Create a caricature of one of the two main US presidential candidates - Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.

Canvas Size - Max 64 x 64.
Colours - Max 16.
Transparency - No.
Animation - No.

Well, it's that time of the year again. This week, using the color #BEDEAD, depict something death-related.

Canvas Size - Max 150 x 150.
Colours - Max 6.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

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

There's only a few days until Owlboy -a game from DPad Studios founded by PJ member Snake- is released! In this special competition, we want you to design your own Owlboy poster. While you can use character designs and locations from Owlboy, you have to pixel everything yourself, including the title.

Top three entrants will win a copy of the game plus unique tropies for their profiles.

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for September 2016. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.
 

Thorn-worms by Eldboll

Monster Mother mockup by Sohei

six chix mix by cure

Flesher by ponkadunk

Neurostaza - truck scene by -DE-

Creya by Cyangmou

Russian Hexquisite Collab Tiles by orangemagik

Journey by Oh-My-Stars

corgi racing by pop nebula dreamer

A delicious banana for dinner by Nevercreatur

Create a scene that is lit from behind.

Canvas Size - 200 x 200.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - No.
Animation - No.

The latest PJer finds and creations

Using the Pico-8 restrictions, create a mock-up of a title screen for a new and original game.

The title of your made up game must have exactly three words in its title. Hyphenated words and contractions count as one word.

Links
The official Pico-8 website.
A helpful guide to the Pico-8 palette.
A good example of a Pico-8 title screen - by iLKke.

Canvas Size - Exactly 128 x 128.
Colours - Max 16. Use only the colours shown below:



Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

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

New event happening on facebook and twitter called #octobit It's like inktober (drawings), only pixel art-themed this time. Make pixels and tag them with #octobit and boom, mass pixel art madness!. Found by Volrak_Rutra

Create a sprite of a polearm weapon - real or fictional.

Canvas Size - Max 25 (width) x 250 (height).
Colours - Max 8.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.