz's award winning palette is complete in a new record time of 7 months!
98 tiles, 42 participants, assembled between May 21, 2016 and December 25, 2016.
The final image can be seen HERE.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this collab and provided so much help to others in this 18 page thread. Special thanks to top contributors Irenaart & sjhwi1a for their amazing tiles that inspired & boosted everyone.
Stay tuned for our next collab!
This year's Pantone colour is Greenery, so this week, create an image that features that colour (#88B04B) plus one other.
Canvas Size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Exactly 2. Must use #88B04B.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.
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 | Austrailia Day January 26th since 1788 |
 | Chinese New Year January or February |
 | El Dia de Reyes January 6th |
 | Elvis Presley's Birthday January 8th |
 | Kwanzaa December 26th - January 1st |
 | Lohri (India) January 13th |
 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebrated on the third Monday of January |
 | New Year's Day January 1st |
 | Republic Day (India) January 26th |
 | Shogatsu/Japanese New Year (Japan) January 1st to January 3rd |
 | Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese lunar New Year) First day of January of the lunar year |
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